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JAMES BLUFORD MINTON 1865 – 1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1865

Birth Location: Grayson, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1 May 1950

Death Location: Grayson, Kentucky, United States

Father: James Minton

Mother: Rosanne Skaggs

Spouse(s): Sarah Woosley

Children(s): Allie Minton, Lonzo Minton, Lonnie Minton, Luetta Minton, Roscoe Minton, Ida Minton, Pearlie Minton, Pearlie Minton, Corda Minton, Oscar Minton, Fanny Minton, Fannie Minton, Mary Minton, Ednie Minton, Edna Minton, Harbie Minton, Herbert Minton, Herby Minton, Cora Minton, Selma Minton, Margaret Minton, Palestine Minton, Tomie Minton, Wilford Minton, Paradine Minton

JAMES BLUFORD MINTON was born in 1865 in Grayson, Kentucky, United States, the child of James Russell Minton and Rosanne Rosella Skaggs. In 1880, JAMES BLUFORD MINTON resided in Bee Spring, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States. In 1900, JAMES BLUFORD MINTON resided in Magisterial District 2, Shrewsbury Precinct, Grays. JAMES BLUFORD MINTON married Sarah Palestine Woosley, and had children including Allie Minton, Lonzo Minton, Lonnie Minton, Luetta (LETTIE) Minton, Roscoe Minton, Ida Minton, Pearlie Mae Minton, Pearlie Minton, Corda Minton, Oscar D Minton, Fanny D Minton, Fannie Demerious Minton, Mary Minton, Ednie B Minton, Edna Blanch Minton, Harbie E Minton, Herbert Elton Minton, Herby E Minton, Cora Zelma Minton, Selma C Minton, Margaret O Minton, Palestine Minton, Tomie Minton, Wilford Minton, Paradine Minton. JAMES BLUFORD MINTON passed away in 1950 in Grayson, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • JAMES BLUFORD MINTON was born in 1865 in Grayson, Kentucky, United States, the child of James Russell Minton and Rosanne Rosella Skaggs.
  • In 1880, JAMES BLUFORD MINTON resided in Bee Spring, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States.
  • In 1900, JAMES BLUFORD MINTON resided in Magisterial District 2, Shrewsbury Precinct, Grays.
  • JAMES BLUFORD MINTON married Sarah Palestine Woosley, and had children including Allie Minton, Lonzo Minton, Lonnie Minton, Luetta (LETTIE) Minton, Roscoe Minton, Ida Minton, Pearlie Mae Minton, Pearlie Minton, Corda Minton, Oscar D Minton, Fanny D Minton, Fannie Demerious Minton, Mary Minton, Ednie B Minton, Edna Blanch Minton, Harbie E Minton, Herbert Elton Minton, Herby E Minton, Cora Zelma Minton, Selma C Minton, Margaret O Minton, Palestine Minton, Tomie Minton, Wilford Minton, Paradine Minton.
  • JAMES BLUFORD MINTON passed away in 1950 in Grayson, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Minton
1835 – 1865
Birth Location: Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
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Rosanne Skaggs
1840 – 1922
Birth Location: Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
RS

Spouses(s)

Sarah Woosley
1867 – 1935
Birth Location: Grayson, Kentucky, United States
SW

Children(s)

Allie Minton
1886 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Lonzo Minton
1888 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
LM
Lonnie Minton
1888 – 1954
Birth Location: Grayson, Kentucky, USA
LM
Luetta Minton
1888 – 1963
Birth Location: Grayson Co., Ky., USA
LM
Roscoe Minton
1891 – 1893
Birth Location: –
RM
Ida Minton
1893 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
IM
Pearlie Minton
1895 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
PM
Pearlie Minton
1895 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
PM
Corda Minton
1897 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
CM
Oscar Minton
1900 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
OM
Fanny Minton
1902 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
FM
Fannie Minton
1902 – 1965
Birth Location: Grayson, Kentucky, USA
FM
Mary Minton
1904 – 1904
Birth Location: Grayson, Kentucky, USA
MM
Ednie Minton
1905 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
EM
Edna Minton
1906 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
EM
Harbie Minton
1908 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
HM
Herbert Minton
1908 – 1967
Birth Location: Grayson, Kentucky, USA
HM
Herby Minton
1909 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
HM
Cora Minton
1911 –
Birth Location: Grayson, Kentucky, USA
CM
Selma Minton
1912 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
SM
Margaret Minton
1884 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
MM
Palestine Minton
1890 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
PM
Tomie Minton
1892 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
TM
Wilford Minton
1895 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
WM
Paradine Minton
1897 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
PM

JAMES MINTON's Ancestors

Self
JAMES MINTON
1865 – 1950
Birth Place: Grayson, Kentucky, United States
Parents
James Russell Minton
1835 – 1865
Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
Rosanne (Rosella) Skaggs
1840 – 1922
Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Bluford (Thomas) Minton
1817 – 1880
Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Eleanor Huff
1810 – 1850
Hardinsburg, Breckenridge, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Jr
1793 – 1883
Nancy Tomes
1795 – 1850
Benjamin Huff
1765 – 1833
Mary Hardin
1770 – 1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Sr
1765 – 1805
Levina Watkins-Minton-Mink
1770 – 1850

