Earnest Clyde Minter

1881 - 1974  (93 years)

• Name	Earnest Clyde Minter
  Birth	31 Jan 1881	Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	D5C8037F3BAC403FBA466B17B14AB859139E
  Death	5 Dec 1974	Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Burial	Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	1910 US Federal Census: in District 0140, Rock, Mercer, West Virginia (all MINTER), Ernest C (head, 29, married 3 years, born Virginia, as were parents, civil engineer, coal mines), Ruth (wife, 27, married 3 years, 1 child, living, born Virginia, as were parents) and Evelyn (daughter, 1 year 3 months, born West Virginia). Also 2 boarders. 1920 US Federal Census: in District 0162, Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia (all MINTER), Ernest C (head, 39, married, born Virginia, as were parents, superintendant, coal mines), Ruth M (wife, 37, married, born Virginia, as were parents), Evelyn E (daughter, 11, born West Virginia), Ernest C Jr. (son, 9, born West Virginia), Doyle (son, 8, born West Virginia), Virginia F (daughter, 6, born West Virginia) and Henry C* (son, 4, born West Virginia). *Henry Coleman who came to be Colie H in later life. 1940 US Federal Census: in 41-26, Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia (all MINTER), Earnest C (head, 58, married, born Virginia, operator, coal), Ruth N (wife, 55, married, born Virginia), Evelyn E (daughter, 31, single, born West Virginia, secretary, office) and Doyle (son, 25, single, born West Virginia, insurance salesman). Also Eliza TURNER (sister in law, 60, single, born Virginia) and a maid, Idella MARTIN. The family was at the same place in 1935.
  Person ID	I1230	America
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Obediah Coleman Minter,   b. 7 Mar 1853, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Jun 1932, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Emma Laura PEATROSS,   b. 5 Dec 1861, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Jul 1936, Axton, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	2 Apr 1880	Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ruth Nora TURNER,   b. 6 Jan 1882   d. 9 Apr 1958, Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	9 Sep 1907  [3]
  Children	1. Evelyn Ernestine Minter,   b. 23 Jan 1909, West Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ernest Clyde Minter, Jr.,   b. Abt 1911, West Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Doyle Minter,   b. 3 Sep 1912, West Virginia, USA d. 27 Oct 1967, USA (Age 55 years)   4. Virginia Frances Minter,   b. 1914, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   5. Henry Coleman "Colie H" Minter,   b. 27 Aug 1915, Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA d. 5 Sep 1983, West Virginia, USA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2012

  
  

  Family 2	Annie Myrtle PATTERSON
  Family ID	F3986	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S92] newspapers.com, December 2014 and later, Beckley Post-Herald, West Virginia, 6 Dec 1974 (Reliability: 3). [S52] http://www.cottagehill.com, April 2012.