Ross Winans1

#2162, b. 17 October 1796, d. 11 April 1877
Ross Winans|b. 17 Oct 1796\nd. 11 Apr 1877|p2162.htm|William Winans|b. 14 May 1760\nd. 28 Jan 1850|p2181.htm|Mary Unknown|b. 22 Oct 1764\nd. 29 Sep 1829|p2182.htm|||||||||||||
  • Birth*: Ross Winans was born on 17 October 1796 at Sussex, NJ, US; to William and Mary Winans, Green Mount has 14 Oct, tombstone is hard to read.1,3,4,5
  • He was the son of William Winans and Mary Unknown.2
  • Marriage*: Ross Winans married Julia DeKay on 22 January 1820 at Vernon, Sussex, NJ, US.1,6
  • Occupation: In 1928, he invented a friction wheel which was an important contribution to locomotive design for the next hundred years. He was instrumental in the building of the initial leg of the B&O railroad while working as an engineer for the company. He established his own locomotive works company in Baltimore claiming many designs used by other railroading companies as his own, keeping him in court for about 20 years. between 1828 and 1860 at US.7
  • Immigration: Ross Winans immigrated on 8 April 1830 to New York, New York, NY, US; aboard the York from Liverpool, England,
    Ross Winans 34, engineer, US, US.8
  • Residence: He resided between 1833 and 1837 at Fayette St w of Pine, Baltimore, MD, US; engineer.9
  • Residence*: He resided in 1842 at n side Fayette w of Pine, Baltimore, MD, US; Winans Ross, iron founder & locomotive engine builder, McHenry alley e of Poppleton st.10
  • Occupation*: Ross was asked to build a railroad for Tsar Nicholas I but he declined due to his age. Instead, he sent his two sons Thomas and William to build the railroad. They partnered with Joseph Harrison. William married a Russian bride and stayed in Russia (before eventually settling in England). Thomas married a French-born woman and returned to the US a wealthy man. between 1843 and 1850 at St. Petersburg, Russia.11
  • Residence: He resided between 1847 and 1848 at 2£5 Fayette St, Baltimore, MD, US; machine and engineering establishment, w Pratt st. near Mount Clare depot.12
  • Residence: He resided between 1853 and 1857 at cor. Parkin and Hollins, Baltimore, MD, US; machinist, lived across the street from Alexandroffsky.13,14
  • Marriage*: He married Elizabeth K. West on 9 February 1854.3,15,16
  • PsptAppl*: Ross Winans applied for a passport on 3 May 1859 from Baltimore, MD, US; Description: age 62, 5' 8 1/2", high forehead, brown eyes, large nose, medium mouth, short chin, grey hair, muddy complexion masked with smallpox, round face. He was born in NJ. Named Ross Winans Esquire.17
  • Census: He and Elizabeth K. West appeared on the census of 1860 at Baltimore, MD, US, ;
    Winans, Ross 63 civil engr $111,000/$140,700 NJ
         Elizabeth 32 MD
         Clinton 22 civil engr MD
         Walter 20 civil engr MD
         Helen 23 NJ
    5 servants/seamstresses.18
  • (Witness) Residence: Ross Winans witnessed the residence of Thomas DeKay Winans between 1864 and 1878 at Bleak House cottage, Newport, Newport, RI, US; The stark timber cottage was used frequently by his father. Its simplicity of design suggests it was possibly designed by Niernsee and Neilson, and named perhaps for his widowhood. His son Ross R. Winans built a larger house next to it and then razed the cottage in 1894.19,20,21
  • PsptAppl: Ross Winans and Elizabeth K. West applied for a passport on 28 August 1867 from Baltimore, MD, US; Description: age 71, 5' 7 1/2", high forehead, brown eyes, ordinary nose, ordinary mouth, round chin, grey hearly white hair, ruddy complexion, round face. Born in Sussex County, NJ. States he will be travelling with his wife and wants this noted on his passport.22
  • Immigration*: Ross Winans and Elizabeth K. West immigrated on 25 May 1868 to New York, New York, NY, US; aboard the Scotia from Liverpool and Queenstown, Ireland,
    Ross Winans 71, farmer, US
    Anna Winans 60, US
    Not sure why she is named Anna instead of Elizabeth but age matches.23
  • Census*: Ross Winans and Elizabeth K. West appeared on the census of 1870 at Baltimore, MD, US, ;
    Winans, Ross 74 retired locomotive builder300k/300k England
         Elizabeth 63 MD
    McGibson, William 35 clerk and his family
    6 servants.24
  • Death*: Ross Winans died on 11 April 1877 at Baltimore, MD, US, at age 80 His obituary may be read here.3,25
  • Burial*: He was buried after 11 April 1877 at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD, US; His burial site may be seen here.26

Family 1: Julia DeKay b. 10 Aug 1802, d. 24 May 1850

Family 2: Elizabeth K. West b. 31 Jul 1807, d. 2 Apr 1889

Citations:

