Nathaniel Conway Winn (1862 - 1932)

Born Sep 1862 in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA

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Died 15 Jan 1932 at age 69 in Womer, Kansas, USA

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Biography

Terri's Notes -

Joseph Henderson Winn family history - personal recollections audio tape of Audrey Winn Holm. "Papa had a brother named "Nate" that ran away from home with him when their mother died."

Joseph was about 12 and Nate was 10 years old at the time.

It is told that they found their way to Puryear, Henry, Tennessee where they worked in at the farm of William (Billie) and Tennessee Seaton. Per audio recording from Audrey Winn - "for a time Joseph (and family) moved to Oklahoma to "get rich" mining." Joseph shortly returned to Henry Tennessee and Nathan moved on.

Married Sarah Ann [Petite] Trout abt 1881 - she had several children already.

1900 United States Federal Census Name: Nat C Winn Age: 37 Birth Date: Sep 1862 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1900: Justice Precinct 4, Lamar, Texas Sheet Number: 4 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 72 Family Number: 78 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Step Marital Status: Married Marriage Year: 1890 Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's Birthplace: Illinois Occupation: Farmer Months not employed: 0 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes House Owned or Rented: R Farm or House: F Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age ...

• Nat C Winn 37
• Sarah H Winn 36
• Walter Winn 15 [Trout]
• James R Winn 13 [Trout]
• Willie D Winn 10 [Trout]
• Myrtle Winn 5
• Jefferson A Winn 2
• Valentine Winn 3/12

1910 United States Federal Census Name: Nathaniel C Winn Age in 1910: 48 Birth Year: abt 1862 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1910: Kiawa, Harper, Oklahoma Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sarah A Winn Father's Birthplace: United States Mother's Birthplace: United States Native Tongue: English Occupation: Retail Merchant Industry: Gen Merchandise Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account Home Owned or Rented: Own Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged Farm or House: Farm Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Years Married: 19 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age

• Nathaniel C Winn 48
• Sarah A Winn 50
• Oda M Winn 15
• Jefferson A Winn 11

Terri's Note - I found the following article (Kiowa County Prospectors) regarding mining activity in Oklahoma. This is what my grandma could have been referring to when she told us the following tale about living for a short time in Oklahoma. - My Grandmother was the daughter of Joseph Hendersen Winn - Nate's brother. - Notice that Nate is listed in the 1910 census for Kiowa County Oklahoma.

From a recording from Audrey Winn:

"My father opened up clay pits up there by Foundry Hill[Paris, Henry, Tennessee] . He hired men to dig that clay out and haul it to where ever he sold it. He had that business going for him. He was interested in mining, that's why we went to Oklahoma. We moved to Oklahoma for a short time when I was a baby [my note - Audrey was born 16 Jan 1901], but we had to live in a tent and didn't stay there long. We were in Indian territory and lived in a tent. Mama said that papa liked to play cards and gamble. She said he would go out and leave her there with the kids. She didn't want to tell him not to. Those wild animals like coyotes would just scratch around that camp She said she was never so scared in all of her life. She just couldn't stand it. If she could of stood it we could have been rich today...."

http://rebelcherokee.labdiva.com/kcgold.html Kiowa County Prospectors: It is generally conceded by historians that gold legends of this county were responsible for the influx of herd-rock miners who moved into the Wichitas around Cold Springs and started the Wildman era of gold mining prior to the time this country was opened to settlement. Gold hunters sneaking into the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache lands kept the army from Fort Sill busy chasing them out again. But, the lure of wealth kept them coming. "

1920 United States Federal Census Name: N E Winn [N E Wenn] [M C Winn] Age: 58 Birth Year: abt 1862 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1920: Justice Precinct 2, Hardeman, Texas House Number: Farm Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sarah Ann Winn Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: Farm Employment Field: Employer Home Owned or Rented: Rent Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age

• N E Winn 58
• Sarah Ann Winn 59
• William Boon 12
• Lindorel Boon 10

Sources

• 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Lamar, Texas; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1241652
• 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Kiawa, Harper, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1249; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0162; FHL microfilm: 1375262
• 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hardeman, Texas; Roll: T625_1810; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 120
• 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Nueces, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04117; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 178-39
• Personal Recollections Interview audio tape of Audrey Winn Holm; in possession of Terri Hoch Davis