Converse County WY Archives Biographies.....McWhinnie, C. H. 1848 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wy/wyfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 October 28, 2011, 4:15 pm Source: See below Author: A. W. Bowen (Publisher) CHARLES A. POLLARD. The pioneer settler of the La Bonte section of the country, where he made the first location on the creek, a valiant soldier of the Civil War, a representative citizen of high ability, holding public trust of important connection to the entire satisfaction of a very critical constituency, Charles A. Pollard was a man most certainly deserving mention in this volume devoted to progressive men of Wyoming, being of good New England origin, and having his birth in the classical city of Boston, Mass., on April 18, 1848. Coming to the West as a young man he resided at Alton, Ill., for a time, he then became a pioneer on the site of the present city of Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1878. and following the pioneering proclivities that had brought him so far to the westward, he came to Cheyenne the next year, locating twelve miles above Fort Laramie, on the Laramie River, where he engaged in stockraising, his operations during the five years of his residence here bringing fine results. Selling out, in 1885 he made the first filing for land made on the LaBonte Creek, thus securing a very fine properly and the first water right on the creek on which he commenced valuable improvements, which since his death, in August, 1895, have been extensively continued by his daughter and son-in law. C. H. McWhinnie, and he here conducted a large business in the raising of stock, devoting his attention to both horses and cattle, of which on the unlimited range he ran large herds of each. He was an active and useful citizen, doing most excellent service on the board of county commissioners and in other positions of public trust as a Republican. His marriage to Miss Elizabeth Jones, a native of Brockville, Ontario, who was born in 1843 and died on October 30, 1893. at La Bonte, Wyoming, occurred in 1868, and their four children were: Mary B., who died in infancy; Harry P., now residing at La Bonte, Wyo.; Carrie J. (Pollard) McWhinnie, living on the old homestead at La Bonte Creek; Percy E., now living near Ludlow, South Dakota. During the latter part of the Civil War, Mr. Pollard enlisted in the Union army, serving with distinction until the war was ended, when he was honorably discharged. Mr. McWhinnie has shown a truly progressive spirit and practical judgment in continuing the improvements inaugurated on this truly beautiful property, two large irrigating ditches furnishing an ample supply of water for all desired purposes. Additional Comments: Extracted from: PROGRESSIVE MEN OF THE STATE OF WYOMING ILLUSTRATED CHICAGO, ILL. A. W. BOWEN & CO. PUBLISHERS AND ENGRAVERS 1903 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wy/converse/bios/mcwhinni48gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wyfiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb