Individual Details

Harrison Elsworth Wynn

(30 May 1862 - 27 Jul 1941)

Alias: Bert /Wynn/ Harrison Elsworth Wynn (Obit) (Publication Unk n own) Harrison Elsworth, son of Thomas and Violet Gist Wynn, was born n e ar Cambridge, Gurnsey County, Ohio May 30, 1862 and passed away at Mur r ay Memorial hospital, Dodge City, at 5:15 A. M. July 28, 1941 aged 79 y e ars 1 month and 28 days. At the age of six years he moved with his par e nts to Miami County, Kansas near Paola. Here he grew to manhood. On th e s econd day of February, 1886 he was united in marriage to Emma Jane S ha ron, daughter of his father’s boyhood friend and army comrade. For fi f ty-one years they enjoyed life together until the death of Mrs. Wynn i n 1 937. To them were born six children. The youngcouple established the ir f irst home on a farm near Paola. From there they moved to Linn count y a nd later to Allen county. In 1908 the Wynn family moved to Paw ne e county, locating near Garfield. In 1916 they came to Copeland w h ich remained the family home until the death of Mrs. Wynn. The decease d i s survived by five children: Frank F of Inglewood, California, John T . o f Copeland, Lena Fay Cragg or Manhattan, Kansas, Elizabeth Sharon Mc Do well of Garfield and Helen Gould Beuttel of Wichita. Other survivors a r e three sisters Mrs. Maggie Vogelsong and Mrs Mollie Hudleson both of E l dorado, Mrs Minnie Tracy of Wichita; two brothers, John A of Iola and G e orge H. of Eldorado; fifteen grandchildren and one great grand d a ughter. Preceding him in death were his wife, his daughter Mary Violet w h o passed away ag Garfield at the age of twenty-one years, two si s ters Emily and Sadie and two grand-children. He was affectionately kno w n as "Grand-dad Wynn", a man who numbered his friends by his acq u aintances. He was a member of the Methodist church and a consistent at t endant at its services as long as health permitted. He was ever willin g t o accept life as it came to him. For the last four and a half months o f h is life he was bet-fast, but he maintained his cheerfulness and grea t g ood humor until the end. Of his passing, it has been fittingly s a id, "If not now, yet it will come.If it will come it may as well be no w " Mrs. Beuttel's Father Dies (Most likely a Wichita, Kansas Publicatio n ) H. E. Winn, 79, prominent Copeland, Kas. Rancher and father of Mrs. H e rman W. Beuttel, 1142 North Broadway, died Monday in a Dodge City hosp i tal as the result of a stroke suffered two months ago at El Dorado. Mr s . Beuttel and her son, Bill, were at the bedside when death came to th e p ioneer Kansan at 5 a.m. Monday. They went to Dodge City Sunday morni ng u pon receiving word of Mr. Winn's critical condition. Born in Ohio, M r. W inn had lived in Kansas 70 years. He had made his home in Allen Cou nty , at Garfield and Copeland, where he held large ranch and farming ac re ages. Other survivors were two daughters, Mrs W. W. McDowell, Garfiel d a nd Mrs. FloydCraig, Manhattan; two sons Frank, Los Angeles, and John T . , Copeland: three sisters, Mrs. Hohn Tracy, 1041 South Topeka; Mrs. Jo h n Huddleston and Mrs. Maggie Vogelsong both of El Dorado; and two brot h ers George, El Dorado, and Don, Allen County. Funeral services were sc h eduled tentatively for Wednesday at Copeland, with interment to be mad e i n the family cemetery lot at Garfield. Note: Several name spelling e rr ors in the above obit. ---------------------------------------------- - --------------------------- ------ H. E. Winn Copeland --- H. E. Winn, 7 9 C opeland rancher and stockman died yesterday at a Dodge City hospital a s t he result of a stroke suffered two months ago at El Dorado. Mr. Winn h a d lived at Garfield and Copeland 70 years. He was born in Ohio. Funera l s ervice probably will be held here tomorrow with interment at Garfiel d. S urviving are three daughters, Mrs. W. W. McDowell, Garfield, Mrs. F loy d Craig, Manhattan, and Mrs. Herman W. Beuttel, Wichita; tow sons, F ra nk Winn, Los Angeles, and John T. Winn, Copeland: three biography by D a na Weeden http:/ /trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=457986c5-d8c7-4 4 8e-82f5-11f4d6940f92&tid=12262405&pid=628 biography by Dana Weeden ht t p://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=adab5768-164f-46b6-9bcd-dc6 d 1 c96dd10&tid=12262405&pid=628

