Frances Greenawalt married Joseph Wineland. A biosketch of a son reports [1]:
B. F. Wineland. who is ex-county commissioner and a resident of Cass township, is one of the well known and popular men of Hancock county. His birth was in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, October 23, 1839, and he is a son of Joseph and Frances (Greenawalt) Wineland, the former of whom was born in 1801, also in Westmoreland county.
In 1824 Joseph Wineland married Frances Greenawalt, the daughter of a neighboring farmer, and in 1844 they moved to Hancock county, Ohio, and located on a farm of one hundred and twenty acres in Cass township, adding other tracts until he owned three hundred and sixty acres in various parts of the township. Mr. Wineland became one of the leading men of Cass township, serving for many years as a justice of the peace and filling many local offices. His party at one time nominated him for county commissioner. His interest in public matters was that of a single-minded citizen, his hopes always being for the final triumph of those principles which he deemed right. Mr. Wineland was a Democrat in the early days, and later was one of the first movers in what was known as the Know Nothing party, finally becoming one of the organizers of the Republican party in Hancock county. He was a large-hearted, hospitable and generous man, and was ever ready to contribute to the advancement of his locality. Joseph Wineland passed out of life in August, 1861, before he saw the consummation of his hopes for his country. In October of the same year his faithful wife also passed away, and both of them sleep in honored graves in the beautiful cemetery near Van Buren, Ohio.
Our subject was reared on his father's farm and his education was obtained in the public schools. He cast his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln in 1860. The outbreak of the Civil war aroused his loyalty, and ever since he has been an earnest worker in the Republican party. On October 14, 1862, he put aside the duties which had thus far hindered him, and as a private enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Eighteenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which immediately joined others at Falmouth, Kentucky, and from then until the close of the war our subject participated in every battle where his regiment was engaged, with the exception of Resaca, at which time he was serving on detached duty. A long line of notable battles was this, including Mossy Creek, Kennesaw Mountain, Atlanta, the Atlanta campaign, Franklin and Nashville. At one time Mr. Wineland was under fire for one hundred and twenty days. After the battle of Nashville he was transferred to General Sherman's command in North Carolina, and assisted in the capture of Fort Anderson.
In 1864 our subject's gallantry brought him into notice, and.he was made orderly-sergeant, and continued to efficiently fill this position until he was mustered out in July, 1865. With his comrades he then returned home, where each one endeavored to pick up their old occupations. Many of these lost opportunities could not be found, but others, like our subject, found warm hearts awaiting their return, and in their added affection and admiration found solace for many of the terrible hardships they had passed through. Mr. Wineland purchased his present farm in Cass township and for some years engaged both in farming and lumbering, but has discontinued the latter branch.
On July 3, 1862, shortly before his enlistment, Mr. Wineland was married to Miss Caroline Nelson, who was born in Mahoning county, Ohio, on February 17, 1844, and is a daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Pettigrew) Nelson. By this union there were three children: Franklin L., born March 31, 1863; Mary S., now Mrs. William Davis, born August 31, 1867; and Merle B., born December 15, 1884. Franklin L. Wineland is one of the most talented and skilled musicians in western Ohio. His genius was early recognized, and after enjoying great advantages in instruction in America, he completed his studies under some of the best masters of the art at Berlin, Germany.
1861 On 7 November, Frances Wineland, wife of Joseph Wineland, died and was buried at Bechtel Cemetery, Van Buren, Hancock County, Ohio. [2]
[1] A Centennial Biographical History of Hancock County (New York, Lewis publishing company, 1903), 387, [HathiTrust].
[2] Find A Grave Memorial 8822857, [FindAGrave].