George Walter WINDER

1885 - 1947  (62 years)

• Name	George Walter WINDER  [1, 2]
  Birth	1 Jul 1885	Des Moines, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Between 1910 and 1920	, Churchill, Nevada, USA   [3, 4]
  Census	1920	Stillwater, Churchill, Nevada, USA
  	federal
  Census	1930	Harmon District, Churchill, Nevada, USA
  	federal
  Census	1940	Fallon, Churchill, Nevada, USA
  	federal
  cemetery	1947	Fallon, Churchill, Nevada, USA
  	Churchill County Cemetery
  Name	Walter WINDER
  Occupation	Farmer, Mechanic
  _UID	5CAA33A0C243497E8E11D3B3F64B65C53581
  Death	11 Dec 1947	Fallon, Churchill, Nevada, USA   [5, 6]
  	Cause: Coronary thrombosis
  Person ID	I72	WinderWonderland
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Levi Thomas WINDER,   b. 30 Nov 1842, , Jefferson, Iowa, USA d. 27 Apr 1928, Stillwater, Churchill, Nevada, USA (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Jane MYERS,   b. 7 Dec 1860, Agency City, Wapello, Iowa, USA d. 5 Dec 1933, Harmon District, Churchill, Nevada, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	12 Jul 1881	Austin, Lander, Nevada, USA   [7, 8]
  		Levi Thomas Winder and Family
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kathryn Genevieve MURPHY,   b. 23 Nov 1887, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA d. 6 Dec 1978, Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1915	Hollister, San Benito, California, USA
  Children	1. John Walter WINDER,   b. 10 Jun 1916, Stillwater, Churchill, Nevada, USA d. 5 May 1955, Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA (Age 38 years)   2. George Edward WINDER,   b. 5 Jul 1919, Fallon, Churchill, Nevada, USA d. 21 Apr 1993, Fallon, Churchill, Nevada, USA (Age 73 years)   3. Howard Lee WINDER,   b. 4 Mar 1921, Fallon, Churchill, Nevada, USA d. 20 Jul 2006, Fallon, Churchill, Nevada, USA (Age 85 years)   4. Kathryn Jane WINDER,   b. 28 Jul 1923, Fallon, Churchill, Nevada, USA d. 1972, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA (Age 48 years)   5. Emma Lu WINDER,   b. 4 Jan 1928, Fallon, Churchill, Nevada, USA d. Oct 1983, Fallon, Churchill, Nevada, USA (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F49	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - federal - 1940 - Fallon, Churchill, Nevada, USA cemetery - Churchill County Cemetery - 1947 - Fallon, Churchill, Nevada, USA Death - Cause: Coronary thrombosis - 11 Dec 1947 - Fallon, Churchill, Nevada, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  Churchill County Standard, 27 Sep 1907: Walter Winder arrived from Round Mountain Tuesday. He informed us that his mother, Mrs. L. T. Winder and son, Lee, and wife, nee Miss Lottie Sifford, would arrive in Fallon shortly for an indefinite stay. According to his son, Howard Winder, Walter was a very good cowboy, having helped his father to catch and break wild horses in early years of Fallon. Draft registration for WWI: farmer; height: tall, build: medium, eyes: grey, hair: brown. No disabilities. According to Howard Winder, was exempt from service because he was a rancher. The Fallon Eagle, 13 Dec 1947 1:4 WALTER WINDER DIES THURSDAY AS RESULT OF HEART ATTACK Member of Pioneer Nevada Family; Was Ill for Year Death came to G.W. Winder about noon Thursday when he failed to rally after a heart attack. He had been suffering from a heart affliction for over a year but had improved recently and had returned to work with the Silver State Construction company a few weeks ago and was stricken there. George Walter Winder was born July 1, 1885 in Ottumwa, Ia., the son of the late Levi Thomas and Jane Myers Winder, prominent pioneers of Austin and the Reese River country. His mother went to her former home in the east for his birth and returned to Nevada when he was six weeks old. He spent his early youth near Austin and was married in Hollister, Calif. to Miss Kathryn Murphy on June 30, 1915. To this union were born five children, three sons, John, George and Howard, and two daughters, Mrs. John O'Hara of Oakland and Miss Emma Lu, who with the widow, survive. Mr. Winder's only brother, the late E.L. Winder, died here about 15 years ago. Other relatives include a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Howard Winder (Sis Johnson) and a son-in-law, John O'Hara of Oakland and two nephews, W.L. Winder of Oakland and Claude Winder of Ann Harbor (sic), Michigan. The family lived on ranches in the Stillwater and Harmon districts until 10 years ago when they moved to town. He has been employed by the I.H. Kent Co., and the Silver State Construction Company since that time. Funeral services were held this (Saturday) morning at 11:00 o'clock at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with the Rev. Francis Mikuala in charge. Mrs. Raymond Killian furnished the music and pallbearers were Ira L. Kent, J.F. Bowler, J.W. Johnson, Ralph Vannoy, RIchard Swope and Louis Covell. .Burial took place in the Fallon Cemetery. Mrs. Winder's sister, Mrs. William Burke of Hollister, Calif., and her sister-in-law, Mrs. T.W. Byer, of Oakland, came up for the service.

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Fallon Cemetery, Fallon Cemetery Index, (Repository: Fallon, Churchill Co, NV). [S2] Various articles from Fallon Newspapers, (Repository: Bunny Corkill, Churchill County Museum and Archives). [S6] 1910 Federal Census, Churchill Co, NV, ED 2, Sheet 9B, Page 40, Stillwater Precinct (Reliability: 0). George W. Winder, age 24, b. IA, both parents born IA, farmer, working on own account, owns farm free of mortgage. [S7] 1920 Federal Census, Churchill Co, NV, Vol 1, ED 3, Shee 14, Line 21 (Reliability: 0). George Walter Winder, age 39, b. IA, farmer. Both parents b. IA. Head of family with Kathrine and two sons. [S12] Cemetery Records, Churchill and Landers Counties, Nevada (Reliability: 0). George W. Winder, July 1885-Dec 1947 [S15] Churchill County, Nevada, Death Certificate for George Walter Winder (Reliability: 0). Geo Walter Winder, resided in Fallon 47 years, male, white, married, wife Kathryn Murphy Winder, b. 1 Jul 1885, 62 yrs, 5 mos, 10 da; mechanic, b. Ottumwa, IA. f. Levi Thomas Winder b. IA; m Mary E . Jane Myers, b. IA; d. 7 Dec 1947 of coronary thrombosis. Informant: Geo Winder, Fallon [S18] Claude V. Winder, Winder and Owen Family Tree, (Repository: In possession of Ann Winder) (Reliability: 0). Eliza Harman's sister, Sarah, was the mother of Mary Elizabeth Jane Myers, who became Levi Thomas Winder's wife. Jennie and Levi were first cousins. [S400] Brøderbund Software, Inc., FTM CD#225 Marriage Index AZ, CA, ID, NV (1850-1951).