Prof. Daniel Knode WINDER

1828 - 1897  (69 years)

• Name	Daniel Knode WINDER
  Prefix	Prof.
  Birth	1828	Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Jefferson, Preble, Ohio, USA
  Newspaper Article	1870
  		es/Gen Documents/Article winder-daniel knode telescope.jpg This photo, undated, was sent to Robert L. Winder by his son-in-law, Peter E. Schultz, of Lewes, DE/ The photo was published in an article in the July 2008 issue of the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, of which Daniel Knode Winder was the first president, when the organization was known as the Astronomy Club of Toronto. The phote was taken when he was living in Detroit, and was dubbed "the astronomer of the Campus Martius', as he would set up his telescope on the Campus Martius in Detroit, and for 5 cents would give a view through the telescope, along with a short lecture on the "feature of the day". Pete tells me that the sign on the tripod says "Sunspots Today"
  Census	1871	, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  	Canada
  Religion	1871	, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  	Baptist
  _UID	9954C7DA1C2944EA9D9ED7DC4793D49D3A0F
  Death	31 Oct 1897	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I5155	WinderWonderland
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	Daniel WINDER,   b. 30 Dec 1805, Hagerstown, Frederick, Maryland, USA d. 15 Dec 1886, Oxford, Butler, Ohio, USA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Catherine Martha KNODE,   b. 1806, Funkstown, Frederick, Maryland, USA d. 7 Sep 1894, Oxford, Butler, Ohio, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	6 Sep 1826	, Washington, Maryland, USA   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F5175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane MILLER,   b. Abt 1830   d. 1891, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1848	, Champaign, Ohio, USA   [4]
  Children	1. Mary Ida WINDER,   b. 18 May 1851, Urbana, Champaign, llinois, USA d. 29 Dec 1915, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 64 years)   2. Jennie Miller WINDER,   b. 11 Apr 1861, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 11 Apr 1952, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Age 91 years)   3. Daniel Cory WINDER,   b. 27 Jan 1863, Urbana, Champaign, llinois, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1828 - Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA Marriage - 2 Sep 1848 - , Champaign, Ohio, USA Death - 31 Oct 1897 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Daniel Knode Winder

  
  

  Documents

  Daniel Knode Telescope This photo, undated, was sent to Robert L. Winder by his son-in-law, Peter E. Schultz, of Lewes, DE/ The photo was published in an article in the July 2oo8 issus of the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, of which Daniel Knode Winder was the first president, when the organization was known as the Astronomy Club of Toronto. The phote was taken when he was living in Detroit, and was dubbed "the astronomer of the Campus Martius', as he would set up his telescope on the Campus Martius in Detroit, and for 5 cents would give a view through the telescope, along with a short lecture on the "feature of the day". Pete tells me that the sign on the tripod says "Sunspots Today"

  
  

• Notes

  Biographical article by Peter Broughton (Toronto): «a href="../danielknode.htm"»Daniel Knode Winder (1828-97)«b» «/b»the First President of the Toronto Astronomical Club «/a» Obituary, transcribed by Robert L. Winder, May 2000: PROF. WINDER DEAD Was Known As The Campus Martius Astronomer His Life Devoted to Scientific Pursuits An Author and Lecturer A familiar figure on the Campus Martius for years past was Prof. D. K. Winder, who died yesterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. W. Carkeek, 78 Harper Avenue, aged 69 years. His favorite position was near the bust of John H. Bagley, where he would set up a telescope every pleasant evening and charge 5 cents for a view of the moon and planets with a free lecture thrown in. He also wrote occasionally for the press on scientific matters, and became widely known as the Campus Martius astronomer. Prof. Winder was the son of a clergyman at Hagerstown, MD. After serving three years as a professor of music at Huygens college, Cincinnati, he entered the ministry and was pastor of the Church of the Disciples in Cleveland a couple of years. Then he removed to Canada and engaged in scientific pursuits, building the first Bell telephone and the first spectroscope in the Dominion. He was president of the Toronto Astronomical Society in 1867, special lecturer in the Ontario Dental college, first vice president of the Toronto Entomological society , seven years assistant chaplain of the provincial lunatic asylum at Toronto and published several scientific works. Since coming to Detroit in 1879, Prof. Winder has conducted classes in astronomy and published a work called "Positive Proof of Future Life". A second volume on the same subject is now being printed by his own establishment, the Winder Printing Co. Mrs. Winder died in 1896. The professor leaves three children, Mrs. A. J. Roberts of Chicago, and D. C. Winder and Mrs. A. W. Carkeek of Detroit. Rev. L. A. Arthur will officiate at his funeral tomorrow afternoon. The interment will be at Woodmere. [From a newspaper clipping bearing no date or identification, but believed to be from the Detroit Free Press, unknown date in 1897. Probably late October or early November, as another story in the clipping refers to tonnages shipped in the week ending Oct 24]

  
  

• Sources

  [S942] Michigan Deaths and Burials 1800-1995 (Reliability: 3). [S97] Robert L. Winder, (Letters and email exchanged 1997-present), May 2000 (Reliability: 3). [S180] Miriam Roberts, May 2002 (Reliability: 3). [S405] FTM CD#400 Marriage Index: Ohio 1789-1850, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1996).