Children of John and Caroline Winker:
Mary - (b. 1856 / d. ????) Nothing is known about Mary other than her name listed on the 1860 and 1870 Federal census records.
Joseph W. - (b. 1858 / d. 1922) Married to Bertha May Meek on 24 May 1885 in Jackson County, Wisc. They had two children: Ethel Mae (b. 28 Mar 1888 / d. 30 Apr 1947) and Archie V. (b. 1893 / d. 8 Mar 1955). Joseph and his brothers John and William all farmed near Necedah in Juneau County, Wisc.
John H. - (b. 1861 / d. 1925) Married to Laura (or Laurie) Meek in Dec 1887 in Royalton, Wisc. They raised eight children on their Juneau County farm.
- Frank J. (b. Jan 1889 / d. Feb 1957?)
- Ruth (b. 31 May 1894 / d. ?)
- Annie (b. 4 Aug 1896 / d. ?)
- Inez (b. Aug 1898 / d. ?)
- Lisa (b. Abt 1902 / d. ?)
- Mable (b. 18 Jan 1904 / d. ?)
- Leonard (b. 20 Mar 1907 / d. Mar 1958)
- Floyd (b. Abt 1909 / d. ?)
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George Frances - (b. 2 Aug 1862 / d. 6 Jan 1904) Moved to South Dakota with his half-brother August Schultz in the 1880s. MORE
William Henry - (b. 20 Sep 1865 / d. 13 May 1951) It is believed that William was sent to live with a Catholic priest after his mother died. He was only six months old at the time.
He was married twice - to Mary Jane Provonsol before 1885, and to Louise Puttkammer on 14 Jan 1905. Altogether he was father to 20 children, the youngest born in 1929. He farmed in Juneau County, Wisconsin, and died there in 1951 at the age of 85.
| Mary Jane Provonsol (b. 15 Feb 1861 / d. 18 Apr 1904) |
Louise Puttkammer (b. 14 Apr 1888 / d. 4 Jul 1988) |
- George William (b. 27 Jul 1885 / d. 14 Apr 1953)
- Bertha M. (b. 18 Mar 1890 / d. 1954)
- Dorothy (b. 05 Oct 1891 / d. 29 Mar 1966)
- John Wm. Henry (b. 26 Feb 1893 / d. 22 Jun 1960)
- Arthur James (b. 05 Mar 1895 / d. 06 Mar 1955)
- Hattie Mildred (b. 15 Dec 1897 / d. 1976)
- Leon A. (b. 19 Sep 1899 / d. 5 Nov 1958)
- Paul (b. 16 Apr 1900 / d. 12 Jan 1994)
- Frank (b. 04 Jun 1903 / d. ?)
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- Carol Grace (b. 12 Jan 1906 / d. 03 Sep 1994)
- William Henry (b. 06 May 1908 / d. 12 Jun 1960)
- Charles Wesley (b. 24 Oct 1911 / d. 23 May 1927)
- Lawrence Andrew (b. 20 Jan 1913 / d. 24 Jul 1996)
- Samuel Lee (b. 30 Apr 1914 / d. 01 Jan 2002)
- Victor Louis (b. 24 May 1917 / d. 03 May 1965)
- Louise Mary (b. 10 Apr 1919 / d. 11 Jul 2007)
- Lessetta Dora (b. 03 Jun 1921 / d. ?)
- Walter Ray Sherman (b. 20 May 1924 / d. 18 May 1945)
- Virginia Violet (b. 03 Jul 1926 / d. ?)
- Frank Fred (b. 02 Mar 1929 / d. 19 Feb 2005)
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Children of John and Mary (Conway) Winker:
Kate - (b. 2 Nov 1870 / d. 6 Jul 1951) Married Charles Rath in about 1885. Kate would have only been 14, Mr. Rath was born in 1856, so would have been 14 years older than Kate. According to the 1895 Wisconsin Census and the 1900 and 1910 U.S. Census, the Rath family lived and farmed in Mukwa Township, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. They had nine children, four of whom died before reaching adulthood:
- Arthur (b. May 1885 / d. 7 Aug 1904)
- Clara (b. 31 Oct 1887 / d. 30 May 1890)
- Carrie (b. Jun 1890 / d. ?)
- Agnes (b. Aug 1893 / d. ?)
- Floyd (b. Jan 1896 / d. ?)
- Florence (b. Oct 1897 / d. ?)
- Ernest (b. 11 Jun 1906 / d. 6 May 1911)
- Stella (b. Abt 1907 / d. ?)
- Edna (b. 6 Jul 1908 / d. 12 May 1911)
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After Charles Rath died in 1912, Kate remarried Charles Ravey. According to the 1920 Federal Census, there were three sons - Melvin (13), Marlin (11), and Frances (7) - and one step-daughter - Stella Rath (13) - living in the household, which was in Royalton Township. Kate died in 1951 and is buried next to Charles Rath in Hobart Cemetery, Royalton Township, Wisconsin.
Emma - (b. Abt. 1872 / d. Before 1903) Married to Enos E. Straub on 22 June 1892 in New London, Wisc. The family lived in Green Bay, Wisc. Their children were:
- Percy (b. Abt 1893)
- Clifford (b. Abt 1897)
- Lawrence (b. ?) [Not sure if Lawrence actually existed, or if he was one of the above listed.]
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Emma passed away 19 April 1900, in Green Bay. On the 1910 and 1920 Federal Census, the wife of Enos Straub was listed as "Mary", and they were married about 1903. The Straub family lived on West Mason Street in Green Bay, and Mr. Straub made his living operating a dray line. The 1910 Census shows eight boarders living at the same residence as the Straub family, so they must have run a boarding house as well.
Frank - (b. 9 May 1876 / d. 3 Dec 1882) Died of diphtheria at age 6.
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