resting_place death_date death_place children birth_place religion parents birth_date spouse yearsactive article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
cremation 9 december 1997 ruston , lincoln parish , louisiana no children mccool , attala county mississippi , usa united methodist john d. winters , sr. . 23 december 1916 frances locke winters -lrb- married 1952-his death -rrb- 1948-1984 john d. winters
 john david winters historian professor at louisiana tech university , louisiana state university
john d. winters

john david winters -lrb- december 23 , 1916 -- december 9 , 1997 -rrb- was a historian at louisiana tech university in ruston , louisiana .
he is best known for his definitive and award-winning study , `` the civil war in louisiana '' , which was published in 1963 , released in paperback in 1991 , and still in print .
