Person:William Winfrey (10)

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W H Winfrey Residence: Yadkin County, North Carolina Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 15 September 1862 in Yadkin County, NC at the a ge of 20Enlisted in Company I, 6th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 15 Septemb er 1862 POW on 05 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA (In hospl)Hospitalized on 10 July 1863 at David's Island, NY (Estimated day) Paroled on 05 September 1863 at (Estimated day) Transferred on 05 September 1863 at (Estimated day)Received on 08 September 1863 at City Point, VA (For exchange) POW on 23 September 1864 at Strasburg, VAConfined on 25 September 1864 at Point Lookout, MD (Estimated day) Took Oath of Allegiance on 22 June 1865 atSources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster. (NCRosterC) Publish ed in 1993

CONFEDERATE NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS 6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry6th Infantry Regiment State Troops was organized at Halifax, North Carolin a, in July, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Cumberla nd, Gates, Johnston, Graven, Rowan, Bertie, Wilson, and Caswell. Order ed to Virginia, the regiment reached Manassas on July 19 and fought in t he battle under General Longstreet. In April, 1862, it had 460 effectiv es and during the war was brigaded under Generals Early, Garland, Iverso n, R.D. Johnston. It participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northe rn Virginia from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, then was involved in Early 's operations in the Shenandoah Valley and the Appomattox Campaign. It h ad 180 men in action at Seven Pines, lost 10 killed, 22 wounded, and 4 mis sing during the Seven Days' Battles, and had 4 killed and 37 wounded at Ch ancellorsville. The unit took 473 men to Gettysburg, losing more than hal f, and reported 16 disabled at Bristoe and 3 at Mine Run. It surrendered w ith 7 officers and 76 men of which 48 were armed. The field officers we re Colonels Thomas M. Garrett and Duncan K. McRae; and Lieutenant Colone ls John C. Badham, William J. Hill, Joseph P. Jones, John W. Lea, and Pet er J. Sinclair. SOURCE: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm

1880 NC Census, Yadkin Co., East Bend Twp., June 5, 1880, E.D. 229, p. 492 -C: 67/67William H. WINFRY, w m 36y married Laborer can't read or write b NC paren ts b NCArcilla J., w f 29y wife married Keeping House can't write b NC paren ts b NC (nee Martin)Robert L., w m 10y son single At School attended school can't read or wri te b NC parents b NC Emma J., w f 7y dau single b NC parents b NC John, w m 5y son single b NC parents b NC Nancy E., w f 4y single b NC parents b NC Charles, w m 1y single b NC parents b NC 1900 NC Cenus, Yadkin Co., East Bend Twp., June 28, 1900, E.D. 136, p. 71- A, sheet 21-A: 340/340William H. WINFREY, head w m Apr 1844 56y married-15y b NC parents b NC Fa rmer can't read or write rents farm; schedule #290Sarah A., wife w f Aug 1853 46y married-15y 5 children born-5 livi ng b NC parents b NCMaggie V., dau w f Mar 1886 14y single b NC parents b NC can't read or wri teMattie P., dau w f Sept 1887 12y single b NC parents b NC can't wri te (d 25 Dec 19040Nettie, dau w f Mar 1890 10y single b NC parents b NC attended school-4m c an't read or writeSydney T.(?), son w m May 1883 17y single b NC parents b NC Farm Laborer a ttended school-6m (d 3 Sep 1901) William E., son w m Apr 1891 9y single b NC parents b NC Joseph S., son w m Apr 1894 6y single b NC parents b NC 1910 NC Census, Yadkin Co., Fall Creek Twp., May 4, 1910, E.D. 141, she et 13-B: 244/246Hampton WINFREY, head m w 67y married 2x-married 25y b NC parents b NC Far mer-general can't read or write, owns home free, schedule #214Sarah, wife f w 56y married 2x-married-25y 5 children born-4 living b NC p arents b NCJoseph, son m w 16y single b NC parents b NC Farm Laborer-home farm attend ed school 1920 NC Census, Yadkin Co., Fall Creek Twp., January 15, 1920, E.D. 19 7, p. 14-A: 236/242William H. WINFREY, head (owns home free) w m 75y married can't read or wr ite b NC parents b NC Farmer-owner operator Sarah A., wife f w 65y married b NC parents b NCEdith E., grand-dau f w 8y single attending school b NC parents b NC (d au of William Early Winfrey and Rosa Unknown)Fred I.(?), grand-son m w 5y(?) single b NC parents b NC (son of William E arly Winfrey and Rosa Unknown) 1930 NC Census, Surry Co., Rockford Twp., April 19, 1930, E.D. 19, sheet 7 -B: 124/127 (in the town of Rockford)Henry SCHARZE(?), head (owns home) m w 62y married @ 36y b Germany paren ts b Germany immigrated-1885-Nat? Carpenter-house, not a veteran Maggie, wife f w 44y married @ 18y b NC parents b NCWilliam H. WINFREY, father-in-law m w 87y widowed married @ 34y b NC paren ts b NC

More research required: Macedonia (former Methodist) Church CemeteryHwy 67, 1 mile east of East Bend on the right, Yadkin Co., NC Transcribed by Allan Joyce on 9/17/02, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.I started the transcription with the stone in the corner nearest the churc hand S'd my way through the rows. I have no relatives buried here, so I have no further information.Macedonia (former Methodist) Church Cemetery, Hwy 67, Yadkin Co., NC (1 mi le east of East Bend on right)http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/nc+index+17008175998 206+F

W. H. Winfrey 6 Feb 1843 23 Sep 1930

Ersilla J. Winfrey, w/o W. H. Winfrey (1st wife) 28 Apr 1851 11 Sep 1883 34y 4m 13d

Sidney Winfrey (son of W. H. Winfrey anbd Ersilla Martin) 13 May 1882 3 Sep 1901 19y 4m 30d Mattie P. Winfrey (dau of W. H. Winfrey and Sarah A. Unknown), 19 Sep 1887 25 Dec 1904 17y 3m SOURCE: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/nc+index+132 43153523456+F

MARS: NC STATE ARCHIVES RECORD: W. H. Winfrey (Yadkin County) Title: W. H. Winfrey (Yadkin County) Provenance: Class: State Records [Collection] Group: State Auditor Record Group Series: Pension Bureau: Act of 1901 Pension Applications Box: John D. Winfield - L. K. Witherington Years: 1901, 1902, 1905 Creator: State Auditor, Office of State Auditor, Office of the Call Number: 2A Location: Box 6.647 MARS Id: 5.22.472.6 (Folder)Genres / Forms: Pensions, Pensions, Correspondence, Affidavits Quantity: 1 Folder(s) Scope / Contents: Three soldiers' applications Index Terms: Geographic Names: Yadkin County Personal Names: Winfrey, W. H.

1. ↑ Macedonia (former Methodist) Church Cemetery, Hwy 67, Yadkin Co., NC (1 mile east of East Bend on right) <http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2.
2.   Particia McNulty Winfree. Descendants of Jacob Winfrey. (E-mail from Patricia McNulty Winfree, Fountain Inn SC, to James E Winfrey on 25 Sep 2005. The e-mail included a gedcom file of Pat's research on the descendants of Jacob Winfrey.).
3. ↑ Hwy 67 (1 Mile East Of East Bend On Right)