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Minerva Lee (Harper) Breeden (1871 - 1948)

Minerva Lee Breeden formerly Harper
Born in Roane County, West Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , , and [half]
Wife of — married 24 May 1891 in Kanawha County, West Virginia.map
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , , , and
Died at age 77 in Spring Hill, Kanawha County, West Virginia.map
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Biography

Natal Family
Father : Stephen Peter Harper
Mother : Isabella Green
Marriage : 1846 Jan 26, Jackson County, Virginia, by Elij T Rollens. [1]
Siblings : Sarah Mathena (Parsons) [2]
Samuel
William Harrison [3]
Jonathan William [4]
Melissa Jane (Harris) [5]
Bettie Ann [6]
Mary C (Hackney)
Thomas
Ellen
Emma Isabelle
Joseph Franklin [7]
Minerva Lee (Breeden)
Peter Harper
Birth
1871 Jun 14, Roane County, West Virginia.
Religion
Seventh-day Adventist
Marriage
1891 May 24, Kanawha County, West Virginia, by James T Monday [8]
Husband : Fountain Fry Breeden
Wife : Minerva Lee Harper
Children: Effie E (Shamblen)
Herman [9]
William S [10]
Carter Cody
Okey Ivory
Annie M (Shamblin) [11]
Joseph Franklin
Earl F [12]
Linnie M (McCracken) [13]
Opal Lee (Boggess) [14]
Richard [15]
Residence
1880,Poca District, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [16]
1900,Poca District, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [17]
1910,Union District, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [18]
1920,Sugar Creek, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [19]
1930,Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [20]
1940,Charleston District, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [21]
Death
1948 Aug 16, Thomas Memorial Hospital, Spring Hill, Jefferson District, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [22]
Cause: stroke.
Informant: Earl Breeden, Charleston.
Burial: 1948 Aug 19, Saint Clair Cemetery, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [23]
Undertaker: Cunningham Funeral Home, Charleston.

