Joseph Winship (1800-1878) came to Clinton, Georgia, from Massachusetts (1822), married Emily Hutchings (b. 1807), and moved to Atlanta, Georgia (1840). His son, Robert (1834-1899), had a daughter, Emily Caroline (1867-1939). Emily married Ernest Woodruff and their son was Robert W. Woodruff (1889-1985), Atlanta businessman and philanthropist. Another of Joseph Winship's sons, George (1835-1916), was the father of Charles Thiot Winship, Atlanta businessman and lawyer, who married Juliet Leach Crenshaw and was the donor of these materials.
From the description of Winship family collection, 1637-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173862916