Sarah Ann Minter

1857 - 1936  (79 years)

• Name	Sarah Ann Minter
  Birth	28 Feb 1857	Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  _UID	5AF074C0D2134A5DAAF5EAC8C33042F08011
  Death	2 Jul 1936	Roanoke, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Burial	Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	From findagrave.com, Jan 2015: The Daily Bulletin, Friday, 3 July 1936, p. 5, col. 4. Mrs. Sarah Anne Watkins, 78, native of Henry County, but for some years a resident of Roanoke, died Thursday at the home of her dau., Mr. W. R. Lynskey in that city, following several weeks illness. Mrs. Watkins suffered a fractured hip in a fall while visiting her sister, Mrs. J. A. Stegall at Fieldale, from which she failed to recover. She is the dau. of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Minter of Leatherwood, where she was born and raised. Surviving are the following children: J. W. Watkins, Reidsville, N.C.; J. H. Watkins, Roanoke; Mesdames E. T. Carter, W. R. Lynskey and Mrs. Mattie C. Woodall, all of Roanoke; Mrs. O. J. Alrff [sic], Salem and Mrs. C. I. Carter, Northfolk, W. Va. Three brothers, James, Joe and Silas Minter, all of Leatherwood, two sisters, Mrs. J. A. Stegall, Fieldale, and Mrs. Julia Long, Leatherwood. Funeral services held from Church Street Primitive Baptist Church here. Burial at Oakwood. [Ref. [Ref. Anne Vestal-Miller: THE MARRIAGE REGISTER OF HENRY COUNTY, VIRGINIA, VOLUME I, 1853-1878, pp. 74 & 75, 10 June 1877: Jno. W. Watkins, 23, Single, B. Henry Co., Son of W. J. & Eliza Watkins, married Sarah Ann Minter, 29, Single, B. Henry Co., Dau. of Jos. & Matilda Minter. Ref. OAKWOOD CEMETERY LOT INDEX, Third Edition, Complied by the Martinsville Cemetery Assn., Sect. 4, Lot 21: Sarah Ann Minter Watkins, 2/28/1857 - 7/2/1936; Sect. 4, Lot 31: J. T. Watkins, 11/28/1860 - 4/11/1932; John H. Watkins, 1/2/1925 - 2/19/1925; Naomi Elizabeth Watkins, 4/4/1863 - 5/8/1939].source Bruce Locke.
  Person ID	I637	America
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Joseph Warren "Joe" Minter,   b. 1821, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Mar 1872, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Matilda Jane "Tillie" BOCOCK,   b. 20 Mar 1832   d. 19 Feb 1932, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	6 Oct 1853	Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Wesley WATKINS,   b. 25 Nov 1853, Horse Pasture, Henry, Virginia, USA d. 15 Nov 1896, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1877	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Children	1. William Joseph WATKINS,   b. 18 May 1879, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Carrie WATKINS,   b. 9 Mar 1881, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 30 Oct 1952, Roanoke, Virginia, USA (Age 71 years)   3. Betty Jane WATKINS,   b. 3 Jun 1882, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Nov 1980, Salem, Salem County, Virginia, USA (Age 98 years)   4. John Henry WATKINS,   b. 1 Nov 1884, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 10 May 1971, Salem, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA (Age 86 years)   5. Mary Frances "Fannie" WATKINS,   b. Nov 1886, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   6. Hattie Lou WATKINS,   b. 11 Mar 1890, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 13 Aug 1942, Roanoke, Virginia, USA (Age 52 years)   7. Mattie Correlle WATKINS,   b. 11 Oct 1892, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S35] from Bill Carter. [S70] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, Nov 2014 and later.