Individual Details

Some records indicate his given name as Heman.
He was the Captain of an expedition of the Umpqua River and Valley. The Winchester party was also known as the Klamath Exploring Expedition or the Winchester, Paine and Company. Winchester, Douglas County, Oregon was probably named after Heman as it is located in Umpqua Valley on the North Umpqua River.

Birth	3 Sep 1812	Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York
Marriage	3 Sep 1835	Ellery, Chautauqua County, New York - Louisa (Lovisa) BROWN
Death	1901	Lower Lake, Lake County, California
Burial	1901	Lower Lake, Lake County, California

Spouse	Louisa (Lovisa) BROWN (1811 - 1893)
Child	Susan Emily WINCHESTER (1836 - 1909)
Child	Alexander Hamilton WINCHESTER (1838 - 1915)
Child	Cynthia M. WINCHESTER (1840 - )
Child	Seth Ebenezer WINCHESTER (1842 - 1873)
Child	Jessie Florence WINCHESTER (1844 - 1911)

Father	Samuel WINCHESTER (1753 - )
Mother	Hannah WOODS (1778 - )