Van Perkins Winder

Colonel Van Perkins Winder (1809 – 1854) was an American sugar planter in the Antebellum South.

Van Perkins Winder
Born	June 3, 1809 Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi
Died	November 8, 1854 Schriever, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Cause of death	yellow fever
Resting place	Nashville City Cemetery
Occupation	Planter
Spouse	Martha Grundy
Children	Carrie Winder McGavock
Parent(s)	Thomas Jones Winder Harriet Handy
Relatives	Felix Grundy (father-in-law)

Early life

Van Perkins Winder was born on June 3, 1809, in Natchez, Mississippi.^[1][2] His father was Dr Thomas Jones Winder (1772–1818) and his mother, Harriet Handy (1786–1820).^[1][3] He was a descendant of Colonel Nathaniel Littleton (1605–1654).^[3]

Career

Winder acquired the Ducros Plantation in the Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana in 1845.^[4][5] That same year, he purchased slaves from Thomas Butler.^[6]

Personal life

He married Martha Grundy,^[2] the daughter of a judge, Felix Grundy.^[7] By 1860, she owned 202 slaves and 4,550 acres of land.^[8]

Death

He died of yellow fever on November 8, 1854, at his Ducros Plantation in Louisiana.^[1][2][9] He was buried at the Nashville City Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee alongside his wife.^[2]