John Frelan Winters (1814 - 1864)

Born 13 Jul 1814 in Giles, Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Ella (Miller) Winters — married 1832 in Tennessee

Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1864 at age 49 in New Waverly, Walker County, Texas

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Biography

Born in 1814, John Frelan Winters was the son of James Washington Winters Sr. and Rhoda Creel (Beall) Winters. He was raised in Tennessee. This is where he met and married Margaret Ella Miller in 1832. By 1834 the young couple was moving to Walker County, Texas, where they would settle and have the following children:

Ruth (Winters) Shropshire (1836-1912)

Betty Mary Winters ( - )

Sherman Sidney Winters (1839-1905)

Rhoda C. (Winters) Love (1844-1912)

James Knox Polk Winters (1849-1921)

Margaret Ella (Winters) Lake (1850-1870)

John Frelan Winters Jr. (1851-1935)

William C. Winters (1854- )

John was a farmer who volunteered to fight in the Texas Revolution. He enlisted in the Texas cause on September 18, 1836 and was assigned to Lieutenant James T. Sprowl's Company, located at Velasco. John ended up being a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto, but at San Jacinto, he was a member of Captain William Ware's Company. For his service, John received a Donation Certificate good for 640 acres of land. He also received 320 acres for the time he served in the Texas army.

Margaret died in 1857 at 42 years of age. John was left to provide and care for several children, which he did until November of1861 when he married his second wife, Henrietta R. Ramsdale, the 18 year old daughter of Charles and Sarah Jane (Marshall) Ramsdale.

John and Henrietta would have two daughters:

Cora (Winters) Walker (1862-1941)

Gertrude Winters (1864-1864)

John would only live to be 49 years of age, passing away in January of 1864. His body is buried in the Winters Memorial Park in New Waverly, Walker County, Texas.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLP-C8L : 23 December 2020), John F Winters, Walker, Texas, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXF2-RX3 : 18 February 2021), John F Winters, 1860.

• "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZY-XQ1H : 28 November 2018), John F Winters and Henrietta R Ramsdale, 03 Nov 1861; citing Marriage, citing Montgomery Land District, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,006,044.

• "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W49H-VZ6Z : 14 December 2020), John Winters in entry for Henry Lake, 19 Jun 1869;

citing Marriage, Kempt, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax; FHL microfilm 004059106.

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 16 November 2020), memorial page for John Frelan Winters (13 Jul 1814–16 Jan 1864), Find A Grave: Memorial #30683827, citing Winters Memorial Park, New Waverly, Walker County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Robert "Scott" Patrick (contributor 46858998) .

• Family Search Profile on John Frelan Winters [1]

• John Frelan Winters - Daughters of the Texas Republic website. Found in alphabetical search under W - number 692. [2]

• John Frelan Winters & Margaret Ella Miller - RootsWeb Profile [3]