May 3, 2006
William Winton was born around 1737 in Ulster, Ireland and died around 1809 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. He married around 1760 in Pennsylvania to Rhonda "Betsy" McClellan. Some believe that he and Betsy met on the boat coming to America, but that has not been established. It is also believed that William may have been from Scotland and came through Ulster, Ireland on the way to America.
William and Betsy's children:
1. John Winton....Born November 8, 1761. Married Arabella Cunningham. Died August 2, 1846 in Roane County, Tennessee.
2. McClellan Winton....Born about 1763. Married about 1785 to Sally West. Died August 5, 1818.
3. Margaret Winton....Born 1766 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Married James N. Dunn on November 20, 1785. Died after 1800.
4. William Winton....Born 1768 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Married Catherine Denton on June 19, 1796 in Jefferson County, Tennessee.
5. James Winton....Born about 1772 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Married Sukie Cynthia Copeland. Died 1833 in Warren County, Tennessee.
6. Robert Winton....Born November 20, 1776 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Married Elizabeth Jones around 1800. Died March 1, 1851 in Overton County, Tennessee.
7. Stephen C. Winton....Born November 7, 1779 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Married Rhoda McMahan around 1806. Died March 31, 1856 in Meigs County, Tennessee.
8. *George Winton....See below
George Winton was born in 1782 in Pennsylvania or Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. Married around 1806 to Catherine 'Kate' Shults. Kate was born in 1786 in Tennessee to Valentine K. Shults and Catherine Kennison Shults. Her paternal grandfather was a doctor who served in the Revolutionary War in the battle of King's Mountain.
While living in Tennessee George served as a captain in the War of 1812. He and his family joined a wagon train from Mayfield, Kentucky about 1833 and headed for Texas by way of Missouri. The Shults were also in this wagon train. In the Fall of 1833 at the Oklahoma and Texas border soldiers stopped the wagon train indicating Indians were on the warpath. They turned back and settled in Polk County, Arkansas where they lived for many generations. George died September 6, 1856 in Polk County, Arkansas.
George and Kate had the following children:
1. Unknown daughter.....Born before 1808. Married James Quinton. Died before 1850.
2. James L. Winton....Born about 1808 in Tennessee. Married Minerva Janes. Died before 1876.
3. John S. Winton....Born 1809 in Tennessee. Married Rachel Newman. Died 1860 in Texas.
4. Hiram Kinerson Winton....Born March 15, 1812 in Roane County, Tennessee. Married Pernella Pernicia Powell on February 23, 1838 in Sevier County, Arkansas. Died October 19, 1854 in Polk County, Arkansas.
5. William Winton....Born 1813 in Tennessee. Married Margaret. Died between 1864 and 1867.
6.*Stephen Mack Winton.....See below
7. George M. Winton Jr.....Born about 1822. Married Martha Jane Crittenden around 1851. Died before 1900. George and Martha had a son named James. James married Roxie Barnett. Roxie had four children from a previous marriage. James and Roxie had a son named Deltiz M. Winton. The 1900 Polk County, Arkansas census shows Martha living with James and his family.
Stephen Mack Winton was born on March 6, 1817 in Tennessee and died Feburary 26, 1899 in Rocky, Polk County, Arkansas. Buried in Rocky Cemetery. Married to Candace E. Powell on May 4, 1843 in DeQueen, Sevier County, Arkansas. Candace was the daughter of Richard S. Powell and Sarah Jones Powell.
Stephen and Candace's Children were all born in Polk County, Arkansas:
1. William A. Winton.....Born 1843. He was a confederate veteran.
2. Matilda E. Winton.....Born 1845. Married Henry T. Kent. Died after 1886 in Polk County, Arkansas.
3. Richard L. Winton.....Born 1847. Married Ann Hester.
4. James R. Winton.....Born around 1850. Married Martha Cassandra McGraw on June 7, 1868 in Washington County, Arkansas. Died August 13, 1936 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.
