William died at 9 p.m. from catarrhal pneumonia and asphyxia and was ill for two weeks. He was married for 24 years and the father of five children, 4 of whom were living at the time of his death. He was a merchant. Civil War Veteran, Company F, H & K, 17th Michigan Infantry. He was the son of John A. Winegar and Susan Perry.
William S. Winegar - On the 23rd day of March, 1859, he married Miss Mary Emma Bingham, daughter of Dr. David and Mary H. (Smith) Bingham, of Grass Lake, who was born on June 17, 1838, at Whitesboro, N.Y. To this second marriage, were born four children: Harriet (deceased), Frank Bingham, Alice Frances (widow of Edward W. Tinkham), and Louis Howard, the two latter now living with their parents. The family are members of the Park Congregational Church; their politics is Republican. William also had an older brother, John Morency Winegar who resided in Fowlerville, Michigan.
William Winegar's Condition.
William Winegar who is seriously ill with pneumonia was reported improving today. He passed a comfortable night and rested easy this morning. Hope for his recovery is growing stronger.
Grand Rapids Press - May 4, 1904
Prominent Grand Rapids Man Dead.
Grand Rapids, May 10.---William Winegar, president of the Winegar Furniture company, and founder of the Ford Furniture company, one of the pioneer plants of Grand Rapids, is dead after an illness of two weeks. He was born Jan. 1, 1826, in New York, and had lived in Grand Rapids since 1871. He was organizer of the Second street car system in Grand Rapids, now the main line of the Grand Rapids street railway.
The True Northerner - May 13, 1904
William died at 9 p.m. from catarrhal pneumonia and asphyxia and was ill for two weeks. He was married for 24 years and the father of five children, 4 of whom were living at the time of his death. He was a merchant. Civil War Veteran, Company F, H & K, 17th Michigan Infantry. He was the son of John A. Winegar and Susan Perry.
William S. Winegar - On the 23rd day of March, 1859, he married Miss Mary Emma Bingham, daughter of Dr. David and Mary H. (Smith) Bingham, of Grass Lake, who was born on June 17, 1838, at Whitesboro, N.Y. To this second marriage, were born four children: Harriet (deceased), Frank Bingham, Alice Frances (widow of Edward W. Tinkham), and Louis Howard, the two latter now living with their parents. The family are members of the Park Congregational Church; their politics is Republican. William also had an older brother, John Morency Winegar who resided in Fowlerville, Michigan.
William Winegar's Condition.
William Winegar who is seriously ill with pneumonia was reported improving today. He passed a comfortable night and rested easy this morning. Hope for his recovery is growing stronger.
Grand Rapids Press - May 4, 1904
Prominent Grand Rapids Man Dead.
Grand Rapids, May 10.---William Winegar, president of the Winegar Furniture company, and founder of the Ford Furniture company, one of the pioneer plants of Grand Rapids, is dead after an illness of two weeks. He was born Jan. 1, 1826, in New York, and had lived in Grand Rapids since 1871. He was organizer of the Second street car system in Grand Rapids, now the main line of the Grand Rapids street railway.
The True Northerner - May 13, 1904
Family Members
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John Morenci Winegar
1809–1888
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Louisa Winegar Parmater
1814–1854
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Catherine Winegar Morehous
1816–1888
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Emeline Winegar Swift
1818–1887
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Julia Winegar Howland
1820–1910
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Henry Newell Winegar
1822–1906
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Samuel Perry Winegar
1825–1865
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Mary Jennette Winegar Kenyon
1830–1863
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Harriet M. Winegar Spencer
1835–1876
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