James Minor Winn 1814 TN - 1868 ARK

Origin

Marriage - Nancy Ann Bloyed

On March 17,* 1833, not long after arriving in West Fork, James married Nancy Ann Bloyed 4 6. Nancy's sister Kiziah "Kizie" married William Yoes the same day. * Marriage date shown as the 7th per Robert D. Saunders, Jr. Marriage record not found in Washington Co., AR. Nancy was born [May 10, 1816 in Green co., Kentucky 3 8 ] a daughter of Eli and Mary Bloyed, early settlers. Nancy came to Washington county, Arkansas in 1828 or 1829 at around the age of 13 5 with her family. The Bloyeds and Winns farmed land near West Fork. They were all members of the first church, established around 1844. Bloyed/Winn Family Letters (1852)

1844 : An unnamed newspaper says James and Nancy are members of First Christian Church (doctrine of Alexander Campbell, Church of Christ). source

Children - Nancy & James

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Eli MS 8	b. 1834 AR 7	m. Matilda McKnight Thomas - Lucinda - James - Bettie - Sarah An Elder in the Christian Church at Mountain View, AR
Zadock MS 7 Zadok 8 GravestoneZadok & Mary Bio (GenWeb) 1900 Census - West Fork	b. 1836 AR d. 1913 AR [d. 1915 AR] MS	m. Mary Ann Caughman 1853 Farmer and stock raiser. Honorable service Co. D, 1st AR Cavalry (Union) discharged August 23, 1865. Deputy Marshall under Thomas Boles. Their home was directly across from the present West Fork Midddle School. The first school constructed on their land. He died at home on March 1, 1913.7 Melvina - Nancy - Matilda - William - Lucinda Bashiba - Hettie Pauline - Purnety Arlene - Albert Sebron - Almeda - John Taylor 7 m. Sydney Owens aft 1907 (m. widower, John Karnes after Rachel dies in 1915)
Matilda MS 8 1900 Census - West Fork	b. 1838 AR d. AR	m. William Carson Graham 1859 Zadock - James - Nannie (Nancy?) - Bettie - Tolbert
Marinda MS Louisa 8	b.1840 AR d. 1909 AR	m. Zadock Clayton Winn (1st cousins thru Minor H. Winn) Obit Aldin - Katherine - Marinda Elizabeth - Hensley - James Milas (Miles) - Ella - Henry - Antonia - Virgil - Fanny - John Gravestone in Winslow, AR (Marinda & Clayton)
Rachel MS 8 Walker 1900 Census - West Fork Winn-Karnes of Washington County	b. 1843 AR d. 1915 AR	m. John Karnes 1861 (m. Zadock's widow Sydney Owen) Andrew - Henry L. - Charles - Susan
		Picture: Son, Andrew with wife, Florence Dye and daughter, Lillian. Source: Karnes - Winn Family Album (Bob Saunders)
John MS 8 1900 Census - Prairie, AR	b. 1847 AR d. OK	m. Mary Matilda Combs MS 1868 Saphronia - Coledenia
Mary MS 8 S. Obituary Gravestone	b. 1850 AR d. 1909 AR	m. Samuel Hale MS 1871 5 children? 1900 Census - West Fork
Cynthia 8 Buried row 15 in West Fork Cem.	b.1852 AR d. 1864 AR	Died young.
Edmonia MS 8 Twin 1900 Census - West Fork	b. 1855 AR d. 1914 AR	m. Harvey Dearing 1887 1888 (b. Campbell Cem?) Ina Edna - Elsie R. - Osa Lee - Tom?
Joel L. MS 8 Twin	b. 1855 AR d. 1936 KS	m. Magdelina Martin 1890 6 children
Margaret MS 8 1900 Census - West Fork	b. 1858 AR d.aft 1900 AR	m. James Reed 1878 Fredrick - Effie - Ella - Orr - Pearl - Drada - Aaron - ?

Nancy Passes

Nancy died in the Spring of 1862 MS at 46.

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Nancy died January 9, 1863 and is buried in Woolsey [West Fork?] Cemetery. 3 8

Marriage - Eliza Hancock

Children - Eliza & James

Tracing Their Steps

When about 18 years old, James moved from Tennessee to Illinois, then to a farm near West Fork, Washington county, Arkansas with his family in 1832. MS 7 James was to remain there the rest of his life.

Washington County, Arkansas Extesive research was conducted (2010) documenting records for our family as early settlers in this region. Access Winn Family historical records found in Arkansas

A Likely Senerio? Assuming James b. 1814 James is 19 and Nancy 17 when they married on March 17, 1833. Nancy is 42 when she has the eleventh and last child, Margaret in 1858. Caring for the young twins during this last pregnancy was too hard on her. After a few years--having no more children--she succumbs and dies in 1862 at 46 years old. In 1864, during the Civil War--two years into a life torn asunder by the loss of his wife--James looses a daughter, Cynthia, 12 years old. The church folk insist he get long-term help raising his kids (17M, 14F, 9M, 9F, and 6F years old). A call goes out to the community and James soon has a 19 year old maiden move in to help out. One day, while cleaning the same closet, Eliza becomes pregnent! Followed by more. Althought they let others think they we married much earlier, it isn't until after the war when they finally find time for a quick wedding--he is 53. She is now 22. The original MS shows marriage in 1864 because this is one of the main families of focus and the author assumes the marriage is fixed about a year before they have kids. James and Eliza probably told the kids they were married all along.

