Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Winsor, James P 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Winsor, James P. – Modern methods of farming have revolutionized agricultural 
work, and placed under cultivation much land that would otherwise be 
unproductive. Grundy County has benefited largely by the work of these 
progressive farmers who have eagerly embraced the new ideas, and among those 
who have done their part in bringing about existing prosperous conditions is 
James P. Winsor of Norman Township. He was born in Lisbon Township, Kendall 
County, Ill., July 23, 1853, a son of Thomas and Martha (Thomas) Winsor, 
natives of England. They were married in their native land, but in 1848 came 
to Kendall County, where Thomas Winsor worked for farmers during the first 
four years. Later, he bought some land just north of Morris, and finding coal, 
mined it, and also manufactured brick. In 1864, he concentrated his efforts on 
farming, going to Wauponsee Township, and later he bought a farm in Norman 
Township, where he lived until his retirement, when he moved to Morris, and 
there died July 14, 1902, his wife passing away in February, 1900. Their 
children were: Dorcas, who died in 1911; Thomas H., who died in infancy before 
the family left England; Samuel G., who lives in Richland, Mo.; Henry W., who 
died in March, 1909; John P., who died in February, 1907; Mary Jane, who died 
at the age of nineteen years; James P.; Richard J., who lives at Morris, Ill.; 
George T., who lives at Chicago; Esther E., who died in May, 1901; and Sarah 
E., who lives at Morris.

James P. Winsor attended the neighborhood schools, and growing up on the 
homestead, developed into an excellent farmer. He remained with his parents 
until he was of age, when he began farming for himself in Norman Township, 
continuing ten years, then bought eighty acres on section 22 of the same 
township, and has developed his property to a considerable degree, erecting 
new modern buildings and putting in tiling wherever needed, until he now has 
one of the finest farms in this part of the county.

On February 21, 1878, Mr. Winsor married Louisa Putt, born in Saratoga 
Township, daughter of Richard and Ann Putt, natives of England, early settlers 
of Saratoga Township. The Putt family lived there until Mrs. Winsor was seven 
years old, and then moved to Goodland, Newton County, Ind., where her marriage 
took place. Mr. and Mrs. Winsor have had four children: Cline G., Ritta Z. and 
Thelma M., all of whom are at home, and one who died, Inez M.

Mr. Winsor belongs to the Zion Methodist Church. Politically he is a 
Republican and his fraternal affiliations are with the Wauponsee Lodge of the 
Modern Woodmen of America. In all of his work, Mr. Winsor has been guided by 
good sense and an appreciation of its importance, and his success has been 
fairly won, as has his standing in his community.

pages 927-928

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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