Jacob Winey
Birth: 1764  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Birth of Son:  27 MAY 1792 Name:  John B. Weiny Birth of Son:  08 SEP 1794 Name:  Jacob Winey Birth of Son:  27 FEB 1796 Name:  Amos Winey Moved to:  Dauphin, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania Birth of Daughter:  18 OCT 1797 Name:  Catarina Winey Birth of Son:  ABT 1798 Name:  Henry Winey Birth of Daughter:  22 FEB 1800 Name:  Elizabeth Winey Birth of Son:  04 DEC 1804 Name:  Philip Winey Birth of Daughter:  01 DEC 1806 Name:  Susanna Winey Birth of Daughter:  1807 Name:  Anna Winey Birth of Daughter:  1809 Name:  Mary Winey Moved to:  1812 Place:  Richfield, Snyder Co, Pennsylvania Note:  Built a log cabin at the foot of Shade Mountain. Birth of Son:  28 FEB 1812 Name:  Isaac Winey Birth of Son:  1813 Name:  David Winey Birth of Son:  1815 Name:  Joseph Winey Religion: According to all sources, Jacob was a Lutheran. However, many of his children joined the Mennonite church after the move to Richfield. Several of his children married Graybill's, a prominent Mennonite family who were the first settlers of Richfield. Note: His wife, Anna, died in 1843. After her death, Jacob moved in with his son Jacob who lived nearby.
Death: 1844 Burial: Crossroads Cemetery, Perry Twp, Snyder Co, Pennsylvania parents are Jacob Weiney and ?

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.

Anna Keeler
Birth: 07 NOV 1769 Pennsylvania
Death: 21 NOV 1843 Burial: Crossroads Cemetery, Perry Twp, Snyder Co, Pennsylvania parents are unknown

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