Acles Wynn was born Dec. 20, 1798, in Lee Co., Va. The son of Elkanah and Mary Muncy Wynn, his name is actually believed to have been Achilles but this was shortened over the years to Acles, a name that has passed down in the Wynn family for generations. In 1819, the year of Harlan County's formation, Acles married William and Susannah Bailey Turner's daughter Lucy, born Dec. 10, 1801, and died about 1861.

Records indicate that although Acles and Lucy had property and lived at times in Harlan, they lived primarily in Lee County until his father's death in 1833 as all their children were born in Lee County. Acles' sister, Sarah Daugherty, and brothers, Wright, Ashley, John, Elkanah and William, are all believed to have remained in Virginia as did many of their descendants. Elkanah's children in particular were prominent in Virginia. He had twin sons, named after his twin brothers Acles and Wright. After his father's death, Acles and Lucy made their permanent home on Yocum Creek of Clover Fork in Harlan County, raising their children there.

The oldest of these was Wright Wynn, born about 1820. In 1843, he married Joanna Middleton, also born about 1820, daughter of Walter and Sarah Turner Middleton. As was quite common in the 19th century Kentucky mountains, Wright and Joanna were first cousins as her mother and his mother were sisters. Wright and Joanna had 11 children: Mary, married David Jones; Susan; Lucy, married Ransom Blevins; William, married Emily Stewart; Acles, married first to Louise Hensley and second to a Madden; Walter, died in childhood; Sarah; Benjamin, married Emily Blevins; Judith, married Benjamin Cloud; Morgan, married Nancy Shoemaker; and Wright, married first to Rhoda Jones and second to a Blevins. Acles and Lucy's next children were twins, a boy and a girl, born about 1824. The daughter, Sarah, married Champ Madden in 1848. They had eight children: Acles, married Dorcas Pace; Jacob, married Sarah Pace; Lawner, married Rebecca Eldridge; Elkanah, married Hannah Setser; Mary; Wright; Elizabeth, married Edward Pace; and Isaac, married Louisa Blevins.

Sarah's twin brother, William, also married in 1848. His wife was Susannah Turner, born about 1832, daughter of James and Elizabeth Clay Turner. In 1870, after William's death, Susannah married Lorenzo Dow Hall. William and Susannah had six children: James T., married Rachel Jones; Levina, married Calvin Pace; Mary, married Benjamin F. Gilbert; Elizabeth, married James H. Middleton; Louisa, married James Sergent; and Susannah.

The fourth child of Acles and Lucy was Lawner B. Wynn, born about 1826. He and his first wife, Elizabeth, had three children, Clony, Rosy and James. In 1872, Lawner married again, to Nancy Goodman. They had four known children: Lucy; Wright, married Diza Short; Joseph; and Acles married Mary Short.

Fifth-born was Josiah d., born Jan. 20, 1829. In 1851, he married Mary Kelly, born July 14, 1834, daughter of Jonathan Kelly. Josiah died July 5, 1885. They had nine children: Nancy Jane, married John Ely; John, died 1865; Patience Elizabeth, married Martin Creech; Jonathan, married Cynthia Kelly; Susan; and William Elisha who married two Creech sisters.

Josiah's sister, Elizabeth, was born 1831. In 1872, she married William T. Middleton's son James.

Elkanah, the youngest child, was born June 2, 1833, and died Jan. 30, 1899, in Harlan County. In 1852, he married Elizabeth Kelly, born Dec. 6, 1821, and died Dec. 7, 1896. They had five children: William C; Mary Jane; Susan; Alexander; and Joseph E. After Elizabeth's death, Elkanah married Fannie Jane Robbins, widow of William Smith. Elkanah and fannie had one child, Perle.

Acles Wynn was born March 20, 1830. He is not listed in the 1850 census of Harlan County and it is not known for certain if he is a son of Acles, Sr. It is probably that he is his nephew, son of William and Alcy Wynn. In 1859, he married Alafair Ledford, born Oct. 29, 1842, daughter of Aley and Jane Stepp Ledford. Acles died Sep. 12, 1920, and Alafair died March 27, 1885, both in Jonesville, Va. Acles served on the Union side in the Civil War. On the roster he is described as being five feet, six inches tall, an average height for the time, with a dark complexion, black hair and eyes. He was appointed 2nd Lieutenant of his unit in October of 1863.