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Family HistoryFamily History - Winona Ruth Kinne


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Winona Ruth Kinne and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Winona Ruth Kinne,1 born 12 August 1938 (parents not determined).1 Winona married John Clinton Wilbur (born 12 November 1936 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York, the son of Earl Clinton Wilbur and Gladys Grace Doane2, 3).

At age 17, John suffered the amputation of the fingers on his right hand that got caught in corn blower on his father’s farm.4


  1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  2. Birth Announcement, The Binghamton Press, Binghamton, New York, 14 November 1936, Rev. Earl C. Wilbur and Mrs. Wilbur are parents of a son, John, born on 12 November 1936 in Binghamton.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Pennsylvania, Susquehanna County, Liberty Township, E.D. 58-31, Sheet No. 4A, Earl Wilbur, 38, New York, machinist, office equipment co.; wife Gladys Wilbur, 38, New York; daughter Loys Wilbur, 8, New York; John Wilbur, 3, New York.
  4. Binghamton Press, Binghamton, New York, available at www.fultonhistory.com. 25 September 1954, Youth’s Fingers Cut Off in Mishap. The article describes the accident that resulted in the amputation of the fingers of John Wilbur, age 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Wilbur.