Sources

  1. ↑ WV Archives: Jackson Co List of Marriages, p 52.
    1846 Jan 26, Jackson. Husband: Stephen P Harper. Wife: Isable Green. By: Elij T Rollens.
  2. ↑ WV Archives: Register of Marriages, p 11, ln 48.
    Wife; Sarah M Harper, single, born 1847, of Kanawha, in Roane, parents Stephen & Isabel.
  3. ↑ WV Archives: Register of Marriages, p 23, ln 10.
    Husband: Wm H Harper, 21, single, of Kanawha, farmer, in Kanawha, parents Stephen & Isabel.
  4. ↑ WV Archives: Register of Marriages, p 23, ln 32.
    Husband: Jns W Harper, single, born 1844, of Jackson, farmer, in Kanawha, parents Stephen & Isabel.
  5. ↑ WV Archives: Register of Marriages, p 31, ln 67.
    Wife; Mylissa Harper, single, born 1855, of Kana, in Roane, parents Stephen & Isabelle .
  6. ↑ WV Archives: Index and Register of Births, p 63.
    Bettie Ann Harper, female. Parents: Stephen Harper, farming in Roane, & Isabella Harper.
  7. ↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Death 11660.
    Frank Harper, male, white, widowed. Parents: Stevie Harper of WV & Isabelle Green.
  8. ↑ WV Archives: Register of Marriages, p 220, ln 177.
    1891 May 24, Kanawha. Husband: Fountain F Breedon, single, born 1870, of & in Kanawha. Wife: Minerva Harper, single, born 1872, of & in Kanawha. By: James T Monday. Remark: Cert.
  9. ↑ WV Archives: Delayed Certificate of Birth 21373
    Herman H Breeden, white, male. Parents: Fountain Fry Breeden, of Pocataligo, & Macrva Lee Harper, of Sissonville.
  10. ↑ WV Archives: Register of Births p 190, ln 4. & WV Archives: Register of Births, p 211 ln 10.
    Breeding/Breden Wm S, male, white, live, Parents: Breeding/Breedens F F, farming in Sissonville, & Breeding/Breedens M/Nerva.
  11. ↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Death 15897.
    Anna Bell Shamblin, female, white, widowed. Parents: F F Breeden & Minervia Harper.
  12. ↑ WV Archives: 1968 Mar 28, Delayed Certificate of Birth 8710.
    Earl Breeden, white, male. Parents: Fountain Fry Breeden & Minerva Lee Harper.
  13. ↑ WV Archives: Register of Births, p 186, ln 7.
    Linnie M Breedons, white, female, live, single birth. Parents: F F Breedons & Minerva Breedons.
  14. ↑ WV Archives: Register of Births, p 267, ln 6.
    Breedons Opal, white, female, live, single birth. Parents: F F Breedons & Minerva Breedons.
  15. ↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Death 4531
    Richard Breeden, white, male, student, single. Parents: F F Breeden, Kana WV, & Minerva Harper, Roane.
  16. ↑ US Federal Census: 1880 Population Schedule, family 5, p 344A,
    Harper: Stephen 1818, Humirah 1840, Ellen 1865, Isabelle 1868, Joseph 1870, Manerva 1872, Peter 1874, Albert 1880. William S (gran) 1872.
  17. ↑ US Federal Census: 1900 Population Schedule, enumeration dist 59, family 99, p 8A.
    Breedens: Fountain F 1870 Mar, Nerva 1872 Jun (wed 1891, 5 of 5 children living), Effie E 1892 May, Herman 1893 Dec, Willie 1895 Oct, Cartie 1898 Jan, Okey 1900 Mar.
  18. ↑ US Federal Census: 1910 Population Schedule, enumeration dist 94, family 134, p 10B.
    Breedens: Fountain F 1869, Minerva L 1873, Effie E 1893, Hermann H 1894, William S 1896, Cotie C 1898, Okee I 1900, Annie M 1903, Joseph F 1905, Early F 1907, Linnie M 1910.
  19. ↑ US Federal Census:1920 Population Schedule, enumeration dist 85, family 381, p 19A.
    Breedour: Fountain F 1869, Minervia 1871, Effie 1893, William 1896, Okey 1901, Anna 1903, Joe 1904, Earl 1907, Lennie 1910, Opal 1912, Richard 1915.
  20. ↑ US Federal Census: 1930 Population Schedule, enumeration dist 25, family 269, p 12A.
    Bredans: F F 1869, Manerva 1871, Earl 1907.
  21. ↑ US Federal Census: 1940 Population Schedule, dist 20-81, family 48, p 3B.
    Breeden: F F 1869, Minerva 1871.
  22. ↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Death 10425. & WV Archives: Register of Deaths.
    1948 Aug 16 Thomas Memorial Hospital, Spring Hill, Jefferson District, Kanawha. Minurva Lee Breeden, female, white, widowed. Residence 809 Seventh St, Charleston, Kanawha. Born: 1871 Jun 14, Kanawha. Informant: Earl Breeden, Charleston. Burial: 1948 Aug 19, St Clair Cem, Sissonville Rd. Undertaker: Cunningham Funeral Home, Charleston, license 512, embalmer 1114. Cause: stroke. Doctor: J Stoeckel MD, 423 1/2 Va St W.
  23. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial 78346586.
    Has obit w photo posted by Michel Shaffer.
    Charleston Daily Mail, Tuesday, August 17, 1948,
    Mrs. Minerva Lee Breeden , 77, of 809 Seventh St., died in a Charleston hospital late Monday following a brief illness. She was the widow of Fountain Fry Breeden and was a member ot the Advent church. Surviving are four sons, Herman of Pittsburgh, Okey of Charleston, Joseph of Point Pleasand and Earl of Charleston; three daughters, Mrs Annie Shamblin, Mrs Lennie McCracken, and Mrs Opal Boggess, all of Charleston; a half-brother, Albert Harper of San Antonio, Texas; 38 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. The body will be removed to the residence from the Cunningham mortuary Tuesday a 5 pm.




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