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Capt. John H. WINDER

Male 1832 - 1910  (77 years)

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  • Name John H. WINDER 
    Prefix Capt. 
    Birth 22 Oct 1832  Funkstown, Washington, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Migrated 1835  Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1850  Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Federal 
    • Two doors down from Caleb Winder
    Occupation 13 Jul 1874  Dayton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Lodge Number 23, Knights of Honor, was instituted in Ladow & Winder's Marble Shop, North Main Street on July 13, 1874 ; John H. Winder was one of the charter members. 
    Census 1880  Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    federal 
    Occupation 1880  Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    merchant 
    article 1892  Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    biography 
    • /Centennial Portrait and Biographical Record of the City of Dayton and of Montgomery County, Ohio/; by Frank Conover; published by A.W. Bowen, 1897

      *CAPT JOHN H. WINDER* a retired business man of Dayton Ohio was born in *Funkstown*, Washington county, Md. October 22, 1832. His parents John and Rebecca Schlencker Winder were also natives of Maryland and of German descent. John Winder was born in 1812 and his wife in 1808, and in 1835 they came to Ohio and located on a farm twelve miles north of Dayton, whence they removed to Centerville, Ind. but returned to Dayton in 1847. Of their children, beside John H., one son and one daughter are still living: Silas D. a bricklayer and Julia A., widow of William Snell, both residents of Dayton. The mother of these children died in this city in 1888, but the father survived until 1892, when he too was called away, both it will be seen having lived to the advanced age of eighty years.

      John H. Winder was a mere babe when brought to Ohio by his parents and a lad of about fifteen years when they settled in Dayton permanently.
    Census 1900  Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    federal 
    Census 1910  Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    federal 
    Death 17 Sep 1910  Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    cemetery 20 Sep 1910  Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Woodland Cemetery 
    _UID 3CB239AB79504968A8FCB1FDABDCCD07F9B5 
    Person ID I24145  WinderWonderland
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2020 

    Father John WINDER,   b. Abt 1812, Funkstown, Washington, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1895, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Rebecca SCHLENKER,   b. Abt 1808, , , Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1886, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 3 Apr 1830  , Washington, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F8522  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joanna,   b. Jun 1839, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Charles A WINDER,   b. Jul 1854, , , Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ella W WINDER,   b. Jul 1849, , , Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F9101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2014 

  • Notes 

    • «a href="http://www.daytonhistorybooks.com/page/page/1693023.htm"»Dayton History Books«/a»

      CAPT. JOHN H. WINDER, [pages 849-853] a retired business man of Dayton, Ohio, was born in Funkstown, Washington county, Md., October 22, 1832. His parents, John and Rebecca (Schlencker) Winder, were also natives of Maryland, and of German descent. John Winder was born in 1812 and his wife in 1808, and in 1835 they came to Ohio and located on a farm twelve miles north of Dayton, whence they removed to Centerville, Ind., but returned to Dayton in 1847. Of their children, beside John H., one son and one daughter are still living\emdash Silas D., a brick-layer, and Julia A., widow of William Snell, both residents of Dayton. The mother of these children died in this city in 1888, but the father survived until 1892, when he, too, was called away, both, it will be seen, having lived to the advanced age of eighty years.
      John H. Winder was a mere babe when brought to Ohio by his parents, and a lad of about fifteen years when they settled in Dayton permanently.....

  • Sources 
    1. [S939] Ohio Deaths 1908-1953.

    2. [S286] Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899, (Ancestry.com).


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