John WINDERS

1817 - 1872  (55 years)

• Name	John WINDERS
  Birth	1817	, , Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  cemetery	Mar 1872	Auburn, Placer, California, USA
  	Old Auburn Cemetery
  obituary	Mar 1872	Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA
  	John Winders, aged sixty-seven years, a native of Virginia, and for many years a resident of Auburn, died at Stockton March 25, 1872. He came to California in 1847, and was at Sutter's Mill with Marshall and others during the winter of 1847-48. Winders, in company with others, aided in quieting the troubles of the Indian massacre which occurred at Murderer's Bar at this time, and from which it received its name. He was a brave and upright man. History of Placer County California/page 411
  _UID	8D8EFE42BA004A3086A19021CBBDB70FB528
  Death	20 Mar 1872	Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA
  Burial	Auburn, Placer, California, USA
  Person ID	I25583	WinderWonderland
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2016

  
  

  Family	Catherine P,   b. Apr 1820, , , Virginia, USA d. 21 Apr 1902, , , California, USA (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. John R. WINDERS,   b. Jul 1850, , , California, USA d. 10 Jun 1902, Auburn, Placer, California, USA (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F8210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2014

  
  

• Headstones

  Tombstone of John Winders

  
  

• Notes

  John Winders, aged sixty-seven years, a native of Virginia, and for many years a resident of Auburn, died at Stockton March 25, 1872. He came to California in 1847, and was at Sutter's Mill with Marshall and others during the winter of 1847-48. Winders, in company with others, aided in quieting the troubles of the Indian massacre which occurred at Murderer's Bar at this time, and from which it received its name. He was a brave and upright man. History of Placer County California/page 411