Cemetery Photos #6: Minerva Jane (Ballenger) Wynkoop

Minerva Jane (Ballenger/Ballinger) Wynkoop was born in July of 1835 in Rush County, Indiana.She married James V. Wynkoop in Clinton County in 1853. She died in 1931. THIS biography of her husband James also provides some additional information on her life.

Cemetery Photos #5: James V. Wynkoop

James V. Wynkoop was the son of William and Elizabeth Wynekoop. He was born in March of 1828 in Indiana. In 1853, he married Minerva (also spelled Minervia) Jane Ballenger. He died on Valentine's Day, 1904 and is buried next to his wife in Oak Hill Cemetery, Kirklin, Indiana.

Cemetery Photos #4: Adrian Wynkoop

Adrian Wynkoop was born August 5, 1841 in Indiana. He was the among the first half of 13 children born to William and Elizabeth Wynekoop. In April of 1864, he married Rachel J Kelly in Clinton County, Indiana. They had two sons and two daughters.

He died February 1, 1913 and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Kirklin, Indiana.

Cemetery Photos #3: Julia E. Wynekoop

Julia E. Wynekoop was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Wynekoop. Julia died April 30, 1850. She was only 14 years old, which means there is not a long paper trail for her, at least that I have found so far. She is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery next to her mother. Here is her headstone:

Cemetery Photos #2: Elizabeth (VanMeter) Wynekoop

Elizabeth (VanMeter) Wynekoop was the daughter of Josiah and Lydia (Crownover) VanMeter (also spelled VanMetre). She married William Manning Wynekoop. Here is the picture that I took of her headstone:

In my photo, the words on the stone are almost completely illegible. But, at Find-A-Grave, there is a much better picture that gives the information contained on the stone.

Cemetery Photos #1: William M Wynekoop

I told you last week about visiting a cemetery where some of my ancestors are buried. Here is the first in a series of the pictures I took and what information I know about them. I'm starting with my 5xgreat-grandfather, William Manning Wynekoop.

William Manning Wynekoop was born in August of 1801 in Virginia. On April 10, 1826, William filed for a marriage license to wed Elizabeth VanMetre. They were married on the 13th, according to marriage records. Some time after this marriage William and Elizabeth made their way to Clinton County, Indiana. Here they established their family. Together they had 11 children, some of which are buried near them. William has a very short mention in this passage from A Standard History of White County (1915) where his grandson, Lewis, has a biography. On February 3, 1863 William died. He was 61 years old. He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Kirklin, Indiana.

The headstone reads: 

WILLIAM M WYNEKOOP

DIED

Feb. 3, 1863

AGED

61 yrs. 5 mo. 15 days

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