George Washington Minor (1862 - 1943)

Born 1 Jan 1862 in Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Died 1 Dec 1943 at age 81 in Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA

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Biography

Residence: Date: 1920 Place: El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, USA^[1]

Residence: Date: 1900 Place: Pierce City, Lawrence, Missouri, USA^[2]

Residence: Date: 1930 Place: Cross, Kay, Oklahoma, USA^[3]

His father's people were French Canadian. He was in Iowa at the time of the 1900 census, his occupation is listed as horse trader.

Children are Willie, George Robert, Edna, Clara, Rufus A., Bessie, Ruby

Marriage - Husband: George Washington Minor

Wife: Mary Francis Molly McGall

Marriage:  :: Date: 1887^[4][5]

OBITUARY - George Washington Minor died at the home of a son, R. Minor in Tecumseh at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. Minor came to Oklahoma from Pierce City, Missouri in 1907 and located at Ponca City. He moved to Tecumseh nine years ago. He had been ill for a year. Survivors include two sons, R. G. Minor, and R. A. Minor of Tecumseh. Two daughters, Mrs. Edna Sherskengaust, Ponca City, and Mrs. Bessie Harms, Modesto, California, and one sister, Mrs. Tilda South of Dewey. Coopers are in charge of arrangements.

OBITUARY #2: Tecumseh Rites Today for George W. Minor. Funeral services for George Washington Minor, 81, who died Wednesday, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Tecumseh Pentecostal Mission Church. Rev. Walter Yoder will officiate and burial will be in the Tecumseh Cemetery with Coopers in charge. Bearers will be John Arms, Cecil Lane, Wade Lewis, L. C. Gray, W. H. Patton and Leslie Adamson. -----------

Sources

• Obituary:
• Death Certificate;
• Cemetery map;

• Source: S57 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1930 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626; Repository: #R1
• Source: S60 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623,; Repository: #R1
• Source: S62 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1920 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States; Repository: #R1

1. ↑ Source: #S62 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Eldorado Ward 4, Butler, Kansas; Roll: T625_524; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 21; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1863 CONT Birth place: Iowa CONT Residence date: 1920 CONT Residence place: Eldorado Ward 4, Butler, Kansas Object: @M1230@
2. ↑ Source: #S60 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Pierce, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: T623_870; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 84. Data: Text: Birth date: Jan 1863 CONT Birth place: Iowa CONT Marriage date: 1887 CONT Marriage place: CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Pierce, Lawrence, Missouri Object: @M1083@
3. ↑ Source: #S57 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Cross, Kay, Oklahoma; Roll: 1908; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 812.0. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1862 CONT Birth place: Iowa CONT Residence date: 1930 CONT Residence place: Cross, Kay, Oklahoma Object: @M1231@
4. ↑ Source: #S60 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Pierce, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: T623_870; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 84. Data: Text: Birth date: Jan 1863 CONT Birth place: Iowa CONT Marriage date: 1887 CONT Marriage place: CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Pierce, Lawrence, Missouri Object: @M1083@
5. ↑ Source: #S60 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Pierce, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: T623_870; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 84. Data: Text: Birth date: Mar 1864 CONT Birth place: Missouri CONT Marriage date: 1887 CONT Marriage place: CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Pierce, Lawrence, Missouri Object: @M1083@

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Gayle Schell for creating WikiTree profile Minor-490 through the import of SCHELL NICHOLS ancestors of Gayle 8-2013.ged on Aug 8, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Gayle and others.