Emmett Bascom Minter

1882 - 1945  (62 years)

• Name	Emmett Bascom Minter
  Birth	21 Jun 1882	Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	4C445CCBA6404DC395025D57DCE148777429
  Death	24 Jan 1945	Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Burial	Pine Forest Cemetery, Hopkins County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Notes	From findagrave.com, Feb 2015: EMMETT BASCOM MINTER was born on 21 June 1882 in Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, and was the son of Sylvanus Oliver Minter (1854-1906) & Frances Elizabeth Stephens (1855-1897), both also buried at Pine Forest. Frances Stephen's brother Benjamin Stephens founded the town of Stephensville, Fannin County, Texas, which was later renamed Lannius. Emmett was a Cattle Rancher, Dairy Farmer, and Farmed Cotton. Emmett Bascom Minter married Ruby Odell Bryarly on 8 September 1907 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas. They had 7 Children: Sylvan Minter (1908-1909), Elkin "Ockin" Margaret Minter (1909-1996), Florrie Ruth Minter-Hargrave (1911-1974), Doris Evelyn Minter-Moore-Stewart (1915-2006), Howard Bryarly Minter (1917-1987), Ralph Minter (1921-Living), and Jean Elizabeth Minter-Highfield (1926-1995). Emmett's ancestors founded the town of Pine Forest in Hopkins County, TX, and donated land for the Methodist Cemetery of Pine Forest. Emmett passed away* on 24 January 1945 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas and was buried at the family plot in Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas. ©Mark Morrow * Emmett's son Ralph's obituary includes the following: "Ralph's mother Ruby died at the relatively young age of 41 years. His father Emmett was tragically murdered in 1945 across the street from the Hopkins's County Courthouse in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Like something out of an old Western movie, Emmett was shot in the back. The murderer [Will Todd according to the Paris News, 21 Feb 1945] was tried and convicted in that same courthouse then sent to prison [for life] were he died years later." Emmett's death certificate says he was shot three times, twice in the back and once in the side.
  Person ID	I2029	America
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	Frances Elizabeth STEPHENS,   b. 19 Jan 1855, Georgia, USA d. 27 May 1897, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	3 Dec 1873	Stephenville, Fannin County, Texas, USA   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruby Odell BRYARLY,   b. 5 Jan 1887, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, USA d. 10 Dec 1929, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	8 Sep 1907	Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Sylvan Minter,   b. 1908, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA d. 1909, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 1 year)   2. Elkin Margaret Minter,   b. 22 Oct 1909, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA d. 26 Aug 1996, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas (Age 86 years)   3. Florrie Ruth Minter,   b. 30 Apr 1911, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA d. 14 Jul 1974, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 63 years)   4. Doris Evelyn Minter,   b. 16 Mar 1915, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA d. 8 Jun 2006, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas (Age 91 years)   5. Howard Bryarly Minter,   b. 22 Mar 1917, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA d. 12 Aug 1987, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas (Age 70 years)   6. Ralph Lee Minter,   b. 27 Jun 1921, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA d. 26 Apr 2012, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA (Age 90 years)   7. Jean Elizabeth Minter,   b. 1 Jun 1926, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA d. 18 Feb 1995, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Jun 1882 - 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. [S231] "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," index, FamilySearch , March 2015.