Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26
LOUISA COUNTY HONORs
MEMORY or F.v. WINSTON
Resolutions Are Adopted Mt Meeting
OF Bar and People OF
County.
WAS wELL-KNowN ATTORNEY
Served as Captain Of Louisa Company
During War Between the States
and Had Prominent Part in Social
and Political Life OF Community.

County and Of the officers and peonIe
OF the county, held at tho courthouse
on Thursday. the following memorial
and resolutions were unanimously
adopted and presented TO tho Circuit
Court OF that county and ordered by 1t
to be spread on the records:
Whereas, Captain Frank V. winston,
VINO was member Of the bar OF Louisa
county for many years. departed this
ife on August 3. 1915, we deem II Mt
iing that the following memorial be
made concerning him, and that tho
resolutions noted below be adopted as
token OF the great respect and high
esteem In which he was held.
The ancestors of Captain Winston
came from the north Of England His
Ereat-great grandfather was Isaac
Winston. a Saxon. born In Yorkshire.
England. at Winston Oud Iia," in
1920. In 1850 he moved to Essex
County. England. His son. Isaac Win
ston. born In Essex County. settled in
Wales. and left large number of de-
sccndants. Three of the sons of tho
latter William. Isaac and James, emil
grated TO America about 1904 and set
tied in Hanover County. Virginia. OF
these brothers, Isaac Winston was the
maternal grandfather OF Patrick
Henry.
OF DISTINGUISHED
COLONIAL ANCESTRY
or such las,-namcd brothers. James
Winston, In 1906. married Barbara
ovcrton. daughter OF Colonel William
Orcrton. also an emgrant, of Hanover
County. Virginia. She survived her
husband for many years. Her viii, TO
which Patrick Henry was one Of tho
witnesses. probated In Hanover
Count" In 1854 and the original is now
in possession OF Mrs. Lucy Payne Win
ston. the widow OF william 4. VIM
J'bIe ,t.ll ~ IA IN
mentions only two children. both sons.
named Janres and John, 10 whom she
bequeathed the bulk OF her property.
although there wore nine children
born OF that marriage
One OF the sons last named, John
Winston. Jr.. as he was designated.
married Alice Bickerton. A number of
children were born OF this marriage.
and there are numerous descendants OF
them now living in Virginia Kentucky
and in the Western States
The grandfather OF Captain Frank
V. Winston was Captain James Win
ston. tho third or fourth child Of tho
!ast-namcd marriage. Captain James
winston was born at "Woodbury,'' in
Hanover County. Va, but. he lived and
died upon his home farm on South
Anna River, In Louisa County. and
there buried. and also his wife. who
survived him n few years, upon round
knoll bout 200 yards from the old
dwelling
Captain James Winston, Just above
mentioned. was born March IL. 1853.
He married Sarah Marks. daughter OF
Hastings Marks.
The father OF Captain Frank V. Win
ston was John Hastings Winston, The
oldest son of Captain James Winston
and Sarah, his wife, and was born In
August, 1883 He married Damaris
A!etha Campbell. daughter OF Captain
Francis L. Campbell. May 81. 1915. He
died a his residence. Malvern Hill"
Louisa County. Virginia. and he and
his wife and number OF their de-
scendants are there buried. including
his son, James Edward Winston, who
was KILLED ~ the battle Of Chantilly.
Immediately succeeding the battle OF
second Manassas.
JOHN II. WINSTON
SURVIVED ny TEN CHILDREN
John Hastings Winston left the fol-
lowing descendants:
:, Sarah A. who married Lancelot
Minor. Jr.
2. Mary c.. who married Granville
Bullock.
4 Alice Ra-hee Winston. who died
young, unmarried
4. John Hastings Winston, Jr.
z. Thomas :. Winston.
s. Frank Ncllc!us Winston tho sub
ject OF this memorial.
:. William a. Winston.
S. Martha H, who married James i.
Gordon.
g. Joseph B. Winston.
10. James Edward Winston. killed in
battle, as mentioned above.
OF these ten children. Mrs. Martha
II. Gordon alone survives.
Captain Frank " Winston was born
at Malvern Hill. Louisa County. Wiz
gin!a, October 10. 1880. His early edu
cation was obtained at home and In
NJ
ton OF his brother. John Hastings Win
ston. Jr above mentioned. He there
after attended the University OF Vir-
g!nia for two sessions, taking the de-
gree OF bachelor Of Law under Pro-
lessor John B. Minor. He combined
academic courses. but received no
academic degree. He received his de-
gree IN law in 1853. and at once began
the practice Of his profession in his
native county OF Louisa. His strict
integrity OF character, untiring energy:
attention to details and consequent ac-
curacy and thoroughness in all OF his
undertakings, combined with an ex-
ceedingly practical turn of mind, as
sured his success at the bar. IT Is
related of him that on one occasion
in argument at the bar his opponent
referred to him as THE Old Maid
Lawyer" to which he replied: We'll.
sir, ! know Of no occe sion on which
any OF you have had to do over again
any Of my work" This marked char
acteristic of thoroughness and ac-
curacy distinguished him from the be-
ginning of his work as lawyer, and
when that work was interrupted by
the call to arms OF the War Between
the States (1s6D, his ability as a law
yer had developed until he had al
ready won for himself a position in
the front ranks OF his profession.
SERVED AS OFFICER
Of LOUISA BLUES
At the outbreak OF the war Captain
Winston entered tho army as first
lieutenant OF the Louisa Blues, n vol
unteer company Company D of the
immortal Thirteenth Virginia Infan-
try, Stonewall Jackson's command).
Henry w. Murray was then captain OF
that company. The latter resigned
soon after and Captain Winston was
made captain and held this position
until 1868. when no resigned to rep
resent Louisa County IN tho Virginia