Granville Jones Minter

1824 - 1891  (66 years)

• Name	Granville Jones Minter
  Birth	11 Oct 1824	Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	045ED643625F4675A7D2DC1E2D9189EC9D7C
  Death	27 Jun 1891	Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Burial	Minter-Wall Cemetery, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	From findagrave.com, Dec 2014: He was a Confederate Veteran and for a number of years, Supervisor of his District. === CO F 57th Infantry Regiment VA TROOPS 1850 United States Federal Census: in Henry, Virginia (all MINTER, all born Virginia), Granville (24, overseer), Mary M (20) and Sarah F (1). 1860 United States Federal Census: in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER, all born Virginia), Granville (36, farmer), Mary (31), Sarah (11), Mary (9), Julia (5), William (2) and Martha (4 months). The Slave Schedule for Henry County, done on 6 July 1860, includes a Granville Minter, owner of 9 slaves aged between 39 and 1. 1870 United States Federal Census: in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER, all born Virginia), G (45, farmer), Mary M (39, keeping home), Julia (14, at home), William (12, farm laborer), Martha (10, at home), Thomas G (6, at home), Naney V (3, at home) and John G (1 month, at home). 1880 United States Federal Census: in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER, all born Virginia), Granville J (55, farmer), Mary M (wife, 50, keeping home), Martha I (daughter, 20, at home), Thomas G (son, 16, works on farm), Nannie W (daughter, 12, at home), John J (son, 10, works on farm), Joseph D (son, 8, works on farm). Also George M STOCKTON, 22, servant, works on farm). Following Granville's death in 1891, his widow continued to live in Leatherwood: 1900 United States Federal Census: in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER, all born Virginia), Mary M (head, born Nov 1829, 70, 11 children, 8 still living), Joseph D (son, born Jul 1872, 27, farmer), Julia A (daughter in law, born Nov 1870, 29, married 8 years, 4 children, 2 still living), Beatrice (granddaughter, born Oct 1893, 6, at school) and Granville E (grandson, born Aug 1895, 4).
  Person ID	I1167	America
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Watson Obediah Minter,   b. Abt 1795, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Jan 1855, Mount Vernon, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age ~ 60 years)
  Mother	Frances Walker "Fanny" COVINGTON,   b. 1798, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA d. Aft 15 Jul 1870, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	9 Oct 1817	Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F402	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Matilda HAIRFIELD,   b. 23 Nov 1829, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 26 Jun 1917, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1847	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Sarah Frances Minter,   b. 8 Jan 1849, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Jul 1927, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 78 years)   2. Mary Susan "Mollie" Minter,   b. 23 Dec 1850, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 31 Oct 1949, Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA (Age 98 years)   3. Julie Angeline Minter,   b. 21 May 1855, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 11 Dec 1945, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 90 years)   4. William Obediah "Obie" Minter, Sr.,   b. 25 Oct 1857, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Feb 1924, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 66 years)   5. Martha J Minter,   b. 3 Mar 1861, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Apr 1908, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 47 years)   6. Thomas Granville Minter,   b. 15 May 1864, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 30 Dec 1948, Virginia, USA (Age 84 years)   7. Nannie Virginia Minter,   b. 1867, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 1936, Virginia, USA (Age 69 years)   8. John James Minter,   b. 18 May 1870, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 20 May 1891, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 21 years)   9. Joseph Daniel Minter,   b. 19 Jul 1873, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 24 Feb 1954, Virginia, USA (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2014

  
  

• Sources

  [S80] Groves-Minter-Carter-Townes Tree at Ancestry.com, Dec 2014 and later. [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S52] http://www.cottagehill.com, April 2012, http://www.theminters.co.uk/johnspages/cottagehillsources.php#4454 (Reliability: 3).