Daughter of Abraham Blessing and Eliza Wolf.
Her only known sibling is Elizabeth Jane Blessing that married Luther Basford in Cassville Grant CO., WI.
Their father Abraham from Mason County (West) Virginia worked in the Grant County area lead mines. Last known word of him was he left the area in 1850 for the Calf. Gold Rush.
Anna married William Winney, October 23, 1845 in Glen Haven, Grant Co., Wisconsin. Issue for William Winney and Anna Blessing, 14 children.
From copy of handwritten marriage document, courtesy of Mrs. Elizabeth Wegmann
"Territory of Wisconsin
County of Grant
The United States of America to any person lawfully authorized to solemnize marriage greeting.
You are hereby licensed and permitted to celebrate and certify the rites of marriage between Mr. William J. Winney and Miss Ann Eliza Blessing and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant.
Witness my hand this 23'd day of October A.D., 1845.
J.M. Dickinson
Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that on the 23'd day of October A.D. 1845 I united in marriage Mr. William J. Winney and Miss Ann Eliza Blessing.
J.M. Dickinson
Justice of the Peace"
Excerpted Letter from Polly Patterson, Great-Granddaughter
of Elizabeth Jane (Blessing) Basford, sister to Anna Eliza (Blessing) Winney<<
"Anna Eliza Blessing Winney and Elizabeth Jane Blessing were definitely sisters, Anna being the youngest. Their father was Abraham Blessing. He was a widower and he and the two girls (all children that we know of anyway) walked to Wisconsin Territory from Missouri and Virginia in the 1830's to work in the lead mines around Grant Co. When gold was found in CA, he left for the gold fields and died there. There is no further record of him after he left Grant Co. Luther married Elizabeth Jane when she was only 16 years old. Little Anna, aged 10, lived with them in their home in Glen Haven, Grant Co. WI until she married William Winney."
Sometime after the death of her husband William James Winney in 1881 and the Nebraska State Census of 1885 Anna Eliza and children Alice-19, Abraham -14, Grant -12, and Maud- 8, moved to Stuart Township, Holt Co., Nebraska. (Ancestry.com 1885 NE State Census, Locality: Midway Borough ED 192 OS Pg #9B)
Fennimore Times, May 19, 1909
Obituary - Mrs. Anna Eliza Winney
The death of Mrs. Winney came as a surprise to many as the general condition of her health gave no warning of the near approach of the end. She died of heart failure on the evening of April 30th, 1909.
Anna Eliza Blessing was born in Virginia, August 25, 1826. On October 25th, 1842 [should be 1845] , she was married to William Winney, and in earlier days they settled on Blakes Prairie. To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Winney, fourteen children were born, of whom all but three our living. [One of the three, my mother's GGrandfather, William Henry Winney, died in 1907 at the age of 60.] Mr. Winney died a number of years ago, leaving the widow to struggle alone with her children, but she struggled courageously, seeking help of Him who is God of the widow and the fatherless.
The funeral services, conducted by Rev. A.T. Lacey, were held at the ome of her daughter, Mrs. Marshall Scott, of Blake's Prairie, Wednesday, May 5, 1909, and were well attended. Interment was made at the Scott Cemetery.
The names and state of residence of the children who are living are as follows: Mrs. Annie E. Scott of Wisconsin, Mrs. Mattie Stewart of Oklahoma, Luther M. Winney of California, Arthur C. Winney of Oregon, Mrs. Carrie Vogt of Wisconsin, Leonard J. Winney of California, Charles B. Winney of Texas, Mrs. Alice M. Spangler of Nebraska, Abe Winney of California, Grant Winney of Hutchinson, Kansas, and Maude M. Winney of California.
The descendents of Mrs. Winney were increased by 44 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren. Grant Winney of Hutchinson, Kansas, was present at the funeral. A grand daughter and a great grandaughter of Mrs. Winney, in the persons of Mrs. Allie Maggs and Miss Alfaretta Maggs of Minong, Wis., were also present at the funeral.
