Historical Obits ~Mrs. J.R. Winchester

     Mrs. J. R. Winchester Dead

On Her Seventy-Fifth Birthday Moth-
er of Dr. F.M. Winchester
of This City Passed Away - Death
Due to a Fall Two Weeks Ago -
Funeral This Afternoon.

     After rounding out three-quarters

of a century of a useful, consecrated

Christian life, Mrs. J. R. Winchester

of this city fell peacefully asleep

last night at St. Peter's hospital at

8:37 o'clock. It was her 75th birth-

day. Sunday night, October 15, she

had fallen to the floor while attempt-

ing to rise from her bed and frac-

tured her hip. From the first, fears

were entertained for her recovery,

owing to her advanced years, and

her condition steadily grew worse.

She was removed at once to the hos-

pital and tenderly ministered to, but

the injury was too severe.

     The funeral service will be con-

ducted this afternoon at 4 o'clock

from the residence by her pastor,

Rev. A. W. Pister of Trinity Metho-

dist church.

     Mrs. Winchester was born on the

old Wolfe place three miles east of

Charlotte and the early years of her

life were spent in that neighborhood.

[F]or about twenty years she was a

member of Sharon Presbysterian

church, in which she was brought up.

In 1856 she was married to Mr. J. R.

Winchester who, with eight children,

survives. She then went with her

husband to the Methodist Church at

Monroe. For about fifteen years

they had been living in Charlotte.

     With Mrs. Winchester at the last

were all of the eight children, Dr.

F. M. Winchester and Mrs. Minnie

Benton of Charlotte, Mrs. W. C.

Reeves of Raleigh, Mr Henry Win-

chester of Dallas, Tex., Mrs. S. W.

Porter of Charlotte, Mr. Benjamin

Winchester of Clifton Forge, Va.,

Howard Winchester of Columbia, S.

C., Mr. J. R. Winchester, Jr of this

city. In addition, there are two

brothers, Mr. C. H. Wolfe of this

county and Mr. W. L. Wolfe of Hick-

ory and one sister, Mrs. Mattie Alli-

son of Linwood.

     Only four years ago Mr. and Mrs.

Winchester celebrated their golden

wedding, in honor of their fiftieth

anniversary of their marriage, the

celebration being at the home of

their eldest son.

     For about twenty-seven years Mrs.

Winchester had suffered from neu-

ralgia, but had borne the pain, and

also that of her last illness, with re-

markable courage, patience and forti-

tude. Her life was an exempli-

fication of the Christian faith, which

won the love and respect of all who

knew her.

Source: Newsbank Inc. (available online from Willard Library,
Evansville, IN; Genealogy Bank Database : accessed 24 March 2010)
citing Charlotte [N.C.] Observer dated 29 Oct. 1910.

Authors note: I believe this to be the wife of John Robinson Winchester, Julia Wolfe.

According to my records, John Robinson was the son of William Daniel Winchester and Mary Winchester(maiden name?), of Union County, North Carolina.

Comments and corrections welcome.