Winter, Norman S.

Other Events:

• Census: 1940, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA

Notes:

Birth:

     According to the 1940 U.S. census, Norman S. Winter was 4 years old and born in Idaho at the time of the enumeration in April 1940. By calculation from this information, Norman would have been born about 1935-1936.

Census:

     According to the 1940 U.S. enumeration, Norman S. Winter, a son, age 4, born in Idaho, lived at 108 E. 20th [Street?] with his parents, Stanley T. Winter, head of household, age 35; and, Zelda F. Winter, wife, age 29.

Other Events:

• Education: in college
• Census: 1920, Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA
• Census: 1930, Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA
• Employed by: Apr 1940, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA; the state government
• Military Service: 1940–1946, London, England

Notes:

Education:
According to the 1940 U.S. census, Stanley T. Winter completed 4 years of college.

Census:

     According to the 1920 U.S. enumeration, Stanley, age 14 and attending school, lived with his father, Charles E. Winter, his father's wife, Alice Winter, and his two brothers: Warren (age 13) and Franklin (age 7).

Census:

     According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, Stanley T. Winter (age 25), attending school and an assistant geologist with an oil company, lived at 514 Milton Avenue with 11 other people: his father, Charles E. Winter (age 58), a lawyer; his father's wife, Alice R. Winter (age 42); his two brothers, Warren H. Winter (age 23) and Franklin C. Winter (age 17), both attending school; his father's sister-in-law, Suzanne D. Maltby (age 45), a stenographer in a law office; and six school teachers boarding in the home: Esther M. Wessel (age 30, born in Iowa); Gladys Jenkins (age 32, born in Missouri); Marie Lewis (age 21, born in Indiana); Ruth E. Froyin (age 27, born in Norway and immigrating to the USA in 1903); Larene M. Kipp (age 26, born in Wyoming); and, Esther Roe (age 27, born in Colorado).

Employed by:

     According to the 1940 U.S. census, Stanley T. Winter was engaged in "Machine Bookkeeping" at the "State Capitol" (government work). The census form recorded that in 1939, he had worked 40 weeks, earned $1,800, and did not have income from other sources. The form did not confirm that in 1939 he held the same job as in 1940.

Military Service:

     He served as an officer in the U.S. Army from 1 September 1940 to 29 April 1946. According to a descendant, "He was based in London and managed the oil/fuel transports in the European theater."

Buried:
Stanley and his wife were buried next to each other and share a memorial stone.

Stanley married Bahr, Zelda Frances. Zelda was born 9 Sep 1910, Nebraska, USA; died 24 Dec 1981, Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA; was buried , Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Education: in college

Notes:

Education:
According to the 1940 U.S. census, Zelda F. Winter completed 4 years of college.

Buried:
Zelda and her husband were buried next to each other and share a memorial stone.

Notes:

Married:
The date and place of marriage are not known at this time.

Census (family):

     According to the 1940 U.S. enumeration, the household at 108 E. 20th [Street?] consisted of Stanley T. Winter, head of household, age 35; working at the state capitol in "Machine Bookkeeping"; Zelda F. Winter, wife, age 29, engaged in housework; and Norman S. Winter, a son, age 4, born in Idaho.

Other Events:

• Education: Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
• Baptism: 10 Oct 1870, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
• Occupation: Between 1895 and 1948; a lawyer and judge

Notes:

Birth:
An alternate birth date of 13 September 1870 has also been reported.

Education:
He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1892.

Baptism:
The baptism of "Charles Edwin Winter" was recorded in the register of the German Methodist Episcopal Church at Muscatine, Iowa. The family was identified as living in Muscatine. "F. Arnsperger" was the pastor.

Occupation:

The following biographical sketch was published in 1918 in History of Wyoming.

          Judge Charles Edwin Winter.

