William Dewey Minter, Sr.

1898 - 1970  (71 years)

• Name	William Dewey Minter
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	31 Mar 1898	McKinney, Collin, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	6A6115399D8E4CBDB8F1C55BC06079FEAD39
  Death	18 Feb 1970	Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Burial	20 Feb 1970	Sand Hill Cemetery, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA   [2]
  Notes	Dewey was born in Colin County, Texas on March 31, 1898.He grew up in the Simms, Texas area. Dewey joined the US Navy April 17, 1917 shortly after his 19th birthday He served as a fireman on the Gunboat USS Paducah (GM-18). He was discharged after one year and ten months of service Feburary 25, 1919. He joined the Navy again on a two year enlistment December 22, 1920. During this enlistment he server one and a half years on the Minesweeper USS Heron (AM-10) and six months on the Destroyer, USS Broome (DD-210). He received an honorable discharge on December 21, 1922 with a rating of Fireman First Class. After leaving the service, he moved to Plainview in West Texas and worked as lineman for Texas Utilities and as a fireman for the city of Plainview. He moved back to Simms in 1935 after the death of his second wife and worked as a merchant seaman, farmer, baker, and boiler tender on a dredge boat on the Mississippi. In 1943 he became a fireman for the Red River Army Depot Fire Department and remained there until his retirement in 1963. He died in Feb. 1970 from complications of a bad heart and bleeding ulcers. One story his siblings used to tell was that when Dewey was a small boy he came running into the house one day and told his mother "Mama, I done went and crawled under the house and found a nest with 5 eggens in it and the ole hen didn't went and peck me nether." Another funny story occured when my younger brother Milton was playing high school football. I, (W D JR.), attended a game once when Milton was knocked unconscious. Dad went out on the field to check on him. In a few minutes they asked for a doctor over the PA system and I went out to see if he was badly hurt. I was wearing a coat and tie and as I approached dad was bending over Milton saying "come on son, don't keep us in expense, say something". One of the coaches assuming that I was a doctor said "Mr. Minter please get back and give the doctor room". Dad looked up at me and said "Hell, he ain't no doctor thats another one of my boys". Died of heart failure during treatment for a bleeding ulcer. 1940 United States Federal Census: in Bowie County, Texas (all MINTER, born Texas), Dewey W (head, 42, laborer, road project), Syble E (wife, 22), W D (son, 7) and Burl D (son, 1). 1950 United States Federal Census: in Bowie County, Texas (all MINTER, born Texas), William D (head, 52, firefighter, Red River arsenal), Sybil C (wife, 31), William D Jnr (son, 17), Birl E (son, 11), Dwan (son, 6), Troy L (son, 3) and Herman L (son, born July 1949).
  Person ID	I3767	America
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	William Robert Minter,   b. 18 Jul 1872, Lineville, Clay County, Alabama, USA d. 9 Jan 1942, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Lula Elizabeth HAYNES,   b. 20 Dec 1872, Clay County, Alabama, USA d. 29 Dec 1911, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1892	Clay County, Alabama, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F1566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Vadis COKER,   b. 5 Jan 1906, USA d. 29 Mar 1927, Plainview, Hale County, Texas, USA (Age 21 years)
  Marriage	8 Jan 1927	Floydada, Floyd, Texas   [4]
  	The marriage lisense of W. D. Minter and Vadis Coker was recorded in Floyd county Texas on Jan 10, 1927. It was never picked up after being recorded. On March 31, 1994, I, W. D. Minter, Jr., checked the Floyd county courthouse while tryng to verify my fathers first marriage. They were still holding the marriage lisense 67 years later.
  Children	1. Winford D. Minter,   b. 26 Mar 1927, Plainview Cemetery, Plainview, Hale County, Texas, USA d. 27 Mar 1927, Plainview Cemetery, Plainview, Hale County, Texas, USA (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Willie Maye Christine WATSON,   b. 13 Oct 1909, Plainview, Hale County, Texas, USA d. 16 Jan 1935, Plainview Sanatorium, Plainview, Hale County, Texas, USA (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	1930	USA
  Children	1. William Dewey "W.D." Minter, Jr.,   b. 26 Jun 1932, Plainview Cemetery, Plainview, Hale County, Texas, USA d. 12 Oct 2003, Bexar County, Texas, USA (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F1564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2015

  
  

  Family 3	Syble Alpha CURBOW,   b. 20 Oct 1918, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA d. 17 Nov 1990, Linden, Cass County, Texas, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	14 Apr 1937	Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Burl Dee Minter   2. Milton Dwan Minter   3. Troy Lynn Minter   4. Herman Loyd Minter,   b. 30 Jul 1949, Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, USA d. 2 Jul 2020, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F1565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 14 Apr 1937 - Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA Death - 18 Feb 1970 - Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, USA Burial - 20 Feb 1970 - Sand Hill Cemetery, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Clifton Minter's tree, March 2012. [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S201] Marriage records for Clay County Alabama. [S200] From original marriage lisense.