5. George Winton.....Born 1853. Married Elizabeth Kennedy around 1879.
6. Joseph Mack Winton.....Born around 1854. Married Nancy Jane Wilson, the oldest daughter of Mariah Catherine Kemp.
7. Stephen J. Winton.....Born 1860.
8. Sarah Arizona Winton.....Born January 3, 1863. Married John M. Plemons on April 13, 1884. Died October 8, 1947. She is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery in Checotah, Oklahoma.
9. Lynean Winton.....Born 1865. Possible twin of Jefferson Winton. She is buried at Fame Cemetery in Oklahoma.
10. Jefferson Madison Winton...Born March 15, 1865. Married Clara Leanoria Lewis on December 19, 1889 at Eagle Hill, Polk County, Arkansas. Died May 22, 1938.
11. *Zollie Coffer Winton....See below
Zollie Coffer Winton was born on June 2, 1868 in Polk County, Arkansas. He married Eliza Jane Wilson around 1887 in Arkansas. She was born on January 2, 1873 in Potter, Pike County, Arkansas, the daughter of John B. Wilson and Mariah Catherine Kemp Wilson. Zollie died July 3, 1947 in Fame, McIntosh County, Oklahoma. Eliza died July 25, 1924. Zollie and Eliza are both buried at Fame Cemetery.
Zollie and Eliza's children:
1. Nola E. Winton.......Born November 18, 1888. Married twice: Henry Merryman, John Williams.
2. *Arka Genia Winton .....See below
3. Harrison Jefferson Winton....Born March 20, 1891. Married Myrtle Doshie Williams. Died September 5, 1932.
4. John Marvin Winton......Born December 3, 1897. Died February 21, 1969.
5. Henry O.M. Winton......(aka Marcus Henry Winton)Born November 1899. Married Blanche Heaslet.
6. Benjamin Franklin Winton.....Born February 13, 1902 in Oklahoma. Died April 1963.
7. Nellie May Winton.....Born December 1, 1903 in Eufala, Oklahoma. Married three times to: James McDonald, Claude Ferrell and Peter Van Diggelen.
8. Luther Leon "Boose" Winton....Born August 1906 in Fame, Oklahoma.
9. Charles E. "Pete" Winton....Born November 16, 1909 in Oklahoma. Married Ruth Martha Winegar. Pete died May 11, 1980. Ruth died August 12, 1993. They are both buried in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.
10.James Winton......Born in Oklahoma and died as an infant.
Arka Genia Winton was born on May 16, 1890 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas and died in McCurtain County, Oklahoma on June 10, 1961 while on a fishing trip with her son, Hubert. She married Tollie Nelson Needham on November 7, 1914 in Fame, Oklahoma. Arka was a widow at the age of 39 and never remarried. She raised her four children alone on her farm in McIntosh County. In her later years she moved into Checotah and lived there untill her death. Arka, Tollie, Bill and Ida are all buried at Fame Cemetery.
On Arka's tombstone, it states that her birth year is 1891. It also says that on the copy of her "Delayed Birth Certificate". On her marriage license it states that she was 23 years old on November 2, 1914. All this aside, Grandma Needham always said she was born in 1890. If you will notice up above, her younger brother Harrison Jefferson Winton, was born on March 20, 1891, and that is what it says on his tombstone. So, as for our family records...her official date of birth is 1890. We will assume that she knew her correct birthdate!
The story goes that when her father sent after her "Delayed Birth Certificate", he gave them the wrong date for her birth. She always claimed that he beat her out of a years worth of 'old age pension' by saying she was one year younger than she actually was.
They had five children:
1. Hubert Needham.....Born December 1, 1911. Married Georgetta Burns. Died January 8, 1983. He was raised as, but was not Tollie's biological son.
