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Source: Southwest Louisiana and Biographical and Historical by
William Henry Perrin published in 1891;  page 305.



                        THOS. S. WINSTON
                           Ramsey, LA

T. S. Winston was born in Louisa county, Virginia, July 20, 1826.
He is the son of  John H. and Demarias (Campbell) Winston.  The
Winston family came from England and Scotland.  They have always
been noted for their longevity and handsome appearance.  John H.
Winston was by occupation a tanner and farmer, and in this was
very successful. In politics he was a whig. He died in 1853, at
the age of seventy years. His wife died in I845; at the age sixty
years.  The subject of this sketch is the second eldest of five
brothers, all of whom are living. He was educated partly in
Virginia and partly in the schools of his locality. All of his
brothers are graduates of the University of Virginia. Early in
life he turned his attention to farming, and in 1845 he left
his home in Virginia and came to Louisiana, locating in St.
Mary parish, and resided there seven years, when he returned to
Virginia.   Here he-remained,  however, only a short while, when
he again came to Louisiana, and located in Vermilion parish. Soon
afterward he bought a part of the plantation which he  now owns,
consisting of fourteen hundred acres of as fine land as there is
to be found in the State. He has made a specialty of the culture
of sugar cane, and in 1855 he erected a sugar house, and since
then has manufactured sugar every year. During the late war he
offered his services to the Confederacy, and was detailed to
furnish the government with supples. In 1855 he married Miss
Mary C. Moss, of St. Mary parish. They are the parents of
three living children, viz: Frank F., of this parish, planter-
and stock raiser; Mrs. Mary C Bolling, of Virgina;  Rosa, at
home. Those deceased are John H., who at the time of his death
was a student at King's College, Bristol,  Tennessee; Beulah and
James.   Mr. Winston is a Presbyterian. In politics he is a
democrat.