The poem, "A Soul's Soliloquy," by Harry Neull Carew, was found among her keepsakes and is given below:
Today the journey is ended.
I have worked out the mandates of fate;
Naked, alone and undefended,
I knock at the Uttermost Gate.
Behind is life and it's longing,
It's trials, it's troubles, it's sorrow;
Beyond is the infinite longing
Of a day without an tomorrow.
Go back to dust and decay.
Body, grown weary and old;
You are worthless to me from today:
No longer a soul can you hold.
I lay you down gladly forever.
For a life that is better than this.
I go where partings ne'er sever you
Into oblivion's abyss.
Lo, the gate swings wide at my knocking:
Across endless reaches I see
Lost friends with laughter come flocking
to give a glad welcome to me.
Farewell! The maze has been threaded;
This is the ending of strife;
Say not that death should be dreaded;
'Tis but the ending of strife.
∼Wife of William J. Winney
Her only known sibling is Elizabeth Jane Blessing that married Luther Basford in Cassville Grant CO., WI.
Their father Abraham from Mason County (West) Virginia worked in the Grant County area lead mines. Last known word of him was he left the area in 1850 for the Calf. Gold Rush.
Anna married William Winney, October 23, 1845 in Glen Haven, Grant Co., Wisconsin. Issue for William Winney and Anna Blessing, 14 children.
From copy of handwritten marriage document, courtesy of Mrs. Elizabeth Wegmann
"Territory of Wisconsin
County of Grant
The United States of America to any person lawfully authorized to solemnize marriage greeting.
You are hereby licensed and permitted to celebrate and certify the rites of marriage between Mr. William J. Winney and Miss Ann Eliza Blessing and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant.
Witness my hand this 23'd day of October A.D., 1845.
J.M. Dickinson
Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that on the 23'd day of October A.D. 1845 I united in marriage Mr. William J. Winney and Miss Ann Eliza Blessing.
J.M. Dickinson
Justice of the Peace"
Excerpted Letter from Polly Patterson, Great-Granddaughter
of Elizabeth Jane (Blessing) Basford, sister to Anna Eliza (Blessing) Winney<<
"Anna Eliza Blessing Winney and Elizabeth Jane Blessing were definitely sisters, Anna being the youngest. Their father was Abraham Blessing. He was a widower and he and the two girls (all children that we know of anyway) walked to Wisconsin Territory from Missouri and Virginia in the 1830's to work in the lead mines around Grant Co. When gold was found in CA, he left for the gold fields and died there. There is no further record of him after he left Grant Co. Luther married Elizabeth Jane when she was only 16 years old. Little Anna, aged 10, lived with them in their home in Glen Haven, Grant Co. WI until she married William Winney."
Sometime after the death of her husband William James Winney in 1881 and the Nebraska State Census of 1885 Anna Eliza and children Alice-19, Abraham -14, Grant -12, and Maud- 8, moved to Stuart Township, Holt Co., Nebraska. (Ancestry.com 1885 NE State Census, Locality: Midway Borough ED 192 OS Pg #9B)
Fennimore Times, May 19, 1909
Obituary - Mrs. Anna Eliza Winney
The death of Mrs. Winney came as a surprise to many as the general condition of her health gave no warning of the near approach of the end. She died of heart failure on the evening of April 30th, 1909.
Anna Eliza Blessing was born in Virginia, August 25, 1826. On October 25th, 1842 [should be 1845] , she was married to William Winney, and in earlier days they settled on Blakes Prairie. To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Winney, fourteen children were born, of whom all but three our living. [One of the three, my mother's GGrandfather, William Henry Winney, died in 1907 at the age of 60.] Mr. Winney died a number of years ago, leaving the widow to struggle alone with her children, but she struggled courageously, seeking help of Him who is God of the widow and the fatherless.
The funeral services, conducted by Rev. A.T. Lacey, were held at the ome of her daughter, Mrs. Marshall Scott, of Blake's Prairie, Wednesday, May 5, 1909, and were well attended. Interment was made at the Scott Cemetery.
