WINDER, Richard Henry [13087] ¹

  General Notes:

Ancestry.com Database: Daughters of Utah Pioneers Obituary Scrapbook
Funeral Of R. H. Winder Being Planned Prominent Livestock Producer Succumbs In Colorado
Preparations were today being made to return the body of Richard Henry Winder, prominent figure in the western livestock indus try for many years. to Salt Lake City for funeral services and burial.
Mr. Winder, who was 73 years old, succumbed to an attack of pneumonia yesterday in the Hayden Memorial Hospital, Hayden, Colo. He had been ill for several days prior to his death.
The son of the late John . R Winder Sr., at one time first counselor in the First Presidency of the Church, and Mrs. Elizabeth Parker Winder, Mr. Winder was born in Salt Lake City, July 31, 1862.
Beginning his career in the livestock business in the early 1880's Mr. Winter's success along this line soon gained for him a prominent place among the leaders of that industry throughout the intermountain region. He was the active president of the Utah-Colorado Land and Livestock Company as well as president of the Murray Sheep Company. Mr. Winder had numerous property holdings, and was widely known in mining circles. He maintained a residence at 24 South Fifth East Street.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mary Emma Cahoon Winder; two daughters, Mrs. W. W. Cassidy and Mrs. J. W. Jones. both of Salt Lake City; two sons, Leo C. and Norman G. Winder, also of Salt Lake City, and the following brothers and sisters: W. C. Winder and Rex Winder of Salt Lake City; Ed win J. Winder, Vernal, Utah; Mrs. Mary Ann Steadman, Mrs. Matilda Hamilton and Mrs. Luella Giles of Riverton; Mrs. Anna Miller of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Luella Giles of Mrs. Susan Williams, Mrs. Mary Carrington and Mrs. Eliza Midgley, all of Salt Lake City.
Mr. Winder's wife and two daughters were at his bedside when he died.
May 7-36
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Luanda J. R. Eskelson

  Noted events in his life were:

1. census: Federal, 1910, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA.

2. census: Federal, 1920, , Salt Lake, Utah, USA.

Richard married Mary Emma CAHOON [2488] [MRIN: 1116]. (Mary Emma CAHOON [2488] was born circa 1866 in , , Utah, USA.)