John Jacob Mingus Sr. (abt. 1774 - bef. 1850)

Born about 1774 in Saxony, Germany [uncertain]

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Descendants

Died before 1850 before about age 76 in North Carolina, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Born about 1774, possibly Saxony, Germany. (Note that his War of 1812 enlistment record says he was born at Berks or Bucks County, Pennsylvania.)^[1][2][3]

Parents Conrad Menges and Mary Boovy. ^[2]

Immigration: 1792 from Saxony, Germany.^[1]

Marriage Husband John Jacob Mingus. Wife Sarah Angaline Riker.

Census 1800 04 AUG 1800. Jacob Minges was enumerated as a head of household on the 1800 Federal Census in Lincoln County, NC. Based on known or estimated ages, it is possible that the following were also living in the household: Ephraim Mingus, John Jacob Mingus Jr and John Mingus, free white male under the age of ten; Mary Elizabeth Mingus, free white female under the age of ten.^[4]

Census 1810 06 AUG 1810. Haywood, NC, USA. Jacob Minges was enumerated as a head of household on the 1810 Federal Census in Haywood County, NC. Based on known or estimated ages, it is likely that the household included Sarah and their children.^[5]

Military, 20 MAR 1814. Waynesville, Haywood, NC, USA. Note: during the War of 1812, as a private,||He was a member of Captain Robert Love's company at Camp Federal Point, in the 43rd U.S. Infantry. He was appointed Sergeant on 15 Aug 1814. Jacob was described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with blue eyes, dark hair, and fair complexion. His enlistment term was for five years, but he was discharged early on 17 May 1816 at Camp Greenfield, NC. Jacob was awarded bounty land warrant #27056-160-12 for his service.^[6][3]

Census 1820 07 AUG 1820. Jacob Mingous was enumerated as the head of a household on the 1820 Federal Census in Haywood County, NC. Based on known or estimated ages, it is possible that the following also lived in the household: John Jacob Mingus Jr and John Mingus, free white male 16 to 26 years old; Sarah Angaline Riker, free white female over 45 years of age. In addition, an unidentified free white male age 10-15 is in the household.^[7]

Census 1830 01 JUN 1830. Haywood, NC, USA. Note: He was enumerated as the head of a household on the 1830 census in Haywood, NC. He is undoubtedly the free white male aged 50 to 60 in the household. There is also a free white female aged 5 to 10 years of age (possibly a grandchild), and a free white female aged 70 to 80 (identity unknown; his mother was long gone by 1830). There is a household for John Mingus (probably aged 30 to 40) shown 4 entries earlier on the same census page whose identity is uncertain, but may be his son [Dr.] John.^[8]

Census 1840 01 JUN 1840. Haywood, NC, USA. Jacob Mingoes appeared on the 1840 census in Haywood County, NC. This appears to be the household of Jacob Sr. with his wife, at least one of his grown children with spouse[s], and probably some grandchildren and others. ^[9]

Died probably before 1850 in North Carolina.^[10]

Buried Mingus Cemetery, Smoky Mountain National Park, Swain, NC, USA. Note: According to family tradition, he was buried in the Mingus Cemetery in an unmarked grave. Only one of the graves in this burial ground is identified, the others marked only with large stones.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Author unidentified, genealogy report, "Ancestors of Fay George Smith and Amy Jewel Anderson," p. 23; hardcopy report mailed to Joyce B Rivette by Melissa Fay Jones, including 27 pages plus pedigree charts; cites Conner Manuscript
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Rick A Mingus, Mingus Family Line, accessed online 28 Jul 2008 and Jul 2016. [Note: website URL is no longer valid.]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ancestry.com, "U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914," database on-line, register (image), Jacob Mingous Sr, age 40 [on 20 Mar 1814], born Berks or Burks, Penn.; National Archives, Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94, Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914, NARA microfilm publication M233, 81 rolls (Washington, D.C., National Archives)
4. ↑ Second Census of the U.S., 1800, population schedule, Lincoln County, North Carolina, household of Jacob Minges
5. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1810 U.S. Census, Haywood County, NC, population schedule (digital image), accessed 03 Jul 2016; image 9 of 17, line 17, household of Jacob Minges, consisting of

   Household members, likely identities:

   - 1 free white male --?--: Jacob Minges

   - 1 free white female over 45: Sarah Angaline Riker

   - 1 free white female under 10: Mary Elizabeth Mingus

   - 3 free white males 10-16 years old: Ephraim Mingus, John Jacob Mingus Jr and John Mingus

   - 1 free white female age 16-25: unidentified

   census notes: Sarah was probably younger than 45 and may have been enumerated incorrectly as age 16-25, or it's possible the female over age 45 was not Sarah.

6. ↑ Ancestry.com, "War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815," database on-line, index card (image) for Jacob Mingus Sr, bounty land warrant #27056-160-12 (no claim for pension); Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15, War of 1812 Pension Applications, NARA Microfilm Publication M313, roll 66 (Washington D.C.: National Archives)
7. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1820 U.S. Census, Haywood County, NC, population schedule (digital image), accessed 03 Jul 2016; handwritten page 226, image 17 of 17, line 3, household of Jacob Mingous
8. ↑ Fifth Census of the United States, 1830, population schedule, Haywood County, North Carolina, household of Jacob Mingus
9. ↑ 1840 U.S. Census, Haywood County, NC, population schedule (digital image), accessed 27 Aug 2018, stamped page 114, line 19, Ancestry Record 8057 #2550045, household of Jacob Mingoes; household consisted of 1FWM5, 1FWM5-9, 1FWM20-29, 1FWM30-39, 1FWM70-79, 1FWF5, 3FWF5-9, 1FWF10-14, 1FWF15-19, 1FWF20-29, 1FWF40-49, 1FWF60-69, total 14 people.
10. ↑ Not found in 1850 census, so probably died before then.
11. ↑ Email from Rick Mingus to Joyce B. Rivette, Jul 2016

See also:

• "The Daniel Mingus Family," Great Smoky Mountains National Park, National Park Service, nps.gov website.