Colonel John Reynolds Winston (1839-1888) rests at Red House Presbyterian Church (Caswell County, North Carolina) with his wife Marion Long Winston (1842-1906): "They Tried to Do Their Duty." In addition to being wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg, Colonel Winston apparently was captured during the battle or shortly after. He purportedly escaped and made his way home to North Carolina.

John R. Winston served as the first U.S. postmaster at Hycotee (Caswell County, North Carolina), which operated from 9 August 1880 until 14 December 1904. He also obtained U.S. Patent No. 346,008 (1886) for an improved vehicle wheel. He apparently was a soldier, lawyer, farmer, and inventor.