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Family group record, pedigree chart, etc. of Robert and Jerry (Bonney) Saunders of OR
Origins
John Hensley Winn was born November 8, 1828, the fourth child of Zadok
and Elizabeth (Breechen) Winn. Note: birth not shown on West Fork indexes???
- J. H. Winn Family Bible - John H. Winn b. No[v] the 8 1828
- Maury Co., TN Census, 1850, Dist. 5 - John Winn, age 21 [b. ca. 1829], b. TN, farmer, living with E. H. Henderson
- Bob Said: Believed to be the right John Winn as his brother, Larkin Winn, was living in the same county in 1850. The parents of these two men were married in Maury Co. in 1822, and their father was living there in 1830 and 1832.]
- Application #1341 Oregon Donation Land Claims, 1852: John H. Winn born 1828, Maury Co., TN
- Lane Co., OR. Census, 1860 - John H. Winn, age 31 [b. ca. 1829], b. TN
- Lane Co., OR. Census, 1870, Smithfield P. O., Long Tom Twp.,R - John H. Winn, age 42 [b. ca. 1828], b. TN
- Lane Co., OR Census, 1880, Long Tom Pct. - John Winn, age 51 [b. ca. 1829], b. TN
Marriage - Craig
John H. Winn married Eliza Jane Craig on December 14, 1851, in Washington county, Arkansas.
- Marriage Records for Washington Co., Arkansas, 1845-69
- Application #1341 Oregon Donation Land Claims, 1852- John H. Winn and Elizabeth (Eliza) Jane Craig married 14 Dec. 1851, Washington Co., AR
- Lane Co., OR Census, 1860, - John H. Winn; wife Eliza J. Winn, age 26 [b. ca. 1834], b. AR
- J. H. Winn Family Bible
Children - Eliza and John
Name |
Birth |
Death |
J. M. |
b. 1854 |
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Elizabeth J. "Lizzie" Hays |
b. 1856 |
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Mary A. |
b. 1858 |
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William Morgan |
b. 1861 |
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John James |
b. 1863 |
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Ewing Zadoc |
b. 1865 |
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DeWitt Clinton |
b. 1870 |
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George Whitfield |
b. 1872 |
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Samuel Harvey |
b. 1874 |
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Ella May Grugett |
b. 1877 |
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Mattie Arminda "Minnie" |
b. 1879 |
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Ada Frances |
b. 1881 |
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Jesse Clayton |
b. 1885 |
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Marriage - Lewis
John M. Winn married Mary F. Lewis March 13, 1868 in Oregon. She had two sons, adopted by John.
- Marriage Records, Benton Co., OR - J. H. Winn and Mary Francis Lewis married 15 March 1868, Corvallis, Benton Co., OR
- Lane Co., OR. Census, 1870, Smithfield P. O., Long Tom Twp.,R - John H. Winn; wife Mary F. Winn
- Lane Co., OR Census, 1880, Long Tom Pct.- John Winn; wife May
- J. H. Winn Family Bibl
Children - Mary and John
Name |
Birth |
Death |
William Lewis, |
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James Lewis |
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Tracing Steps
About Oregon Donation Land Claims
1852 |
Tax records, 1852, County Court, Washington Co., AR - John Winn, "can't find" |
1852 |
Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. 45, No. 3 - Capt. John Winn mentioned in Wilson Tigard letters written in OR Territory and sent to West Fork, AR. Both men were on a wagon train to OR Territory in 1852.--see below |
1852 |
John Winn arrived in the Oregon Territory on November 12, 1852 per the Oregon Donation Land Claims Index - Application #1341 |
1853 |
John Winn's land claim was settled on June 1, 1853 in Lane County, Oregon Territory per Application #1341 Oregon Donation Land Claims, 1852 |
1854 |
Agricultural Census, 1854, Lane Co., Oregon Territory - John H. Winn, p. 71 |
1953-9 |
Assessment Rolls, 1853, 1854, 1857, 1858 and 1859, OR Territorial Govt. - John H. Winn |
1857/9 |
Road Petitions, 1857 and 1859, OR Territorial Govt. - John H. Winn |
1860 |
Lane Co., OR. Census, 1860- John H. Winn, farmer |
1861 |
Assessment Roll, 1861, Lane Co., OR - John H. Winn, 320 acres |
1875 |
Indenture, 16 Nov. 1875, Lane Co., OR - John H. Winn and Mary F. Winn sell 200 acres on the east of Long Tom Creek, Lane and Benton counties |
1866 |
J. H. Winn Family Bible - wife Eliza Jane died 20 July 1866; Interview with Fred Chase, owner of John H. Winn's property in the 1970s - Eliza Jane Winn buried in Griffen Cemetery, which was plowed under for agriculture; body possibly moved to Monroe Cemetery. |
1870 |
Lane Co., OR. Census, 1870, Smithfield P. O., Long Tom Twp.,R - John H. Winn, farmer |
1872 |
John Winn was installed on the County Central Committee as the rep. of Long Tom at the Republican County Convention per the Oregon State Journal, May 4, 1872 |
1873 |
John Winn served on the Lane County Central Committee (from Long Tom) per the Oregon State Journal, 26 July 1873 |
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Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, Application #1341 - John H. Winn - what is the date and point of this entry? |
1874 |
John Winn received a land patent on June 17, 1874 per the Oregon Donation Land Claims Index - Application #1341 |
1880 |
Lane Co., OR Census, 1880, Long Tom Pct. - John Winn, farmer |
1891 |
Death notice, Oregon State Journal, 19 Sep. 1891 - John Winn resided Long Tom Pct., Lane Co., OR |
John as Capt. of 1852 Wagon Train?
Two Letters by a Pioneer from Arkansas - Oregon Historical Quarterly V. 45, No. 3
The first letter mentions John Winn as captain of the train/company.
The first letter mentions wagon train passengers (with John Winn later made captain of the train/company) on a journey from West Fork, Arkansas to the Willamette Valley, Oregon at the time John Hensley Winn moved from AR to OR (substantiated by his OR Donation Land Claim). <Link>
The letter was written by Wilson Tigard, formerly of West Fork, to his relatives living in West Fork. John Winn also lived in West Fork.
At the time, John was married to Eliza Craig, whose parents are mentioned in the letter as on the wagon train. .)
There is no proof that John Hensley Winn was the John Winn and Capt. John Winn of an 1852 wagon train. Evidence in the letter would suggest so, but there is no direct proof. There is no resolution yet (July 2012).
Passings
John died on September 16, 1891 at the age of 65 in Oregon per
- Death notice
- Oregon State Journal
- OR Newspaper Death Notices, 1890-1902 - Eugene City Guard, John Wynn died 19 Sep. 1891, Long Tom, OR; "old and respected citizen of Long Tom precinct; died at his home, Wed., aged about 65 years.
Probate record, Lane Co., OR - John H. Winn died intestate
Lane County [OR] Historian, Spring-Summer 1967 - John H. Winn buried Griffen Cemetery, Lane Co., OR; small cemetery on Ferguson Road (south and east of Monroe); stones in field on original Winn Ranch; property now owned by Fred Chase.
Monroe Cemetery, Monroe, Benton Co., Oregon
- James Winn, father, b. November 8, 1828, Row 9, space 1, plot #528;
- Mrs. J. H. Winn, mother, d. January 17, 1903, Row 9, space #2, plot #528
[James Winn is believed to be John Hensley Winn. Whether he's actually buried in Monroe Cemetery is unknown. His body may have been moved from Griffen Cemetery.]
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