Sarah Armina Winans

Brief Life History of Sarah Armina

When Sarah Armina Winans was born on 22 April 1884, in Lebanon Township, Clinton, Michigan, United States, her father, Alpheus 'Elf' J Winans, was 29 and her mother, Clara Belle Thomas, was 22. She married David Richards on 27 November 1904, in Maple Rapids, Essex Township, Clinton, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 20 April 1961, at the age of 76, and was buried in Grand Ledge, Eaton, Michigan, United States.

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David Richards
1880–1951
Sarah Armina Winans
1884–1961
Marriage: 27 November 1904
Perl John Richards
1905–1944
Julia Ann Richards
1906–1982

Sources (17)

  • ?Emina Wi*Ang in household of Alpheus Wi*Ang Jr., "United States Census, 1900"
  • Sarah R Winans, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
  • Mina Winans, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"

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1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain

"The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit ""water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream."" H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, ""TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII""."

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Dutch Wynants or Wijnants: patronymic from the personal name Wynant, Wijnant (see Winand ).

History: American bearers of this surname are mostly if not all descended from Jan Wynants, who came to North America from the Netherlands c. 1662.

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

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