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Willie Blanche McMinn

Female 1905 - 1984  (78 years)


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  • Name Willie Blanche McMinn  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 16 Jan 1905  Omaha, Titus County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Died 2 Jan 1984  Abilene, Taylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Merkel, Taylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • Abilene Reporter - News (date unknown) Blanche Teaff MERKEL -- Blanche Teaff, 78, of Merkel, who had resided at Shady Oaks Lodge in Abilene for the past three years, died at 2 p.m. Monday at the nursing home after a brief illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Merkel. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Merkel, directed by Starbuck Funeral Home. Born Jan. 16, 1905, in Omaha, Texas, she moved to the Merkel area in 1923. She married Ernest Teaff Nov. 30, 1924, in Abilene. She taught school in Merkel and in the Stith community. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and was a past worthy matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include her husband; a son, Harold of Abilene; two daughters, Bobbye Mansfield of Merkel and Mary Frances Melton of Abilene; five brothers, Eustace McMinn of West Covina, Calif., Leon McMinn of Stonewall, Okla., Juano McMinn of Barnsdall, Okla., Jack McMinn of Cortes, Colo., and Fred McMinn of Odessa; a sister, Johnnie Weaver of Spur; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

      (Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)
    • (Research):Blanche's obit says she was born in Omaha, TX but she may have been born in Oklahoma. Census records differ, however.
    Person ID I14434  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father John Oliver McMinn,   b. 11 Nov 1861, Bon Aqua, Hickman County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1950, Merkel, Taylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Susan Marguerite Trawick,   b. 28 Apr 1879, Wise County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1963, Merkel, Taylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 17 Jun 1897  Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • "Pickens Co. Marriages" J.O. McMinn, 22 of Alma and Susie Trawick, 18, of Alma June 27, 1897 by T.J. Briscoe, MG
    Family ID F1554  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Ernest Teaff,   b. 12 Nov 1905, Tye, Taylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1985, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 30 Nov 1924  [5
    Children 
     1. Bobbye Geneva Teaff,   b. 29 Aug 1925, Taylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1989, Taylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Harold Brian Teaff,   b. 27 Apr 1928, Taylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1986, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     3. Living
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F5681  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Jan 1905 - Omaha, Titus County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Jan 1984 - Abilene, Taylor County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S532] Cordell, Lynell Gentry-Family Researcher P.O. Box 1992 Duncan OK 73534-1992 Correspondence, Gedcom, Family Group Sheets, Email.

    2. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Oklahoma, Pontotoc County, Chickasaw Twp Enumerated 11 May 1910 SD 4 ED 251 Sheet 11B 214-214 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Oklahoma, Pontotoc County, Chickasaw Twp, Ada City Enumerated 13 Feb 1920 SD 4 ED 170 Sheet 10A 154-148 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 50526749 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S209] McMinn, Teresa--Family Researcher (tfmcminn@cableone.net).