Silas Abner "Silas Jr." Minter

1826 - 1898  (71 years)

• Name	Silas Abner "Silas Jr." Minter
  Nickname	Silas Jr.
  Birth	25 Oct 1826	Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Physical Description from	5 Sep 1862
  	Camp near Harper's Ferry, Va.
  Occupation	Farmer
  Religion	Primitive Baptist
  _UID	94D4DA8DC93A4B258DD7D4FC02ACB1936814
  Death	27 Feb 1898	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Burial	Minter Family Cemetery, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia   [1]
  Notes	5'6"/Dark Complexion/Blue Eyes/Light Hair Silas Jr. served in both the 57th Va. Inf. and the 24th Va. Inf. He was a teamster during at least one of those periods of service. Silas Abner "Silas Jr." MINTER Given Name: Silas Abner "Silas Jr." Surname:Minter Sex: M Birth: 25 OCT 1826 in Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia Death: 28 FEB 1898 in Henry County, Virginia Burial: Minter Family Cemetery, Rt. 655 Green Hill Drive, Henry County, Virginia Occupation: BET 1853 AND 1898 Farmer In Dyer's Store Community Event: Military Record Private Co. H 24th Regiment Va. Inf. CSA 1880 United States Federal Census: in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER) (done on 3 June 1880), Silas (52, farmer), Abigail (47, wife, keeping house), William (19, son, works on farm), Ruth A (16, daughter, at home) and James A (10, son, works on farm). Also James M J COMPTON (20, boarder, works on farm). On the same page are: Buck MINTER (20, nephew, works on farm) with Abner (60) and Nancy (60 his wife) RICHARDSON. Michael E MINTER (26) and his family (qv).
  Person ID	I142	America
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Silas Fredrich "Silas Sr." Minter,   b. 26 Mar 1790, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia d. 16 May 1872, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Nancy STULTZ,   b. 1797, Virginia, USA d. Aft 1838, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1813	Henry County, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F71	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Abigail EGGLESTON,   b. 2 Jan 1830, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 28 Dec 1897, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	29 Oct 1846	Residence Of Bride's Father
  	The date shown was provided on the record imported but the Ancestry's All Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785 - 1940 gives the date as 21 October 1840.
  Children	1. Mary Ann Minter,   b. 15 Sep 1847, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Mar 1848, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)   2. Eliza Jane Minter,   b. 1 Jun 1849, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Apr 1914, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 64 years)   3. Nancy Elizabeth "Nannie" Minter,   b. 9 Aug 1851, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 29 Dec 1939, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 88 years)   4. Michael Eggleston Minter,   b. 3 Jan 1854, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Aug 1921, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 67 years)   5. George Roscoe "Foxhunter" Minter,   b. 7 Feb 1856, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 2 Jan 1938, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 81 years)   6. Jemina Keziah Minter,   b. 8 Oct 1858, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Dec 1926, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 68 years)   7. William Silas Minter,   b. 17 Jan 1861, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 29 Nov 1932, Lafeyette Blvd., Roanoke, Virginia (Age 71 years)   8. Ruth Annie "Roxie" Minter,   b. 17 Dec 1863, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 25 Sep 1934, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 70 years)   9. James Abner Minter,   b. 7 Apr 1869, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 23 Oct 1918, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 49 years)   10. Lula Julia A. Minter,   b. 12 Jun 1872, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 25 Aug 1872, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F55	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later.