California Biographies

Source: History of Fresno County, California, with biographical sketches of 
the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with 
its growth and development from the early days to the present (1919)

History By Paul E. Vandor 
Illustrated, Complete In Two Volumes 
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1919
 
Notes: Missing+page1185-1186

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives 
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CONRAD WINTER.� A resident of Fresno County for the past seven- 
teen years, Conrad Winter has taken advantage of his opportunities and is 
now engaged in ranching on his own account and meeting with deserved suc- 
cess. Born in Skadopki, Samara, Russia, October 3, 1875, he is a son of Con- 
rad and Katherine Elizabeth (Bischel) Winter, farmer folk of that country; 
the father passed away in 1889, and the mother is still living there. Conrad 
was the fourth oldest in a family of seven children, and was raised on the 
home farm, receiving his education in the public schools. When twenty-one he 
entered the Russian Army and served three years and eight months in the 
Regular Infantry, at the end of that period receiving his honorable discharge. 

Seeking better opportunities than those afforded in his home environ- 
ment, he made the long journey to Fresno in 1902, and after his arrival worked 
in the city and on ranches. His marriage occurred here, June 21, 1904, to 
Miss Katherine Schwabenland, also born in Russia, a daughter of Conrad and 
Katherine (Romish) Schwabenland, who brought their family here in 1894 
and the father was engaged at farm work, then with Barrett & Hicks in the 
plumbing business, until his health failed and he retired ; his death occurred 
here in 1915; the mother still resides in Fresno. They were the parents of 
nine children, two living, of whom Mrs. Winter was the oldest, and she re- 
ceived her education in the public schools of Fresno. 

After his marriage, Mr. Winter continued his work in Fresno and in 
1910 bought his ranch, twenty acres on Shields Avenue, in the Empire dis- 
trict ; he made all the improvements on the raw land, built his home and other 
ranch buildings, and has fifteen acres in Thompson seedless vineyard, the 
balance devoted to orchard and alfalfa. Five children have been born to Mr. 
and Mrs. Winter, three living: Annie; Marie; and Christina. The family 
attends the Lutheran Church in Fresno. Mr. Winter is a member of the Cal- 
ifornia Associated Raisin Company, and combines his industry with a spirit 
of cooperation and progress.