San Diego County Biographies
 
WILLIAM WINTER

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William Winter, of the firm Winter & Schuetze, proprietors of a meat market at 
San Diego. --America's opportunities are ample, and as evidence the foreigner 
may find a home and prosperity within her borders, we have the experience of 
William Winter, a native of Germany, who was born at Schwarzach-amt-Buhl, Grand 
Duchy of Baden, 1856, being the sixth child in a family of eight children, all 
of whom are still living. In 1870, at the age of fourteen years, William Winter 
left home for America by steamer from Bremen to New York, then by the Central 
Pacific route to California, arriving at San Francisco in July, 1870. He there 
found employment as messenger boy with the furniture house of J. A. Schafer & 
Co., remaining until October, 1871, when he started by steamer Orizaba for San 
Diego, where his brother Joseph was then living. After a few months as messenger 
boy with Mr. Hirschey he entered the employ of his brother, in his bakery 
business, and remained with him about six years. In 1877 he associated himself 
with his brother-in-law, Jacob Kuhner, and under the firm name of Kuhner & 
Winter they opened a butcher market at the corner of Fifth and G streets. After 
one year Mr. Winter bought out Mr. Kuhner and continued business alone until 
1885, when it became so large he took in Mr. W. F. Schuetze to attend to the 
outside matters, and continued under the firm name of Winter & Schuetze, 
remaining at the old stand until 1886, when they moved to their present stand at 
946 Fifth street, between E and D streets. They own their own slaughter house, 
buy cattle direct from the ranches and do a wholesale and retail business.
 
Mr. Winter is a past member of the San Diego Fire Company, No. 1, and was 
treasurer of the company for two years, and for seven years was an active 
member; he then resigned, as business was too active to allow time to outside 
matters. He is also a member, for many years, of the L. O. O. F.
 
Mr. Winter was married to Miss Ida E. Glauch, a native of Dresden, Germany, then 
residing in San Francisco, in June 1886. They have but one child, William 
Winter, who is three years of age. Mr. Winter owns a nice house and lot at 335 
Eighth street, where he now resides, and possesses those qualities of thrift and 
persistence which are sure of resulting successfully.
 
An Illustrated History of Southern California: Embracing the Counties of San 
Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange, and the Peninsula of Lower 
California, from the Earliest Period of Occupancy to the Present Time.... - 
Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1890. pp 183-184