Michael Eggleston Minter

1854 - 1921  (67 years)

• Name	Michael Eggleston Minter
  Birth	3 Jan 1854	Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	9CCBD5DAAB6F4FADAA3B9D1606203D274E73
  Death	18 Aug 1921	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Burial	Minter Family Cemetery, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia   [1]
  Notes	1880 United States Federal Census: in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER) (done on 3 June 1880), Michael E (26, farmer), Martha J (26, wife, keeping house), James S (5, son), William H (3, son), Benj M (2, son), Anna E 2 months, daughter) and Harden (18, cousin, works on farm). The latter is John Harden MINTER (qv). Also Cau----(?) EGGLETON (female, 24, boarder, asst homekeeper). 1900 United States Federal Census: in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER, all born Virginia), Mike E (born Jan 1854, 46, married 26 years, farmer), Martha J (wife, born Sep 1853, 46, married 26 years, 12 children, 9 still living), Santhia [Cynthia?] C (daughter, born Nov 1883, 16, at school), George D (son, born Jan 1888, 12, farm laborer), Francis C (daughter (sic - actually son), born Oct 1890, 9, at school), Nannie L (daughter, born Nove 1892, 7, at school), John C (son, born Jul 1895, 4) and Mattie J (daughter, born Jan 1899, 1). 1910 United States Federal Census: in Melrose ward, Roanoke, Virginia (all MINTER, all born Virginia), Mike E (53, married 30 years, carpenter, house), Martha J (wife, 53, married 30 years, 12 children, 10 still living), Connie J (son, 14) and Mattie J (daughter, 11). Next entry but one is for son Francis C MINTER and family. 1920 United States Federal Census: in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia (both MINTER, both born Virginia), Mike E (head, 66, farmer) and Martha J (wife, 65). Copied from findagrave.com: THE HENRY BULLETIN, Tue., Aug. 23, 1921, p. 5, col. 3 [edited]. Mr. Mike E. Minter, an old and prominent citizen of the Leatherwood section died at his home near Dyers Store on the night of the seventeenth after an illness of about 10 days. Mr. Minter was a native of Henry County and was 68 years old. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Martha Winn, and by the following children: W. H. Minter and F. Clay Minter of Dyers Store, James Minter of Martinsville, B. M. Minter of Fieldale, Geo. and Caney Minter of Roanoke, Mrs. Ed. Slaydon of Martinsville, Mrs. Chas. Turner of Roanoke and Mrs. John Varner of Newport News, Va. He leaves two brothers, George R. Minter of Martinsville and Wm. Silas Minter of Shady Grove, Va. and three sisters, Mrs. J. G. Winn of Axton, Mrs. J. W. Stultz of Roanoke, Va. and Mrs. W. A. Thomasson of Dyers Store, Va. Mr. Minter had been a consistent member of the Primitive Baptist Church at "Old Leatherwood" for more than 30 years. The funeral was held at his late home.
  Person ID	I202	America
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Silas Abner "Silas Jr." Minter,   b. 25 Oct 1826, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Feb 1898, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 71 years)
  Mother	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.
  Family ID	F55	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Jane "Babe" WINN,   b. 2 Sep 1853, Virginia, USA d. 20 Oct 1922, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1873	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Children	1. James Silas "Jim" Minter,   b. 21 Dec 1874, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 7 May 1955, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 80 years)   2. William Henry "Willie" Minter,   b. 4 Jun 1876, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Jul 1968, North Carolina, USA (Age 92 years)   3. Benjamin Michael "Ben" Minter,   b. 20 Jan 1878, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 23 Sep 1924, Rangeley, Virginia, USA (Age 46 years)   4. Annie Elizabeth Minter,   b. 15 Mar 1880, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Jul 1892, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 12 years)   5. Horatio Minter,   b. 7 Dec 1881, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 14 Dec 1882, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 1 year)   6. Cynthia Katherine Minter,   b. 20 Nov 1883, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Jan 1954, Virginia, USA (Age 70 years)   7. Joseph R Minter,   b. 14 Mar 1886, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Mar 1887, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)   8. George Daniel Minter,   b. 24 Jan 1888, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Mar 1957, Broward County, Florida, USA (Age 69 years)   9. Francis Clay Minter,   b. 5 Oct 1889, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 30 May 1925, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 35 years)   10. Nannie Lelia Minter,   b. 26 Nov 1892, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Aug 1966, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 73 years)   11. John Caney "Caney" Minter,   b. 18 Jul 1895, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Jun 1964, Virginia, USA (Age 68 years)   12. Martha Jane "Mattie" Minter,   b. 14 Sep 1898, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. Jan 1960, USA (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 May 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S70] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, Nov 2014 and later. [S488] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935 at ancestry.com.