The names and state of residence of the children who are living are as follows: Mrs. Annie E. Scott of Wisconsin, Mrs. Mattie Stewart of Oklahoma, Luther M. Winney of California, Arthur C. Winney of Oregon, Mrs. Carrie Vogt of Wisconsin, Leonard J. Winney of California, Charles B. Winney of Texas, Mrs. Alice M. Spangler of Nebraska, Abe Winney of California, Grant Winney of Hutchinson, Kansas, and Maude M. Winney of California.
The descendents of Mrs. Winney were increased by 44 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren. Grant Winney of Hutchinson, Kansas, was present at the funeral. A grand daughter and a great grandaughter of Mrs. Winney, in the persons of Mrs. Allie Maggs and Miss Alfaretta Maggs of Minong, Wis., were also present at the funeral.
The poem, "A Soul's Soliloquy," by Harry Neull Carew, was found among her keepsakes and is given below:
Today the journey is ended.
I have worked out the mandates of fate;
Naked, alone and undefended,
I knock at the Uttermost Gate.
Behind is life and it's longing,
It's trials, it's troubles, it's sorrow;
Beyond is the infinite longing
Of a day without an tomorrow.
Go back to dust and decay.
Body, grown weary and old;
You are worthless to me from today:
No longer a soul can you hold.
I lay you down gladly forever.
For a life that is better than this.
I go where partings ne'er sever you
Into oblivion's abyss.
Lo, the gate swings wide at my knocking:
Across endless reaches I see
Lost friends with laughter come flocking
to give a glad welcome to me.
Farewell! The maze has been threaded;
This is the ending of strife;
Say not that death should be dreaded;
'Tis but the ending of strife.
∼Wife of William J. Winney
Daughter of Abraham Blessing and Eliza Wolf.
Her only known sibling is Elizabeth Jane Blessing that married Luther Basford in Cassville Grant CO., WI.
Their father Abraham from Mason County (West) Virginia worked in the Grant County area lead mines. Last known word of him was he left the area in 1850 for the Calf. Gold Rush.
Anna married William Winney, October 23, 1845 in Glen Haven, Grant Co., Wisconsin. Issue for William Winney and Anna Blessing, 14 children.
From copy of handwritten marriage document, courtesy of Mrs. Elizabeth Wegmann
"Territory of Wisconsin
County of Grant
The United States of America to any person lawfully authorized to solemnize marriage greeting.
You are hereby licensed and permitted to celebrate and certify the rites of marriage between Mr. William J. Winney and Miss Ann Eliza Blessing and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant.
Witness my hand this 23'd day of October A.D., 1845.
J.M. Dickinson
Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that on the 23'd day of October A.D. 1845 I united in marriage Mr. William J. Winney and Miss Ann Eliza Blessing.
J.M. Dickinson
Justice of the Peace"
Excerpted Letter from Polly Patterson, Great-Granddaughter
of Elizabeth Jane (Blessing) Basford, sister to Anna Eliza (Blessing) Winney<<
"Anna Eliza Blessing Winney and Elizabeth Jane Blessing were definitely sisters, Anna being the youngest. Their father was Abraham Blessing. He was a widower and he and the two girls (all children that we know of anyway) walked to Wisconsin Territory from Missouri and Virginia in the 1830's to work in the lead mines around Grant Co. When gold was found in CA, he left for the gold fields and died there. There is no further record of him after he left Grant Co. Luther married Elizabeth Jane when she was only 16 years old. Little Anna, aged 10, lived with them in their home in Glen Haven, Grant Co. WI until she married William Winney."
Sometime after the death of her husband William James Winney in 1881 and the Nebraska State Census of 1885 Anna Eliza and children Alice-19, Abraham -14, Grant -12, and Maud- 8, moved to Stuart Township, Holt Co., Nebraska. (Ancestry.com 1885 NE State Census, Locality: Midway Borough ED 192 OS Pg #9B)
Fennimore Times, May 19, 1909
Obituary - Mrs. Anna Eliza Winney
The death of Mrs. Winney came as a surprise to many as the general condition of her health gave no warning of the near approach of the end. She died of heart failure on the evening of April 30th, 1909.