  1. [S579] Winans Papers (http://www.mdhs.org/library/Mss/ms000916.html: Maryland Historical Society Library, 1999).
  2. [S599] Vernon Churchyard Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions (http://www.sussexcountyhistory.org/pascal/vernchyd.htm: Ronald J. Dupont, Jr., 1989).
  3. [S578] Whistler Family Biographies (http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/correspondence/people.htm: Centre for Whistler Studies, 2007).
  4. [S659] Submissions, Winans Papers, 1828 - 1963, Special Collections MS 916 (201 W. Monument St. Baltimore, MD 21201: Maryland Historical Society), Box 4, folder 107, letter from the Proprietors of Green Mount Cemetery dated 19 Jan. 1934 to Mr. W. R. Hubner of Safe Deposit and Trust Co.; Maryland Historical Society Library.
  5. [S597] Find a Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/: n.pub.), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=winans&GScid=81033&GRid=15013871&
  6. [S297] One World Tree, Family Trees (Database online: Provo, Utah: http://www.ancestry.com), ID: I148 - no souce given.
  7. [S603] Ross Winans' Letterbook (National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.: http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/d8155.htm, 2004).
  8. [S507] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com The Generations Network, 2006),08 Apr 1830; Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, UT, US.
  9. [S655] Compiled, Matchett's Baltimore Directory (Baltimore, MD: Matchett, 1840-1850),Volume 492, Page 198, Volume 493, Page 298, and Volume 489, pg 335; Baltimore City Archives, 211 East Pleasant Street, Baltimore, MD, US.
  10. [S655] Compiled, Matchett's Baltimore Directory (Baltimore, MD: Matchett, 1840-1850),Volume 490, pg 405; Baltimore City Archives, 211 East Pleasant Street, Baltimore, MD, US.
  11. [S586] Wayne's Guide to Walks, Talks, and Tours of Baltimore (http://home.earthlink.net/~wschaumburg/: kingston.com).
  12. [S655] Compiled, Matchett's Baltimore Directory (Baltimore, MD: Matchett, 1840-1850),Volume 525, Page 359; Baltimore City Archives, 211 East Pleasant Street, Baltimore, MD, US.
  13. [S46] Compiled, Baltimore City Directory (Baltimore, MD: Woods/R. L. Polk & Co., 1880-1930),Volume 544, Page 358; Baltimore City Archives, 211 East Pleasant Street, Baltimore, MD, US.
  14. [S655] Compiled, Matchett's Baltimore Directory (Baltimore, MD: Matchett, 1840-1850),Volume 565, Page 375, Volume 564, Page 325; Baltimore City Archives, 211 East Pleasant Street, Baltimore, MD, US.
  15. [S648] Alice Winans Egy Woolley, Winans Family Geneology (http://cwcfamily.org/egyi.htm#191117: Carey Family Album, 2007).
  16. [S659] Submissions, Winans Papers, 1828 - 1963, Special Collections MS 916 (201 W. Monument St. Baltimore, MD 21201: Maryland Historical Society), Box 4, folder 107, list of marriages copied from family bible; Maryland Historical Society Library.
  17. [S698] Ancestry.com, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795 - 1925 ([database online] Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007),Passport Applications, 1795-1905 (M1372), Roll 078 - 16 Apr 1859-06 May 1859, image 719, #12290; Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, UT, US.
  18. [S553] 1860 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), MD, Baltimore City (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2004), Ward 18, sheet 634, dwelling 5268, family 5803; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  19. [S596] Newport Mansions (http://www.newportmansions.org/page9648.cfm: The Perservation Society of Newport County, 2006).
  20. [S610] New York Times Archives 1851 - 1980, New York Times, http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?srchst=p, 2007, June 19, 1888 - http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C0CEFDB143AE033A25753C1A9609C94699FD7CF
  21. [S650] Randolph W. Chalfant and Charles Belfoure, Niernsee and Neilson Architects of Baltimore (1016 Morton Street Baltimore, MD 21201: Baltimore Architecture Foundation, 2006).
  22. [S698] Ancestry.com, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795 - 1925 ([database online] Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007),Passport Applications, 1795-1905 (M1372), Roll 151 - 15 Jul 1867-30 Sep 1867, image 1259; Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, UT, US.
  23. [S507] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com The Generations Network, 2006),25 May 1868; Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, UT, US.
  24. [S366] 1870 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), MD, Baltimore City (Database online: Provo, Utah: ancestry.com, 28 Jun 1870), Ward 14, sheet/image 224, dwelling 1463, family 1600; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  25. [S610] New York Times Archives 1851 - 1980, New York Times, http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?srchst=p, 2007, 11 Apr 1877: http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F00E4D7103AE63BBC4A52DFB266838C669FDE
  26. [S597] Find a Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/: n.pub.).
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