James Meriwether Winston (1801 - 1886)

Born 1801 in Henrico County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Hemingway) Winston — married 9 Dec 1826 in Richmond, Virginia

Descendants

Died 24 Jun 1886 at about age 85 in Henrico, Virginia, United States

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Biography

James Meriwether Winston was born in about 1801 in Virginia (his tombstone lists 1801 but it should be noted that a couple records list 1805-1806). There is also some conflict regarding his parents. The only official source (so far) that lists his parents is a marriage record (for his second marriage to Judith) and in that record James M. Winston and Sarah A. Hobson are listed and not the parents listed here.^[1] However, another record for the same marriage lists his parents as William B. and Ann Winston (which corresponds with what is listed here.)^[2] Without other supporting documentation it is unclear which record is correct; but it should also be noted that the parents listed for Judith differ between the two records as well.

James married Mary Ann Hemingway on December 9, 1826 in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia. The couple can be found together on the following census reports:

• 1840 Census^[3]
• 1850 Census^[4]
• 1860 Census^[5]

It is believed that this couple had ten or eleven children (eight are linked on find-a-grave) before Mary Ann passed away on September 13th of 1862 at the age of 56.^[6] On February 3, 1864 (or March 3, 1864) he was remarried to Judith E. Mann.^[7] James is listed with Judith on both: the 1870 Census^[8] and the 1880 Census^[9] in Brookland, Henrico, Virginia. James passed away in June of 1886 and is buried in Shockoe Hill Cemetery in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia.^[10]

Research Notes

Children

• 1. Meriwether Winston (1827–1866)^[11]

• 2. James Blair Winston (1830–1907)^[12]

• 3. Frances Winston (1831–Deceased) - listed in the The Record of Nicholas Meriwether of Wales and his Descendants By: William Ridgely Griffith Baltimore, 1899, Chapter 9 WINSTON Pages 113-114 (on-line at Google free books)

• 4. Joseph S Winston (1834–1888)^[13]

• 5. Mary Ann Winston (1836–1838) linked on find a grave

• 6. Isabella Virginia Winston (1840–1887) linked on find a grave

• 7. Henry Clay Winston (1842–1864)^[14]

• 8. Cornelious M. Winston (1845–1846) linked on find a grave

• 9. William Cary Winston (1847–1919)^[15]

• 10. Robert Lewis Winston (1849–1929)^[16][17]

• 11. Infant Winston (1850–1850) linked on find a grave

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3Z-LGH : 29 January 2020), James M. Winston, 1864.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR6K-D1T : 6 August 2020), James M. Winston, 1864.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBM-RT6 : 2 March 2021), James M Winston, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States; citing p. 215, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D7-Q2T : 23 December 2020), James M Winston, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M418-Y3L : 18 February 2021), Jas M Winston, 1860.
6. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR73-TDQ : 29 January 2020), Jas M. Winston in entry for Mary A. Winston, 1862.
7. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR6K-D1T : 6 August 2020), James M. Winston, 1864.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFG3-YG5 : 2 January 2021), James M Winston, 1870.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC5C-6W3 : 20 February 2021), James M Winston, Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 73, sheet 289C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,370.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 April 2021), memorial page for James Meriwether Winston (1801–24 Jun 1886), Find a Grave Memorial no. 9361787, citing Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Mary Echols (contributor 46590677) .
11. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRKT-XMY : 29 January 2020), James Meriwether Winston in entry for Meriwether Winston, 1855.
12. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP1M-RQN5 : 18 July 2020), James Meriwether Winston in entry for Mr James B Winston Ryland, 1907.
13. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRJK-S73 : 6 August 2020), James M. Winston in entry for Joseph S. Winston, 1864.
14. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4YB-41MM : 6 October 2020), James M. Winston in entry for Henry C. Winston, 1864.
15. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLW5-7XM : 4 November 2017), James M Winston in entry for William C Winston and Lucy A Gray, 19 Nov 1880, , Fremont, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,255,492.
16. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8HGL-X46Z : 16 July 2020), James M Winston in entry for Robert L Winston, 19 Sep 1876; citing Marriage Registration, Richmond, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
17. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRW-KC46 : 16 August 2019), James Meriwether Winston in entry for Robert Lewis Winston, 07 Sep 1929; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.

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