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Portrait and Biographical Album of
Huron County, Michigan
Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884

           [368-369]

           THOMAS WINSOR, senior member of the firm of THOMAS WINSOR & Co.,
        manufacturers of salt, lumber, staves, heading, shingles, etc.,
        also dealers in general merchandise, Port Austin, was born June 5,
        1852, in London, Ont. He is the son of RICHARD (SR.) and ELIZABETH
        (LONGWORTH) WINSOR (see sketch of R. WINSOR), and has resided since
        he was seven years of age in Huron County.
           His parents removed in 1869 to Huron City, where the family re-
        mained several years and went thence to Port Austin, where they
        still reside.
           MR. WINSOR established a general mercantile business at Port
        Austin, in 1871, and after managing its interests singly for a few
        months, he became associated with THOMAS NEILL, and after a succes-
        sful prosecution of the affairs of the concern about three and a
        half years, its membership was dissolved. In 1875 the firm of
        CARRINGTON & WINSOR was created, which relation still continues.
        Their first business was transacted in a brick store, which they
        erected for the purpose, and where they have since operated. Their
        stock represents an average amount of $12,000 or more. In 1880-1,
        they built an extensive salt block and saw-mill, which was burned
        March 27, 1881, involving a loss of $22,000. In the following year
        a branch store, which they had built in Meade Township, 24 x 80
        feet in dimensions, was burned, with a loss above insurance of
        $2,500. They rebuilt the store and constructed a grist-mill at the
        same place, and subsequently sold both. The salt block was also
        rebuilt and a saw-mill erected to aid m the prosecution of their
        business. They own two wells, having a capacity of 200 barrels
        daily, and manufacture three grades of salt, distinguished as
        "packer's salt," "fine" and "second-quality." In 1883 they built
        an elevator on the Port Huron & Northwestern Railroad, at Port
        Austin, which has a capacity of 18,000 bushels, and is one of the
        largest structures of the kind on the line. The firm traffic in all
        kinds of grain and produce. They own a dock situated near their
        mills, built in 1877 by MR. WINSOR and his brother PHILIP (now a
        salesman in the store). The land where their works are erected,
        comprises 40 acres nearly, and they own 10 acres south of the
        village of Port Austin. They conduct a retail and wholesale lumber
        yard, and operate as builders and contractors; also have a machine
        shop where a large amount of repairing is done. Another branch of
        their business is the sinking of salt wells along the shore of Lake
        Huron. In 1883, ROSCOE E., son of MR. CARRINGTON, was admitted to
        the firm.  MR. WINSOR has been and still is Postmaster of Port
        Austin.
           He was married at Port Crescent, Jan 1, 1874, to IDA. A.
        CARRINGTON. Their children were born at Port Austin, as follows:
        EVA, Jan. 1, 1877; BLANCHE, Aug. 26, 1880; WILLIAM, Jan. 14, 1883.
        MRS. WINSOR is the daughter of MARK and RHODA A. CARRINGTON, and
        was born Aug. 3, 1858, at Lexington, Sanilac Co., Mich. (See sketch
        of MARK CARRINGTON.)

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