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Capt. John H. Winder,a retired business man of Dayton, Ohio, was born in Funkstown, Washington County, Maryland, Oct. 22, 1832. His parents, John and Rebecca Schlencker, were also natives of Maryland and of German descent. [Transcriber note: his mother, Elizabeth Earhart], John Winder was born in 1812 and his wife in 1808, and in 1835 they came to Ohio and located on a farm 12 miles north of Dayton, whence they removed to Centerville, Indiana, but returned to Dayton in 1847. Of their children, besides John H., one son, Silas D, a bricklayer, and Julia A, widow of William Snell, both reside in Dayton. |