Silas Othniel Minter

Abt 1853 - 1930  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Silas Othniel Minter
  Birth	Abt 1853	Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	2F9C8F9140844B618607ECFDE6E4132CDAB6
  Death	12 Jun 1930	Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	Virginia Select Marriages, 1785 - 1940 (at Ancestry) has Silas C Minter aged 22, born Henry Co, VA, father Jas. Minter, mother Caroline Minter, marrying on 25 Jan 1874 to R...Y Eggleton. The equivalent bride's record gives the bride's name as R...Y Eggleton, age 21, born Henry Co., father Wash. Eggleton, mother Harriett Eggleton. 1880 US Federal Census: in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER), Silas O (28, works on farm), Reecy (wife, 28, keeping house), Lula (daughter, 6), James (son, 3) and an infant son, 3 months. 1900 US Federal Census: in Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina (indexed as MINSTER by Ancestry) (all MINTER, all born Virginia), Silas (born Jun 1849, 50, widower, cotton mill ----), Jimmy (son, born Jun 1877, 22, cotton mill hand), Sallie (daughter, born Feb 1881, 19, cotton mil w---), Mary L (daughter, born Apr 1882, 18), John S (son, born Apr 1886, 14, cotton spinner), Jessie H (son, born Feb 1888, 12, cotton spinner), Willie V (son, born Dec 1892, 7) and Annie (daughter, born Dec 1892, 7). 1910 US Federal Census: in Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina (all MINTER, all born Virginia), Silas (65, father, widower, filling carrier, cotton mill), Jimmy (son, born Jun 1877, 22, cotton mill hand), Sallie (daughter, born Feb 1881, William - (brother, 18, slubber hand, cotton mill)) and Annie (sister, 16, weaver, cotton mill), were living with Lula HEFFINGER (33, widow) and her 7 children). 1920 US Federal Census: in District 120, Ridgeway, Henry, Virginia , Silas MINTER (68, cousin, widower, laborer, home farm) was living with James L COMPTON and his family, including Silas's daughter, Sallie, as James's wife). 1930 US Federal Census: in District 18, Ridgeway, Henry, Virginia , Silas O MINTER (79, father, widower) was living with daughter Sallie COMPTON (now a widow) and her family. According to the Groves-Minter-Carter-Townes Tree at Ancestry.com, Silas died on 12 June 1930 at his daughter's home. I haven't found anything to confirm this.
  Person ID	I1376	America
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	James Edward "Jim" Minter,   b. 1 Apr 1831, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 30 Aug 1862, Killed Civil War, 2nd Battle Of Bull Run, Manassas, Virginia (Age 31 years)
  Mother	Matilda Caroline EGGLESTON,   b. Feb 1829, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 1910, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age ~ 80 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1848	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Theresa "Reecy" EGGLESTON,   b. 1852, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 1900, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	28 Jan 1874	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Children	1. Lula Minter,   b. 10 Jan 1875, Virginia, USA d. 3 Dec 1970, Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA (Age 95 years)   2. James Minter,   b. Jun 1877, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sallie Minter,   b. Feb 1881, Virginia, USA d. 1964, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age ~ 82 years)   4. Mary Lee Minter,   b. 13 Apr 1883, Virginia, USA d. 21 Jan 1951, Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA (Age 67 years)   5. John S Minter,   b. Apr 1886, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   6. Jessie Hughes Minter,   b. 13 Feb 1889, Virginia, USA d. 25 Apr 1963, Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA (Age 74 years)   7. William Quince "Buck" Minter,   b. 15 Dec 1892, Virginia, USA d. 12 Jan 1965, Morehead Memorial Hospital, Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1853 - Virginia, USA Death - 12 Jun 1930 - Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S71] 1860 US Federal Census. [S80] Groves-Minter-Carter-Townes Tree at Ancestry.com, Dec 2014 and later. [S77] 2014 Scott File, a Public Member tree at Ancestry.com, Nov 2014. [S70] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, Nov 2014 and later.