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James Wade "Jim" Minter

Male 1852 - 1941  (88 years)

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  • Name James Wade "Jim" Minter 
    Nickname Jim 
    Birth 11 Aug 1852  Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 32B36E7233464389B7C2704471DB1D4CEC15 
    Death 7 Jul 1941  Price, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Burial 8 Jul 1941  County Line Christian Church Cemetery, Axton, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 US Federal Census: in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER, all born Virginia), James (26, farmer), Sarah (wife, 28, keeping house), Mary (daughter, 2), Matilda (mother, 50, at home), Drewry (brother, 23, works on farm), Silas (brother, 19, works on farm), Julia (sister, 15, at home), Rosa (sister, 14, at home), Joseph (brother, 10, at home), Mary (sister, 8) and George (brother, 5). Also a boarder, William COOPER (16, works on farm).

      1900 US Federal Census: in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER, all born Virginia), James (head, born Aug 1854, 45, married 23 years, farmer), Sallie (wife, born Feb 1872, 28, married 4 years, 2 children both living), Mary L (daughter, born Dec 1878, 21), Annie (daughter, born Aug 1880, 19), Emma (daughter (born Dec 1881, 18), Virginia (daughter, born Jul 1883, 16), Bessie (daughter, born May 1886, 14), Henry (son, born May 1888, 12), Jesse (son, born Mar 1890, 10), Youforlin (daughter, born Apr 1891, 9), Lettie W (daughter, born Jul 1897, 2), and Sallie (daughter, born Dec 1899, 5 months).

      1910 US Federal Census (under MINTON at Ancestry): in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER, all born Virginia), James (head, 44 (sic), married 14 years, farmer), Sallie (wife, 39, married 14 years, 5 children all living), Lettie V (daughter, 13), Sallie M (daughter 11), Katie B (daughter, 9), Earnest H (son, 6) and Howard G (son, 2).

      1920 US Federal Census: in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER, all born Virginia), James W (head, 65 farmer), Sallie E (wife, 45), Matild S (daughter, 20 or 26), Catie B (daughter, 18), Earnest H (son, 15), Howard G (son, 12) and Stella S (daughter, 8).

      1930 US Federal Census: in Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia (all MINTER, all born Virginia), James W (head, 73, married when age 41, farmer), Sallie (wife, 58, married when aged 26), Tilda (daughter, 25), Howard (son, 22) and Stella (daughter, 18).

      From findagrave.com:
      MARTINSVILLE DAILY BULLETIN, Mon., July 7, 1941, p. 7, col. 2:
      (edited)
      Jim Minter, 87-year-old resident of the Leatherwood community, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Lou Hooker, at Price, N.C., early today.
      Funeral services will be held Tuesday at the Countyline Church.
      Surviving are his second wife, Mrs. Sallie Doss Minter, and the following children: Mrs. Tilda Morgan, Roanoke; Mrs. Kate Carter, Leatherwood; Miss Stella Minter, Dyers' Store and Howard Minter of Bassett.
      Surviving children by his first marriage to Sarah Hensley Minter are: Mrs. Bess Hankins, Gretna; Mrs. Eufala (sic) Samuels, Danville; Mrs. May Lou Hooker, Price; Mrs. Annie Fay Weaver, Martinsville and Jesse Minter, Axton.
    Person ID I613  America
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2015 

    Father Joseph Warren "Joe" Minter,   b. 1821, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1872, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Matilda Jane "Tillie" BOCOCK,   b. 20 Mar 1832   d. 19 Feb 1932, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years) 
    Marriage 6 Oct 1853  Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah L. HENSLEY,   b. Abt 1855, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 21 Jan 1896, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Marriage 27 Dec 1877  Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Lou Minter,   b. Dec 1878, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1958, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years)  [Father: unknown]
     2. Annie Lee Minter,   b. 5 Aug 1881, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1941, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     3. Emma Minter,   b. Dec 1881, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Virginia Minter,   b. Jul 1883, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Bessie F Minter,   b. May 1886, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: unknown]
     6. Henry Minter,   b. May 1888, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Jesse Thomas Minter,   b. 7 Mar 1890, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1978, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     8. Eufola Minter,   b. Apr 1891, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: unknown]
    Family ID F218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2015 

    Family 2 Sallie E DOSS,   b. 17 Feb 1873, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1949, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jan 1896  Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Lettie Wade Minter,   b. 11 Jul 1897, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Sallie Matilda "Tilda" Minter,   b. 10 Dec 1899, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Kate Book "Katie" Minter,   b. 25 Dec 1902, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 1997, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     4. Ernest Hall Minter,   b. 12 Jun 1905, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 1938, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
     5. Howard Green Minter,   b. 4 Mar 1908, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1993, Danville, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     6. Stella Sue Minter,   b. 4 Aug 1911, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1995, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F295  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Jul 1941 - Price, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 8 Jul 1941 - County Line Christian Church Cemetery, Axton, Henry County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S79] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976 at Ancestry.com, December 2014 and later.

    2. [S47] Henry County, Virginia Will Book, Book 18 Page 427 Aug. 27, 1942 (Reliability: 3).

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

    4. [S35] from Bill Carter.

    5. [S70] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, Nov 2014 and later.


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