▁and ▁a ▁Shaw ne e ▁Indian ▁mother , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁noted ▁her bal ist ▁and ▁medical ▁pract ition er ▁called ▁the ▁" Ind ian ▁doctor ▁woman ." ▁The ▁family ▁re located ▁to ▁Ch amb ers burg , ▁Pennsylvania ▁around ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁Joseph ▁Winter s ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁far mer , ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁mechan ic ▁for ▁the ▁C umber land ▁Valley ▁Rail road . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁noted ▁fish erman ▁and ▁h unter ; ▁" Black ▁and ▁white ▁residents ▁long ▁remembered ▁him ▁for ▁his ▁great ▁nature ▁knowledge ▁and ▁skills , ▁especially ▁in ▁fish ing ▁and ▁fly ▁making ." ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁poet ▁and ▁ly ric ist , ▁who ▁composed ▁a ▁song ▁supporting ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁president ial ▁campaign ▁of ▁William ▁Jenn ings ▁Bry an , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁another ▁song ▁entitled ▁" T en ▁Days ▁after ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁G ett ys burg ." ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁an ▁aut obi ography ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁title , ▁but ▁no ▁copies ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁surv ived . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁time ▁Winter s ▁lived ▁in ▁Ch amb ers burg , ▁he ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Under ground ▁Rail road . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁Winter s ▁who ▁arranged ▁the ▁famous ▁meeting ▁between ▁Frederick ▁Doug lass ▁and ▁John ▁Brown ▁before ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁abort ive ▁attempt ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁federal ▁ar sen al ▁at ▁Har pers ▁Fer ry ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁ ▁Winter s ▁died