Joseph Thomas "Pappy" Minter

1818 - 1888  (69 years)

• Name	Joseph Thomas "Pappy" Minter
  Nickname	Pappy
  Birth	28 Nov 1818	Putnam County, Georgia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	4B43B9829D0B453AB8D372BE82F7E24349C1
  Death	11 Oct 1888	Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Burial	Pine Forest Cemetery, Hopkins County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Notes	From findagrave.com (Mark Morrow), Jan 2015: Joseph migrated to Texas with his wife and their first EIGHT children in 1855. The Methodist Church (in present day Pine Forest) was founded in 1855 on half an acre of land donated by Anthony Thomas Willison, part of which was used as a cemetery. The community was called the Stout Creek neighborhood at that time. Classes were held in a building on the church property starting in the late 1860s. Joseph Thomas Minter and his father, John Morgan Minter bought a half interest in the townsite and helped lay off the streets and divide the town into lots in 1855. The other half interest was owned by Anthony Thomas Willison who lived in the community for five years before the Minters arrived. The Minters bought Willison's interest in the townsite the following year (1856), when Willison moved away. However John Morgan Minter died on 27 August 1856 just beore the controlling interest allowed them to name the community, Pine Forest. Joseph T. Minter built and opperated one of the first grain mills and cotton gins on his farm, both of which served the community for many years. In 1875, Joseph T. Minter & his wife Sarah donated an additional 1 1/2 acres of land to expand the Methodist Church Cemetery. By 1890, Pine Forest had erected a school, a general store, had a blacksmith, and grew to a population of fifty. Joseph passed away on 11 October 1888 in Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, and was buried there on land he donated to the Methodist Church for the Cemetery. 1850 United States Federal Census: in Marion County, Georgia (all MINTER, all born Georgia) Joseph T (32, farmer), Sarah A (28), John (14), Ann E (12), William (8), Joseph (6), Fanny (4) and Dorothy (2). 1860 United States Federal Census: in Beat 1, Hopkins County, Texas (all MINTER) Jos T (42, farmer, born Georgia), Sarah (36, born Georgia), William (19, laborer on farm, born Georgia), Morgan (18, laborer on farm, born Georgia), Fanny (12, born Georgia), Dorothy (11, born Georgia), Robert (10, born Georgia), Sylvanus O (8, born Georgia) and Martha (3, born Texas). Also Alfred CLAWSON (43, blacksmith, born Tennessee), James CLAWSON (8, born Tennessee) and Thomas COX (25, laborer on farm, born Georgia). 1870 United States Federal Census: in Precinct 2, Hopkins County, Texas (all MINTER) Joseph (52, farmer, born Georgia), Sarah (45, keeping house, born Georgia), Robert (18, born Georgia), Sylvanus (17, born Georgia), Martha (10, born Texas), Augustus (8, born Texas) and Catherine (45, born Georgia). Also Alvina KEY (52, born Georgia) and Rebecca COX (16, born Georgia). 1880 United States Federal Census: in Precict 2, Hopkins County, Texas (all MINTER) J T (63, farmer, born Georgia), Sarah (60, housekeeper, born Georgia) and Augustus (19, born Texas, work on farm).
  Person ID	I1617	America
  Last Modified	5 May 2015

  
  

  Father	John Morgan Minter,   b. Abt 1792, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA d. 27 Aug 1856, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Dorothy Brooks MATHIS,   b. 26 Jun 1792, Georgia, USA d. 21 Jan 1852, Georgia, USA (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1817	Hancock County, Georgia, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann CARTER,   b. 31 Mar 1820, Putnam County, Georgia, USA d. 20 Mar 1900, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1835	Putnam County, Georgia, USA   [1]
  Children	1. John Thomas Minter,   b. 1837, Buena Vista, Marion County, Georgia, USA d. 1866, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 29 years)   2. Ann Elizabeth Minter,   b. 18 Jul 1839, Marion County, Georgia, USA d. 26 Jan 1907, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 67 years)   3. William Hawkins Minter,   b. 30 Nov 1840, Marion County, Georgia, USA d. 23 Sep 1917, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 76 years)   4. Joseph Morgan "Maug" Minter, Sr.,   b. 29 Dec 1842, Marion County, Georgia, USA d. 19 Feb 1917, Pickton, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 74 years)   5. Joseph Minter,   b. Abt 1844, Georgia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   6. Fannie Hill Minter,   b. 25 Nov 1846, Marion County, Georgia, USA d. 29 Sep 1923, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 76 years)   7. Dorothy B. "Dollie" Minter,   b. 11 Mar 1848, Georgia, USA d. 8 Jun 1920, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 72 years)   8. Robert Anthony Minter,   b. 27 Oct 1851, Georgia, USA d. 14 Feb 1908, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 56 years)   9. Sylvanus Oliver "Syl" Minter,   b. 13 Jan 1854, Heard County, Georgia, USA d. 10 Dec 1906, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 52 years)   10. Martha E. "Mattie" Minter,   b. 22 Mar 1858, Texas, USA d. 7 May 1907, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 49 years)   11. Augustus Harman "Gus" Minter,   b. 27 Nov 1861, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA d. 1 Mar 1929, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 11 Oct 1888 - Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA Burial - - Pine Forest Cemetery, Hopkins County, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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