Dr. William Winfield Fountain was the son of Henry Winfield Fountain and Lucy Ann Kent, who was the daughter of Elijah Kent and Abigail Merriam, and granddaughter of Elijah Kent a Revolutionary War Soldier from Massachusetts, who migrated to Rochester, New York and died there in 1798. (Taken from History of Rochester, New York)
Dr. Fountain graduated from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1858 and Ohio Wesleyan in 1862. He served as a Civil War Surgeon for the Ohio 88th Infantry and for the Ohio 6th Infantry. He served in the battlefields in Kentucky and Tennessee. He later practiced medicine in Midland, Michigan.
His first wife was Mary Ellen Galer, daughter of Perry Jackson Galer and Laura Prudence Pratt. They married 28 Aug 1863 in Franklin, Ohio, they had a daughter Laura "Winifred" Fountain born 30 Dec 1864 in Franklin, Ohio, she married Richard Joseph Burke 6 Oct 1888 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri. (Winifred was raised as Winifred Wilson)
Mary Ellen Galer and Dr. William Fountain were divorced by 1871. Both remarried.
Mary Ellen Galer had a brother, Dr. Franklin Monroe Galer, he and Dr. Fountain had a medical practice together in Granville, Ohio.
Mary E. Galer married second Elias C. Wilson, they lived in Elkhart, Indiana.
Laura Winifred Fountain and Richard Joseph Burke had children: Thomas H. Burke born 1889, Helen Burke born 1891, Laura Burke born 1893, and Evelyn Bessie Burke born 1896.
Thomas Harold Burke married Bernice Melissa Johnson. They had sons: Robert James "Bob" Burke born in 1923 and John E. Burke born in 1926.
Helen Jean Burke married Charles Donald Vernon, they had children: Robert Vernon born 1915, William Burke Vernon born 1916, John Craig Vernon born 1923 and Charles Thomas Vernon born 1929.
Laura B. Burke married Dr. Robert James Lynch.
Evelyn "Bessie" Burke married Jasper Leo McCoy, they had a son James Leo McCoy born 1926.
Dr. William Fountain's second wife was Mary Eliza Windover. They married 19 Oct 1872 in Saginaw, Michigan, she was the daughter of John Windover and Elizabeth Ann Warner. They had children: George Custer Fountain born 1877, John Wesley "Jack" Fountain born 1879 and Whitley William Fountain born 1881. Whitley William preferred to go by William W. Fountain.
George Custer Fountain born 24 Feb 1877 in Homer, Midland, Michigan. He died of pnuemonia 30 Dec 1900 in Beaverton, Gladwin, Michigan.
John Wesley "Jack" Fountain born 15 Dec 1879 in Homer, Midland, Michigan. He died 8 May 1946 in Ogden, Weber, Utah. He married Anna Jane Alexander. They had children: Bonnie Yvonne Fountain born 1916 and John W. "Jack" Fountain Jr. born 1917.
Whitley William Fountain born 8 Feb 1881 in Homer, Midland, Michigan. He died 30 Dec 1958 in Spokane, Washington. He married Mary Jane "Minnie" Marshall 3 Jul 1906 in Midland, Michigan. They had a son Allen Wesley Fountain born 17 Feb 1907 in Estey, Gladwin, Michigan. Whitley William Fountain married Viola Ursula Steiner in Coeur D' Alene, Idaho. They had a son Dr. Winfield Steiner Fountain born 2 Mar 1918 in St. Maries, Idaho. Whitley William Fountain married Ruth Beulah Neff. They had children: Elizabeth Ann Fountain born 1923, Barbara Dolores Fountain born 1924, William Windover Fountain born 1927, George Bradford Fountain born 1928, Suzanne Lynn Fountain born 1932, Jack Gaylen Fountain born 1934, Meredith White "Bud" Fountain born 1936, Gwendolyn Theresa Fountain born 1938.
Dr. William Winfield Fountain died at the Northern Michigan Asylum, located in Traverse City, Michigan, due to General Paresis. He was recorded as being a physician.
Dr. William Winfield Fountain's Grandparents were William Henry Fountain and Anna Winfield of Sussex County, New Jersey. His Great Grandparents were Shadrack Fountain and Mary Thompson of Sussex County, New Jersey. The Winfield/Fountain line has been confirmed by DNA. - See attachment in pictures.
Dr. William Winfield Fountain had a sister Adelaide "Addie" Fountain born 29 Dec 1846 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. She died 12 Sep 1891 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. She married Robert S. Duden 3 Jul 1866 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. They had children: Alice C. Duden born 1870, Archibald F. Duden born 1871, Elsie B. "Ella" Duden born 1872, George Guerin Duden born 1875, Bessie H. Duden born 1877, Winfred L. "Winnie" Duden born 1879 and Ethel Rose Duden born 1887.
