Benjamin
Franklin
"Ben"
Winters
Born in Giles, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Washington Winters Sr.
and Rhoda Creel Beall
Brother of
William Carvin Winters, Orrin Lemon Winters, John Frelan Winters, James Washington Winters Jr., Sarah Drusilla (Winters) Crouch, Lillie Ellen (Winters) Edwards, Billington Taylor Winters and Susan Bernice (Winters) Crane
Husband of
Sylvania Adeline (Cude) Winters
— married
1844 in Walker, Texas, United States
Descendants 
Died
at about age 91
in Bigfoot, Frio, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Oct 2014
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Biography
Ninth child of James Washington Winters Sr. and Rhoda Creel Beall, hauled supplies to Texas army, went on the Somervell expedition, served Confederate States Army in 29th Brig. Rode with Big Foot Wallace and the Texas Rangers. Lived in Live Oak, McMullen, Caldwell and Frio counties. Lost a son during the Fence War. Just before his death at 90 years, he rode a saddle mule "back home" to Waverley from Big Foot Texas. Married Sylvania Adeline Cude. They had 13 children.[1]
BURIAL:
Longview Cemetery
Bigfoot, Frio County, Texas, USA
PLOT: 231[2]
Sources
- ↑ Bio from plaque at Winters Memorial Park Cemetery, Farm to Market Road 2693, New Waverly, Walker, Texas, United States cited with picture of plaque at BillionGraves memorial
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 February 2019), memorial page for Benjamin Franklin Winters (4 Jul 1820–1910), Find A Grave Memorial no. 10388600, citing Longview Cemetery, Bigfoot, Frio County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Tony (contributor 46571983) . Find A Grave memorial
- BillionGraves Index, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK7R-VJ4G : 24 June 2015), Benjamin Franklin Winters, died ; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Winters Memorial Park Cemetery, New Waverly, Walker, Texas, United States. BillionGraves memorial
- United States Census, 1850 - Walker, Texas, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLP-3LD : 12 April 2016), Ben Winters, Walker county, Walker, Texas, United States; citing family 285, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).; FamilySearch image
- Family Records
- Ancestry Family Tree
- Vital Records
- FamilySearch profile
- Winters Family Tree
- Creamer Family Tree
- Ancestry Family Trees; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~3.12%
Sherry Winters
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member SherryLynnWinters
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~3.12%
Bill Winters :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member btwintexas
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~3.12%
Joe Winters :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
John Allen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A518694 [compare], Ancestry member Johntallen55
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~0.78%
Jana (Vardeman) Diamond :
23andMe, GEDmatch TF7377898 [compare], yourDNAportal JAN433bf4c7
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B558171
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Anon Frazier :
23andMe, GEDmatch BE9356939 [compare]
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Sherry Winters
Sherry Winters
Benjamin Franklin Winters was born to James Washington Winters (of Giles County, TN) and Sylvania Adeline Cude (of Alabama). He was born in Giles County, Texas and traveled with his family to Texas as a young man.
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