John E Minter

1821 - 1880  (58 years)

• Name	John E Minter
  Birth	9 Jun 1821	Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	983AEC627200459A82265BE6734158379D6C
  Death	22 Jan 1880	Owsley County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2]
  Burial	Campbell Cemetery, Booneville, Owsley County, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Notes	1850 United States Federal Census (on 23 August 1850): in Lee County, Virginia. The following MINTERs all appear to have been at the same property: - John E (29, farmer, born Virginia), Sarah (21, born Virginia), Charles H (5, born Virginia), James S (2, born Virginia) and William A (2m, born Virginia). - William (18, farmer, born Virginia) - Martha J (21, born Virginia) - Landon C (16, farmer, born Virginia) - Sarah (12, born Virginia). Two other groups or families of Minters appear on the same page: - William P (51, merchant, born Virginia), Mary (46, born Virginia), John S (21, merchant, born Virginia), Nancy (17, born Virginia), Charles E (16, farmer, born Virginia), Samuel H (14, born Virginia), Elizabeth (12, born Virginia), Cynthia (10, born Virginia), Louisa (8, born Virginia, twin), Louesa (8, born Virginia, twin), Judith (7, born Virginia) and Margaret (54 or possibly 5m, , born Virginia). - William M (28, farmer, born Virginia), Rebecca (28, born Virginia), John L (7, born Virginia) and William E (3, born Virginia). The 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules for Lee County, Virginia show: - John E Minter as the owner of 1 slave, a 7 year-old female - William P MInter as the owner of 6 slaves, a 27 year-old female, a 25 year-old female, a 16 year-old male, a 10 year-old female, a 2 year-old female and a 1 year-old male. 1860 United States Federal Census (on 5 July 1860): in Owsley County, Kentucky, Boonville Post Office (all MINTER), John E (38, farmer, born Virginia), Elizabeth (32, born Tennessee), Charles H (16, farmer, born Virginia), James S (12, born Virginia), William A (10, born Virginia), Florence E (8, born Virginia), Virginia L (6, born Virginia) and Henrietta (3, born Kentucky). Also Sarah MINTER (21, domst g, born Virginia) and Mary MINTER (54, widow, seamstress, born North Carolina). The last-named was almost certainly John's mother. The identity of Sarah MINTER isn't known but was possibly John's sister. The 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules for Owsley County show John E MINTER as the owner of 2 slaves, a 15 year-old female and a 2 year-old male. 1870 United States Federal Census (on 29 July 1860): in Boonville, Owsley County, Kentucky (all MINTER), John E (48, farmer, born Virginia), Sarah E (41, keeping house, born Virginia), William A (19, farm labor, born Virginia), Florence E (17, born Virginia), Virginia (16, born Virginia) and Henrietta (13, born Kentucky). Several other groups of Minters appear at the same location: - Charles H (24, farm labor, born Virginia) and Mary J (16, house keeper, born Kentucky) [this was John's son and his wife]. - James S (22, farm labor, born Virginia) and Lucy J (19, house keeper, born Kentucky) - Polly A (66, born North Carolina) and Sarah (27, born Virginia). - Jack (12, farm labor, born Kentucky) and Thomas (8, born Kentucky). Both these children were black. Then there is a separtate entry for two more groups of Minters, all black, all apparently at the same property: - Samuel (21, farmer, born Virginia), Esther (23, keeping house, born Mississippi), Tabitha (7, born Mississippi), Eliza (5, born Mississippi) and Malon (3 months, born Kentucky) - Tamar (50, female, house keeper, born Virginia), Rose A (17, born Virginia), Mary (14, born Virginia), Francis C (male, form labor, born Kentucky) and James G (8, born Kentucky). NB: all the above-mentioned black people were named MINTER. John's death is recorded in the return of persons who died dring the year ending 31 May 1880 (ie before the 1880 census). He was said to be 59, a farmer, died in January 1880 of pneumonia, having lived in Owsley County for 25 years.
  Person ID	I6751	America
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Charles Minter,   b. Abt 1796, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary ALEXANDER,   b. Abt 1806, North Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	26 Jul 1820	Scott County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Mary appears in the Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850 at 'Mary Ellixander'.
  Family ID	F2618	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elizabeth HAMPTON,   b. 29 Apr 1829, Tennessee, USA d. 6 Jan 1910, Kentucky, USA (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. Charles Hampton Minter,   b. Apr 1846, Virginia, USA d. 1912, Kentucky, USA (Age 65 years)   2. James Silas Minter,   b. Abt 1848, Virginia, USA d. Aft 1910, Kentucky, USA (Age 63 years)   3. William A Minter,   b. 13 Oct 1850, Virginia, USA d. 3 Jul 1912, Kentucky, USA (Age 61 years)   4. Florence E Minter,   b. Abt 1852, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   5. Virginia L Minter,   b. Abt 1854, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   6. Henrietta Minter,   b. Abt 1857, Kentucky, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2015

  
  

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  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S261] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 at ancestry.com, June 2015 & later. [S260] Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850 at ancestry.com, June 2015 and later.