George Winter

Calling All
Indiana, Ohio and California
Researchers

Indiana, Ohio and California researchers, can you help with the children's

genealogy of William and Elizabeth Winter? George Winter, one of their sons,

was an Indiana artist. I suspect this genealogy is somewhere and deserves to

be published. Here is what I have on that line.

Indian Historical Society. 1948. The Journals and Indian Paintings of George

Winter 1837-1839. Indianapolis, Indiana Historical Society.

Parents: William and Elizabeth (Howard) Winter

Children:

William, b. March 17, 1784
Mary Ann, b. October 13, 1785
Robert, b. May 29, 1787
John, b. November 8, 1791
Thomas, b. May 20, 1794
Ann, b. December 5, 1795
James, b. March 22, 1798
Charles, b. August 18, 1799, d. 1874
Elizabeth, b. December 22, 1800
Frederick, October 24, 1802
Jane, December 10, 1803
Henry, October 10, 1805, d. circa 1843
George, June 10, 1809, d. February 1, 1876

Note: all other siblings had died prior to 1873 except Ann and Charles.

Geographical Point of Origin: Portsea, Hampshire County, England

Family Movements: Departed for America circa 1815. Williams Sr., William,
Jr. (31), Thomas (21), Ann (20), Charles (16), Henry (10). Williams Sr.
returned to England with Henry circa 1816-1817 and returned circa
1826 with Elizabeth and Jane. Henry (24) second departure for America circa
1829. Charles (21) left for Buenos Aires circa 1820 returning to American
circa 1831. George Winter departs for America June 2, 1830 arriving in New
York City on July 11. Left NYC 1835-36 and moved to Cincinnati, OH where
members of his family were settled. In 1837 George Winter moved to
Logansport, IN. George Winter and wife wintered 1843-1844 at the Lake farm
of Timothy Squier near New Carlilse, Clark County, Ohio. 1850 George Winter
opened a studio in Lafayette, Indiana. George Winter's son George had done
west in 1859 to seek his fortune in the gold country of California. Charles,
his brother, had also gone out and engaged in successful business in San
Francisco. Annette, George Sr's daughter, with her husband C. Gordon Ball
went out to California for a visit in 1869.

Family Relationships: Circa 1840 John was not on good terms with the rest of
the family.

Religion: Episcopalians

Father origin: Fortruss?, Devonshire County, England

Mother Origin: Cethington, Hampshire, England Family of Howards

Father: Had one brother but never seen again

Mother: Had two known sisters Portsea and London. One remembered as Aunt
Grey.

Father and Mother: Died in Cincinnati, Ohio. Father lived to be over ninety.
Mother lived to be about 80

Marriages:
George Winter to Mary Squier, August 5, 1840, Miamisburg, OH (daughter of
Timothy and Rebekkah Tucker Squier. Daughter Annette born January 6, 1844.
Also had a son George and another daughter Agnes, who died of Cholera, July
24, 1850.

Citizenship: George Winter filed for U.S. citizenship July 26, 1841.

Are there any researchers out there that can help? (Someone in Indiana

and/or Ohio should have that genealogy, especially the state historical

societies.) Anyone that can fill in ANY blanks, please let me know...

Thank you very much!

Christopher T. Winter