James Winkfield (abt. 1882 - 1974)

Born about 12 Apr 1882 in Chilesburg, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

Died 23 Mar 1974 at about age 91 in Maisons-Laffitte, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France

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Biography

Jimmy was a Horse Racing Jockey

Jimmy Winkfield is Notable.

James Winkfield was a Thoroughbred jockey and horse trainer from Kentucky, best remembered as the last African American to ride a winner in the Kentucky Derby (1902).^[1]

Jimmy Winkfield was born in 1882 in Fayette County, Kentucky, the son of George Winkfield and Victoria Clay^[2][3]

Jimmy married twice. His first wife, Alexandra, was a Russian baroness who died in 1921. They had a son, George, who died in 1934.^[4] His second marriage was to Russian-born Lydia de Minkiwitz, who died in 1958.^[5] The couple had two children born in France: a son, Robert^[5], and a daughter Liliane.^[6]

Jimmy died in Maisons-Laffitte, France, where he had made his home, in 1974..^[3][7]

Thirty years after his death, he was enshrined in the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame.^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Winkfield
2. ↑ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5B-VFJ3 : 16 March 2018), James Winkfield, 1919; citing Passport Application, Poland, source certificate #128000, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 952, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Ancestry Record 60901 #10648758 (accessed 30 April 2022)
   Name: James Winkfield; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 12 Apr 1882; Birth Place: Charlesburg, Kentucky [Chilesburg Kentucky ]; Father: George Winkfield; Mother: Victoria Clay; Notes: May 1941: Name listed as JAMES WINKFIELD.
4. ↑ https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/winkfield-jimmy-1882-1974/
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Son's Birth: "U.S., Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949"
   National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Decimal Files, compiled 1910 - 1949; Record Group: 59, General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002; Series ARC ID: 2555709; Series MLR Number: A1 3001; Series Box Number: 455; File Number: 131
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record ConsularReportsofBirths19101949 #23747 (accessed 30 April 2022)
   Robert James Winkfield born on 21 Nov 1923, son of James & Lydia, in Paris, France.
6. ↑ Child Birth: "U.S., Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949"
   National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Decimal Files, compiled 1910 - 1949; Record Group: 59, General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002; Series ARC ID: 2555709; Series MLR Number: A1 3001; Series Box Number: 455; File Number: 131
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1664 #300023744 (accessed 30 April 2022)
   Lillian Winkfield born to Lydia Winkfield on 21 Oct 1924 in Maisons Laffitte, France.
7. ↑ The Courier, (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 6 Apr 1974, p. 2, col. 5.
8. ↑ https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-109hres231ih
9. ↑ https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/historical-jockey-profile-jimmy-winkfield

• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 31, Kings, New York; Roll: 1069; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 0563; FHL microfilm: 1241069
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #48898376 (accessed 30 April 2022)
  James Winkfield (20), single help, Jockey, in household of Edward Wiler (29) in Brooklyn Ward 31, Kings, New York. Born in Kentucky, USA.
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky; Roll: 2424; Sheet Number: 74; Enumeration District: 34-52
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #88461876
  James Winkfield (68) in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

See also:

• "Black jockey's journey spanned different worlds", The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) 29 Apr 2002, Mon, by Neil Schmidt [Page 1 - Free View of Image con't on Page 6 - Free View of Image
• The Courier-Journal, (Louisville, Kentucky) 4 May 1902, Sec. 3, p.2, col. 1.