Marlin P. J. Minter

1909 - 1995  (85 years)

• Name	Marlin P. J. Minter
  Birth	3 Jul 1909	Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	CFAECF68B7BC496F9960F40650EAB1B9767C
  Death	4 Apr 1995	Lubbock County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Burial	5 Apr 1995	Quanah Memorial Park, Hardeman, Texas, USA   [1]
  Notes	BIOGRAPHY: Marlin P. J. MINTER was born at Pine Forest, Hopkins, Texas, in 1909. His father died when he was only six years of age. He went to high school and finished at Sulphur Springs. He registered at Texas Technological College, as it was known then, now known as Texas Tech University. He worked in a home as a baby sitter and handyman for his keep, and he graduated in 1935 with a degree in electrical engineering. He was a member of the Lubbock Rotary Club, and he served on the board of directors of The American Red Cross and of the Better Business Bureau. He also was a member of the Texas Tech Department of Electrical Engineering Academy, and he was a century member of the College of Engineering. He was a Texas registered professional engineer, and a life member of the IEEE. While attending Tech he was a cheer leader. He was named an honorary member of the Texas Tech Saddle Tramps in 1989. Marlin worked 11 years during the 30's and 40's for General Electric and was stationed at Schnectady, NY; Ft. Wayne, Ind., and Chicago. Later, he taught electrical engineering for four years at Tech. Leaving that, he opened MINTER'S, a repair shop for small electrical appliances, which he and his wife operated for twenty-five years. He made several endowed scholarships to Tech. 1950 United States Federal Census: in Lubbock, Texas (both MINTER born Texas) M P J (head, 40, electrical engineering professor, state college and Francis (wife, 35).
  Person ID	I2431	America
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Dr Guy Z. Minter, MD,   b. Jul 1869, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA d. 21 May 1915, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age ~ 45 years)
  Mother	Margie PENN,   b. 26 Feb 1877, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA d. 10 Sep 1970, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	6 Jan 1895	Hopkins County, Texas, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F1123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances WALKUP,   b. 9 Sep 1914, Texas, USA d. 3 Apr 1985, Lubbock County, Texas, USA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1949	Hopkins, Texas, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F1133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Jul 1909 - Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA Death - 4 Apr 1995 - Lubbock County, Texas, USA Burial - 5 Apr 1995 - Quanah Memorial Park, Hardeman, 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. [S410] Texas, County Marriage Records, 1817-1965 at ancestry.com.