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1818 - 1899 (81 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Jacob Mains WINTERMUTE was born on 2 Mar 1818 in near Stillwater, New Jersey (son of Joseph Rhodes WINTERMUTE and Elizabeth MAINS); died on 19 Jul 1899 in Lowell, Washington; was buried in Sumner Cemetery, near Puyallup. Notes:
Named for his grandfather on his mothers side. Jacob Mains Wintermute and family moved to Muscatine County in 1855, and later to Iowa County, Iowa, where they remained until 1870. At that time he and his family moved to Saline County, Nebraska,near the town of Dorchester, and made that his home until he moved to the state of Washington, in 1886. The family during their various moves, has moved as a body. Preevious to his leaving New Jersey, he first lived near Stillwater, and later settled on a farm near La Fayette. That farm is now (1900) owned by Oliver B. Wintermute, of Branchville. They were the parents of a large family, eleven in all, being the same in number as his fathers family. In politics Jacob Mains was a Democrat, but latterly has been identified with the Prohabition Party. He and his wife were members of the M.E. Church. The mother died at Puyallup, Washington, in 1891. Jacob Mains then made his home at Lowell, with his son Austin and daughters Elizabeth and Luella. though he is past his four score, he has remained vigorous. Since writing the above Jacob Mains has died at Lowell, July 19, 1899, of Brights Disease. He was burried in Sumner Cemetery, near Puyallup. His age was 82 years, 4 months, and 17 days. Pictures of himself and his wife grace the pages of this work.
reference The Wintermute Family History; Compiled by J.P. Wintermute First Printing, Delaware, Ohio 1990
Jacob married Susan Sophia QUICK on 4 Apr 1840. Susan (daughter of John QUICK and Elizabeth KEEN) was born on 3 Aug 1818 in near Blairstown, New Jersey; died in 1891 in Puyallup, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Mary Almeda WINTERMUTE was born on 31 Mar 1841 in on a farm between Marksboro and Stillwater, NJ.
- Austin WINTERMUTE was born on 24 Sep 1842 in New Jersey.
- Alexander WINTERMUTE was born on 04 Jul 1844 in New Jersey; died on 24 Feb 1913; was buried in Friend, NE.
- Levi Wintermute was born on 17 Mar 1846 in New Jersey; died on 10 Sep 1914 in Lowell, Snohomish, Washington.
- Sarah Jane WINTERMUTE was born about 1848.
- James Ackerson WINTERMUTE was born about 1849 in New Jersey.
- Joseph WINTERMUTE was born about 1852 in New Jersey.
- Elias WINTERMUTE was born about 1853 in New Jersey.
- Elizabeth WINTERMUTE was born about 1855 in New Jersey.
- George Elmer WINTERMUTE was born about 1857 in Iowa.
- Luella WINTERMUTE was born about Feb., 1860 in Iowa.
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Generation: 2
3. | Elizabeth MAINS was born in in Stillwater, New Jersey (from Stillwater); died on 1 Sep 1887; was buried in Tranquility Cemetery, New Jersey.
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Generation: 3
Generation: 4
10. | Charles RHODES was born in in England. Notes:
Charles Rhodes was, with another boy, kidnapped from England and Impressed as a sailor, and while on the Jersey coast was fortunate enough to make his escape. His friends, learning of his whereabouts, supplied him with some goods to start a
store. A chest in wich some of the goods were sent to him, was in the awintermute family for a long time, until the spring of 1890 when it was sold at vendue with other goods disposed of by David H. Wintermute, of Newton, and so passed out of
the family. The chest had a drawer in one end and beneath that a secret compartment. Rhodes served as Surrogate of Sussex County for a long time.
Charles married Alice VAN KIRK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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