Many years ago I found a county history with information about one of my ancestors. It stated he was a member of the Masonic Lodge. I wrote to the Grand Lodge of the State (Missouri) and received a nice reply. They gave me a listing of all the lodges my ancestor had belonged to. Seems he had moved around a lot so this information pointed me in another direction. They also provided information about men with the same surname which helped a lot too. This was not a Winn ancestor. I suggest writing to the Grand Lodges in the States you think your ancestor might have lived to see if they have any records. Worked for me. Kathleen Pebley Winn