Individual Details

In his youth, Jacob was said to have had red and curly hair, although it was snowy white in later years. It was said by those who knew him that Jacob was a man of strong individuality, was well-read in the Bible, and had a remarkable memory and constitution. He was heavily built, though not very tall. It was likely that he was some above medium height. He was quite talkative, of robust health, and fresh looking. When he was about 60 he broke his leg, and ever after that he walked with two canes.
A Jacob Benner wrote: "My father says that Jacob Winey was a man of great contentment, was not meddlesome, and was satisfied with his lot. I remember when I was about 13 years old and he and I would mend fence. I was hired to Uncle Isaac. He would not wish for more of
the world. People would hold him as a model of contentment."
In a letter from Caleb Winey (great-grandson) to Cloyd Winey (great-grandson) written in 1903: He seems to have had quite a good education for his time. He had a wonderful memory and was well-versed in the scriptures. He must have had a logical turn of mind as inferred from this: when someone would argue about doubtful things concerning religion, he would refer to Ephesians 3:19, "Christians Lieb haben ist besser den alles wessen." (To love Christ is better than to know everything.) He seems to have been of a humorous disposition, which
is probably the reason that so many Wineys are jokers. When folks were planning or scheming about something great or impossible, he would say, "Many a little bird will sing that has no mouth yet before that will happen." He seems to have been a man of strong impulses combined with force of character. Religion-wise he seems to have been a Lutheran, although one report says that he may have been a
Winnebrennarian which may now be called Church of God.
When Jacob and his wife landed in this country, it is assumed that they settled in the Philadelphia area. In 1797 they moved to Dauphin Township, Lebanon County, presumably in the ore mine section. During the War of 1812, Jacob moved to two miles north of Richfield, Penn.. Jacob lived in a log cabin at the foot of Shade Mountain. This log cabin burned and Jacob built another.

Birth	1764	Snyder Co., PA
Marriage		Anna KEELER
Death	1844	Pennsylvania
Burial		Cross Roads Mennonite Cem., Snyder Co., PA

Spouse	Anna KEELER (1774 - 1843)
Child	John WEINY (1792 - 1872)
Child	Jacob WINEY Jr. (1794 - 1866)
Child	Amos WINEY (1796 - 1880)
Child	Susanna WINEY (1806 - 1884)
Child	Anna WINEY (1807 - 1845)
Child	Isaac WINEY (1812 - 1877)

Father	Jacob WINEY (1717 - 1795)
Mother	(Wife of WINEY, Jacob) ( - )