WININGER
FAMILY HISTORY
Descendants of
David Wininger (born 1768) and
Martha (Potter) Wininger of Scott County, Virginia
BY
ROBERT CASEY
AND
HAROLD CASEY
2003
WININGER FAMILY HISTORY
Second Edition
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 87-71662 International Standard Book Number: 0-9619051-0-7
First Edition (Shelton, Pace and Wininger Families):
Copyright - 2003 by Robert Brooks Casey. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be duplicated or reproduced in any manner without written permission of the authors. This book may be reproduced in single quantities for research purposes, however, no part of this book may be included in a published book or in a published periodical without written permission of the authors.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . Early Wininger Families . Andrew Wininger (31) David Wininger (32) .
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James S. Haynes (32.1.1) . David W. Haynes (32.1.2)
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Lucinda (Haynes) Wininger (32.1.3). John Haynes (32.1.4) . Elizabeth (Haynes) Davidson (32.1.5)
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Samuel W. Haynes (32.1.7) . Mary (Haynes) Smith (32.1.8)
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Elijah Jasper Wininger (32.2) Samuel G. Wininger (32.2.3) . James O’Brian Wininger (32.2.4) Bryston Lindsey Wininger (32.2.4.3) Pearl (Wininger) Cox (32.2.4.4) . Lafayette O’Brian Wininger (32.2.4.7) . Jeanette (Wininger) Watkins (32.2.4.8) .
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Solomon W. Wininger (32.3). Malinda (Wininger) Hall (32.3.1) Samuel Benton Wininger (32.3.2)
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Martha Wininger (32.3.3). Julia (Wininger) Gentle (32.3.5) . Jasper Thomas Gentle (32.3.5.2) .
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William Sherman Gentle (32.3.5.3) .
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- Elijah Jasper Wininger (32.3.6) .
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John Solomon Wininger (32.3.6.1) . Samuel Benton Wininger (32.3.6.3) Susan (Wininger) Bynum (32.3.8) . Frances (Wininger) Gold (32.3.9) . Jane (Wininger) Gentle (32.3.10) Mary (Gentle) Allen (32.3.10.1)
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William Benton Gentle (32.3.10.4) . Solomon Gentle (32.3.10.5) . Samuel M. Gentle (32.3.10.6) . Charles Gentle (32.3.10.7) .
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George Arthur Gentle (32.3.10.8) . Jesse Franklin Gentle (32.3.10.10) . Mallissa (Wininger) Potter (32.3.11)
Mary (Wininger) McKinsey (32.5) . Malinda (McKinsey) Rogers (32.5.2) . Lucinda (McKinsey) Rhodes (32.5.3) .
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George W. McKinsey (32.5.4) . Martha Ann (McKinsey) Wininger (32.5.7)
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David McKinsey (32.5.8) John Perkins McKinsey (32.5.9)
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Malinda (Wininger) Bellomy (32.6) Jackson Bellomy (32.6.1) Thomas Jackson Bellomy (32.6.1.2) Jeremiah Gilbert Bellomy (32.6.1.3)
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Martha (Bellomy) Bradshaw (32.6.1.6). Eliza (Bellomy) Roden (32.6.1.7) . Solomon Glass Bellomy (32.6.2)
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Elizabeth (Bellomy) Browning (32.6.3)
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David Larkin Bellomy (32.6.5) . John W. Bellomy (32.6.5.1).
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Andrew Jackson Bellomy (32.6.5.2) Isaac Monroe Bellomy (32.6.5.5) Susannah (Bellomy) Riddle (32.6.6) William A. Bellomy (32.6.7)
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- Lucinda (Wininger) Latture (32.8) .
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Samuel Hensley Latture (32.8.2) James Lafayette Latture (32.8.6)
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David Wininger, Jr. (32.9) . Elizabeth (Wininger) DeZarne (32.9.2) . James L. Wininger (32.9.3) . William A. Wininger (32.9.5) Martha (Wininger) Hensley (32.9.7)
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Samuel M. Wininger (32.10) Martha Anne (Wininger) Watkins (32.10.2) Mary Jane (Wininger) Grimm (32.10.3) Samuel Anderson Wininger (32.10.4) . William Thomas Wininger (32.10.5)
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Census Records (Related Only) . Surname Index
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PREFACE This book focuses on the descendants of the author’s oldest proven Wininger ancestor, Andrew Wininger (31). The Wininger family intermarried extensively with the author’s Shelton, Pace, Harper and Messer lines that are included in other books. These books include over 200 intermarriages between these lines. In fact, most of the descendants of the John Shelton, Sr. and William Pace, Sr. that are found in the “Shelton Family History” and “Pace Shelton History” are also descendants of Andrew Wininger (31) by intermarriage. Below shows how these three major lines, the Shelton, Pace and Wininger lines, are related to the authors:
William Pace, Sr. (14) married
David Wininger, Sr. (32) married
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- Martha Potter
- William Pace, Jr
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- Elizabeth Wininger
Martha Pace married
William Shelton (1.5)
Little is known about other Wininger related lines of the authors, however, a short section is included on the Potter line. The author’s Wininger ancestor, David Wininger (32), married Martha Potter, daughter of Solomon Potter (51).
