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Homer Minter

Male 1893 - 1979  (86 years)


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  • Name Homer Minter 
    Birth 14 Feb 1893  Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID 746427304CA84256B9422B6E31ED7D654FB8 
    Death 9 Apr 1979  Memorial Hospital, Martinsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • 1920 United States Federal Census: in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER), Homer (head, 26, born Virginia, farmer), Ruth (wife, 28, born Virginia), Robert A (son, 2 years 11 mothns, born Virginia) and Louise (daughter, 8 months, born Virginia).
      The previous entry is for William Minter & family and the next is for Musco Minter & family.

      1930 United States Federal Census (idexed by ancestry as MENTER):in Dillard, Martinsville, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER), Homer (head, 37, married at 25, born Virginia, foreman, lumber yard), Ruth (wife, 48, married at 24, born Virginia), Robert (son, 13, born Virginia) and Louise (daughter, 10, born Virginia). Also father-in-law Lum(?) EGGLESTON (74, widower, married at 21, born Virginia, laborer, orange farm).

      1940 United States Federal Census: at 105 Starling, Martinsville, Henry, Virginia (both MINTER), Homer (head, 47, born Virginia, inspector, lumber company) and Ruth (wife, 48, born Virginia). Also 10 lodgers. Same address in 1935.
    Person ID I198  America
    Last Modified 24 May 2022 

    Father George Roscoe "Foxhunter" Minter,   b. 7 Feb 1856, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1938, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Sarah Jane "Sis" EGGLESTON,   b. 24 Mar 1856, Oak Level, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1942, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 10 Dec 1890  Leatherwood Church, Henry Co., VA. Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ruth E EGGLESTON,   b. 26 Aug 1891, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1953, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 14 May 1916  Franklin County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Robert Allen "Bob" Minter, Snr,   b. 1917, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1935, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
     2. Janie Louise Minter,   b. 24 May 1919, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 2010, St Francis Nursing Center, Newport News, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     3. Inez Minter,   b. 15 Jul 1923, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Dec 1923, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F363  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 May 2022 

    Family 2 Lena Frances LAW,   b. 16 Feb 1911, Franklin County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1980, Martinsville City, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 9 Oct 1954  Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F17  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2018 

  • Documents
    Homer Minter
    Homer Minter
    1954 marriage certificate

  • Sources 
    1. [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later.

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

    3. [S488] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935 at ancestry.com.

    4. [S253] Virginia, Marriage Records. 1936 - 2014 at ancestry.com, June 2015 and later.