Henry Scott Winn1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 9107, (1888 - 1942)
FatherWiley Bayless Winn4,5,6 (31 Aug 1855 - 7 May 1945)
MotherCornelia Edmundson7,5,6 (10 Apr 1860 - 13 Dec 1903)

Key Events:

Birth: 2 Feb 1888, Moduc community, Montgomery Co., Tennessee8,9,10
Marriage: 12 Jan 1911, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, Louise Gracey (15 Feb 1885 - 10 Jun 1962)11,12,13
Divorce: before 1940, Louise Gracey (15 Feb 1885 - 10 Jun 1962)14,15,16
Death: 10 Nov 1942, Madison College, Davidson Co., Tennessee5
Burial: 11 Nov 1942, Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee5

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Narrative:

     Henry Scott Winn was born on 2 Feb 1888 in the Moduc community, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.8,9,10
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the household of his parents, Wiley Bayless Winn and Cornelia Edmundson.4
     His mother died on 13 Dec 1903, when Henry was 15 years old.17
     Henry attended local schools, then Southwestern Presbyterian University, on the site now occupied by Austin Peay State University, Clarksville. That school, after several name changes and reorganizations, moved to Memphis in 1925 and is now known as Rhodes College.6,18 He also took a business course at in Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York.6
     Henry married Louise Gracey, daughter of Julien Frank Gracey and Minnie Irene Thomas, on 12 Jan 1911 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee, with Rev. John B. Cannon officiating.11,12,13
     Henry registered for the draft for World War I on 7 Jun 1917, while living in Montgomery Co., Tennessee, reporting he was self-employed on his own farm near Ringgold.1
     Henry and Louise appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at 725 Madison St., enumerated 6 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their daughter Hope was listed as living with them.19
     Henry and Louise appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at 401 Franklin, enumerated 2 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $30 per month, and owned a radio. Their children Emily and Scott were listed as living with them.20
     Henry and Louise were divorced before 1940.14,15,16
     Henry appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at 732 Franklin St., enumerated 8 Apr 1940, as a lodger in the boarding house operated by Maude L. King. There were nine other lodgers, including two married couples, one with a child. He reported he had lived in Tennessee in 1935.21
     He was a stock dealer, and a farmer by 1940, when he reported he had been out of work 64 weeks.22,23,24,25
     Henry moved to Guthrie, Kentucky, after 1940, were he lived until his final illness required hospitalization.26,27
     Henry died on 10 Nov 1942 in Madison College, Davidson Co., Tennessee, at age 54.5 He was buried on 11 Nov 1942 in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.5

Children:
     Children with Louise Gracey:

  • Hope Gracey Winn19 (28 Jan 1918 - 3 Jul 1928)
  • Emily Tyler Winn20,6,28 (18 Jan 1920 - 27 Dec 1992)
  • Scott Winn Jr.20,6,29 (6 Oct 1926 - 29 Jun 2006)

Citations

  1. [S9836] Henry Scott Winn, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  2. [S9835] W. B. Winn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows name as Henry S. Winn.
  3. [S9829] Marriage Licenses, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, H. Scott Winn and Miss Louise Gracey, 12 Jan 1911.
  4. [S9835] W. B. Winn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  5. [S9833] Henry Scott Winn, Certificate of Death.
  6. [S9837] H. Scott Winn obituary, The Leaf-Chronicle.
  7. [S9835] W. B. Winn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S9837] H. Scott Winn obituary, The Leaf-Chronicle, shows date and community, now in the Camp area.
  9. [S9835] W. B. Winn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows month, year, age 12, and state.
  10. [S9833] Henry Scott Winn, Certificate of Death, shows date, county, and state.
  11. [S9829] Marriage Licenses, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, H. Scott Winn and Miss Louise Gracey, 12 Jan 1911, shows date and officant.
  12. [S9830] Scott H. Winn household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows married.
  13. [S9832] Scott Winn household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 23, and hers as 23.
  14. [S9834] James L. King household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows him as divorced.
  15. [S9838] Louise Gracey Winn household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows her as divorced.
  16. [S9833] Henry Scott Winn, Certificate of Death, shows him as divorced.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 111323053, Cornelia E. Edmondson Winn, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  18. [S2306] "Historical Summary", shows history of the college.
  19. [S9830] Scott H. Winn household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  20. [S9832] Scott Winn household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  21. [S9834] James L. King household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  22. [S9830] Scott H. Winn household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows occupation as stock dealer.
  23. [S9832] Scott Winn household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows occupation as stockman and industry as houses and mules.
  24. [S9834] James L. King household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows occupation as farmer and industry as farm.
  25. [S9833] Henry Scott Winn, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as farmer.
  26. [S9837] H. Scott Winn obituary, The Leaf-Chronicle, shows he had lately bee a resident of near Guthrie.
  27. [S9833] Henry Scott Winn, Certificate of Death, shows residence as Guthrie.
  28. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Emily Tyler Winn, Soc. Sec. No. 410-24-7641.
  29. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Scott Winn, Soc. Sec. No. 471-24-3622.