John D. Windren is a native of Ireland, born about the year 1809. His parents were Samuel and Jane (Doalzell) Windren. He received eight years' schooling, and at the age of nineteen was awarded a contract of nine miles of railroad on the C., C. & C. R. R.; was married to Mary Windser about 1822; to Sarah Taylor, his second wife, July 7, 1852; and has had in all six children. For the last fifteen years he has been engaged in hotel keeping, in which he has gained much popularity throughout Southern Illinois. He conducted the United States Hotel at Cairo during the war, and is now proprietor of the "Winstead House" in the city of Anna.
Contributed 2022 Jul 31 by Norma Hass, extracted from 1876 Atlas of the State of Illinois, page 245.
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