Willis Scruggs Minter

Abt 1818 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Willis Scruggs Minter
  Birth	Abt 1818	Shores, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	8029E5C092AC485DBE5EA86509D0D20F14B0
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Appears as Willis in the 1850 census but as William in 1870. Willis is the name mentioned in the Notes of his grandfather Richard Minter and in email from a descendant, Jane M MILLER. 1850 US Federal Census: in Fluvanna, Virginia (all MINTER, born Virginia): Willis S (30, cooper), Lucy A (31), Mary E (5), George A (2) and Richard B (5 months). 1860 US Federal Census (indexed as SPLINTER by ancestry.com) in Fluvanna, Virginia (all MINTER, born Virginia): Willis S (41, carpenter), Lucy A (42), Mary E (14), George A (12), Richard B (10), John W (8) and Nannie S (2). 1870 US Federal Census: in Fork Union, Fluvanna, Virginia (all MINTER, born Virginia): William S (52, farmer), Lucy A (53, keeping house), Mary E (24, without occupation), George A (22, farm laborer), Richard B (20, works on farm) and John W (18, works on farm). Also Jane BROWN (12, black, domestic servant). 1880 US Federal Census: in Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia (all MINTER, born Virginia): Willis S (61, farmer with rheumatism), Mariah L (wife, 27, keeping house), James E (2, son), Katie B (1, daughter) and Keneth (2 months, born March 1880, son) 1900 US Federal Census: in District 0074, Fork Union, Fluvanna, Virginia (all MINTER, born Virginia): M L (head, born Aug 1852, 47, widow, 7 children all alive, farmer), J E (son, born Jun 1877, 22, farmer), Katie B (daughter, born Aug 1878, 21), K A (son, born Mar 1880, 20), Robt C (son, born Sep 1884, 15), C L (son, born Jun 1886, 13), Annie B (daughter, born May 1891, 9) and Elain(?) (son, born Jun 1893, 6). 1910 US Federal Census: in District 0087, Fork Union, Fluvanna, Virginia (all MINTER, born Virginia): Mariah L (head, 57, widow, married 34 years, 7 children all alive, farmer), James E (son, 32, married 3 years, farm laborer), Mary E (daughter in law, 27, married 3 years, 1 child, living), Cirl(?) (granddaughter, 2), Robert (son, 25, farm laborer), Charlie (son, 24, farm laborer), Bernice (daughter, 18, house keeper) and Eric (son, 16, farm laborer). In the 1920 US Census, Mariah appeared with son Kenneth - see his Notes for details.
  Person ID	I6904	America
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Scruggs Minter,   b. Aft 1757, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine ANDERSON,   b. Abt 1787, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	25 Dec 1810	Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F2671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lucy Ann ANDERSON,   b. 7 Aug 1817, Virginia, USA d. 3 Feb 1874, Virginia, USA (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1844	Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Mary E Minter,   b. Abt 1846, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. George A Minter,   b. Abt 1848, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Richard B Minter,   b. 1850, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Willis Minter,   b. 12 Feb 1852, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA d. 2 Mar 1923, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA (Age 71 years)   5. Nannie Scruggs Minter,   b. 24 Aug 1857, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA d. 20 Sep 1862, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA (Age 5 years)
  Family ID	F2672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Mariah Louisa BALTIMORE,   b. 1852, Fork Union, Virginia, USA d. 18 Jul 1938, Cartersville, Cumberland, Virginia, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	26 Jul 1876	Fork Union, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA   [1, 3]
  Children	1. James Eldridge Minter,   b. 16 Jun 1877, Virginia, USA d. 18 Jan 1912, USA (Age 34 years)   2. Katie B Minter,   b. Abt 1879, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Kenneth Andrew Minter,   b. 5 Mar 1880, Virginia, USA d. 7 Aug 1947, Bremo Bluff, Fork Union, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F2674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 May 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S419] Jane M Miller, June 2020. [S260] Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850 at ancestry.com, June 2015 and later. [S488] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935 at ancestry.com.