Mose Minser (1860 - aft. 1937)

Born 1860 in Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died after 1937 after age 77 in Arkansas, United States

Biography

Mose Minser is a part of US Black heritage.

Mose Minser was interviewed in El Dorado District, Arkansas about 1937 about his life and his time as an enslaved person.

He tells a story of a day when he got into trouble with his brother. There are no family names, nor personal names, nor places mentioned in the interview.

Interview: Mose Minser was interviewed in El Dorado District, Arkansas by Pernella Anderson as part of the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The results are made available by the Library of Congress. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ [1] Library of Congress - WPA - Slave Narrative - Mose Minser - Vol. 2, Arkansas, part 5; pages 98-99, images 103-104 of 373.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKKQ-6WG : accessed 19 September 2022), Mose Menser, El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 128, sheet 1A, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 66; FHL microfilm 1,374,079.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDFG-QC2 : 31 January 2021), Mose Menser, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMG2-SB5 : accessed 19 September 2022), Mosee Menser, El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 6B, line 75, family 142, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 96; FHL microfilm 2,339,831.

Research Notes

Researcher could find only one instance of the name Mose Minser in the United States within the proper time period. Here is a marriage record for a possible son George, born in Arkansas about 1904. "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8FP-6YK : 17 August 2022), Mose Minser in entry for George Minser and Mable Iona Carter, 1946.

This led to a marriage of a possible sister to George, and a new avenue of research with their mother's maiden name. "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8FP-SKR : 17 August 2022), Mose Menser in entry for Reese Fordson and Roberta Anderson, 1945.

Success! Found family MENSER in expect place in Arkansas, with Mattie, Roberta, and George. Sources entered above.