Walter was born on September 1, 1907, in Yellowbud, Union Township, Ross County, Ohio. In 1920, Walter lived with is parents and siblings in Union Township, Ross County, Ohio. On February 18, 1928, Walter married Pauline in Franklin County, Ohio. During the 1940 census, Walter lived with his wife, children, and a brother and sister, in Montgomery Township, Franklin County, Ohio. He died on June 16, 1996 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.
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"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLDS-RXT : accessed 11 August 2018), Joshua Winks in household of Hugh Winks, South Union, Ross, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 182, sheet 2A, family 34, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1227; FHL microfilm 1,375,240.
Death Information-- "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK2C-F9C : 8 December 2014), Walter H Winks, 16 Jun 1996; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. 30710, certificate number 046145, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.
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