James Gordon Minter

1871 - 1943  (72 years)

• Name	James Gordon Minter
  Birth	24 Feb 1871	Upson County, Georgia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	B7F6AD0477B4411DBAD7535AD9A16149491A
  Death	15 Apr 1943	Timpson, Shelby, Texas, USA   [2, 3]
  Burial	16 Apr 1943	Caledonia Cemetery, Caledonia, Rusk County, Texas, USA   [2, 3]
  Notes	1900 United States Federal Census (indexed as N*ter by ancestry): in Justice Precinct 8, Panola, Texas (all MINTER, parents born Georgia, children Texas), James G (head, born Feb 1874*, 24, married 7 years, farmer), Minnie - (wife, born Aug 1873, 26, married 7 years, 3 children, 2 alive), Merva (son, born May 1894, 6) and Gussie (son, born Mar 1896, 4). Also a boarder, Betsy RAINEY (born Jun 1828, 71, widow, born Georgia). * death certificate shows 24 Feb 1871. 1920 United States Federal Census: in Justice Precinct 7, Shelby, Texas (all MINTER, parents born Georgia, children Texas), James G (head, 45, farmer), Minnie O (wife, 45), Gussie L (son, 23, farmer), Katy O (daughter, 16) and Minnie O (daughter, 11). 1940 United States Federal Census: in Other Places, Shelby, Texas, Gordon MINTER (father in law, 68, widower, born Alabama (sic)) was with his daughter Ora (36, born Texas) and her husband Elzia FANCHER (51, born Texas, farmer). Next entry is for James M MINTER, Ora's brother. From findagrave.com, Feb 2015: James Gordon Minter, the son of John A. Minter and Nancy M. Parks married Minnie Ora Houston, the daughter of Cicero Irvin Houston and his wife Martilla A. Warren. Their children: James Mervie Minter b. 14 May 1894 Timpson, Shelby Co TX Gus L Minter born 10 Mar 1896 TX Katie Ora Minter born 5 Aug 1903 Minnie O Minter born ca 1909 Note: There were two other Minter/Houston marriages from these families. Samuel Newton Houston, another son of Martilla A. Warren and Cicero Irvin Houston married Nancy M. Minter, a daughter of John A. Minter and Nancy M. Parks. Minnie Ora Houston's sister Mossie Mae Houston, married several times but one of those marriages was to Arvie Cheaverson Minter, another son of John A. Minter and Nancy M. Parks.
  Person ID	I4153	America
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	John A Minter,   b. Aug 1846, Georgia, USA d. 1915, Texas, USA (Age ~ 68 years)
  Mother	Nancy M PARKS,   b. 23 Jun 1846, Georgia, USA d. 1905, Texas, USA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	1868	USA   [4]
  Family ID	F1998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Minnie Ora HOUSTON,   b. 22 Aug 1873, Georgia, USA d. 26 Sep 1939, Texas, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	30 Apr 1893	Panola County, Texas, USA   [5]
  Children	1. James Mervie Minter, Sr.,   b. 14 May 1894, Texas, USA d. 22 Sep 1975, South Houston, Harris, Texas, USA (Age 81 years)   2. Gus Lee Minter,   b. 10 Mar 1896, Texas, USA d. 26 May 1933, Texas, USA (Age 37 years)   3. Katie Ora Minter,   b. 5 Aug 1903, Texas, USA d. 2 May 1948, Nan Travis Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas, USA (Age 44 years)   4. Minnie Odie Minter,   b. 19 Mar 1908, Shelby County, Texas, USA d. 3 Nov 1957, Rusk County, Texas, USA (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F1999	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S99] 1880 US Federal Census. [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S223] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903 - 1982, at ancestry.com, March 2015 and later. [S75] 1900 US Federal Census. [S218] http://genforum.genealogy.com/warren/messages/11753.html, February 2015.