Dr. Fountain graduated from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1858 and Ohio Wesleyan in 1862. He served as a Civil War Surgeon for the Ohio 88th Infantry and for the Ohio 6th Infantry. He served in the battlefields in Kentucky and Tennessee. He later practiced medicine in Midland, Michigan.
His first wife was Mary Ellen Galer, daughter of Perry Jackson Galer and Laura Prudence Pratt. They married 28 Aug 1863 in Franklin, Ohio, they had a daughter Laura "Winifred" Fountain born 30 Dec 1864 in Franklin, Ohio, she married Richard Joseph Burke 6 Oct 1888 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri. (Winifred was raised as Winifred Wilson)
Mary Ellen Galer and Dr. William Fountain were divorced by 1871. Both remarried.
Mary Ellen Galer had a brother, Dr. Franklin Monroe Galer, he and Dr. Fountain had a medical practice together in Granville, Ohio.
Mary E. Galer married second Elias C. Wilson, they lived in Elkhart, Indiana.
Laura Winifred Fountain and Richard Joseph Burke had children: Thomas H. Burke born 1889, Helen Burke born 1891, Laura Burke born 1893, and Evelyn Bessie Burke born 1896.
Thomas Harold Burke married Bernice Melissa Johnson. They had sons: Robert James "Bob" Burke born in 1923 and John E. Burke born in 1926.
Helen Jean Burke married Charles Donald Vernon, they had children: Robert Vernon born 1915, William Burke Vernon born 1916, John Craig Vernon born 1923 and Charles Thomas Vernon born 1929.
Laura B. Burke married Dr. Robert James Lynch.
Evelyn "Bessie" Burke married Jasper Leo McCoy, they had a son James Leo McCoy born 1926.
Dr. William Fountain's second wife was Mary Eliza Windover. They married 19 Oct 1872 in Saginaw, Michigan, she was the daughter of John Windover and Elizabeth Ann Warner. They had children: George Custer Fountain born 1877, John Wesley "Jack" Fountain born 1879 and Whitley William Fountain born 1881. Whitley William preferred to go by William W. Fountain.
George Custer Fountain born 24 Feb 1877 in Homer, Midland, Michigan. He died of pnuemonia 30 Dec 1900 in Beaverton, Gladwin, Michigan.
John Wesley "Jack" Fountain born 15 Dec 1879 in Homer, Midland, Michigan. He died 8 May 1946 in Ogden, Weber, Utah. He married Anna Jane Alexander. They had children: Bonnie Yvonne Fountain born 1916 and John W. "Jack" Fountain Jr. born 1917.
Whitley William Fountain born 8 Feb 1881 in Homer, Midland, Michigan. He died 30 Dec 1958 in Spokane, Washington. He married Mary Jane "Minnie" Marshall 3 Jul 1906 in Midland, Michigan. They had a son Allen Wesley Fountain born 17 Feb 1907 in Estey, Gladwin, Michigan. Whitley William Fountain married Viola Ursula Steiner in Coeur D' Alene, Idaho. They had a son Dr. Winfield Steiner Fountain born 2 Mar 1918 in St. Maries, Idaho. Whitley William Fountain married Ruth Beulah Neff. They had children: Elizabeth Ann Fountain born 1923, Barbara Dolores Fountain born 1924, William Windover Fountain born 1927, George Bradford Fountain born 1928, Suzanne Lynn Fountain born 1932, Jack Gaylen Fountain born 1934, Meredith White "Bud" Fountain born 1936, Gwendolyn Theresa Fountain born 1938.
Dr. William Winfield Fountain died at the Northern Michigan Asylum, located in Traverse City, Michigan, due to General Paresis. He was recorded as being a physician.
Dr. William Winfield Fountain's Grandparents were William Henry Fountain and Anna Winfield of Sussex County, New Jersey. His Great Grandparents were Shadrack Fountain and Mary Thompson of Sussex County, New Jersey. The Winfield/Fountain line has been confirmed by DNA. - See attachment in pictures.
Dr. William Winfield Fountain had a sister Adelaide "Addie" Fountain born 29 Dec 1846 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. She died 12 Sep 1891 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. She married Robert S. Duden 3 Jul 1866 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. They had children: Alice C. Duden born 1870, Archibald F. Duden born 1871, Elsie B. "Ella" Duden born 1872, George Guerin Duden born 1875, Bessie H. Duden born 1877, Winfred L. "Winnie" Duden born 1879 and Ethel Rose Duden born 1887.
