James Cleveland Minter

1885 - 1923  (37 years)

• Name	James Cleveland Minter
  Birth	8 Apr 1885	Irisburg, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	CC0B290F499C444195A92FB967395059E8B5
  Death	18 Feb 1923	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Burial	Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	See father's notes re 1910 census. 1920 United States Federal Census (indexed as MINKER by Ancestry), District 116, Martinsville, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER, all born Virginia) James C (head, 34, automobile mechanic), Annie (wife, 34, dressmaker at home) and Howard (12). Also Virginia CHRISMON (sister, 41, divorced, born Virginia, nurse, hospital), Vernue(?) CHRISMON (nephew, 14, born Maryland, laborer, furniture factory) and Virginia CHRISMON (niece, 10, born Maryland). From findagrave.com, Jan 2015: THE HENRY BULLETIN, Fri., Feb. 23, 1923, p. 5, cols. 5-7 [edited]. OBITUARY. It is appointed unto all men once to die and this announcement send a shudder throughout the whole race of mankind. The black camel must sooner or later kneel before every home. It matters not under what conditions the grim messenger may come - his coming is met with but few welcomes. James Cleveland Minter whose tragic death was previously reported, was the son of Luther T. and Susan A. Minter. He was born on April 8th, 1885 at Irisburg where he resided with his parents until he was sixteen years of age, when the family moved to Martinsville. Here he attended public schools and later engaged in the garage business as a mechanic up until the time of his marriage. He was united in marriage with Annie Purcell in 1905. To this union one child was born, Howard. Until recently he was a member of the local police force and was regarded in many was as a most capable officer. His funeral was conducted from the home with burial in the city cemetery. Mr. Minter left to mourn his loss, his wife and son Howard, his mother, Mrs. Susan Minter of Martinsville, also three brothers and three sisters, Frank of Roanoke, Sterling of Winston-Salem, Dr. Calvin of Greensville, S. C., Miss Susie Minter of Mt. Airy, N.C., Mrs. Virginia Christman of Pen Mar, Penn., Mrs. J. M. Worth of Credo, W. Va. Those attending the funeral from a distance were Mr. J. C. Mohr of Chatham, an uncle of the deceased, Mrs. Annie Norman, Mrs. Georgia Smithson, Miss Ruth Black and W. S. Shelton of Reidsville, N.C. THE HENRY BULLETIN, Fri., Feb. 23, 1923, p. 1, col. 4 [edited]. The funeral service of James C. Minter, who died Monday morning from the effects of bullet wound received last Sunday afternoon about one mile south of Martinsville, was conducted from the home on College Street Tuesday afternoon. Interment was made in Oakwood Cemetery. The deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Purcell Minter; one son, Howard Minter; and his mother, Mrs. Luther Minter, all of Martinsville, and also by three brothers and three sisters, Messrs. Frank Minter of Roanoke, Sterling Minter of Winston-Salem, N.C., Dr. Callvin Minter of South Carolina; and Mrs. Virginia Christman of Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs. Cora Worth of West Virginia and Miss Susie Minter of Mt. Airy, N. C. By ADA DYER.
  Person ID	I1038	America
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Luther Theophilus Minter,   b. 12 Feb 1852, Irisburg, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 11 May 1917, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Susan Ann MOORE,   b. 16 Jun 1852, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA d. 23 Aug 1937, Lynchburg, Bedford County, Virginia, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	7 Mar 1872	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie M PURCELL,   b. 18 May 1882, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Dec 1977, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	14 Dec 1905	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Children	1. James Howard Minter,   b. 6 Nov 1907, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Sep 1964, Martinsville General Hspital, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S70] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, Nov 2014 and later.