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Thomas Griffin Winn

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Thomas Griffin Winn

Birth
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
10 May 1904 (aged 74)
Whitewater, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Whitewater, Mesa County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Son of John Winn and Christina Finch

Married Elizabeth Hatch, 10 Mar 1855, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Married Elizabeth Nielsen (Hanson), 8 Feb 1857, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Married Christina Victoria Otterbeck, May 1874
Married Jane Batt, 7 Apr 1881, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Missionary to New York 1871. Captain of minutemen of northern Cache county. Assisted in defending settlers against Johnston's army. City marshal at Smithfield 14 years.

Besides the 24 children born to Thomas Griffin and his four wives, he also raised an Arkansas boy and an Indian girl. He died at White Water, Colorado. Details of his death are limited as none of his family except the daughter he was living with knew of his death until some months later.
Son of John Winn and Christina Finch

Married Elizabeth Hatch, 10 Mar 1855, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Married Elizabeth Nielsen (Hanson), 8 Feb 1857, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Married Christina Victoria Otterbeck, May 1874
Married Jane Batt, 7 Apr 1881, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Missionary to New York 1871. Captain of minutemen of northern Cache county. Assisted in defending settlers against Johnston's army. City marshal at Smithfield 14 years.

Besides the 24 children born to Thomas Griffin and his four wives, he also raised an Arkansas boy and an Indian girl. He died at White Water, Colorado. Details of his death are limited as none of his family except the daughter he was living with knew of his death until some months later.

Gravesite Details

Memorial marker in Smithfield, Cache, Utah Cemetery. Burial location unknown.



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  • Added: Jun 12, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19852145/thomas_griffin-winn: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Griffin Winn (20 Dec 1829–10 May 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19852145, citing Whitewater Cemetery, Whitewater, Mesa County, Colorado, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by SMS (contributor 46491005).