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- Son of Samuel Winder and Ruth Hibbs Winder.
Born 14 Sep 1846, near Freeport, OH, in accordance with "family records", affidavit by Eliza Carey, sister. Died 21 June 1881 in Louisa Co, Iowa. Served in Co A, 8th Iowa Cav. Married Mrs. C. Hughes in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas on 24 Nov 1865 [Johnson County, AR records]. Only child, Samuel A. Winder, born 30 Jan 1867 in or near Clarksville, Arkansas. Mother named as "Clarissa" and "Malissa", who died in 1874.
In 1875, David, accompanied by son Samuel A., moved back to Louisa County, IA, to the home of his mother, where he remained the rest of his life. The son, Samuel, was cared for by his grandmother, Ruth Winder, until her death in 1886. On 14 Nov 1880, David married Anna Smith "at the home of Ruth Winders" [Louisa County Marriage Records, Bk E, page 293, as cited in pension file]. Anna evidently made her home with Ruth Hibbs Winder until Ruth's death, and then moved to Oxford, OH, where she made her home with brother Palmer W. Smith. Anna died 7 Feb 1912 in Oxford, Butler County, OH, and was buried there. Son Samuel, after Ruth's death, was reported living in Covert, Osborne County, KS (with uncle Daniel B. Winder ?). Samuel later resided in Goodland, KS and Beaver City, NE.
According to Robert L. Winder (June 2000):
Natl Archives Military Index lists David B. Winder, Co A, 9th Iowa Cav, who made pension application #333215 on 24 Dec 1874, and who received pension under certificate #332200. His widow, Anna G. Winder, applied 7 Jul 1886, application #341948, pension cert. #235778 from Iowa.
Served in Co A, 9th Iowa Cavalry as private, from 2 Nov 1863 until he was mustered out with company on 28 Feb 1866 at Little Rock, Arkansas. Surgeon General's Office reported he was admitted to the Marine General Hospital, St. Louis, MO on 4 Dec 1863 with pneumonia and sent to Smallpox Hospital, St. Louis, MO on Dec 15, 1863. He was diagnosed with arioloid and returned to duty January 18, 1864. This is only hospital record shown, although soldier was reported absent sick in Dec 65 and Jan 66. He apparently was unable to get people in Arkansas to testify as to his condition while living there, "as all whom I knew at Clarksville agreed in refusing to do anything to help any one who had been a Union soldier to get a pension". He finally did get an affidavit from a Dr. Connelly, who had treated him and said he was threatened with consumption of the lungs, but could not remember any other details. He also got two other witnesses, John W. Hughes (perhaps related to his first wife) and John Danner, to testify as to his affliction with chronic diarrhea and smallpox during his time in Arkansas. He was given a medical exam in April 1881, about two months before his death, at which the examining doctor said "He looks barely able to sit up -- says he has not been off his bed before today for more than four weeks." His diagnosis was disease of the lungs, chronic diarrhea and hemorrhoids. [1]
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1846 - 1881 (34 years)
