Carolyn DeLoach writes: The building identified as an abandoned bank in Winokur was in fact the Neil G. Wade general store. Of course, nowadays folks think it is either an old jail or abandoned bank because of the bars in the windows. N.G. Wade operated an extensive naval stores/lumber mill next to the depot in the early 1900s. The bars were to keep hobos from helping themselves to the store inventory, especially during the Depression.
Where did Winokur Georgia get its name? I have a family name of Winokur but no history in Georgia of which I am aware.
What Years was the Wade General Store in Operations ?
My 5th great grandfather, Alexander Crews Sr, settled there with his first wife Ivy Dubois. They were from Charleston, S.C. He is the progenitor of the large Crews family that lives around that portion of the state. He is buried nearby in Buffalo Swamp with his second wife Lucy Dubois.
We must be cousin because Alexander Crews is my ancestor also.
And a first cousin has lived on Crews Community Road for years.
I am Brenda Chandler Brubeck in northeast Florida.
Was Winokur a stop off point for Florida bound tourists? It seems like it might have been the main industry before I-95 opened at the end of the 1970s.
My dad’s family came from there also. In fact my dad and aunt were both born there.Ernest and Annie Faye Smith
My mom’s family came from Winokur GA. Hattie and Mack Crews, her great grandparents.
My Crews family is from there.
Another great one!
The parapet wall caps, made usually of local clay, were stamped with the makers name and location of manufacture.