Primary Name: Milton Winn

Filed as: Winn, Milton

Born: January 1886 – Wisconsin

Parents: Colonel William Winn and an unknown mother

Siblings: Grover C. Winn (twin brother), John E. Winn

Half-siblings: Burdette A. Winn

Associated places: Wisconsin; Juneau, Alaska

Biography

Milton Winn was born in January 1886 in Wisconsin, along with his twin brother, Grover C. Winn. Their older brother, John E. Winn, was born in December 1882. The brothers were the sons of Colonel William Winn and an unknown mother.

Colonel Winn later married Anna Sarah Milbourn on December 10, 1892, in Woodford, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. The family moved to Juneau, Alaska in 1893.

Milton’s half-brother, Burdette A. Winn, was born in Juneau on March 21, 1896.

Sources

• Family and genealogical records

Primary Name: Burdette A. Winn

Filed as: Winn, Burdette A.

Born: March 21, 1896 – Juneau, Alaska

Parents: Colonel William Winn and Sarah Anna Milbourn Winn

Step-siblings: John E. Winn, Milton Winn, and Grover C. Winn

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

Biography

Burdette A. Winn was born on March 21, 1896, in Juneau, Alaska, to Sarah Anna Milbourn Winn and Colonel William Winn.

He had several step-brothers: John E. Winn, born in December 1882; and Milton Winn and Grover C. Winn, who were born in January 1886 in Wisconsin.

Sources

• Family and genealogical records

Primary Name: Sarah Anna Winn

Also known as: Anna Sarah Milbourn Winn

Born: April 5, 1865 – Wiota, Wisconsin

Died: November 27, 1946 – Juneau, Alaska

Spouse: William Winn

Children: Burdette A. Winn

Stepchildren: John E. Winn, Milton Winn, Grover C. Winn

Occupation: Millinery shop owner

Affiliation: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6

Associated places: Wiota, Wisconsin; Juneau, Alaska

Biography

Sarah Anna Winn, also known as Anna Sarah Milbourn Winn, was a Charter Member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6.

She was born in Wiota, Wisconsin, on April 5, 1865, though she was known to keep the year of her birth a closely guarded secret.

She married William Winn on December 10, 1892, in Woodford, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. The couple moved to Juneau, Alaska, in 1893.

On March 21, 1896, she gave birth in Juneau to their son, Burdette A. Winn. She also raised her husband’s sons from an earlier marriage: John E. Winn, born December 1882, and Milton Winn and Grover C. Winn, twins born in January 1886 in Wisconsin.

In Juneau, she owned and operated a millinery shop.

Sarah Anna Winn died in Juneau, Alaska, on November 27, 1946.

Sources

• 1900, 1920, and 1930 U.S. Federal Census
• Biographies of Alaska Yukon Pioneers, Vol. 3, p. 342, Ed Ferrell
• 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau