Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers.  "An
Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam,
Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties")  Spokane, WA: Western Historical
Publishing Co., 1905.  p. 555.
 
GEORGE C. VINTIN, JR.

     the foreman of the Columbia Southern Warehouse Company at Grass Valley, is
one of the leading business men of that prosperous town and has shown himself a
man of stability and worth. He was born in Butte county, California, on February
10, 1863. His father, George C. Vintin, a native of Wisconsin, came to
California in 1849. After mining for a few years he purchased a farm in Butte
county where he lived until June 27, 1882. At that time he started to Grass
Valley and on August 5, of the same year, he took land three miles east from
town. He gave his attention to cultivating the same until 1900, then rented the
estate, it being half a section, when he came to town and on November, 1903,
finished the erection of the Vintin Hotel. He also has erected a fine residence,
and now lives in Portland, being retired. In 1902, he sold the hotel to Jacob
Rinearson. Mr. Vintin had married a native Scotch lady who died when our subject
was four years old. Then the father married Martha Evans, it being 1870, in
Butte county, California. Our subject was reared in his native county and
remained with his people until they came to Sherman county. His education was
received in the public schools, and in 1883 he took a homestead adjoining his
brother's, whose land was contiguous to his father's land. After farming for
some years he rented the land and in 1901 engaged in stock-raising, and is still
prosecuting that business. The next year, however, he accepted his present
position and is now conducting the increasing business of the warehouse.
     Fraternally, Mr. Vinton is a member of the I. O. O. F., being past noble
grand of the Encampment and of the Rebekahs. Politically he is a Republican and
active in that field. Mr. Vintin has one brother living, David E., who resides
about two miles test from Grass Valley. He also has two half-brothers, Edwin and
Roy, the former with his parents and the latter renting his father's farm. He
also has four half-sisters; Sadie, single; Stella, the wife of Dr. W. H. Snooks,
of Crook county ; Mrs. Rinearson and Mrs. Rutledge, in Sherman county. Mr.
Vintin has one full sister, Mamie, the wife of Edward J. Rollin. Mr. Vintin is
an enterprising young man and is one of the progressive citizens of the county.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in October 2010 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.