87. Jacob⁸ Winemiller (John⁷, John Frantz (Francis)⁶, Johannes (John)⁵ Weinmuller, Conrad⁴ Weinmueller, Johannes "Hans"³, Hans Friedrich II², Hans Friedrich I¹) (#692) was born York County Pennsylvania March 27, 1816. Jacob died July 23, 1892 Sheridan, Missouri, at 76 years of age. His body was interred Sheridan, Missouri.

He married twice. He married Elitha Carpenter Monroe County Ohio, 1836. (Elitha Carpenter is #693.) Elitha was born Monroe County Ohio about 1816. Elitha was the daughter of Joseph Carpenter and Nancy. Elitha died 1849 Monroe County Ohio, at 33 years of age. He married Clarinda Tuttle Monroe County Ohio, 1850. (Clarinda Tuttle is #704.) Clarinda was born 1827. Clarinda was the daughter of John Tuttle. Her body was interred Sheridan, Missouri. Jacob Winemiller was born March 27th 1816 in York County Pennsylvania, as was also John Winemiller his father. His mother's madien name was Catherine Zeller. In 1823 the family moved from York County to Ohio and located in Belmont County, where they resided some five years, going thence to Monroe County, of the same education. He was married in Monroe County, Ohio, in 1836 to Miss Elitha Carpenter, daughter of Joseph Carpenter. She was born in that county. Mr Winemiller has three children by this marriage: Joseph, John and Lydia Ann (wife of Lewis White). Mrs Winemiller died in Monroe County in 1849. Jacob later married Clarinda Tuttle, in 1850. This wife is the daughter of John Tuttle. In March, 1858, Mr W moved to Iowa and located in Adams County where he engaged in farming an stock raising for seven years. He came to Worth County Missouri in 1865 and settled at Winemiller's Mills, since named Defiance, where he engaged in the saw mill and lumber business. He followed this business for three years and then entered into the flouring business at the same point; hence the original name of this town was called after Mr Winemiller and his mill. He was the first postmaster at the place ans still acts in that capacity. Mr Winemiller sold out his mill some five years ago, and has since been engaged in farming and stock raising. He has 554 acres of land, 500 enclosed and 300 in cultivation. He resides in Defiance, and has a good dwelling and barn and a good bearing orchard of apple and other fruits. There are four children by this last marriage; Catherine (wife of James T. Johnson), Benjamin, Walter, and Henry. Mr and Mrs W. are members of the M. E. Church, and he belongs to the Masonic order.

Jacob Winemiller and Elitha Carpenter had the following children:

• 176 i. John⁹ Winemiller (#697) was born about 1839. His body was interred Sheridan, Missouri.

• + 177 ii. Joseph Winemiller was born May 10, 1840.

• 178 iii. Lydia Ann Winemiller (#698) was born about 1841. Her body was interred Mexico, Missouri. She married Lewis White about 1861. (Lewis White is #710.) Lewis was born about 1841.

Jacob Winemiller and Clarinda Tuttle had the following children:

• 179 iv. Catherine Winemiller (#706) was born Monroe County Ohio April 25, 1850. Catherine died May 8, 1936 at 86 years of age. She married James T Johnson Worth County, Missouri, January 20, 1867. (James T Johnson is #707.) James was born Monroe County Ohio January 19, 1845. James was the son of Samuel Johnson. (See James T Johnson for the continuation of this line.) Subject: Catherine Winemiller, daughter of Jacob and Clarinda Tuttle Winemiller. James T Johnson was born in Monroe County, Ohio, January 19, 1845. Samuel Johnson his father, was borg in Belmont County, Ohio, while his mother, Margaret Simmons was a native of Pennsylvania. James T Spent his youth on a farm and was educated at the common schools. He came west in the fall of 1864 and located in Adams County, Iowa, where he lived some nine years. He married in Worth County, Missouri, January 20, 1867 to Miss Catherine Winemiller, daughter of Jacob and Clarinda Tuttle Winemiller. Catherine was born in Monroe County, Ohio. After their marriage they lived on a farm in Adams County some six years, moving from there to Taylor County in the fall of 1873. In the fall of 1877 they came to Worth County, Missouri and located on his present farm. He has eighty acres of land, seventy fenced, with a young orchard of apple, peach and small fruits. The farm is in Section 7, twnsp 66, range 32. Their are five children: Della May, Jesse R., Homer, Roy and Evaline. They are members of the Church of God. Latter records show three more children: Avis C., Lillian and Stella Maude. ( Resource -- Worth and Gentry County, Missouri History 1882 )

• + 180 v. Henry Winemiller was born about 1860.

• + 181 vi. Benjamin Winemiller was born March 9, 1861.

• + 182 vii. Walter Winemiller was born August 20, 1863.

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