Dr. William Winfield Fountain was the son of Henry Winfield Fountain and Lucy Ann Kent, who was the daughter of Elijah Kent and Abigail Merriam, and granddaughter of Elijah Kent a Revolutionary War Soldier from Massachusetts, who migrated to Rochester, New York and died there in 1798. (Taken from History of Rochester, New York)
Dr. Fountain graduated from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1858 and Ohio Wesleyan in 1862. He served as a Civil War Surgeon for the Ohio 88th Infantry and for the Ohio 6th Infantry. He served in the battlefields in Kentucky and Tennessee. He later practiced medicine in Midland, Michigan.
His first wife was Mary Ellen Galer, daughter of Perry Jackson Galer and Laura Prudence Pratt. They married 28 Aug 1863 in Franklin, Ohio, they had a daughter Laura "Winifred" Fountain born 30 Dec 1864 in Franklin, Ohio, she married Richard Joseph Burke 6 Oct 1888 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri. (Winifred was raised as Winifred Wilson)
Mary Ellen Galer and Dr. William Fountain were divorced by 1871. Both remarried.
Mary Ellen Galer had a brother, Dr. Franklin Monroe Galer, he and Dr. Fountain had a medical practice together in Granville, Ohio.
Mary E. Galer married second Elias C. Wilson, they lived in Elkhart, Indiana.
Laura Winifred Fountain and Richard Joseph Burke had children: Thomas H. Burke born 1889, Helen Burke born 1891, Laura Burke born 1893, and Evelyn Bessie Burke born 1896.
Thomas Harold Burke married Bernice Melissa Johnson. They had sons: Robert James "Bob" Burke born in 1923 and John E. Burke born in 1926.
Helen Jean Burke married Charles Donald Vernon, they had children: Robert Vernon born 1915, William Burke Vernon born 1916, John Craig Vernon born 1923 and Charles Thomas Vernon born 1929.
Laura B. Burke married Dr. Robert James Lynch.
Evelyn "Bessie" Burke married Jasper Leo McCoy, they had a son James Leo McCoy born 1926.
Dr. William Fountain's second wife was Mary Eliza Windover. They married 19 Oct 1872 in Saginaw, Michigan, she was the daughter of John Windover and Elizabeth Ann Warner. They had children: George Custer Fountain born 1877, John Wesley "Jack" Fountain born 1879 and Whitley William Fountain born 1881. Whitley William preferred to go by William W. Fountain.
George Custer Fountain born 24 Feb 1877 in Homer, Midland, Michigan. He died of pnuemonia 30 Dec 1900 in Beaverton, Gladwin, Michigan.
John Wesley "Jack" Fountain born 15 Dec 1879 in Homer, Midland, Michigan. He died 8 May 1946 in Ogden, Weber, Utah. He married Anna Jane Alexander. They had children: Bonnie Yvonne Fountain born 1916 and John W. "Jack" Fountain Jr. born 1917.
Whitley William Fountain born 8 Feb 1881 in Homer, Midland, Michigan. He died 30 Dec 1958 in Spokane, Washington. He married Mary Jane "Minnie" Marshall 3 Jul 1906 in Midland, Michigan. They had a son Allen Wesley Fountain born 17 Feb 1907 in Estey, Gladwin, Michigan. Whitley William Fountain married Viola Ursula Steiner in Coeur D' Alene, Idaho. They had a son Dr. Winfield Steiner Fountain born 2 Mar 1918 in St. Maries, Idaho. Whitley William Fountain married Ruth Beulah Neff. They had children: Elizabeth Ann Fountain born 1923, Barbara Dolores Fountain born 1924, William Windover Fountain born 1927, George Bradford Fountain born 1928, Suzanne Lynn Fountain born 1932, Jack Gaylen Fountain born 1934, Meredith White "Bud" Fountain born 1936, Gwendolyn Theresa Fountain born 1938.
Dr. William Winfield Fountain died at the Northern Michigan Asylum, located in Traverse City, Michigan, due to General Paresis. He was recorded as being a physician.
Dr. William Winfield Fountain's Grandparents were William Henry Fountain and Anna Winfield of Sussex County, New Jersey. His Great Grandparents were Shadrack Fountain and Mary Thompson of Sussex County, New Jersey. The Winfield/Fountain line has been confirmed by DNA. - See attachment in pictures.
Dr. William Winfield Fountain had a sister Adelaide "Addie" Fountain born 29 Dec 1846 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. She died 12 Sep 1891 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. She married Robert S. Duden 3 Jul 1866 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. They had children: Alice C. Duden born 1870, Archibald F. Duden born 1871, Elsie B. "Ella" Duden born 1872, George Guerin Duden born 1875, Bessie H. Duden born 1877, Winfred L. "Winnie" Duden born 1879 and Ethel Rose Duden born 1887.
