Margaret J (Yerkes) Winget (abt. 1827 - 1871)

Born about Nov 1827 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Feb 1871 at about age 43 in Genesee, Michigan

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Biography

Jonathan Yerkes and Maria Watkins Margaret J Yerkes was born in November 1827 in New York, United States the daughter of Jonathan Yerkes and Maria Watkins.^[1]

Margaret and Caleb Bannister Winget were married 1 February 1846 in Genesee County, Michigan.^[2] They were the parents of four children: Thomas J (1847), Alace (1848), Mary(1850) and Wallace (1851).

In 1860, the family lived in Fenton Township, Genesee, Michigan where Caleb was a farmer. There were four children in the household: Alace, Mary, Thomas and Wallace.^[3]

Caleb enlisted in Co. G of the 8th Michigan Infantry 23 February 1864. He was wounded at Cold Harbor, Virginia and died of his wounds 5 July 1864.^[4]

Margaret applied for a widow's pension 25 August 1864.^[5]

At the time of the 1870 United States Census, Margaret was head of a household that included her children Thomas, Mary and Wallace. They were living in Fenton Township.^[6]

Margaret died 19 February 1871 in Genesee County, Michigan.^[1] She is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Linden, Genesee, Michigan.

Research Notes

"Winget" is often indexed as "Wright"

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Leach, Josiah Granville, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1904). (https://archive.org/details/chronicleyerkes00leacgoog). pg. 53, "322. Margaret Yerkes"
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S2-2NLD : 11 May 2018), C B Wright and Margaret J Yerkes, 1 Feb 1846; citing reference ID , various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 1,018,926.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDG-PVX : 14 December 2017), Margaret Winget in entry for Caleb B Winget, 1860.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Add
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD5-C5DL Citation: "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD5-C5DL : 13 March 2018), Margaret J Winget in entry for Caleb B Winget, 1864.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHV-K3Y : 12 April 2016), Margaret Winget, Michigan, United States; citing p. 41, family 354, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,170.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 December 2017, 12:48), entry for Margaret J. Yerkes(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LC87-42G); contributed by various users.