H. J. Wineland, a respected farmer and stock-raiser from Jefferson Township, Williams County, embodies the essence of dedication and integrity in both his professional and personal life. Born and raised on the land he now cultivates, Wineland’s eighty-acre farm stands as a testament to his commitment to agriculture and livestock raising. His life, deeply rooted in the community, reflects a blend of hard work, success in farming, and active participation in local affairs, including a term as township assessor. Through his contributions to the Pulaski Grain Elevator Company and his involvement in politics, Wineland exemplifies the qualities of a community leader and a steadfast supporter of agricultural progress.
H. J Wineland.- The life of H. J. Wineland, farmer and stock-raiser of Jefferson Township, Williams County, has been such as to elicit just praise from those who know him best, owing to the fact that he has always been true to the trusts reposed in him and has been upright in his dealings with his fellow men, at the same time lending his support to the advancement of any cause looking to the welfare of the community at large.
H. J. Wineland, whose splendid eighty-acre farm is located in section 23, Jefferson Township, about six and a half miles northeast of Bryan, was born in the township now honored by his citizenship on October 13, 1873, and is the son of Daniel and Louisa (Fenimore) Wineland. Daniel Wineland was born in Blair County, Pennsylvania on October 11, 1840, and went from there to Knox County Ohio in childhood, coming to Williams County when a young man. His wife was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, on January 22, 1843, and was taken from there to Logan County, this state, and thence to Williams County, where occurred her marriage to Daniel Wineland To their union were born four children, of whom three are living, namely Jennie, the wife of I. A. Geddings, of Jefferson Township; Mabel the wife of John Green, of Jefferson Township, and H. J., the subject of this sketch. Mr. and Mrs. Wineland were faithful members of the German Reformed Church and in politics Mr. Wineland gave his support to the democratic party.
H. J. Wineland was reared to manhood on the parental farmstead in Jefferson Township and secured a good practical education in the common schools. He has never forsaken the vocation to which he was reared and has been successful as a farmer and stock raiser, being numbered among the progressive and up-to-date men of his township. His farm in section 23 comprises eight acres of land, which is maintained at a high state of cultivation, producing all the crops common to this locality. Mr. Wineland also gives some attention to the raising of live stock, in which he has met with success. He is also a stock-holder in the Pulaski Grain Elevator Company.
On June 16, 1894, Mr. Wineland was married to Cora Zigler, and to their union was born a daughter, Ruth, on November 20, 1898, and who graduated from the West Unity High School with the class of 1918. Mrs. Wineland died on February 24, 1903, and on June 16, 1904, Mr. Wineland was married to Rose Lafferty, the daughter of John L. Lafferty, her birth having occurred in Richland County, Ohio, where she was reared and educated. To them have been born three children, namely: Hugh, born on January 17, 1906; Eva, born December 15, 1907, and Evaline, born February 14, 1914.
Politically, Mr. Wineland gives his earnest support to the democratic party and has taken an active interest in local public affairs. He served one term as assessor of Jefferson Township, and by a life of public-spirited effort for the public welfare, he has earned the confidence and good will of all who know him.
John L. Lafferty, father of Mrs. Rose Wineland, was a veteran of the Civil war, having enlisted as a private in Company H, Fifty-Ninth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, with which command he took part in many of the most important battles of that great struggle, including Gettysburg, Kettle Run, Bristow Station, Mine Run, and others, and was so fortunate as to escape without a wound. He was mustered out on March 15, 1865, after exactly three years of service. He died October 16, 1918.
Source: Bowersox, Charles A. ed. A standard history of Williams County, Ohio: an authentic narrative of the past, with particular attention to the modern era in the commercial, industrial, educational, civic and social development , 2 vols. Publisher Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. 1920.