Life History

Notes

• 1850 Federal Census, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, 1 October, District 4, page 27B, Hse/Fam #367
  S Winter  30 M Farmer b Tennessee
  Mary Winter 25 F b Tennessee
  Francis Winter 2 M b Tennessee
  Nancy Winter 1 F b Tennessee
  
  In the 1860 census, in the same area, Francis' mother Mary Ann is not in the family.  Two more children are reported.  She must have died after the birth of the last child here in about 1864,  She may have died in childbirth.  Monroe in 1860 matches Francis in 1850.  He is later referred to as Monroe also.
  
  1860 Federal Census, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, 31 July, PO Corinth, page 106, Hse/Fam #719
  Stephen Winters 40 M Farmer $0 Real Estate $400 Personal Rptd born Tenn [b abt 1820]
  Monroe Winters 13 F born Tenn [b abt 1847]
  Nancy Winters 11 F born Tenn [b abt 1849]
  William Winters 9 F born Tenn [b abt 1851]
  John Winters 6 F born Tenn [b abt 1854]
  
  1870 Federal Census, Grayson County, Texas, 18 November, Precinct 3, PO Whitesboro, page 38, Hse Fam #268, Fam #273
  Winter, Monroe Head F W 23 Farmer $0 Real Estate $150 Personal b Tennessee [b abt 1847]
  Winter, Laura 20 F W Keeps House b Tennessee [b abt 1850]
  
  some genealogies have Monroe Winter's full name as James Monroe Winter, while in his first census, he was called Francis and in later records Monroe.  Those early records would make one think his name was Francis Monroe.  The followng genealogy has James Monroe Winter, and has citatios from family informati provided by a descendant names Ernest Winter.  According to this family source, Monroe married his stepsister, Laura Ellen Fitzpatrick.  They are reported together in the 1870 census, matchin gthe marriage date given here..
  
  Laura Ellen Fitzpatrick
  Birth 4 SEP 1848 Monroe, AR
  Death 31 JAN 1929 Strong City, Roger Mills Co., OK
  Marriage 13 JAN 1870 in Sherman, Grayson Co., TX to
  James Monroe Winter
  Birth 23 JUN 1845 Tennessee
  Death 6 MAY 1879 Dexter, Cook, Texas
  --  Ernest (Ernie) Winter, verbal and printed information given to LaVonne Westbrook, late 1980s, note on Ancestry.com, accessed 26 August 2016
  
  There is a emorial on Find a Grave for a burial that matches information for Monroe, and he is buried in the same cemetery as his father.  But his father's name on the grave is spelled Winters, while Monroe's is Winter.  We are told that this cemetery is in pooor repair, with many stones damaged and missing, now on private land.  Note that this memorial reports the date of birth as June 28, but there is no yea.  The actual date, from family souces, is June 23, 1845.  In a hard-to-read sandstone marker, 3 and 8 are hard to distinguish.
  
  James Monroe Winter
  Birth Jun 28 [June 23, 1845]
  Death May 6, 1879
  Spouse Laura Ellen Davenport (1846 - 1929)
  Burial Old Shiloh Cemetery, Dexter, Cooke County, Texas, USA
  Created by sue Jun 25, 2011
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #71963235, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Winter&GSiman=1&GScid=2209148&GRid=71963235&

Sources

• 1. 1850 Federal Census, Tishomingo County, Mississippi
  • 1 October, District 4, page 27B, Hse/Fam #367
• 2. 1870 Federal Census, Grayson County, Texas
  • 18 November, Precinct 3, PO Whitesboro, page 38, Hse Fam #268, Fam #273
• 3. 1860 Federal Census, Tishomingo County, Mississippi
  • 31 July, PO Corinth, page 106, Hse/Fam #719
• 4. Ancestry Comments
• 5. Find a Grave Memorial Registry