2. Ida Needham....Born August 14, 1915. Died October 17, 1918 during a flu epidemic.
3. Bill Mildon Needham....Born April 7, 1917. Married Roberta Pack. Died July 11, 1965 in Mannford, Oklahoma.
4. *Margaret Lois Needham...See below
5. Tollie Nelson Needham, Jr......Born January 17, 1925 in Fame, Oklahoma. Married Zelma Lucille James. Died May 15, 1996 in McAlester, Oklahoma.
Margaret Lois Needham was born on October 23, 1922 in Fame, McIntosh County, Oklahoma. Margaret met John "Jake" Stacy while his family was living in a house on the Needham's land in the early 1930's. Margaret and Jake were married in Checotah, Oklahoma in early 1940, shortly before she graduated from high school.
Margaret and Jake lived in Oklahoma until they moved to Odessa, Texas in 1957. They moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas for a few years then moved back to Checotah, Oklahoma. They ended up back in Texas in the 70's. They both died while living in Ore City, Texas and are buried at Coffeeville Cemetery in Upshur County. Jake died on July 20, 1978 in Ore City, Texas. Margaret died on January 11, 1980 in Longview, Texas.
They had five daughters:
1. Wanda Marcella Stacy....Born Checotah, Oklahoma November 10, 1940.
2. Wilma Jean Stacy...Born Checotah, Oklahoma January 29, 1942. Died January 31, 1997 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas. Buried at Coffeeville Cemetery in Ore City, Texas.
3. Betty Jane Stacy...Born Checotah, Oklahoma September 11, 1943.
4. Janet Susan Stacy.....Born Broken Arrow, Oklahoma February 20, 1947.
5. Phyllis Ann Stacy...Born Tulsa, Oklahoma June 29, 1948. Died October 27, 2007 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas. Buried at Coffeeville Cemetery in Ore City, Texas.
C.M. Wilson was born in 1822 in South Carolina. He married Mary in 1841 in South Carolina. Mary was born in 1822 in South Carolina and they both died sometime before 1870. Some say the 'C' stands for Calhoun.
C.M. and Mary's children were:
1. Mary Wilson.....Born in North Carolina.
2. *John B. Wilson....See below
3. Martha J. Wilson...Born 1847 in Alabama.
4. C.M. Wilson.....Born 1851in Alabama.
5. S.A. Wilson.....Born 1853 in Alabama.
6. Francis E. Wilson...Born 1858 in Arkansas.
John B. Wilson was born on February 1, 1844 in Jefferson County, near Birmingham Alabama. Some have said that the 'B' stood for Baines. He married Mariah Catherine Kemp on August 5, 1867 in Howard, Pike County, Arkansas. John died on February 27, 1897 in Talahina, Oklahoma.
They had the following children:
1. Nancy Jane Holcomb/Wilson (step-daughter)....Born July 25, 1865 in Mena, Arkansas. Married Joseph Mack Winton. Died October 20, 1938 Latimer County, Oklahoma.
2. Saria Frances Wilson....Born May 24, 1868 in in Potter, Pike County, Arkansas. Married Joseph Payne. Died about 1864 in Potter, Pike County, Arkansas.
3. Martha Ann Wilson....Born January 30, 1871 in Potter, Pike County, Arkansas. Died October 10, 1942. Married twice: John Snider and James Cooper.
4. Mary Ann Wilson....Born January 30, 1871 in Potter, Pike County, Arkansas. Died May 21, 1936.
5. *Eliza Jane Wilson.....See below
6. John William Wilson.....Born February 27, 1875 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas. Died June 16, 1943 in Pushmataha, Oklahoma.
7. Charles Wilson....Born 1876 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas. Died 1876.
8. Frances Wilson.....Born June 8, 1878 in Potter, Pike County, Arkansas. Died December 12, 1957 in Modesto, California.
9. Palmyram Wilson....Born 1880 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas. Died 1962 in El Reno, Oklahoma.
10. Florence Wilson.....Born 1882 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas. Married James Isom on January 5, 1898 in Eufaula, Oklahoma.
