Thomas George Winans

Thomas George Winans^1,2

• Father*: Ross Revillon Winans¹ b. 8 Jun 1850, d. 25 Apr 1912
• Mother*: Neva Whistler¹ b. 5 Apr 1860, d. 29 Apr 1907

• Charts: Descendant Chart for Ross Winans

• Birth*: Thomas George Winans was born on 28 September 1886 at Paris, France.^1,3
• He was the son of Ross Revillon Winans and Neva Whistler.¹
• (Witness) Immigration: Thomas George Winans witnessed the immigration of Ross Revillon Winans and Neva Whistler on 6 August 1892 at New York, New York, NY, US; aboard the Umbria from Liverpool, England
  Ross R. Winans 42, gentleman, US
       Beatrice Winans 32, wife, US
       Beatrice Winans 8, child, US
       Thomas G. Winans 6, child, US
       Ross W. Winans 3, child, US
  We know he is married to Neva - why is she named Beatrice?⁴
• (Witness) Census: Thomas George Winans witnessed the census of Ross Revillon Winans and Neva Whistler in 1900 at Ocean Avenue, Newport, Newport, RI, US, ;
  Winans, Ross A. Jan 1850 50 m20 MD/NJ/France capitalist
       Neva Mar 1860 40 m20 4/3 Russia/NJ/NJ
       Beatrice Apr 1884 16 MD
       Thomas G. Sept 1886 13 France
       Ross R. Jr. Oct 1888 11 MD
  living with 20 servants.¹
• Note*: Thomas George Winans married Victoria Delgado, a Spanish dancer, over his father's objections. before 23 June 1907 at Paris, France.^5,6
• PsptAppl*: He applied for a passport on 28 January 1908 from Embassy of the US, Paris, France; Born Sept. 28, 1886 in Paris, France, his father Ross Winans is a naturalized citizen of the US, his permanent residence is Baltimore, MD, he left the US in June 1902, temporarily living at 51 rue Richer Paris, he intended to return in a few months. Accompanied by his wife Victoria Delgado.
  Description: age 21, 5' 11", medium forehead, grey eyes, ordinary nose, medium mouth, mustache, full chin, dark brown eyes, dark complexion, oval face.⁶
• (Witness) Note: He witnessed the note of Ross Revillon Winans on 5 March 1908 at Baltimore, MD, US; directed his personal counsel, General F.C.Latrobe to announce that he is disappointed that his son Thomas married in a secretive, hasty, and ill-timed manner and threatened to disown him. His son was living in Paris on an allowance provided by his father. Thomas had abandoned his father on ship as his father prepared to leave Liverpool for the US with the bodies of his wife and another son, and headed directly for Paris where he married a Spanish actress over his father's objections.⁷
• PsptAppl: Thomas George Winans applied for a passport on 29 January 1910 from Consulate of the US, Melosa, Spain; Born Sept. 28, 1886 in Paris, France, his father is a naturalized citizen of the US, his permanent residence is Baltimore, MD, he left the US in 1902, temporarily living at Melosa Spain, he intended to return in a few months. Accompanied by his wife Victoria Delgado, and his daughter Victoria born in Paris on 24 Feb 1908.
  Description: age 23, 5' 11 3/4", broad forehead, hazel eyes, straight nose, firm mouth, prominent chin, brown hair, fair complexion, full face.⁸
• (Witness) Will: He witnessed the will of Ross Revillon Winans on 30 April 1912 at Baltimore, MD, US; containing a generous bequest of $500,000 to Dorothy Bateman of Newport, RI, who paid thoughtful attention to him his last summer there. The rest of the estate is valued at 4 million dollars and is to be divided among his brother-in-law Ross W. Whistler and Georges Revillon, step-brother of his mother. Mr. Whistler was named his executor. His son Thomas who, he disowned after his rash marriage to a Spanish actress, is to receive an allowance totalling $200,000.
  He left $50,000 each to his "old and cherished" friends Margaret M. Smith who was engaged to a brother of his before he died, and Louisa M. Butts. He left $100,000 each to Julia Revillon, Thomas D. Whistler, brother of his late wife, and his wife's sister-in-law Mrs. Joseph S. Whistler. He also left $50,000 to Olga Winans, daughter of the late William M. Winans.²
• PsptAppl: Thomas George Winans applied for a passport on 6 April 1915 from Consulate of the US, Geneva, Italy; Born Sept. 28, 1886 in Paris, France, his father was a naturalized citizen of the US who died in April 1912, his permanent residence is 1217 St. Paul St. Baltimore, MD where he is a real estate owner, he left the US in 1902, temporarily living at Geneva, Italy, he intended to return in 2 years. Accompanied by his wife Maria Cuomen Graisa, and his son William born in Paris on 11 Nov 1910.
  Description: age 28, 5' 11 3/4", broad forehead, hazel eyes, straight nose, firm mouth, prominent chin, brown hair, fair complexion, full face.⁹