Dr. Fountain graduated from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1858 and Ohio Wesleyan in 1862. He served as a Civil War Surgeon for the Ohio 88th Infantry and for the Ohio 6th Infantry. He served in the battlefields in Kentucky and Tennessee. He later practiced medicine in Midland, Michigan.
His first wife was Mary Ellen Galer, daughter of Perry Jackson Galer and Laura Prudence Pratt. They married 28 Aug 1863 in Franklin, Ohio, they had a daughter Laura "Winifred" Fountain born 30 Dec 1864 in Franklin, Ohio, she married Richard Joseph Burke 6 Oct 1888 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri. (Winifred was raised as Winifred Wilson)
Mary Ellen Galer and Dr. William Fountain were divorced by 1871. Both remarried.
Mary Ellen Galer had a brother, Dr. Franklin Monroe Galer, he and Dr. Fountain had a medical practice together in Granville, Ohio.
Mary E. Galer married second Elias C. Wilson, they lived in Elkhart, Indiana.
Laura Winifred Fountain and Richard Joseph Burke had children: Thomas H. Burke born 1889, Helen Burke born 1891, Laura Burke born 1893, and Evelyn Bessie Burke born 1896.
Thomas Harold Burke married Bernice Melissa Johnson. They had sons: Robert James "Bob" Burke born in 1923 and John E. Burke born in 1926.
Helen Jean Burke married Charles Donald Vernon, they had children: Robert Vernon born 1915, William Burke Vernon born 1916, John Craig Vernon born 1923 and Charles Thomas Vernon born 1929.
Laura B. Burke married Dr. Robert James Lynch.
Evelyn "Bessie" Burke married Jasper Leo McCoy, they had a son James Leo McCoy born 1926.
Dr. William Fountain's second wife was Mary Eliza Windover. They married 19 Oct 1872 in Saginaw, Michigan, she was the daughter of John Windover and Elizabeth Ann Warner. They had children: George Custer Fountain born 1877, John Wesley "Jack" Fountain born 1879 and Whitley William Fountain born 1881. Whitley William preferred to go by William W. Fountain.
George Custer Fountain born 24 Feb 1877 in Homer, Midland, Michigan. He died of pnuemonia 30 Dec 1900 in Beaverton, Gladwin, Michigan.
John Wesley "Jack" Fountain born 15 Dec 1879 in Homer, Midland, Michigan. He died 8 May 1946 in Ogden, Weber, Utah. He married Anna Jane Alexander. They had children: Bonnie Yvonne Fountain born 1916 and John W. "Jack" Fountain Jr. born 1917.
Whitley William Fountain born 8 Feb 1881 in Homer, Midland, Michigan. He died 30 Dec 1958 in Spokane, Washington. He married Mary Jane "Minnie" Marshall 3 Jul 1906 in Midland, Michigan. They had a son Allen Wesley Fountain born 17 Feb 1907 in Estey, Gladwin, Michigan. Whitley William Fountain married Viola Ursula Steiner in Coeur D' Alene, Idaho. They had a son Dr. Winfield Steiner Fountain born 2 Mar 1918 in St. Maries, Idaho. Whitley William Fountain married Ruth Beulah Neff. They had children: Elizabeth Ann Fountain born 1923, Barbara Dolores Fountain born 1924, William Windover Fountain born 1927, George Bradford Fountain born 1928, Suzanne Lynn Fountain born 1932, Jack Gaylen Fountain born 1934, Meredith White "Bud" Fountain born 1936, Gwendolyn Theresa Fountain born 1938.
Dr. William Winfield Fountain died at the Northern Michigan Asylum, located in Traverse City, Michigan, due to General Paresis. He was recorded as being a physician.
Dr. William Winfield Fountain's Grandparents were William Henry Fountain and Anna Winfield of Sussex County, New Jersey. His Great Grandparents were Shadrack Fountain and Mary Thompson of Sussex County, New Jersey. The Winfield/Fountain line has been confirmed by DNA. - See attachment in pictures.
Dr. William Winfield Fountain had a sister Adelaide "Addie" Fountain born 29 Dec 1846 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. She died 12 Sep 1891 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. She married Robert S. Duden 3 Jul 1866 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. They had children: Alice C. Duden born 1870, Archibald F. Duden born 1871, Elsie B. "Ella" Duden born 1872, George Guerin Duden born 1875, Bessie H. Duden born 1877, Winfred L. "Winnie" Duden born 1879 and Ethel Rose Duden born 1887.
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