Jacob Alvey WINDERS

1873 - 1939  (65 years)

• Name	Jacob Alvey WINDERS
  Birth	24 Nov 1873	Funkstown, Frederick, Maryland, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Funkstown, Washington, Maryland, USA
  	Federal
  	Household of Jacob Winders
  article	6 Jan 1915	Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA
  	Emmetsburg Democrat
  	Mr. Winders of the new meat market firm of Winders & Alm has traded his restaurant business at Ellsworth, Minnesota, for a half section of Dakota land. He will move to Emmetsburg this week.
  Death	10 Feb 1939	Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA
  cemetery	13 Feb 1939	Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA
  	Evergreen Cemetery
  obituary	15 Feb 1939	Ruthven, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA
  	Ruthven Free Press
  	Jacob A. Winders, 65, retired Emmetsburg merchant, died last Friday [10 Feb]. He came to Emmetsburg from Illinois in 1912.
  obituary	16 Feb 1939	Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA
  	Emmetsburg Reporter
  	Jacob A. Winders passed away at his home on Lawler Street here last Friday [10 Feb] at the age of 65 years and two months. Funeral services were held in the Foy Funeral home Monday, with Rev. Edward Pruitt officiating, followed by burial in Evergreen cemetery. The pallbearers were Tom Kerwick, Ed Alm, F.C. Gilchrist, Frank Brady, James Leonard and T.R. Martin. The deceased was born November 24, 1873, at Funkstown, MD. the son of Jacob and Ellen Winders. He was married on December 23, 1896 to Miss Bertha Hawkins. They made their home in Oregon, Ill until 1912, in which year they came to Emmetsburg. Mr. Winders was associated with E.A. Alm in the grocery and meat business here for 20 years. The Tuesday before his his death he suffered a paralytic stroke from which he failed to recover. Mr. Winders was a familiar figure in Emmetsburg for almost a quarter of a century. He was a kind neighbor and a loyal friend, meriting the respect of his numerous acquaintances. Through his long illness he was cared for by his devoted wife, to whom sincere sympathy is extended.
  Name	Alvey WINDERS
  _UID	DA9BC70C561B45A8B85E1A4EAE44D71502B9
  Person ID	I25222	WinderWonderland
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	Jacob C. WINDERS,   b. 1839, , , Maryland, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah Ellen WELTY,   b. 21 Jun 1846, , , Maryland, USA d. 2 Sep 1914, , Washington, Maryland, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1864	, Washington, Maryland, USA
  Family ID	F8832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha HAWKINS   d. 4 Feb 1952, Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA
  Marriage	23 Dec 1896	, Washington, Maryland, USA
  Family ID	F8970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  article - Emmetsburg Democrat - 6 Jan 1915 - Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA Death - 10 Feb 1939 - Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA cemetery - Evergreen Cemetery - 13 Feb 1939 - Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA obituary - Emmetsburg Reporter - 16 Feb 1939 - Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  According to John H Winder: «u»«b»Jacob Alvey Winders «/u»«/b» , born 24 November 1873 in Funkstown, Maryland, the son of Jacob and Sarah Ellen Welty, married «u»Bertha Hawkins «/u» in Washington County on 23 December 1896. The couple were counted as residents of Pine Rock township (Ogle County), Illinois in the census of 1900, although according to Jacob's obituary, they were residents of Oregon, Illinois until 1912, when they moved to Emmetsburg, Iowa, where he ran a butcher shop and grocery in partnership with Ed Alm for 20 years. Jacob died 10 February 1939 at his home on Lawler Street in Emmetsburg; Bertha died in Emmetsburg on 4 February 1952 and they are both buried in Evergreen Cemetery there. The couple had no children. [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).