Joseph Eggleston "Joe" Minter

1854 - 1933  (79 years)

• Name	Joseph Eggleston "Joe" Minter
  Nickname	Joe
  Birth	8 Jan 1854	Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	16A3136393E944E6927A47CD14530F7CE717
  Death	20 Sep 1933	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Burial	Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	1880 US Federal Census: in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER), Joseph E, (26, works on farm), Chaney E (wife, 24, keeping house), Nancy A (daughter, 3) and Joseph G (son, 1). Also a boarder, William PURDY(?) (13, works on farm). Next entry is for Joseph's brother Silas. 1900 US Federal Census: in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER, all born Virginia), Joseph E, head, born Jan 1854, 46, farmer), Chaney E (wife, born Sep 1856, 43, married 26 years, 11 children all living), Nancy A (daughter, born Mar 1877, 23), Joseph G (son, born May 1879, 21, farm labor), Mirtin A (daughter, born May 1881, 19, at school), John W (son, born May 1883, 17, farm laborer), Martha L (daughter, born Jul 1885, 14, at school), Ellmer (daughter, born Jul 1887, 12, at school), Ora R (daughter, born Apr 1889, 11, at school), Eric E (son, born Feb 1891, 9, at school), Ann (daughter, born Apr 1893, 7, at school), William D (son, born Apr 1897, 3) and Hugh (son, born Jan 1900, 4 months). 1910 US Federal Census: in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER, all born Virginia), Joseph E, head, 56, farmer), Chancy (sic) (wife, 54, married 36 years, 11 children 10 living), Ora (daughter, 19), Erick (son, 17, farm labor), Dickson [presumably William D of 1900] (son, 12, farm labor), Ann (daughter, 14) and Hughes (son, 11, farm labor). 1920 US Federal Census: in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER, all born Virginia), Joseph E, head, 66, farmer), Chanie E (wife, 64), Williie D (son, 23, farm labor), Anna G (daughter, 25) and Harse(?) (son, 20, farm labor). Copied from findagrave.com: THE HENRY BULLETIN, Fri., Sept. 22, 1933, p. 2, col. 2: (edited) Joe Minter, age 79 years old, passed away Wednesday morning at his home on Franklin Street after an illness of several months, death being due to a complication of diseases. The deceased was a life-long citizen of Henry County, moving from Dyers Store to Martinsville several years ago. Funeral services were conducted from his late home Thursday evening. Interment was made in Oakwood Cemetery. Mr. Minter is survived by his wife, who was Miss Chaney Compton before marriage, and nine children, Walter, Hugh and Eric Minter, of this city; Dixon Minter of Philadelphia, and Joe Minter of Koehler, and four daughters, and one brother, J. Harden Minter of this city, besides a number of other relatives and friends. === Ref: Henry County Register of Marriages No. 1, 1853-1893, page 65, 25 Oct. 1874: Joseph E. Minter, Age 21, Single, Born/Resides Henry Co., Farmer, Son of Jas. E. & M. E. Minter, Married Chaney E. Compton, Age 18, Single, Born/Resides Henry Co., Dau. of James & Martha Compton.
  Person ID	I1377	America
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2020

  
  

  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	Chaney Eleanor COMPTON,   b. 14 Sep 1856, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Oct 1943, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1874	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Children	1. Nancy A Minter,   b. Mar 1877, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Joseph Goggin "Joe" Minter,   b. 12 May 1879, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Sep 1961, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 82 years)   3. Myrtle Allison Minter,   b. 15 May 1882, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 17 Dec 1936, USA (Age 54 years)   4. John Waller Minter,   b. 4 May 1883, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Jul 1952, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 69 years)   5. Martha Elaine Minter,   b. Jul 1885, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 12 May 1923, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age ~ 37 years)   6. Ellen A Minter,   b. Jul 1887, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 29 Jun 1946, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA (Age ~ 58 years)   7. Ora Raymond Minter,   b. 12 Apr 1890, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 3 May 1974, Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA (Age 84 years)   8. Eric Eggleston Minter,   b. 15 Feb 1892, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Sep 1967, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA (Age 75 years)   9. Anna Gladys Minter,   b. 16 Apr 1893, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Feb 1960, USA (Age 66 years)   10. William Dixon Minter,   b. 12 Apr 1898, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 19 Nov 1959, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 61 years)   11. Hughes Dillard Minter,   b. 23 Jan 1900, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 15 May 1952, USA (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Jan 1854 - Virginia, USA Burial - - Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S71] 1860 US Federal Census. [S66] findagrave.com, November 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.