Events

Birth30 May 1862Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH
Residence1 Mar 1875Valley, Miami, Kansas
Residence1880Valley, Miami, Kansas, United States
Marriage2 Feb 1886Guernsey Co., OH - Emma Jane Sharon
Residence1900Deer Creek, Allen, Kansas
Residence1920Copeland, Gray, Kansas
Residence1930Copeland, Gray, Kansas
Death27 Jul 1941Dodge City, KS.

Families

SpouseEmma Jane Sharon (1860 - 1937)
ChildFrank Frazier Wynn (1887 - 1969)
ChildJohn Thomas Wynn (1891 - 1947)
ChildMary Violet Wynn (1892 - 1912)
ChildLena Fay Wynn (1894 - 1978)
ChildElizabeth Sharon "Libby" Wynn (1897 - 1962)
ChildHelen Gould Wynn (1902 - 1991)
FatherThomas Jefferson Wynn (1829 - 1896)
MotherViolet McFarland Gist (1834 - 1909)
SiblingSarah Maria Wynn (1854 - 1855)
SiblingWilliam Perry Wynn (1856 - 1875)
SiblingEmma Jane Wynn (1857 - 1948)
SiblingSarah Alice Wynn (1860 - 1882)
SiblingThomas Jefferson Wynn (1864 - 1864)
SiblingMargaret Frances Wynn (1865 - 1945)
SiblingMary Ann Wynn (1867 - 1955)
SiblingJohn Anderson Wynn (1869 - 1948)
SiblingMinnie Bell Wynn (1872 - 1958)
SiblingGeorge C. Wynn (1875 - )
SiblingGeorge Halderman Wynn (1875 - 1957)
SiblingDella May Wynn (1878 - 1879)
SiblingLiving

Endnotes

1. , Ancestry.com. (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com O p erations Inc, 2009.Original data - 1855 Kansas Territory Census. Micro f ilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.1856, 1857, and 1858 Kan s as Territory Censuses. Microf.

2. , Ancestry.com (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generation s N etwork, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau o f t he Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D. C. : National Archives and Reco, Year: 1900; Census Place: Deer Creek, Allen, Kansas; Roll: T623_469; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 5..

3. , Ancestry.com (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generation s N etwork, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau o f t he Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D . C.: National Archives and Re, Year: 1930; Census Place: Copeland, Gray, Kansas; Roll: 704; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 52.0..

4. , Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Name: O n line publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005 . 1 880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latt er -day Saints © Copyright 19, Year: 1880; Census Place: Valley, Miami, Kansas; Roll: 389; Family History Film: 1254389; Page: 495A; Enumeration District: 146; Image: 0245..

5. , Ancestry.com (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generation s N etwork, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, v i sit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 81 9 -839 on roll 323 (Chicago Ci, Year: 1920; Census Place: Copeland, Gray, Kansas; Roll: T625_533; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 67; Image: ..

6. , Ancestry.com. (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com O p erations Inc, 2009.Original data - 1855 Kansas Territory Census. Micro f ilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.1856, 1857, and 1858 Kan s as Territory Censuses. Microf.

7. , Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Name: O n line publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005 . 1 880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latt er -day Saints © Copyright 19, Year: 1880; Census Place: Valley, Miami, Kansas; Roll: 389; Family History Film: 1254389; Page: 495A; Enumeration District: 146; Image: 0245..

8. , Ancestry.com (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generation s N etwork, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau o f t he Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D. C. : National Archives and Reco, Year: 1900; Census Place: Deer Creek, Allen, Kansas; Roll: T623_469; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 5..

9. , Ancestry.com (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generation s N etwork, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, v i sit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 81 9 -839 on roll 323 (Chicago Ci, Year: 1920; Census Place: Copeland, Gray, Kansas; Roll: T625_533; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 67; Image: ..

10. , Ancestry.com (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generation s N etwork, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau o f t he Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D . C.: National Archives and Re, Year: 1930; Census Place: Copeland, Gray, Kansas; Roll: 704; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 52.0..