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George E. Wintle, son of Jacob wintle and Elizabeth Lee Wintle, was born april 17th, 1812 on the Isle of Heligoland off the coast of Germany, near Hamberg.
At the age of twelve years he joined a fishing smack, the "Thomas and William" of Harwick, where he labored for two months; when he joined the smack, "Elizabeth" for another two months. He then joined the smack "Harwick" where he labored under captain Harris, sailing from Harwick to London. He got a position then on the schooner, "the Isle and canclad" under Captain Williams for four months, sailing from London to Rotterdam. He then Joined the navy and sailed on board the Man of War, the Magpie, for eight months under Lieutenant Moffit, sailing from Flamath to Lisbon, carrying dispatches during the was of Dun Pedro, Dun Meguel. After leaving the Magpie he returned home to Harwick and joined the Revenue Cutter, the Royal George, under Captain Croker, where he remained for three months. He was then sent to Boston in Lincolnshire to go on board the Red Brest under Lieutenant Butcher, stationed at Boston, cruising in the North Sea looking out for smugglers, in which service he remained for two years.
During this time he married Miss Elizabeth Sewell, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Sewell of Yarmouth on July 9, 1835. He then received orders to go to Yarmouth to join the Badger under Lieutenant White and Lieutenant Percevile, still cruising in the north sea where he served for three years. He was then ordered to join the Coast Yards at Winterton under Lieutenant Ames where he remained for two years. He then joined the Trinity service out of Yarmouth, served in it for twenty years in St Nichoas for seven years under Captain Appleton and in the Lemon and Car, light floating vessel forty miles out from Yarmouth for a year and a half, then he was shifted to the Cockle Light about three miles out from Yarmouth in the channel; in it for seven years under Captain Cole. He served in all the Government services twenty seven years.
It was during this time that many elders found a home at his home in Yarmouth. He then left the Government service and joined the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, being baptized June 25, 1860, by James H. Linford (now of Kaysville) and in august he and his family set sail for America, being six weeks on the ocean, landing at New York. From there they took train for St Louis where they stopped for eight months, when they took steamer of Florence. He purchased his own outfit and started for Salt Lake driving his own team across the plains, arriving in West Weber, September 2nd 1861 and in the spring of 1863 he came to Bountiful which has been his home ever since. Upon his arrival here he went to work for Perigrine Sessions. He was band cutter on threshing machines for fifteen years laboring with William Jackson, George James Baird, John Ellis, Ephraim Briggs and others. On April 15, 1882 he buried his wife, who had born him seven children--three sons and four daughters, and on August 6, 1884 he married Sarah Jennett Ogden of Bountiful
for the last four years he has been confined to his bed most of the time. He died Feb 11, 1897, firm in the faith of the gospel of Christ, at the age of 84 years, nine months and twenty five days.
He leaves a wife, one son and three daughters here in Utah and one daughter in England (from whom he has not heard since he left the country.) He was the father of seven children, five of whom are living, had fifty grandchildren, thirty nine living and seventy seven great grandchildren, seventy living.
Funeral services were held in the East Bountiful tabernacle, Sunday, February 14, at 2 PM The remains were laid in the Bountiful cemetery.
