• General Notes

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  REFN: 8231
  The Maury Genealogist by Jill K. Garett, lists a deposition done on
  Winney Runnion, age 42:  Lives in Lewis County and has ever since it was
  a county...knew Houston two or three years before 1859, and knew Brown
  from ch ildhood...she knew relations between two not good.  Brown said two
  weeks befo re that he intended to kill Houston and she told Houston, who
  lived in 1859 t wo miles from Mrs. Goodman (Ed.--or Winney Runnion lived
  two miles from Mrs. Goodman; the wording is not clear). Brown "had
  whipped my son" who is 12 year s old.  "Houston is no kin to me, my son
  hired to Houston when whipped by Bro wn."  "I have never been married.  I
  have five children."  Signed 23 Jan. 186 9 by Winney (X) Runnion. Mentions
  a Myra Sharp--male.  Jack Burlison, of Lawr ence County, was called as a
  witness, and did not come.  Barbara Kincaid also called as witness and
  did not come.
  Winny is listed as head of household, l living next door to her parents,
  in the 1850 census.  She is listed as follow s:
  Winny, age 24, TN; John McHenry Runyan, 3, male, TN; Thomas, 2/12, male,
  TN; Susannah (sister), 17, female, TN; and Lucinda Runyan (Susannah's
  dau), 2 /12, female, TN.
  Winny is listed as head of household in this census as follow s:
  Winney Runnions, 36, $100; Jane, 17; John M., 12; Thomas, 10; Joseph, 5;
  James P., 3; Mary J, 7/12; and William A., 7/12.  All born in TN. Winny
  canno t read or write.
  Winney is listed as head of household in this census as follo ws:
  Winney Runions, 40, keeping house; John, 22, work on farm; Thomas, 19,
  w ork on farm; Joseph, 12, work on farm; Jas., 10, work on farm; Abner, 8,
  at h ome.
  Winny, age 50, is listed in the 1880 census as living with her son,
  Tho mas.

Details of Winnie's family with Unknown ?