11. Larence Wilson....Born April 17, 1884 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas. Died 1945.
12. Ruth Catherine Wilson.....Born 1886 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas. Died 1962 in Chowchilla, California.
Eliza Jane Wilson was born on January 2, 1873 in Potter, Polk County, Arkansas. She married Zollie Coffer Winton in 1888 in Polk County, Arkansas. She died on July 25, 1924. Zollie died July 3, 1947 in Fame, McIntosh County, Oklahoma. Eliza and Zollie are both buried at Fame Cemetery.
They had 10 children:
1. Nola E. Winton....Born November 18, 1888. Married twice: Henry Merryman, John Williams.
2. *Arka Genia Winton.....See below
3. Harrison Jefferson Winton....Born March 20, 1891. Married Myrtle Doshie Williams. Died September 5, 1932.
4. John Marvin Winton....Born December 3, 1897. Died February 21, 1969.
5. Henry O.M. Winton....Born November 1899. Married Blanche Heaslet.
6. Benjamin Franklin Winton.....Born February 13, 1902 in Oklahoma. Died April 1963.
7. Nellie May Winton...Born December 1, 1903 in Eufala, Oklahoma. Married three times: James McDonald, Claude Ferrell and Peter Van Diggelen.
8. Luther Leon Winton....Born August 1906 in Fame, Oklahoma.
9. Charles E. 'Pete' Winton....Born November 16, 1909 in Oklahoma. Married Ruth Martha Winegar. Pete died May 11, 1980. Ruth died August 12, 1993. They are both buried in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.
10.James Winton...Born in Oklahoma and died as an infant.
Arka Genia Winton was born on May 16, 1890 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas and died in McCurtain County, Oklahoma on June 10, 1961 while on a fishing trip with her son, Hubert. She married Tollie Nelson Needham on November 7, 1914 in Fame, Oklahoma. Arka was a widow at the age of 39 and never remarried. She raised her four children alone on her farm in McIntosh County. In her later years she moved into Checotah and lived there untill her death. Arka, Tollie, Bill and Ida are all buried at Fame Cemetery.
They had five children:
1. Hubert Needham.....Born December 1, 1911. Married Georgetta Burns. Died January 8, 1983. He was raised as, but was not Tollie's biological son.
2. Ida Needham....Born August 14, 1915. Died October 17, 1918 during a flu epidemic.
3. Bill Mildon Needham....Born April 7, 1917. Married Roberta Pack. Died July 11, 1965 in Mannford, Oklahoma.
4. *Margaret Lois Needham...See below
5. Tollie Nelson Needham, Jr......Born January 17, 1925 in Fame, Oklahoma. Married Zelma Lucille James. Died May 15, 1996 in McAlester, Oklahoma.
Margaret Lois Needham was born on October 23, 1922 in Fame, McIntosh County, Oklahoma. Margaret met John "Jake" Stacy while his family was living in a house on the Needham's land in the early 1930's. Margaret and Jake were married in Checotah, Oklahoma in early 1940, shortly before she graduated from high school.
Margaret and Jake lived in Oklahoma until they moved to Odessa, Texas in 1957. They moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas for a few years then moved back to Checotah, Oklahoma. They ended up back in Texas in the 70's. They both died while living in Ore City, Texas and are buried at Coffeeville Cemetery in Upshur County. Jake died on July 20, 1978 in Ore City, Texas. Margaret died on January 11, 1980 in Longview, Texas.
They had five daughters:
1. Wanda Marcella Stacy....Born Checotah, Oklahoma November 10, 1940.
2. Wilma Jean Stacy...Born Checotah, Oklahoma January 29, 1942. Died January 31, 1997 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas. Buried at Coffeeville Cemetery in Ore City, Texas.
3. Betty Jane Stacy...Born Checotah, Oklahoma September 11, 1943.
4. Janet Susan Stacy.....Born Broken Arrow, Oklahoma February 20, 1947.
5. Phyllis Ann Stacy...Born Tulsa, Oklahoma June 29, 1948. Died October 27, 2007 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas. Buried at Coffeeville Cemetery in Ore City, Texas.
