John Franklin Minter

1866 - 1948  (81 years)

• Name	John Franklin Minter
  Birth	10 Dec 1866	Glennville, Kern County, California, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	8EF0F654D7B2430F836AB8C56BF077FDDC15
  Death	26 Jul 1948	Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA   [2]
  Burial	Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA   [2]
  Notes	1900 United States Federal Census: in M Street, Bakersfield City, Kern, California (all MINTER, all born California), John F (head, born Dec 1866, 33, married 6 years, deliveryman, groceries), Lela (wife, born Sep 1878, 21, married 6 years, 4 children, 4 living), Floyd (son, born Sep 1895, 4), Esther (daughter, born Mar 1897, 3), Morean (daughter, born Jun 1898, 1) and Franklin (son, born Aug 1899, 9 months). Also a boarder, Chauncey HILL, 10. 1910 United States Federal Census: in Bakersfield City, Kern, California (all MINTER, all born California), John F (head, 44, married 15 years, driver, laundry wagon), Lelila (wife, 31, married 15 years, 6 children, 5 living), Floyd (son, 14), Ester (daughter, 13), Morean (son, 11), Carrie (daughter, 9) and Blanche (daughter, 5). 1920 United States Federal Census: in Bakersfield City, Kern, California (all MINTER, all born California), John F (head, 53, driver, laundry), Lelia V (wife, 41), Floyd (son, 24, laborer, oil fields), Morean (son, 21, laborer, power plant) and Blanche (daughter, 15). 1930 United States Federal Census: in Sante Fe Precinct, Kern, California (all MINTER, all born California), J F (head, 64, married at 28, pumper, oil field), Leila V (wife, 51) and Carrie (mother in law, 83, widow, born Nova Scotia). 1940 United States Federal Census: in Bakersfield, Kern, California (all MINTER, all born California), John F (head, 74 and Leila V (wife, 61).Also a lodger Loyd BROWN. From findagrave.com, Sep 2015: John's obituary said that he was the first White child born in Kern County after it was formed from Los Angeles and Tulare counties in May 1866. It has since been learned that another male, Nicholas James Williams, was born in Havilah on 25 May 1866, making Nicholas the first White child born in Kern County.
  Person ID	I7350	America
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	James Monroe "Monroe" Minter,   b. 13 Jan 1833, Virginia, USA d. 10 Dec 1913, Glennville, Kern County, California, USA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Louisa ARNOLD,   b. Feb 1840, Mississippi, USA d. 19 Apr 1924, Kern County, California, USA (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F2848	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leila Virginia MOREAN,   b. 18 Sep 1878, Glennville, Kern County, California, USA d. 18 Oct 1950, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 72 years)
  Children	1. Floyd Monroe "Tobe" Minter,   b. 7 Sep 1895, Glennville, Kern County, California, USA d. 14 Feb 1957, Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA (Age 61 years)   2. Esther Florence Minter,   b. 5 Mar 1897, Glennville, Kern County, California, USA d. 29 Oct 1990, Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA (Age 93 years)   3. Morean L Minter,   b. 9 Jun 1898, Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA d. 26 Nov 1962, Kern County, California, USA (Age 64 years)   4. Franklin "Frank" Minter,   b. Aug 1899, Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA d. 23 Aug 1908, Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA (Age 9 years)   5. Carrie Leila Minter,   b. 23 Apr 1901, Kern County, California, USA d. 1 Aug 1994, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (Age 93 years)   6. Blanche Lois Minter,   b. 1904, Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA d. 20 Apr 1934, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F2855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S99] 1880 US Federal Census. [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later.