     Judge Charles Edwin Winter is leaving the impress of his individuality upon the judicial history of the state by reason of his marked capability and his unfaltering devotion to duty. He is now serving on the bench of the sixth judicial district which comprises the three counties of Fremont, Natrona and Converse, and he makes his home in Casper.
     Iowa claims him as a native son, his birth having occurred in Muscatine, September 13, 1870, his parents being William and Wilhelmine (Fiegenbaum) Winter, both of whom were natives of Germany. They came to the United States in childhood, however, with their respective parents, who located in Missouri, where both Mr. and Mrs. Winter were reared. Their marriage was celebrated in that state and subsequently they removed to Chicago, where Mr. Winter became connected with the Methodist ministry. He afterward rode the circuit in Illinois and in Iowa in an early day. He was also a veteran of the Mexican war and throughout his entire life was actuated by a spirit of the utmost loyalty and devotion to his country. He died in Davenport in 1881 at the age of fifty-six years, his widow long surviving, her death occurring in Nebraska, March 16, 1917, when she had reached the age of eighty-three years.
     Judge Winter was reared under the parental roof, his home influences being such as led to the development of the highest standards that have guided him in all life's relations. After attending the public schools he became a student in the Iowa Wesleyan University at Mount Pleasant and also continued his studies in the Nebraska Wesleyan University at University Place, from which institution he was graduated with the class of 1892, winning the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy. He then went to Omaha, where he entered upon the study of law, and was admitted to the bar in 1895. The following year he became clerk of the county court in Omaha and occupied that position for four years, or until 1900, when he entered upon the private practice of law. Two years later, or in 1902, he removed to the new copper mining camp forty-five miles from a railroad, known as Grand Encampment, in Carbon county, Wyoming. There he entered upon law practice, in which he continued until January, 1913, when he took up his abode in Casper. During the closing days of the state legislature in 1913 the sixth judicial district of Wyoming was created and Mr. Winter was appointed to the bench by Gov. Joseph M. Carey. In the election of 1914 he was chosen by popular suffrage for the office for a six years' term, so that he is the present incumbent. He ran as an independent candidate and the republican and democratic parties placed no candidate in the field, it being a generally conceded fact that Judge Winter was the right man for the place. He had won for himself very favorable criticism in his law practice for the careful and systematic methods which he followed. He displayed remarkable powers of concentration and application and his retentive memory often excited the surprise of his professional colleagues. As an orator he also stood high, especially in the discussion of legal matters before the courts, where his comprehensive knowledge of the law was manifest, while his application of legal principles demonstrated the wide range of his professional learning. All these things indicated him to be a logical candidate for the office of district judge and his record upon the bench is identical with his record as a man and lawyer, distinguished by the utmost fidelity to duty and by a masterful grasp of every problem presented for solution.
     On the 11th of June, 1896, Judge Winter was united in marriage to Miss Augusta P. Hutchinson, of Omaha, and to them were born three sons, Stanley T., Warren H. and Franklin C. The wife and mother passed away in Casper, April 29, 1913, and on the 25th of February, 1915, Judge Winter married Miss Alice R. Maltby, of Spokane, Washington.
     Since his college days Judge Winter has taken an active interest in politics as a supporter of the republican party and has done much campaign work, making public addresses on party issues in each campaign up to 1912, when on the progressive ticket he became a candidate for congress. Since taking his place upon the bench, however, he has not been an active party worker. He was an alternate delegate to the republican convention that first nominated Taft in Chicago in 1908. In all things he is actuated by a public-spirited devotion to the general good and he is widely known as the author of the state song of Wyoming, which was adopted and published in 1905. In 1907 he published a novel of Wyoming, under the title of "Grandon of Sierra,: which is now in its sixth edition. He published his second story of Wyoming in July, 1917, under the title of "Ben Warman."
     Judge Winter is a prominent Mason, belonging to Casper Lodge, No. 15, F. & A. M., while in the Cheyenne Consistory he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite. He is also connected with the Korein Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S.
     In presenting the history of Judge Winter to our readers we record the life activities of one who is acknowledged to be a foremost and honored resident of the state. Gifted by nature with keen mentality, he has won for himself a notable position in judicial and literary circles. His decisions on the bench indicate strong mentality, careful analysis, a thorough knowledge of the law and an unbiased judgment. In the discharge of his multitudinous delicate duties he has shown himself to be a man of well rounded character, finely balanced in mind and of splendid attainments.

The following entry was published in 2005 in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005.

     WINTER, Charles Edwin, a Representative from Wyoming; born in Muscatine, Iowa, September 13, 1870; attended the public schools and Iowa Wesleyan University at Mount Pleasant; was graduated from the Nebraska Wesleyan University at Lincoln in 1892; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice in Omaha, Nebr.; moved to Encampment, Carbon County, Wyo., in 1902 and to Casper, Natrona County, Wyo., in 1903; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1908; judge of the sixth judicial district of Wyoming 1913-1919; resigned from the bench and resumed the practice of law at Casper, Wyo.; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1929); was not a candidate for renomination in 1928, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate; attorney general of Puerto Rico in 1932 and 1933, and served as Acting Governor; resumed the practice of law; died in Casper, Wyo., April 22, 1948; interment in Highland Cemetery.

Charles married Hutchinson, Augusta Pittman 11 Jun 1896, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA. Augusta (daughter of Hutchinson, Thomas Web and Thacher, Olive) was born 9 Mar 1870, South Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died 29 Apr 1913, Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA; was buried , Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 7 Jun 1896

Notes:

Buried:
Augusta was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Other Events:

• Immigration: Between 1842 and 1844, USA
• Military Service: Between 1846 and 1848, Mexico
• Moved To: 1852, Louisa County, Iowa, USA
• Occupation: Between 1857 and 1882; a minister in the German Methodist Church

Notes:

Immigration:
Sources disagree on the date of Wilhelm Winter's emigration from Germany - either 1842 or 1844. According to a family history compiled by his son, it was Wilhelm's widowed father, Frederick, who immigrated in 1842 to Iowa. Wilhelm and four of his siblings, except his eldest brother, immigrated in April 1844, settling at first in Warren County, Missouri.