Byrd Kemp was born in 1821 in Tennessee. He married Sarah Horn. Sarah was born in 1827 in Alabama. Sarah died in 1860 at Muddy Fork Township, Pike County, Arkansas. She may have died in childbirth. According to the 1870 Pike County, Arkansas Census, there is a child named George Kemp who is 10 years old. He was not listed on the 1860 census. Since that is the year his mother, Sarah, died, It is highly likely that she died giving him birth. The birth year for each child below is figured on the age given on the 1860 census, which means the dates could be off by one year. The three older children were not listed again on the 1879 census. They had obviously left home by then.
Byrd and Sarah had the following children:
1. J.R. Kemp........Born 1844 in Tennessee.
2. *Mariah Catherine Kemp.....See Below
3. Eliza Jane Kemp......Born March 24, 1849 in Tennessee. Married James Lacy Chapell in Pike County, Arkansas on January 8, 1872. Eliza died November 30, 1914.
4. Wisener L. Kemp......Born 1850 in Tennessee.
5. Sallie A. Kemp........Born 1855 in Arkansas.
6. Elihu Kemp.......Born 1857 in Arkansas.
7. Nancy E. Kemp......Born 1858 in Arkansas.
8. George Kemp.......Born 1859 in Arkansas.
In the 1870 census Byrd is married to a woman named Nancy and there are three children listed who were born after 1860. So they must be Byrd and Nancy�s children: Isaac, Caroline and William. Caroline and William are both listed as 9 years old. Some women back then had two children in one year, or they may have been twins. Byrd died on December 25, 1885.
Mariah Catherine Kemp was born on December 25, 1847. There are conflicting sources that say she was born in Tennessee and in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. The 1860 census states she was born in Tennessee. Mariah married John B. Wilson on August 5, 1867 in Pike County, Arkansas. Mariah's sister was named Eliza Jane. They were just a year apart in age and must have been close for Mariah to name one of her daughters after her. John died on February 27, 1897. Mariah died on September 5, 1924.
They had the following children:
1. ***Nancy Jane Holcomb/Wilson....Born June 10, 1865 in Mena, Arkansas. Married Joseph Mack Winton. Died June 10, 1928, Latimer County, Oklahoma.
2. Saria Frances Wilson....Born May 24, 1868 in in Potter, Pike County, Arkansas. Married Joseph Payne. Died about 1864 in Potter, Pike County, Arkansas.
3. Martha Ann Wilson....Born January 30, 1871 in Potter, Pike County, Arkansas. Died October 10, 1942. Married twice: John Snider and James Cooper.
4. Mary Ann Wilson....Born January 30, 1871 in Potter, Pike County, Arkansas. Died May 21, 1936.
5. *Eliza Jane Wilson .....See below
6. John William Wilson.....Born February 27, 1875 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas. Died June 16, 1943 in Pushmataha, Oklahoma.
7. Charles Wilson....Born 1876 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas. Died 1876.
8. Frances Wilson.....Born June 8, 1878 in Potter, Pike County, Arkansas. Died December 12, 1957 in Modesto, California.
9. Palmyram Wilson....Born 1880 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas. Died 1962 in El Reno, Oklahoma.
10. Florence Wilson.....Born 1882 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas. Married James Isom January 5, 1898 in Eufaula, Oklahoma.
11. Larence Wilson....Born April 17, 1884 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas. Died 1945.
12. Ruth Catherine Wilson.....Born 1886 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas. Died 1962 in Chowchilla, California.
***The LDS file (Latter Day Saints) shows Mariah Catherine Kemp was evidently married to a Holcomb or Halcomb before she married John B. Wilson and that possibly Nancy Jane Wilson was actually a child from that marriage. The LDS file shows Nancy's last name as Holcomb.
