From "The History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com)
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RICHARD J. WYNNE
	Richard J. Wynne is one of the native sons of Stevens county,
being born in Colville on Janiary 1, 1872, the son of John and Nettie
(Geer) Wynne, natives of Ohio and Oregon, respectively.  The mother comes
from a very prominent family of Oregon, being a cousin of Governor Geer
and also a cousin of Captain Sanburn and Captain Archie Geer.  Our subject
is one of twelve children.  His father was accidentally shot in 1885 and 
died soon thereafter.  He was one of the early settlers of Washington and a 
prominent placer miner; the mother now lives in California.  Richard was
educated here in Colville, and although his facilities for study were 
scanty, yet he improved them to good advantage.  At the age of fifteen he
began herding cattle, continuing the same until he was twenty-one years 
old.  Then he wrought in the Old Dominion mine four or five years, after 
which he prospected in Rossland and later upon the north half of the Colville
reservation.  He has recently disposed of some of his mining interests at
Republic.  From mining, Mr. Wynne turned to farming and took a homestead,
which, added to twenty-five acres he owns adjoining the city of Colville,
gives him an estate of one hunred and eighty-five acres.  This is all
cultivated and is a good dividend producer annually.  In 1901 Mr. Wynne
bought a dairy of fourteen cows and since then has been conducting the
same successfully.
	In 1899 Mr. Wynne married Miss Nora, daughter of George H. and
Sarah F. (Prouty) Staves, natives of Iowa, and emigrants to Colville in
1890, where they now live.  Two children are the fruit of this union,
Nola L., deceased, and Norris H.  Mr. Wynne is a Republican  and always
manifests interest in the affairs of the county and state.  He is a member
of the I.O.O.F. and the W.W.  Mr. and Mrs. Wynne are both members of the
Catholic church.
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