Nearly sixty years have passed since the Wynekoop family first established its home in White County and through these years the name has been associated with successful enterprise in the handling of land and livestock, with progressive activity in community affairs, and with those substantial virtues which give character to any community.
    When William Wynekoop, the pioneer, passed away December 31, 1913, the community of West Point Township lost one of its finest old settlers. He belonged to German stock that had been introduced to America many years before the great bulk of emigration came from that country. William Wynekoop was born in Clinton County, Indiana, May 21, 1835, a date which indicates how early the family was established in Western Indiana. His father was also named William. William Wynekoop, the younger, moved to White County about 1856, and his labors put a tract of land in cultivation and in time he erected several substantial buildings. During the rest of his life he farmed and raised stock, and was an active republican and a regular attendant of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Wolcott.
    William Wynekoop wedded for his first wife Sarah Ellen Mathews, and Lewis H. was the only child born to this marriage and he was a small child when his mother passed away. The father's second marriage was with Helen Haynes and to this marriage were born eleven children and those living are Frank Eldridge, Harvey E., Charles Ira, Gilbert E. and the three daughters, Lora, Clyde and Flo. Through his long continued exertions William Wynekoop accumulated 320 acres of land, and was always interested in local affairs of importance. For a couple of years he had an interest in a hardware store at Wolcott. His latter years were spent in retirement and he lived in Chicago until his death, and is buried at Crown Hill. He was reared and received his education in Clinton County.
    Now a prosperous farmer in West Point Township, getting his mail from Wolcott over Rural Route No. 7, Lewis H. Wynekoop has made White County his home throughout his career. He was born in West Point Township, June 28, 1864, and from the age of four years was reared in the home of his maternal grandfather Mathews, who taught him industry, good habits, and he benefited more from this training than from his advantages in the country schools. Mr. Wynekoop is now the possessor of a fine farm of 280 acres, all of it under cultivation, well tilled, and productive of all the crops that can be grown in Indiana. As a stock raiser he has chief distinction among White County farmers. Some very fine stock can be found on his farm, consisting of thoroughbred shorthorn cattle, full blooded Poland-China hogs, and high grade Norman horses. Among other improvements he has remodeled his fine dwelling, has built barns, has put up a large silo, and in general has adapted his methods and facilities to the demands and standards of modern agriculture.
    While a democrat, Mr. Wynekoop has never sought official honors, and fraternally is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, No. 409, at Wolcott. On March 13, 1887, he married Miss Chloe Isabel Spencer, daughter of John M. and Eliza A. (Wright) Spencer. The Spencer family came into White County when it was a new country, and Mrs. Wynekoop's parents are now living at Wolcott. Their home has been blessed with the birth of nine children, and those living have had not only the advantages of this home and the careful rearing from their parents, but also all the facilities supplied by the public schools. The names of the children are: Charles F.; Eben E.; Ina Nora, deceased; Lewis Spencer; Shafter M.; James Russell, deceased; Velma; Vera M.; and Ethel M. The children have all attended the common schools of West Point Township and the high school at Wolcott.

Source:

Hamelle, W. H., "Lewis H. Wynekoop," A Standard History of White County Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, With an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country, Chicago and New York, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1915, pp. .