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