Eliza Jane Wilson was born on January 2, 1873 in Potter, Polk County, Arkansas. She married Zollie Coffer Winton in 1888 in Polk County, Arkansas. She died on July 25, 1924. Zollie died July 3, 1947 in Fame, McIntosh County, Oklahoma. Eliza and Zollie are both buried at Fame Cemetery.
They had 10 children:
1. Nola E. Winton....Born November 18, 1888. Married twice: Henry Merryman, John Williams.
2. *Arka Genia Winton .....See below
3. Harrison Jefferson Winton....Born March 20, 1891. Married Myrtle Doshie Williams. Died September 5, 1932.
4. John Marvin Winton......Born December 3, 1897. Died February 21, 1969.
5. Henry O.M. Winton......Born November 1899. Married Blanche Heaslet.
6. Benjamin Franklin Winton.....Born February 13, 1902 in Oklahoma. Died April 1963.
7. Nellie May Winton.....Born December 1, 1903 in Eufala, Oklahoma. Married three times: James McDonald, Claude Ferrell and Peter Van Diggelen.
8. Luther Leon Winton....Born August 1906 in Fame, Oklahoma.
9. Charles E. 'Pete' Winton....Born November 16, 1909 in Oklahoma. Married Ruth Martha Winegar. Pete died May 11, 1980. Ruth died August 12, 1993. They are both buried in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.
10.James Winton......Born in Oklahoma and died as an infant.
Arka Genia Winton was born on May 16, 1890 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas and died in McCurtain County, Oklahoma on June 10, 1961 while on a fishing trip with her son, Hubert. She married Tollie Nelson Needham on November 7, 1914 in Fame, Oklahoma. Arka was a widow at the age of 39 and never remarried. She raised her four children alone on her farm in McIntosh County. In her later years she moved into Checotah and lived there untill her death. Arka, Tollie, Bill and Ida are all buried at Fame Cemetery.
They had five children:
1. Hubert Needham.....Born December 1, 1911. Married Georgetta Burns. Died January 8, 1983. He was raised as, but was not Tollie's biological son.
2. Ida Needham....Born August 14, 1915. Died October 17, 1918 during a flu epidemic.
3. Bill Mildon Needham....Born April 7, 1917. Married Roberta Pack. Died July 11, 1965 in Mannford, Oklahoma.
4. *Margaret Lois Needham ...See below
5. Tollie Nelson Needham, Jr......Born January 17, 1925 in Fame, Oklahoma. Married Zelma Lucille James. Died May 15, 1996 in McAlester, Oklahoma.
Margaret Lois Needham was born on October 23, 1922 in Fame, McIntosh County, Oklahoma. Margaret met John "Jake" Stacy while his family was living in a house on the Needham's land in the early 1930's. Margaret and Jake were married in Checotah, Oklahoma in early 1940, shortly before she graduated from high school.
Margaret and Jake lived in Oklahoma until they moved to Odessa, Texas in 1957. They moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas for a few years then moved back to Checotah, Oklahoma. They ended up back in Texas in the 70's. They both died while living in Ore City, Texas and are buried at Coffeeville Cemetery in Upshur County. Jake died on July 20, 1978 in Ore City, Texas. Margaret died on January 11, 1980 in Longview, Texas.
They had five daughters:
1. Wanda Marcella Stacy....Born Checotah, Oklahoma November 10, 1940.
2. Wilma Jean Stacy...Born Checotah, Oklahoma January 29, 1942. Died January 31, 1997 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas. Buried at Coffeeville Cemetery in Ore City, Texas.
3. Betty Jane Stacy...Born Checotah, Oklahoma September 11, 1943.
4. Janet Susan Stacy.....Born Broken Arrow, Oklahoma February 20, 1947.
5. Phyllis Ann Stacy...Born Tulsa, Oklahoma June 29, 1948. Died October 27, 2007 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas. Buried at Coffeeville Cemetery in Ore City, Texas.
