Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Biographies Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeBios/32 Surname: WINTERS, CRISHER, COOK ------------------------- The History of LEE COUNTY, IOWA Western Historical Co., Chicago, 1879, Madison Twp., pg. 756: "WINTER [sic- should be Winters], WILLIAM, City Assessor of Ft. Madison; born in York, York Co., Penn., Jan. 27, 1827; when 9 years of age, his father moved to Ohio; William lived there until the spring of 1847, when he enlisted for the Mexican War, in the 4th Regiment, O. V. I. , Co. G.; the regiment voted to enlist for the war; he was discharged Aug. 20, 1848, returned to Ohio, and, in the spring of 1849, married Miss Mary A. Crisher, a native of Pennsulvania; they came to Iowa, settled in Ft. Madison, and opened a bakery; in the summer of 1852, his wife and one child of cholera, leaving one son - William H.; he returned to Ohio, remained two years, and there, on Dec. 17, 1853, married Minerva L. Cook, of Ashland, Ohio; they came here. Mr. Winter [sic] has held the office of City Assessor for sixteen years; they have six children - Charles F. (pilot on the ferry), George, Albert, Clara, Julia, and Sherman."