son of Emanuel Winfield and Rachel Kittle. He served in place of his half-brother [Levi] in the War of 1812, according to one of his obituaries, which was obtained from the Wayne Historical Archive. He applied unsuccessfully for a pension for service in that war in 1893, according to NARA records. He and his family lived on the G W White Farm in Emmett Twp, Calhoun, MI ca 1870-1874.
In 1880 he accompanied his son-in-law [John Tomlinson] and daughter [Sarah Jane "Sally" Winfield] on a trip to Decatur, Alabama when he was in his 80s, before returning to Nankin Twp, Wayne County, MI, where he died in 1894.
Another of his obituaries, published in the Ypsilanti Commercial of Sept 7, 1894 [shown here], reports that he is buried in the old cemetery, which is taken to be the Old Wayne Historical Cemetery in the City of Wayne, MI. The funeral was at the Wayne Methodist Episcopal Church on Aug 28, 1894 conducted by Jas Jackson [or Sept 8, 1894,depending on which obituary one views]. This second obit also claims that he lived in the State of Alabama 1878-1881.This is documented in the 1880 Federal census. The location is shown to be Gadsen, Morgan Co, AL. He was there with his daughter, Sarah, and son-in-law, John W Tomlinson, grandson Elmer and granddaughter, Mary.
In Sept 1893, he was interviewed by the Detroit Free Press. In that article, he was quite lucid about his experiences before and during the War of 1812. One of his character witnesses stated that he "has no mind". Perhaps that contributed to his failure at getting his pension.
In 1880 he accompanied his son-in-law [John Tomlinson] and daughter [Sarah Jane "Sally" Winfield] on a trip to Decatur, Alabama when he was in his 80s, before returning to Nankin Twp, Wayne County, MI, where he died in 1894.
Another of his obituaries, published in the Ypsilanti Commercial of Sept 7, 1894 [shown here], reports that he is buried in the old cemetery, which is taken to be the Old Wayne Historical Cemetery in the City of Wayne, MI. The funeral was at the Wayne Methodist Episcopal Church on Aug 28, 1894 conducted by Jas Jackson [or Sept 8, 1894,depending on which obituary one views]. This second obit also claims that he lived in the State of Alabama 1878-1881.This is documented in the 1880 Federal census. The location is shown to be Gadsen, Morgan Co, AL. He was there with his daughter, Sarah, and son-in-law, John W Tomlinson, grandson Elmer and granddaughter, Mary.
In Sept 1893, he was interviewed by the Detroit Free Press. In that article, he was quite lucid about his experiences before and during the War of 1812. One of his character witnesses stated that he "has no mind". Perhaps that contributed to his failure at getting his pension.
son of Emanuel Winfield and Rachel Kittle. He served in place of his half-brother [Levi] in the War of 1812, according to one of his obituaries, which was obtained from the Wayne Historical Archive. He applied unsuccessfully for a pension for service in that war in 1893, according to NARA records. He and his family lived on the G W White Farm in Emmett Twp, Calhoun, MI ca 1870-1874.
In 1880 he accompanied his son-in-law [John Tomlinson] and daughter [Sarah Jane "Sally" Winfield] on a trip to Decatur, Alabama when he was in his 80s, before returning to Nankin Twp, Wayne County, MI, where he died in 1894.
Another of his obituaries, published in the Ypsilanti Commercial of Sept 7, 1894 [shown here], reports that he is buried in the old cemetery, which is taken to be the Old Wayne Historical Cemetery in the City of Wayne, MI. The funeral was at the Wayne Methodist Episcopal Church on Aug 28, 1894 conducted by Jas Jackson [or Sept 8, 1894,depending on which obituary one views]. This second obit also claims that he lived in the State of Alabama 1878-1881.This is documented in the 1880 Federal census. The location is shown to be Gadsen, Morgan Co, AL. He was there with his daughter, Sarah, and son-in-law, John W Tomlinson, grandson Elmer and granddaughter, Mary.
In Sept 1893, he was interviewed by the Detroit Free Press. In that article, he was quite lucid about his experiences before and during the War of 1812. One of his character witnesses stated that he "has no mind". Perhaps that contributed to his failure at getting his pension.
In 1880 he accompanied his son-in-law [John Tomlinson] and daughter [Sarah Jane "Sally" Winfield] on a trip to Decatur, Alabama when he was in his 80s, before returning to Nankin Twp, Wayne County, MI, where he died in 1894.
Another of his obituaries, published in the Ypsilanti Commercial of Sept 7, 1894 [shown here], reports that he is buried in the old cemetery, which is taken to be the Old Wayne Historical Cemetery in the City of Wayne, MI. The funeral was at the Wayne Methodist Episcopal Church on Aug 28, 1894 conducted by Jas Jackson [or Sept 8, 1894,depending on which obituary one views]. This second obit also claims that he lived in the State of Alabama 1878-1881.This is documented in the 1880 Federal census. The location is shown to be Gadsen, Morgan Co, AL. He was there with his daughter, Sarah, and son-in-law, John W Tomlinson, grandson Elmer and granddaughter, Mary.
In Sept 1893, he was interviewed by the Detroit Free Press. In that article, he was quite lucid about his experiences before and during the War of 1812. One of his character witnesses stated that he "has no mind". Perhaps that contributed to his failure at getting his pension.
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