T. C. WINDER
T. C. Winder settled in March, 1872, on section 25, Benton township, the land was then unimproved prairie. He now has a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres with good improvements. He was born in Harrison county, Ohio, in the town of Freeport, in 1842. When seven years old he moved to Iowa with his father, Samuel Winder. They located in Louisa county where Samuel Winder died in 1870. His widow, Ruth Winder, still lives at the homestead. T.C. Winder enlisted in October, 1861, in the Eleventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and served until November, 1864, more than three years. He took part in the battle of Shiloh, siege and battle of Corinth, siege of Vicksburg and siege of Atlanta. He returned from the army to Louisa county and engaged in farming. He was married to Sarah M. Williamson, a daughter of James Williamson, who came to this State in 1835. Mrs. Winder was born in Louisa county. They have six children -- Roy, Oliver, Harry, Chester, Arthur and Glenn.
Transcribed by Gloria Goltiani from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pp. 642-643.
