Gray Benton Winn

1866 - 1941  (74 years)

• Name	Gray Benton Winn
  Birth	30 Nov 1866	Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	27 Aug 1870	Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States   [2]
  Census	14 Jun 1880	Ellis Co., Texas   [1]
  Occupation	1910–1936	Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Address: Waxahachie Public School
  _UID	61B0B4B854BA4FC1861A33104ACC2D9B5C46
  Death	3 Sep 1941	Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States
  Burial	3 Sep 1941	Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States   [4]
  	Address: Hillcrest Burial Park Cemetery
  Person ID	I1965	John Reglin's Tree - 2025-06-30
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Archeles W. Winn,   b. 26 Feb 1847, Maury Co., Tennessee d. 3 Aug 1885, Ellis Co., Texas (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Mildred P. Bass,   b. 1850, Tennessee d. 5 Jan 1882, Ellis Co., Texas (Age 32 years)
  Marriage License	13 Jan 1866	Giles Co., Tennessee   [5]
  Marriage	14 Jan 1866	Giles Co., Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rena Hosford,   b. 10 Nov 1869, Texas, United States d. 17 Aug 1943, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	12 Oct 1893	Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States   [6]
  Children	1. Ralph William Winn,   b. 7 Sep 1895, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States d. 28 Jan 1979, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee (Age 83 years)   2. Gray Benton Winn, Jr.,   b. 13 Dec 1898, Texas, United States d. 1975, Tarrant Co., Texas (Age 76 years)   3. Thomas Hosford Winn,   b. 30 Jun 1900, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States d. 5 Jul 1974 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F29	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Margaret Wilene Winn described him as quiet, reserved and a neat nicely dressed gentlemen. Lived with Joseph Thomas Winn (also his brother Clyde) after their father died.

  
  

• Sources

  [S149] 1880 US Federal Census, Ellis Co., TX, Justice Precinct 1; ED 45; Page 35; dwelling 279, family 288; Archelus Winn. [S155] 1870 US Federal Census, Ellis Co., TX, Waxahachie; Sheet 56; Dwelling 426, Family 420; Archer Wynn. [S93] Winn, Ralph Obituary, 30 January 1979. [S177] Find A Grave, 13 November 2014; Gray Benton Winn, Sr; Gray Benton Winn, Sr; 88311161; J Ziggy. [S181] Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, 12 June 2020; Giles County, 1866, p. 103, A.W. Wenn to M.P. Bass. [S177] Find A Grave, 13 November 2014; Rena Hasford Winn; Rena Hasford Winn; 88314590; J Ziggy.