Winsie (Munnerlyn) Aycock
(abt 1860 - 1939/41)

Winsey (or Winsie) Munnerlyn Aycock was born around 1860 in NC to John R. Munnerlyn and Martha "Patsy" West.  In the year 1875, Winsey is in Yalabusha County, Mississippi and marries John T. Aycock (Acock). She remained in MS long enough to give birth to children Robert b. 1877and John b. 1879 (Robert was said to have been shot to death in a cotton patch by a jealous husband). By 1900 they appeared on the Lonoke County, AR census and had children: Mary b. March 1884, Thomas S. b Nov. 27, 1886 and Andrew S. b Jan. 1897. They were listed as living next door to James W. Munnerlyn and his wife Hettie and a few more households away was their son John Aycock and spouse Alice. A researcher was told by Winsey and John's granddaughter (whom they lived with) that in  the early 1900s Winsey received a letter from the government advising her that she had land to claim in Oklahoma. Winsey and John had no  transportation to OK and forfeited the land. Winsey also told that her family was "kin" to Poccahantis. They remained in Lonoke until their home was destroyed by a tornado. They moved to Little Rock, AR and resided with their son Thomas until their deaths. John Aycock died May 9, 1937, in Little Rock and is buried in the Lonoke, Brownsville Cemetery without a marker. Winsey died somewhere around 1939-1941 and is believed to be buried with John in Brownsville cemetery without a marker.

John Pruniski and Mrs. Ora Nix, chairman and executive and executive secretary of the Pulaski County Public Welfare Commission, are shown as they presented Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Aycock, 618 Schiller avenue, this city, with the first old-age pension check issued in the state under the Social Security Act. It was presented to "Grandma" and "Grandpa" Aycock, aged 81 and 75, respectively, this morning in the commission's office on West Second street, and was the first of 592 to go out today to approved and eligible pensioners in this county.

Descendant Relation:
??>John R.>Winsey (MUNNERLYN) AYCOCK

 


 

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