Anna Eliza Blessing was born in Virginia, August 25, 1826. On October 25th, 1842 [should be 1845] , she was married to William Winney, and in earlier days they settled on Blakes Prairie. To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Winney, fourteen children were born, of whom all but three our living. [One of the three, my mother's GGrandfather, William Henry Winney, died in 1907 at the age of 60.] Mr. Winney died a number of years ago, leaving the widow to struggle alone with her children, but she struggled courageously, seeking help of Him who is God of the widow and the fatherless.
The funeral services, conducted by Rev. A.T. Lacey, were held at the ome of her daughter, Mrs. Marshall Scott, of Blake's Prairie, Wednesday, May 5, 1909, and were well attended. Interment was made at the Scott Cemetery.
The names and state of residence of the children who are living are as follows: Mrs. Annie E. Scott of Wisconsin, Mrs. Mattie Stewart of Oklahoma, Luther M. Winney of California, Arthur C. Winney of Oregon, Mrs. Carrie Vogt of Wisconsin, Leonard J. Winney of California, Charles B. Winney of Texas, Mrs. Alice M. Spangler of Nebraska, Abe Winney of California, Grant Winney of Hutchinson, Kansas, and Maude M. Winney of California.
The descendents of Mrs. Winney were increased by 44 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren. Grant Winney of Hutchinson, Kansas, was present at the funeral. A grand daughter and a great grandaughter of Mrs. Winney, in the persons of Mrs. Allie Maggs and Miss Alfaretta Maggs of Minong, Wis., were also present at the funeral.
The poem, "A Soul's Soliloquy," by Harry Neull Carew, was found among her keepsakes and is given below:
Today the journey is ended.
I have worked out the mandates of fate;
Naked, alone and undefended,
I knock at the Uttermost Gate.
Behind is life and it's longing,
It's trials, it's troubles, it's sorrow;
Beyond is the infinite longing
Of a day without an tomorrow.
Go back to dust and decay.
Body, grown weary and old;
You are worthless to me from today:
No longer a soul can you hold.
I lay you down gladly forever.
For a life that is better than this.
I go where partings ne'er sever you
Into oblivion's abyss.
Lo, the gate swings wide at my knocking:
Across endless reaches I see
Lost friends with laughter come flocking
to give a glad welcome to me.
Farewell! The maze has been threaded;
This is the ending of strife;
Say not that death should be dreaded;
'Tis but the ending of strife.
∼Wife of William J. Winney
Her only known sibling is Elizabeth Jane Blessing that married Luther Basford in Cassville Grant CO., WI.
Their father Abraham from Mason County (West) Virginia worked in the Grant County area lead mines. Last known word of him was he left the area in 1850 for the Calf. Gold Rush.
Anna married William Winney, October 23, 1845 in Glen Haven, Grant Co., Wisconsin. Issue for William Winney and Anna Blessing, 14 children.
From copy of handwritten marriage document, courtesy of Mrs. Elizabeth Wegmann
"Territory of Wisconsin
County of Grant
The United States of America to any person lawfully authorized to solemnize marriage greeting.
You are hereby licensed and permitted to celebrate and certify the rites of marriage between Mr. William J. Winney and Miss Ann Eliza Blessing and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant.
Witness my hand this 23'd day of October A.D., 1845.
J.M. Dickinson
Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that on the 23'd day of October A.D. 1845 I united in marriage Mr. William J. Winney and Miss Ann Eliza Blessing.
