John WINDERS

1825 - 1900  (74 years)

• Name	John WINDERS
  Birth	Dec 1825	, , Maryland, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Cavetown, Washington, Maryland, USA
  	Federal
  Census	1870	Polo, Ogle, lllinois, USA
  	Federal
  Census	1880	Pine Creek, Ogle, Illinois, USA
  	Federal
  Death	29 Jul 1900	Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois, USA
  obituary	1 Aug 1900	Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois, USA
  	John Winders Passed Away at the Home of His Son in This City John Winder died at the home of his son, S.W. Winders, in this city, on Sunday evening last, of heart disease. Two weeks ago Monday he left here in company with his sons, Harry and Frank, to visit his son J.O., at Tilton, Ia. but he was taken ill there and was brought back to Sycamore last Thursday. He gradually failed until the end. John Winders was born at Hagerstown, Md., 74 years and 7 months ago. He moved to Polo, Ill., in the spring of 1871 [sic; should be 1870, since he was enumerated in the 1870 census in Polo]. Thirteen years ago he became a resident of Dixon, which city continued to be his place of abode until after the death of his wife which occurred on Christmas day of last year. Since then he has lived in Sycamore. Mr. and Mrs. Winders had been married for 51 years, the fiftieth wedding anniversary, celebrated in 1898, having been made an event of considerable interest. John Winders and Lydia A. Shoop were married in Hagerstown, on December 28, 1848. They became the parents of twelve children, all of whom are living [sic; should be 13 of whom 12 are living-- although there are only 10 listed in the next paragraph; John lived for only five months, d. 25 Dec 1857] The children are, in order of their birth: William R., of Dixon; Mrs. B.S. Kaufman, of Polo; J.O. of Tilton, Ia.; Mrs. J.H. Marteeney of Freeport; S.W., of Sycamore; Mrs. Kate Delph, of Sterling; Dan, of Polo; Harry, of Sycamore; Ed of Dixon; and Mrs. Ben Barnhizer, of Polo. There are 24 grandchildren and one great grandchild surviving. Mr. Winders was a gentleman of retiring disposition, careful in his speech and industrious, who did for his large family all he could. The remains were taken on Tuesday to Dixon, where the funeral services were held at the home of the son, Ed. Winders.
  _UID	8678D9E243F84BDBA0CE1AFE4F1F0698AC9E
  Person ID	I24075	WinderWonderland
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	Jacob WINDERS,   b. 9 Nov 1803   d. 21 Jul 1863, Beaver Creek, Washington, Maryland, USA (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Sarah LANDIS,   b. 3 Aug 1828   d. 3 Jul 1879 (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1825	, Washington, Maryland, USA
  Family ID	F8831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Ann SHOOP,   b. Abt 1832, , , Maryland, USA d. 25 Dec 1899 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	27 Dec 1848	, Washington, Maryland, USA
  Children	1. William R. WINDERS,   b. 19 Mar 1849, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA d. 17 Dec 1930, Maywood, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 81 years)   2. Jacob O. WINDERS,   b. Jan 1851, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA d. 1939 (Age 87 years)   3. Sarah Alice WINDERS,   b. 26 Jun 1852, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. Samuel Wesley WINDERS,   b. 4 Feb 1854, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA d. 1 Jan 1940, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA (Age 85 years)   5. Kadora WINDERS,   b. 29 Sep 1855, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA d. 11 Jul 1914, Freeport, Stephenson, llinois, USA (Age 58 years)   6. John WINDERS,   b. 28 Jul 1857, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA d. 25 Dec 1857, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA (Age 0 years)   7. Catharine Amelia WINDERS,   b. 15 Oct 1858, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA d. 23 May 1947 (Age 88 years)   8. Daniel E WINDERS,   b. 28 Aug 1860, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA d. 1 Apr 1948, Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois, USA (Age 87 years)   9. Harry WINDERS,   b. 6 Sep 1862, , , Maryland, USA d. 25 Jan 1942, Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, USA (Age 79 years)   10. Charles WINDERS,   b. 6 Sep 1863, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA d. 10 May 1940, Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA (Age 76 years)   11. Benjamin Frank WINDERS,   b. May 1867, , , Maryland, USA d. 8 Jul 1948, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA (Age 81 years)   12. Edward WINDERS,   b. 26 Jul 1869, , , Maryland, USA d. 10 Apr 1930, Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA (Age 60 years)   13. Carrie WINDERS,   b. 21 Dec 1871, , , Maryland, USA d. 15 Jul 1951, Drexel Hill, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F8508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - Federal - 1870 - Polo, Ogle, lllinois, USA Death - 29 Jul 1900 - Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois, USA obituary - 1 Aug 1900 - Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  According to John H Winder (2014): «u»John Winders «/u» (b. about 1825-died 1900), who married «u»Lydia Ann Shoop «/u» (1830-1899) on 27 Dec 1848 in Washington County, MD), prepared to move west with his family of 8 sons and 3 daughters (one son, John, died in infancy in 1857, and one daughter, Carrie, was born after the move) by selling his farming implements and livestock in a public sale held at his residence on the road from Witmer's Store on Beaver Creek to Smoketown (just southeast of present day Hagerstown, MD) on 22 February 1869. Items listed in the sale bill (as advertised in the Hagerstown «i»Herald and Torch Light«/i») included 20 horses, 20 head of cattle, 40 sheep, numerous hogs, 70 acres of land in grain and implements commonly associated with a farming operation of such scope (plows, harrows, blacksmith tools, wagons, etc). Evidently, all went well at the sale, because by the time of the 1870 census, John and Lydia and their five younger children (except for Edward) were living in Polo (family #304, enumerated on 11 Jun 1870), while the older kids (plus Edward, who was only 2) were living in the household of a John and Mrs. Sullivan (family #334, enumerated on 12 June), also in Polo. By 1880, the family had moved to Pine Creek Township, just south of Mount Morris and east of Polo. John Winders' date of death is unknown, as is that of Lydia (Shoop) Winders, his wife. The last information about John is in the 1900 census when, widowed, he was living in Dixon, Illinois (just south of Pine Creek Township, across the Ogle County line in Lee County) with his youngest son Edward, and another son, Charles, living next door. This means that Lydia died sometime before 1900, but our latest information about her is from the 1880 census, when the family was living in Pine Creek township. John worked as a farmer all his life, both in Washington County, MD and in Ogle County, IL, but interestingly in the 1870 census he was listed as a 'horse doctor', and in the 1900 census, after he had retired from farming life and was living in the town of Dixon with his son (a grocery salesman), he was listed as a 'veterinary surgeon.' [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1017] Winder, John Hancestry.com, Winders from Washington County, Maryland Who Emigrated to Ogle County, Illinois, (http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~annieron/Winder/Library/Ogle.htm), ) (Reliability: 3).