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The authors of this book are experienced genealogists and have previously published four family histories. Robert Casey and his father, Harold Casey, published “Casey Family History” in 1980 and “Shelton, Pace and Wininger Familes” in 1988. Robert and his mother, Bernice (Brooks) Casey, published “Brooks Family History” in 1982 and “Olliff Family History” in 1992. Bernice and Robert Casey are currently compiling “Bryan Family History.” Robert and his wife, Diane (Thede) Casey, are also compiling “Thede, Aubil and Garver Families.” The Casey family has compiled over 55,000 “cousins” so far in their research.
This is the second edition of the “Wininger Family History.” “Shelton, Wininger and Pace Families” which was published in 1988 was the first edition that included information on three major lines, Shelton, Pace and Wininger. The authors will continue to compile additional information as it becomes available. It is highly recommended that anyone wishing to preserve their Wininger family history write the authors and contribute any information in their possession. We are specially interested in copies of older photographs, family history recorded in Family Bibles, existing family history sketches, genealogical correspondence which contains a significant quantity of information, letters and diaries written prior to 1900, older legal documents, census records as well as recent additions to your families.
Additional information is greatly appreciated and will be included in future editions or updates of this book. Much information received by the authors on our family history has been copied and revised several times prior to its inclusion in our manuscript. The authors have learned from experience that copying and interpreting usually results is less accurate information. Additionally, primary sources of valuable information as well as critical information are lost in this process. If a large amount of information is derived from another person or existing written material, then please send the name and address of the source or Xerox the existing material. The authors can not under emphasize the need and usefulness of original source material.
Information has been obtained from many sources and references are listed with each family sketch to aid future research on the lines contained in this book. Much of the history of the Wininger family is incomplete and some may be incorrect. The authors wish to apologize to those cousins whose information on their line is briefly covered or contains errors. There are many of our relatives who are interested in adding to our family history but do not know that this book has been published. Additional names and addresses of other interested family historians are very difficult to find without your help.
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PROVEN SHELTON ANCESTORS OF THE AUTHORS
(8) John Shelton, born 1780 - 1790
(4) Nathaniel Shelton, born September 15, 1806 in Virginia
(18) Christian Messer, born 1760 - 1770
(9) Catherine Messer, born 1780 - 1790
(19) Sally
(2) William Martin Shelton, born July 27, 1847 in Jackson County, Ala.
(10) Jacob Harper, born 1770 - 1780
(5) Mahala Harper, born September 7, 1818 in Tennessee
(11) Darkes Davis, born 1770 - 1780
(1) Florence Larue Shelton, born August 8, 1886 in Franklin County, Ark.
(12) John Shelton, born 1780 - 1790
(6) William Shelton, born December 27, 1811 in Virginia
(26) Christian Messer, born 1760 - 1770
(13) Catherine Messer, born 1780 - 1790
(27) Sally
(3) Martha Adeline Shelton, born January 16, 1847 in Jackson Co., Ala.
(28) William Pace, Sr., born 1750’s
(14) William Pace, Jr., born 1790 in Virginia
(29) Mary
(7) Martha Pace, born April, 1817 in Scott County, Virginia
(60) Andrew Wininger
(30) David Wininger, born 1768 in Virginia
(61) Polly
(15) Elizabeth Wininger, born 1798 in Tennessee
(31) Martha Potter
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WININGER FAMILY HISTORY Several genealogists have speculated that Nicholas Weininger who immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1750 is the progenitor of the Wininger families that settled in Scott County, Virginia and Hawkins County, Tennessee. The author has found some evidence that Nicholas Weininger of Pennsylvania migrated to Augusta County, Virginia. Additionally, there are several documents that establish the presence of several Winegar families in Augusta County, Virginia as well as several documents that link the Augusta County, Virginia Winegar’s to the Scott County, Virginia and Hawkins County, Tennessee Winegar’s.
The book, “A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand . . . Immigrants” states that a Nicklaus Weininger arrived in Pennsylvania on September 12, 1750 on the ship Priscilla. This book further states that Johan George Weniniger (a Palantine) arrived on September 3, 1742 on the ship Loyal Judith, that J. Gottlieb Weniger (sick) arrived on August 28, 1750 on the ship Two Brothers, that Jacob Weininger arrived on October 3, 1753 on the ship Eastern Branch and that Daniel Weniger arrived on August 8, 1764 on the ship Chance. The book “Pennsylvania German Pioneers” shows a list of Palantine immigrants taking an oath of allegiance “at the Courthouse in Pennsylvania” on October 20, 1747. This list includes: Johannes Wenger, Christian Wenger and Nicholaus Wenger. A 1768 Proprietary Return for Windsor Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania includes the names Nicholaus Weininger and Nicholaus Wenger, establishing the fact that there were two Nicholaus’ with similar Weininger/Wenger names.