J.M. Dickinson
Justice of the Peace"
Excerpted Letter from Polly Patterson, Great-Granddaughter
of Elizabeth Jane (Blessing) Basford, sister to Anna Eliza (Blessing) Winney<<
"Anna Eliza Blessing Winney and Elizabeth Jane Blessing were definitely sisters, Anna being the youngest. Their father was Abraham Blessing. He was a widower and he and the two girls (all children that we know of anyway) walked to Wisconsin Territory from Missouri and Virginia in the 1830's to work in the lead mines around Grant Co. When gold was found in CA, he left for the gold fields and died there. There is no further record of him after he left Grant Co. Luther married Elizabeth Jane when she was only 16 years old. Little Anna, aged 10, lived with them in their home in Glen Haven, Grant Co. WI until she married William Winney."
Sometime after the death of her husband William James Winney in 1881 and the Nebraska State Census of 1885 Anna Eliza and children Alice-19, Abraham -14, Grant -12, and Maud- 8, moved to Stuart Township, Holt Co., Nebraska. (Ancestry.com 1885 NE State Census, Locality: Midway Borough ED 192 OS Pg #9B)
Fennimore Times, May 19, 1909
Obituary - Mrs. Anna Eliza Winney
The death of Mrs. Winney came as a surprise to many as the general condition of her health gave no warning of the near approach of the end. She died of heart failure on the evening of April 30th, 1909.
Anna Eliza Blessing was born in Virginia, August 25, 1826. On October 25th, 1842 [should be 1845] , she was married to William Winney, and in earlier days they settled on Blakes Prairie. To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Winney, fourteen children were born, of whom all but three our living. [One of the three, my mother's GGrandfather, William Henry Winney, died in 1907 at the age of 60.] Mr. Winney died a number of years ago, leaving the widow to struggle alone with her children, but she struggled courageously, seeking help of Him who is God of the widow and the fatherless.
The funeral services, conducted by Rev. A.T. Lacey, were held at the ome of her daughter, Mrs. Marshall Scott, of Blake's Prairie, Wednesday, May 5, 1909, and were well attended. Interment was made at the Scott Cemetery.
The names and state of residence of the children who are living are as follows: Mrs. Annie E. Scott of Wisconsin, Mrs. Mattie Stewart of Oklahoma, Luther M. Winney of California, Arthur C. Winney of Oregon, Mrs. Carrie Vogt of Wisconsin, Leonard J. Winney of California, Charles B. Winney of Texas, Mrs. Alice M. Spangler of Nebraska, Abe Winney of California, Grant Winney of Hutchinson, Kansas, and Maude M. Winney of California.
The descendents of Mrs. Winney were increased by 44 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren. Grant Winney of Hutchinson, Kansas, was present at the funeral. A grand daughter and a great grandaughter of Mrs. Winney, in the persons of Mrs. Allie Maggs and Miss Alfaretta Maggs of Minong, Wis., were also present at the funeral.
The poem, "A Soul's Soliloquy," by Harry Neull Carew, was found among her keepsakes and is given below:
Today the journey is ended.
I have worked out the mandates of fate;
Naked, alone and undefended,
I knock at the Uttermost Gate.
Behind is life and it's longing,
It's trials, it's troubles, it's sorrow;
Beyond is the infinite longing
Of a day without an tomorrow.
Go back to dust and decay.
Body, grown weary and old;
You are worthless to me from today:
No longer a soul can you hold.
I lay you down gladly forever.
For a life that is better than this.
I go where partings ne'er sever you
Into oblivion's abyss.
Lo, the gate swings wide at my knocking:
Across endless reaches I see
Lost friends with laughter come flocking
to give a glad welcome to me.
Farewell! The maze has been threaded;
This is the ending of strife;
Say not that death should be dreaded;
'Tis but the ending of strife.
∼Wife of William J. Winney
Family Members
Children
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Annie Winney Scott
1848–1922
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William Henry Winney
1849–1870
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Martha J. "Mattie" Winney Stewart
1851–1925
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Arthur Clinton Winney
1856–1926
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Caroline Amanda "Carrie" Winney Vogt
1858–1913
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Leonard James Winney
1861–1946
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Charles Bentley Winney
1863–1937
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Lillian M Winney
1868–1873
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Daisy Winney
1875–1875
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Maude M Winney Owen
1884–1959
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