George Love Minter

1875 - 1954  (78 years)

• Name	George Love Minter
  Birth	12 Sep 1875	Pocahontas, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1D2856564CE24DB7A19820630C8A824F46F1
  Death	24 May 1954	Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA   [2]
  Burial	Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA   [2]
  Notes	1900 United States Federal Census: in District 0150, Abilene Ward 03, Taylor, Texas (all MINTER, born Tessessee, father & mother born South Carolina) George (head, born Sep 1875, 24, dry goods clerk), Laura (sister, born Jul 1877, 22), Minnie (sister, born Jul 1883, 16, at school) and Bird (sister, born Jul 1886, at school). 1910 United States Federal Census: in District 0266, Abilene Ward 3, Taylor, Texas (all MINTER, born Tessessee except Mabel) George (head, 33, retail merchant, dry goods), Mabel (wife, 28, born Texas), Laura (sister, 30), Minnie (sister, 24). Also a tenant, Jim WALKER (black, 37, born Texas, teamster, wholesale grocery). 1920 United States Federal Census: in District 0259, Abilene, Taylor, Texas, George L (head, 44, born Tennessee, retail merchant, dry goods), Mabel (wife, 37, born Texas), George (son, 9, born Texas), Laura (sister, 42, born Tennessee) and Minnie (sister, 35, born Tennessee). Also Sallie SPARKS (cook for the family, black, 50, born Texas) and Dee SPARKS (yard man, black, 40, born Arkansas, laborer on streets). 1930 United States Federal Census: in District 7, Abilene, Taylor, Texas, George L (head, 54, married at 33, born Tennessee, retail, dry goods), Mabel L (wife, 48, married at 27, born Texas), Laura E (sister, 52, born Tennessee) and Minnie S (sister, 46, born Tennessee, saleslady, insurance) and George L (son, 19, born Texas), . Also Lea HALEY (servant for the family, negro, 30, married at 25, born United States). 1940 United States Federal Census: in Mulberry Street, Abilene, Taylor, Texas, George (head, 64, born Tennessee, merchant, retail dry goods), Mabel (wife, 55, born Texas), Laura (sister, 60, born Tennessee) and Minnie (sister, 58, born Tennessee, secretary, insurance office). 1950 United States Federal Census: at 348 Mulberry Street, Abilene, Taylor, Texas, George L (head, 74, born Tennessee, executive, retail dry goods store), Mable L (wife, 67, born Texas), Laura E (sister, 72, never married, born Tennessee) and Minnie L (sister, 65, never married, born Tennessee). From findagrave.com, August 2015: DEATH NOTICE/OBITUARY --------------------- George Minter, 78 Pioneer Merchant Dies The funeral for George L. Minter, 78, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Laughter-North Memorial chapel. He died Monday afternoon in Abilene. Officiating will be the Rev. Leland Murphy, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in the family lot in Masonic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Floyd Bogar. Elbert E. Hall, Alfred Alexander, Arch Batjer, Fleming James, Howard McMahon, Hugh Ross of Baird, and Lance Sears of Sweetwater. Mr. Minter, a partner in Minter's Dry Goods Co., suffered a heart attack at 4:30 p.m. Monday in the West Texas Utilities Co. building. He was pronounced dead after arriving at Hendrick Memorial Hospital. Minter's department store at 244 Pine St. will be closed until noon Wednesday. The store is one of Abilene's pioneer business firms. Mr. Minter was born Sept. 12, 1875, in Pocahontas, Tenn. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Minter. After his mother's death, Mr. Minter came to Texas at the age of 15 with his father. Entered Simmons The father and son lived for a year in Eastland, where the father operated a general mercantile store. After coming to Abilene in 1892, the son entered Simmons College (now Hardin - Simmons University) on the first day the school opened. He took a business course. Subsequently, Mr. Minter worked for J. A. Rushing Son Dry Goods Store, an early day Abilene firm. He remarked jovially, once that he was sold along with the stock when Rushing sold out to Star Store. Mr. Minter's cousin, the late W. A. Minter, Jr., founded Minter Dry Goods Co. in 1900. Mr. Minter was with the firm from the beginning. Before the end of the firm first business year, Mr. Minter had joined his cousin as a partner. With the aid of Mr. Minter, the dry goods store became one of the largest and best known In West Texas. He was married on June 29th 1909, to Miss Mabel Lockett. Published in The Abilene Reporter-News Abilene, Texas Tuesday, May 25, 1954 Page 2
  Person ID	I7137	America
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Amzi Neely Minter,   b. 3 Aug 1840, York County, South Carolina, USA d. 6 Jan 1892, Texas, USA (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Laura Letisha GARRETT,   b. 8 May 1845, USA d. 3 Jan 1891, Texas, USA (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F2765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Agnes LOCKETT,   b. 26 Jul 1881, Morgan, Bosque County, Texas, USA d. 21 Sep 1966, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1909	USA   [2]
  Children	1. George Lockett Minter, Jr.,   b. 20 Jul 1910, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA d. 22 Apr 1996, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F2766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Sep 1875 - Pocahontas, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA Death - 24 May 1954 - Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA Burial - - Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] 1900 US Federal Census. [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later.