Daniel Oscar Winger

29 February 1860–29 October 1938 (Age 78)
Grant, Indiana, United States

The Life Summary of Daniel Oscar

When Daniel Oscar Winger was born on 29 February 1860, in Grant, Indiana, United States, his father, Joseph Winger, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Showalter, was 23. He married Ida Victoria Bechtol on 27 October 1883, in Pleasant Township, Grant, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pleasant Township, Grant, Indiana, United States in 1880 and Richland Township, Grant, Indiana, United States for about 30 years. He died on 29 October 1938, in Somerset, Waltz Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Mississinewa Memorial Cemetery, Wabash, Noble Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Oscar Winger
1860–1938
Ida Victoria Bechtol
1865–1944
Marriage: 27 October 1883
Nellie Grace Winger
1884–1947
Alma Francis Winger
1886–1968
Joseph Homer Winger
1888–1931
Clement Alfred Winger
1891–1942
Roger Daniel Winger
1896–1990
Winger
1900–1900

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 October 1883Pleasant Township, Grant, Indiana, United States
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 3
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
    Age 3
    The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
    Age 21
    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    Name Meaning

    English (Essex): from the Middle English personal name Wingar (Old English Winegār, from wine ‘friend’ + gār ‘spear’).German: habitational name for someone from any of several places in Alsace (now part of France) named Wingen.Norwegian: variant of Vinger . This surname is also found in Sweden, where it is very rare.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Vinger
    Wingo

    Sources (34)

    • Daniel Wingard in household of Jos Wingard, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Daniel O Winger in entry for Clement A Winger, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
    • Daniel O Winger in household of Joseph Winger, "United States Census, 1870"

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