William Winters Born - November 9, 1861 MarmoraTownship, Hastings County, Ontario Died - January 9, 1917 Marquette, Michigan, USA Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register of Marmora Township, Hastings County Ontario - Volume 3 - Page 795: Baptismal #: 120 ..... Winters, William ..... son of John and Sarah ..... living in Marmora ..... born in Marmora ..... November 9, 1861 ..... Baptised April 28, 1862 ..... Marmora ..... Minister P. Rose Married July 14, 1897 - Marquette, Michigan, USA to: Anna Becker Born - May 17, 1874 (AKA Minnie) Pennsylvania, USA Died - March 11, 1926 Marquette, Michigan, USA |
William Winters ~ |
Marjorie and Arthur Winters ~ |
William, Arthur and Orin Winters ~ |
Arthur and Orin ~ |
Anna's parents were Minna Mueller and Wilhelm Becker ~ |
Awarded the French Legion Medal of Honor July 10, 1999 Buffalo, Minnesota |
William in the Michigan National Guard Front Row second from the right |
"To live in the hearts of those we leave behind, Is not to die..." |
Marjorie Winters 1950 |
Anna with Orin William Jr. + Sr., Arthur and John Wesley Winters Marquette, Michigan 1916 ~ |
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William and Anna July 14, 1897 ~ |
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Anna & Orin 1906 |
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*** William was not recorded in the 1861 Census Records of Marmora as he was the last of John and Sarah's children to be born - after the census had been taken. When his father passed away, William was fostered out to the family of George Wiggins. In both the 1871 and 1881 Census records of Marmora Township he is recorded as living with this family. It is known that at some point he joined his elder brothers, Nicholas and Silas in Michigan where they worked in the painting and lumber industries. It was while there that he learned how to be a blacksmith and eventually opened his own own very successful blacksmith shop in Marquette, Michigan. William was known to be one of the best blacksmiths in the Marquette area. After his untimely death, Anna bought and operated a millinery shop to support her family. All of their children were born at the family home - 603 Fourth Street in Marquette. There are many living members of this branch of our Winters Family Tree.*** |
My grandmother and I knew of a connection to this Winters family in Marquette because of a family photo that had been found belonging to my great-grandfather, John Wesley, Williams brother. We originally tried to make contact with them by sending letters of greeting when webegan compiling information for this family tree in 1989 with no luck. My husband bought me a computer after my grandmother passed away in 2000. As I learned my way around the web I began leaving messages every place I could regarding this connection. February 9, 2003 was a banner day! I recieved an e-mail from the Ancestry.Com Message Board that a reply had been posted in regards to my search for this branch of our family tree. I made contact with William Winters grandson via that message. Jack is the author of these pages and it is my deepest hope that we will someday have a reunion of our branches of our Irish Winters. |
William Richard Winters Born - July 18, 1902 Marquette, Michigan Died - November 7, 1980 Grand Rapids, Michigan Alvin Charles Wesley Winters Born - February 16, 1906 (Orin) Marquette, Michigan Died - February 21, 1977 Miami, Florida |
Arthur, Orin and "Laddie" |
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William Winters & Anna Becker |
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Arthur William Winters Born - March 14, 1898 Marquette, Michigan Died - August 26, 2001 Buffalo, Minnesota Buried with Military Honors Arlington National Cemetery Married December 10, 1923 - Houghton, Michigan to: Marjorie Alberta Youngs Born - May 27, 1906 Calumet, Michigan Died - 1961 Saginaw, Michigan |
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From the memories of Arthur Winters: "My father was a blacksmith. He had his own shop and was considerred to be an unusually competent horseshoer having the ability to make shoes to correct various malfunctions of horse gaits and discomforts. He was also a carriage maker and had a very busy shop. The shoemaking of horses of various temperments always fascinated me and I spent many afternoons after school at the shop as a blacksmith apprentice." |