William Robert Minter

1872 - 1942  (69 years)

• Name	William Robert Minter
  Birth	18 Jul 1872	Lineville, Clay County, Alabama, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1C6979E594C74289A9C74E1B3C620B7F0AC7
  Death	9 Jan 1942	Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA   [2]
  Burial	12 Jan 1942	Sand Hill Cemetery, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA
  Notes	William Robert Minter (Bill) was born and grew up in Lineville in Clay county Alabama. In Dec. 1892 he married Lula Haynes. In 1893 they migrated to Collin County Texas along with brothers and sisters from both families. In 1901 or 1902 Bill moved his family to Simms in Bowie county Texas. About 1905 they returned to Collin county and in 1910 back to Bowie county. He was a tennant farmer most of his working life. No records have been found to indicate that he owned property. After the death of Lula in 1911 he married Joicey Prince (Cricket), a widow. They had no children and she died in 1919. Shortly after that he married Edna Tittle and they had 3 children. That marriage ended in divorce. He moved to Plainview TX for several years, but returned to Simms in the early 1930's where he lived until his death in 1942. Died in his sleep after listening to the first Joe Louis/Billie Conn fight on the radio.
  Person ID	I3768	America
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Henry Randolph Minter,   b. 28 Dec 1832, Upson County, Georgia, USA d. 20 Jun 1919, Lineville, Clay County, Alabama, USA (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann WOODRUFF,   b. 21 Jan 1833, Butts County, Georgia, USA d. 27 Dec 1892, Lineville, Clay County, Alabama, USA (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1852	Butts County, Georgia, USA
  Family ID	F1569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	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]
  Children	1. Henry Abner Minter,   b. 6 Sep 1892, Clay County, Alabama, USA d. 24 Jul 1947, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA (Age 54 years)   2. Robert Wade Minter,   b. 24 Nov 1894, McKinney, Collin, Texas d. Nov 1973, Baylor Hospital, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA (Age 78 years)   3. Young Dee Minter,   b. 4 Mar 1896, McKinney, Collin, Texas d. 5 Oct 1948, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA (Age 52 years)   4. William Dewey Minter, Sr.,   b. 31 Mar 1898, McKinney, Collin, Texas d. 18 Feb 1970, Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, USA (Age 71 years)   5. Mattie Mae Minter,   b. 24 Jan 1900, McKinney, Collin, Texas d. 23 Dec 1987, Naples, Morris, Texas, USA (Age 87 years)   6. Gay Minter,   b. 26 Nov 1901, McKinney, Collin, Texas d. 26 Dec 1918, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA (Age 17 years)   7. J B Minter,   b. 7 Jun 1903, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA d. 12 Sep 1905, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA (Age 2 years)   8. Ethel Edra Minter,   b. 2 Mar 1905, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA d. 10 Jan 1976, Texas, USA (Age 70 years)   9. Edna Tomisha Minter,   b. 16 May 1907, Kaufman, Texas, USA d. 27 Dec 1970, West Texas Hospital, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA (Age 63 years)   10. Harvey Minter,   b. 22 Jan 1909, McKinney, Collin, Texas d. 5 Jan 1919, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA (Age 9 years)
  Family ID	F1566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Joicey (Jaycey Grader) PRINCE,   b. 13 Jan 1883   d. 12 Jan 1919, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	14 Dec 1912	Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F1567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2015

  
  

  Family 3	Edna TITTLE,   b. 19 Jan 1900   d. 30 Aug 1986, New Mexico, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1919	Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA   [4]
  Marital status	Divorce
  Children	1. Eulene Minter   2. Orene Minter   3. Thomas Luther Minter,   b. 1 Oct 1923, South Mayde, Grayson County, Texas, USA d. 19 Apr 1952, San Diego, California, USA (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F1568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 14 Dec 1912 - Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA Marriage - 15 Oct 1919 - Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA Death - 9 Jan 1942 - Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA Burial - 12 Jan 1942 - Sand Hill Cemetery, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S143] Family records confirmed by census data. [S144] Family records and headstone at cemetery. [S201] Marriage records for Clay County Alabama. [S202] Bowie County, Texas Marriage records.