Military Service:
During what is known in American history as the Mexican War (1846-1847), William Winter served as a private in Captain G. deKorponay's Company B, Third Regiment, Missouri Mounted Volunteers. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 21 May 1847 at St. Louis, Missouri and was honorably discharged on 13 October 1848 at Independence, Missouri.

Moved To:
Wilhelm moved from Warren County, Missouri to Iowa in 1852 and "became one of the pioneer settlers of Louisa County, where he had been granted a tract of government land in recognition of his services in the Mexican war."

Occupation:
His first charge was at Rock Island, Illinois. His last was at Davenport, Iowa.

Died:

The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Rev. William Winter. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 24 February 1882 in the Muscatine Weekly Journal, of Muscatine, Iowa.

     The Rev. William Winter, whose funeral took place from the German Methodist Church yesterday, was born in Humfeldt, Lippe Detmold, Hanover 31 July 1825, and had been in the ministry of the German M. E. Church for twenty-five years, beginning at Rock Island, Illinois in 1857. He was stationed for some time in Muscatine; for the last 18 months in Davenport. He leaves a wife and nine children. A large party of mourners and friends accompanied the remains to this city today and the funeral was largely attended.

Wilhelm married Fiegenbaum, Maria Wilhelmine 18 Feb 1850, Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Maria (daughter of Fiegenbaum, Adolph Heinrich and Peterjohann, Christine Elisabeth) was born 27 Jul 1833, Lengerich, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia; died 16 Mar 1917, Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, USA; was buried 17 Mar 1917, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 9 Aug 1833, Lengerich, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia
• Immigration: 1834, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1840, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1840, Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
• Census: Jul 1860, Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa, USA
• Residence: Sep 1899, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
• Residence: Nov 1906, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA

Notes:

Birth:
She was born in Bauerschaft Hohne, a "township" of Lengerich.

Baptism:
Marie Wilhelmine was baptized in the evangelical church at Lengerich.

Immigration:

     Maria Wilhelmine was less than 1 year old when she emigrated from the Hohne section of Lengerich, in the Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia with her father, Adolph (age about 40), her mother, Christine (age about 37), and four brothers and sisters (ages 13 to about 4 years). In a autobiographical sketch she wrote when she was 71 years old, Wilhelmine remarked, "The voyage lasted fourteen weeks. I was the smallest of all the passengers, and was so ill that the travelling-companions frequently said to my apprehensive mother that she should not give herself so much trouble with the little thing for that was destined for the fishes."
     The family is reported to have disembarked at New Orleans, Louisiana in late June 1834 and to have traveled up the Mississippi, arriving at St. Louis, Missouri about 3 or 4 July. They appear to have settled initially in Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri and moved a few years later to nearby Hopewell, in Warren County, Missouri. Around 1850, Wilhelmine's parents and at least two brother still living at home settled near Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. Wilhelmine and her husband may also have moved to Louisa County about the same time, for that is where they were living at the time of the 1860 U.S. census.

Census:
The 1840 U.S. census enumerated eight people living in the "Rudolph Feigenbaum" household in Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri.

Census:
The 1840 U.S. census enumerated eight people living in the "A. Frigenbottom" household in Femme Osage Township, St. Charles County, Missouri.

Residence:
An account of the 50th wedding anniversary of "Rev. and Mrs. William Fiegenbaum," celebrated on 27 September 1899 at Edwardsville, Illinois, noted that one of William's two sisters was "...Minna Winter of Omaha, Nebraska...."

Residence:
According to an obituary for her brother, "Rev. William Fiegenbaum," published on 30 November 1906 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois, the deceased was survived by his sister, "...Mrs. Winters of Oskaloosa, Iowa."

Buried:
Wilhelmine was buried in the Wyuka Cemetery at Lincoln.

Died:

The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mrs. Wilhelmina Winter. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 17 March 1917 in the Beatrice Daily Sun, of Wymore, Nebraska.

     Mrs. Wilhelmina Winter, a pioneer resident of Wymore, died at the home of her son, Dr. F. W. Winter, at Wymore Friday evening after a brief illness, the cause of death being pneumonia. The deceased was about eighty years of age. She was one of the charter members of the Wymore Methodist Church. She leaves a number of children. The remains were taken to Lincoln today, where interment will be made in the Wyuka Cemetery."

Thomas married Thacher, Olive 6 Oct 1859, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA. Olive (daughter of Thacher, Lothrop Taylor and Nickerson, Thankful) was born 1831, South Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; died 4 May 1877, South Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried , South Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]