1840	(July 16) - He filed on a 160-acre homestead where the townsite of West Fork is now. 7
1844 (abt.)	a newpaper article records that James and Nancy (with the Bloyd families) were amoung the intitial membership in the first christian church in the state founded under Stephen Strickland who related doctrine as taught by Alexander Campbell (Church of Christ?). [??? CHURCH RECORDS ???]
1854	James bought 40 acres in township15 immediately northwest of West Fork from Eli and Nancy Bloyed for $6.00 on October 28. Book 131-31
1854	James bought 40 acres in township 14 from Anderson and Jane Hutchens for $50.75 on December 9. Book K - 435
1857	James bought 40 acres in township 14 from (M.P. and Rebecca London?) for $100.00 on December 26. Book N-140
1860	West Fork Census shows James and Nancy and 7 children. They lived very near sons Eli/Matilda (4 kids) and Zadock/Mary (3 kids) as James might have given the two oldest sons part of his farmland.
1861	James homesteaded 80 acres in township 14 on May 1. Book 220-594
1864	James sold 80 acres in township 14 to Ann Mary Gilstrap for $200 on December 7. Book J2-136
1865 (abt.)	Older son, Zadock serves in the Union Cavalry. James is caring for his family during the war.

Life After James

James died December 7, 1868 at 58. April 29, 1869, four months later, Eliza had his son, James Addison Winn.

The 1870 census found Eliza in West Fork, being helped by a 17 year old illiterate black female referred to only as "E." She helped cared for Eliza's four young children in addition to the twins and Margaret.

September 16, 1877 Eliza married Daniel Karnes in Washington county. [Licence issued 9-10-1877]

Randy Smart has copies of many source documents for Eliza's second family and there are other pieces of history left behind including:

• The Winn-Karnes Family of Washington County by Lyda Winn Pace, granddaughter of Eliza Hancock Winn. Flashback October 1963. 2
• Two Families Intertwined by Robert G. Winn [1976?] a facinating account of Elisa's life after James

  Samuel Clyde "Jack" Karnes with Amanda Langston

  Daniel and Eliza had one son, Samuel Clyde "Jack" Karnes. He married Amanda Langston in 1898. In 1906, he accidentally killed himself in Winslow.   Obituary - Springdale News 1906 Picture: Karnes - Winn Family Album (Bob Saunders)

Passings

Eliza died in 1899. MS

They are both buried in the West Fork Cemetery. They have a nice web site listing the gravestones, with picture of the cemetery and some headstones, including James and Nancy's.

References

1	Constance "Connie" R Cole GramereC@aol.com (from Dr. Thomas Wynne PA/DE line)
2	Robert D. Saunders has done extensive research centering on Minor H. Winn (1775 SC - 1840 AR) and his descendents.
3	Bloyd genealogy [ William Bloyd b: 1750 Scotland ] RootsWeb Gene.Perkins@att.net
4	1840 Census, West Fork, Washington co., Arkansas Page 259
5	1830 Census, West Fork, Washington co., Arkansas Page 193
6	1850 Census, West Fork, Washington co., AR
7	Familes, page 859 and 1503-4: Bob Saunders MORE INFORMATION
8	Nancy (nee Bloyed) Winn - Unknown Source - 6 pages (numbered 28-33) from 6" x 9" book. Other familes shown are close relationships.
9	Winn Marriages in Washington County, Arkansas 1845-1941 - Chronological listing compiled and referenced to various other indexes used in compilation. More Family Records from Washington County
10	I have seen several things on James Minor Winn and almost all seem to indicate his 1st wife was Nancy Ann BLOYED (2nd wife: Eliza Hancock (3 children) who later m. 16 Sep 1877, Daniel H. Karnes) Her father was Eli Bloyed.--Jack jwynn@mindspring.com http://www.argenweb.net/washington/cemph/westfork/EliBloyed.jpg
MS	Original Manuscript (Page 19)
Contacts: Craig Fahey craigerf@earthlink.net [Bloyd] Andrea (Prettyman) Hartenfels andy10@voicnet.com Millie Harvey mharvey@flash.net Georgetta Smith georgettasmith@att.net [Zadok Winn / Mary Ann Caughman] Harris B. "Jack" Wynn III 6345 Colewod Ct., Atlanta, GO 30328 404 255 5897 jwynn@mindspring.com Bob Winn of Yoncalla, OR. Not an active Winn researcher. Bob Saunders worked with him to finance a Y-DNA test. The results show he has a 67/67 marker match with six other men. His test is important because he's the only Winn donor with a proven paper trail back to James Minor Winn.

Winn Family History in Washington County, Arkansas

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