JAMES MINTON's Descendants

1.
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JAMES (BLUFORD) MINTON (3 Mar 1865 – 1 May 1950) m. Sarah (Palestine) Woosley (26 Jul 1867 – 8 Feb 1935)
  1. 1. Allie Minton (Nov 1886 – )
  2. 2. Lonzo Minton (Feb 1888 – )
  3. 3. Lonnie Minton (11 Feb 1888 – 25 Nov 1954)
  4. 4. Luetta ((LETTIE)) Minton (15 Oct 1888 – 12 May 1963) m. John (Presley) Raymer (6 Jun 1881 – 27 Oct 1959)
    1. 1. George Raymer (28 Feb 1908 – 30 Jan 1977)
    2. 2. Donald (W) Raymer (abt 1910 – 22 Dec 1978)
    3. 3. Ronald Raymer (abt 1910 – )
    4. 4. Ronald Raymer (abt 1910 – )
    5. 5. Sherman (Ralf) Raymer (05 Aug 1911 – 27 Feb 1999) m. Thelma (V) Miller (29 Apr 1914 – 26 Jun 1990)
      1. 1. Donald Raymer (21 Jul 1934 – 14 Jan 2008)
      2. 2. Caroline Raymer m. Allen Stewart
        1. 1. Melissa (Lynn) Stewart (1962 – ) m. Michael (Brent) Furnish (abt 1955 – ) m. Joseph (Douglas) Duvall
    6. 6. Velma (Grace) Raymer (25 Nov 1913 – 05 May 1999)
    7. 7. Gordon Raymer (abt 1917 – 22 July 1999)
    8. 8. John (Presley) Raymer (abt 1920 – 2000)
    9. 9. Lavon Raymer (abt 1922 – )
    10. 10. Hersne Raymer (abt 1926 – )
    11. 11. Theodore (Samson) Raymer (04 Nov 1927 – 06 Feb 2001)
    12. 12. Theadore Raymer (abt 1928 – )
    13. 13. Ronald (Walter) Raymer (1929 – 22 Dec 1978)
  5. 5. Roscoe Minton (18 May 1891 – 13 Nov 1893)
  6. 6. Ida Minton (Mar 1893 – )
  7. 7. Pearlie (Mae) Minton (abt 1895 – )
  8. 8. Pearlie Minton (Feb 1895 – )
  9. 9. Corda Minton (Mar 1897 – )
  10. 10. Oscar (D) Minton (Mar 1900 – )
  11. 11. Fanny (D) Minton (1902 – )
  12. 12. Fannie (Demerious) Minton (16 Apr 1902 – 5 Oct 1965)
  13. 13. Mary Minton (19 Feb 1904 – 19 Feb 1904)
  14. 14. Ednie (B) Minton (1905 – )
  15. 15. Edna (Blanch) Minton (abt 1906 – )
  16. 16. Harbie (E) Minton (1908 – )
  17. 17. Herbert (Elton) Minton (21 Jan 1908 – 22 May 1967)
  18. 18. Herby (E) Minton (abt 1909 – )
  19. 19. Cora (Zelma) Minton (3 May 1911 – )
  20. 20. Selma (C) Minton (abt 1912 – )
  21. 21. Margaret (O) Minton (Apr 1884 – )
  22. 22. Palestine Minton (Jun 1890 – )
  23. 23. Tomie Minton (Apr 1892 – )
  24. 24. Wilford Minton (May 1895 – )
  25. 25. Paradine Minton (May 1897 – )

JAMES MINTON's Timeline

7 Records

1865
3 Mar 1865
Birth of JAMES BLUFORD MINTON in Grayson, Kentucky, United States
Grayson, Kentucky, United States
1880
1880
Age 15
JAMES BLUFORD MINTON resided here in Bee Spring, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Bee Spring, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
1900
1900
Age 35
JAMES BLUFORD MINTON resided here in Magisterial District 2, Shrewsbury Precinct, Grayson, Kentucky
Magisterial District 2, Shrewsbury Precinct, Grayson, Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 45
JAMES BLUFORD MINTON resided here in Driskill, Grayson, Kentucky
Driskill, Grayson, Kentucky
1920
1920
Age 55
JAMES BLUFORD MINTON resided here in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 65
JAMES BLUFORD MINTON resided here in Caneyville, Grayson, Kentucky
Caneyville, Grayson, Kentucky
1950
1 May 1950
Age 85
Death of JAMES BLUFORD MINTON in Grayson, Kentucky, United States
Grayson, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1865
    Event Place: Grayson, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
    [2] Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_578; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 20; Image: .
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Caneyville, Grayson, Kentucky; Roll: 747; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 708.0.
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bee Spring, Edmonson, Kentucky; Roll: 411; Family History Film: 1254411; Page: 496B; Enumeration District: 241; Image: 0694.
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: East Caneyville, Grayson, Kentucky; Roll: T623_523; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 25.
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: West Caneyville, Grayson, Kentucky; Roll: T623_523; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 25.
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Driskill, Grayson, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bee Spring, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bee Spring, Edmonson, Kentucky; Roll: 411; Family History Film: 1254411; Page: 496B; Enumeration District: 241; Image: 0694.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Magisterial District 2, Shrewsbury Precinct, Grayson, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: West Caneyville, Grayson, Kentucky; Roll: T623_523; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 25.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Driskill, Grayson, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Driskill, Grayson, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_578; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 20; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Caneyville, Grayson, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Caneyville, Grayson, Kentucky; Roll: 747; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 708.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grayson
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1950
    Event Place: Grayson, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
    [2] Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000
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