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William Orvi Winn 1857–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 November 1857

Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 November 1940

Death Location: Mooresboro, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Wallace Winn

Mother: Nancy Winn

Spouse(s): Mary Winn

Children(s): John Winn, Ollie Winn, Mary Winn, James Winn, Sammy Winn, Effie Winn, Anna Winn, Zeb Winn, Robert Winn

William Orvi Winn was born in 1857 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Wallace Or Wallas Winn And Nancy Jane Hawkins Winn. In 1880, William Orvi Winn resided in High Shoal, Rutherford, North Carolina, United Sta. William Orvi Winn married Mary Jane Hawkins Winn, and had children including Anna Winn, Effie L Winn, James B Winn, John E Winn, Mary J Winn, Ollie M Winn, Robert D Winn, Sammy C Or Summy Winn, Zeb Winn. William Orvi Winn passed away in 1940 in Mooresboro, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Orvi Winn was born in 1857 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Wallace Or Wallas Winn And Nancy Jane Hawkins Winn.
  • In 1880, William Orvi Winn resided in High Shoal, Rutherford, North Carolina, United Sta.
  • William Orvi Winn married Mary Jane Hawkins Winn, and had children including Anna Winn, Effie L Winn, James B Winn, John E Winn, Mary J Winn, Ollie M Winn, Robert D Winn, Sammy C Or Summy Winn, Zeb Winn.
  • William Orvi Winn passed away in 1940 in Mooresboro, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Winn's Ancestors

Self
William Winn
1857–1940
Birth Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Wallace or wallas Winn
1825–1907
North Carolina
Nancy (Jane Hawkins) Winn
1829–1921
Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Winn's Descendants

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William (Orvi) Winn (5 November 1857–28 November 1940) m. Mary (Jane Hawkins) Winn (24 June 1862–12 August 1940)
  1. 1. John (E) Winn 1886–
  2. 2. Ollie (M) Winn 1888–
  3. 3. Mary (J) Winn 1892–
  4. 4. James (B) Winn 1894–
  5. 5. Sammy (C Or Summy) Winn 1897–1962 m. Ethel (R McSwain) Winn 1896–1986
    1. 1. James (O) Winn 1919–
    2. 2. Laddie (Joe) Winn 1923–
  6. 6. Effie (L) Winn 1900–
  7. 7. Anna Winn 1902–
  8. 8. Zeb Winn 1904–
  9. 9. Robert (D) Winn 1906–

William Winn's Timeline

3 Records

1857
5 November 1857
Birth of William Orvi Winn in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 23
William Orvi Winn resided here in High Shoal, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
High Shoal, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
1940
28 November 1940
Age 83
Death of William Orvi Winn in Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 November 1857
    Event Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: High Shoal, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: 981; Family History Film: 1254981; Page: 495B; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 0246
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: High Shoal, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: High Shoal, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: 981; Family History Film: 1254981; Page: 495B; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 0246

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 November 1940
    Event Place: Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mooresboro, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

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