besides serving in political office, wines was known for his hospitality; his neighbors testified that he would invite virtually any stranger into his home. by 1875, he was no longer alive, but his widow was still living at that time; she was known for her well-preserved health despite her age of over eighty years. after his death, later generations of wines' family moved farther west; for example, his grandson john m. osborn grew up in indiana, but he moved to nebraska in 1867 and was elected to the state's senate in 1896.