According to Claire Spencer, “Nicholas, Christian and John Winegar immigrated in 1747 to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, then down to Virginia. Christian married Christina Tabler, lived in Boutetourt County Virginia. Nicholas had a blacksmith shop, moved to Boutetourt County Virginia, where he died 1798. Christopher (sic) had a flour mill and furnished flour to the militia.”
The 1880 census of Scott County, Virginia states that Ann (Wininger) Shelton’s father, David Wininger, was born in Pennsylvania and that her mother was born in Virginia. The 1880 census of Jackson County, Alabama states that Solomon Wininger’s father and mother, David and Martha Wininger, were born in Pennsylvania also. Although these census records conflict with the Death Record of David Wininger which states that he was born in Augusta County, Virginia around 1768, it does imply that David Wininger may have Pennsylvania origins. The 1880 census also shows that Catherine (Wininger) Haynes’s parents, David and Martha Wininger, were born in Virginia. The best source documentation of the connection of the Weininger’s of Pennsylvania to those in Augusta County, Virginia is through Andrew and Catrin Winegar line.
According to Maxine Davis and Olive Steele, Nicklaus Weininger settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Their article states that according to the Saint John’s Registras, Augusta County, Virginia, Nicholas Weininger’s wife was “Catrin, b. March 7, 1721; died January 22, 1794; married to Nicholas Weininger fifty years. She lived a widow five years, seven months. She was 72 years, 10 months, 15 days old when she died.” This implies that Nicholas Weininger mar-
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ried Catrin around 1749 and that Nicholas Weininger died around June of 1788. They further state that Nicholas Weininger was the father of four sons:
............John Alexander Weininger, b. 1750’s ............Andrew Weininger, b. 1750’s ............Nicholas Weininger, Jr. ............William Weininger
This article continues and states John Alexander Winegar first married Irena and later married a second time to Catherine Hufman on June 13, 1785 in Augusta County, Virginia. It further states that Andrew Winegar married Catrin and died between 1820 and 1825. The article states that William and John Alexander Weininger served in the Revolutionary War.
Another article appears in the July, 1984 issue of “The Winegar Tree” which discusses Nicholas Wininger of Berks County, Pennsylvania and his possible connection to the Andrew Wininger who married Catharina Dungelberger. However, this article does not mention any Andrew Wininger who was married to Polly or Mary and does not mention Augusta County, Virginia. It attempts to provide evidence that Andrew and Catharina Wininger of Berks County, Pennsylvania might be the same couple that settled in Hawkins County, Tennessee.
According to the family group sheet by Edgar E. Ellis, Andrew Wininger was born around 1746 in Berks County, Pennsylvania and is the son of Nicholas Wininger, Sr. It further states that Andrew and his wife, Mary Ann “Polly” Wininger, were married in Augusta County, Virginia. There is no conclusive evidence of the ancestry of Andrew Wininger who was the father of David Wininger (who died in 1865). This sketch was included in this book only as input for future research which will hopefully uncover more source documentation that supports information contained in this sketch.
References: 1) Augusta County, Virginia Tithable Lists, 1777 - 1799; 2) Will, Clemens Dungelberger, Berks County, Pennsyvania, February 12, 1776; 3) Death Record of Da- vid Wininger, Scott County, Virginia, 1865; 4) “The Winegar Tree,” April, 1980, Pages 22 and 23, (Notes submitted by Claire Spencer: immigration of Nicholas Winegar in 1747 to Lancaster, Pennsylvania; A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of Ger- man, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776, by Israel Daniel Rupp; Augusta County, Virginia Marriage Record of John Winegar to Catherine Huffman); 5) Family Group Sheet by Edgar E. Ellis, February 10, 1982; 6) “The Winegar Tree,” July, 1983, Pages 54 and 55, (Sullivan County legal documents); 7) “The Winegar Tree,” January 1984, Pages 12, 13 and 14, (Nicholas Weininger sketch by Maxine Davis and Olive Steele; St. John’s Registras entry, Augusta County, Virginia); 8) “The Winegar Tree,” July, 1984, Pages 47 and 49, (Andrew and Catrin Wininger sketch; Mrs. Christine Conrad’s entries on Berks County, Pennsylvania Proprietory Re- turn for 1768 and book reference, “Pennsylvania German Pioneers,” Page 370)