WI BIO - Richland Co - WINTON, Nathan

History of Crawford & Richland Counties, Wisconsin. Springfield, IL: Union, 
1884, p 1232

Nathan WINTON was born 17 June 1818 in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. His 
father owned a saw mill about which young [Nathan] WINTON assisted, and also 
taught school. In 1846 he started for the far west, visited Iowa, and in 
1847 came to Wisconsin and first stopped in Dane County. 

Nathan WINTON settled in the town of Richwood in 1856, and first purchased 
land on Section 21. He continued farming in the town, and in 1875 settled on 
Section 17. [Census and land purchase records should support that the author 
means Richwood Township in Richland County, Wisconsin, not Richwood in Dodge 
County, Wisconsin.] His residence was destroyed by fire in August 1880, 
which was a severe blow to Mr. WINTON, as he was carrying no insurance. 

In 1848 he [Nathan WINTON] married Mary OTTO [a maiden name?]. He afterwards 
resided near Reedsburg [Sauk County] about three years, then came to this 
county [Richland]. Mr. WINTON is a good citizen, served as town 
Superintendent of Schools, Town Clerk, Assessor and Justice of the Peace. 
Mr. and Mrs. WINTON [Nathan and Mary WINTON] have six children: Viola, Omer E
., David, Dora, John, and Maggie.

[See the 1885 History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, pp 612-611, for 
David, Samuel, Bradley, Nathan, and Wash WINTON, who are probably related to 
the Nathan of this biography.]

Submitted by Cathy Kubly