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John Oliver McMinn

Male 1861 - 1950  (88 years)


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  • Name John Oliver McMinn  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 11 Nov 1861  Bon Aqua, Hickman County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Sep 1950  Merkel, Taylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6
    Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Merkel, Taylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Notes 
    • His Texas Death Certificate listed his parents as Oliver Perry McMinn and Adeline Clark, both born in Tennessee.

      The Daily Ardmoreite
      Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma
      Alma, June 16, 1902

      J. O. MCMINN moved to Comanche. J. M. THAGGARD moved into the residence vacated by Mr. McMinn.

      The Abilene Reporter News
      Wednesday Morning, September 27, 1950

      Ex-Teacher, Editor Dies At Merkel

      MERKEL, Sept. 26. (RNS)--John Oliver McMinn, 88, retired Merkel farmer who formerly taught school in Oklahoma Indian Territory, died at his home here at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday. Funeral will be held in the Merkel Church of Christ at 2 p.m. Thursday with Minister R. L. Roberts officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, under direction of Starbuck Funeral Home. Mr. McMinn was born Nov. 11, 1861 in Tennessee. When young, he moved to Louisiana and later taught school at Douglas. There he married the former Amada Phoebe Bryan. She died in 1893.

      In 1895, Mr. McMinn moved to Indian Territory, where he taught school and edited two newspapers. He was editor of the Konawa Chief of Konawa and the Francis Bulletin of Francis between 1900 and 1908. He was also instrumental in organizing Oklahoma into a state. While in Indian Territory he married the former Susan Marguerite Trawick of Duncan, Okla. She survives.

      He moved his family to Texas in 1924, and engaged in farming in the Merkel vicinity until a few years ago. In addition to the widow, survivors include five sons, Oscar of Pawhuska, Okla., E.R. of El Monte, Calif., Juano of Barnsdall, Okla., and Jack and Fred McMinn of Odessa; and two daughters, Mrs. Ernest Teaff of Merkel and Mrs. W. R. Weaver of Spur. Thirteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren also survive.

      (Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1910 Census
      Oklahoma, Pontotoc County, Chickasaw Twp
      Enumerated 11 May 1910
      SD 4 ED 251 Sheet 11B
      214-214
      McMinn, John L Head M W 43 M2 13 Tn Tn Tn Teacher Public Schools
      McMinn, Susie Wf F W 31 M1 13 6/4 Tx Tenn Miss
      McMinn, Johnnie Dtr F W 9 S Ok Tn Tx
      McMinn, Eustis R Son M W 7 S Ok Tn Tx
      McMinn, Willie B Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tn La
      McMinn, Janno O Son M W 2 S Ok Tn Tx
      McMinn, Leon O Son M W 18 S La Tn La
      Warren, Charles Boarder M W 22 S Ark Tn Ark Farm Laborer

      1920 Census
      Oklahoma, Pontotoc County, Chickasaw Twp, Ada City
      Enumerated 13 Feb 1920
      SD 4 ED 170 Sheet 10A
      154-148
      McMinn, John O Head m W 56 M Tn Tn Tn Farmer General Farm
      McMinn, Susie M Wf W F 40 M Tx Tn Miss Farmer house
      McMinn, Johnnie Dtr F W 19 S Ok Tn Tx Teaching School Teacher
      McMinn, Eustace R Son M W 16 S Ok Tn Tx Farm home
      McMinn, Blanche W Dtr F W 15 S Ok Tn Tx
      McMinn, Jauna O Son M W 12 S Ok Tn Tx
      McMinn, Jack H Son M W 8 S Ok Tn Tx
      McMinn, Fred T Son m W 3 8/12 S Ok Tn Tx
      McMinn, Leon O Son m W 27 M La Tn La Farmer Home
      Griffin, Tom Hired hand m W 22 Un Tn Tn Tn Farmer Wages
    Person ID I6786  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family 1 Amanda Phoebe Bryan,   b. Bef 1871,   d. Abt 1894, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 23 years) 
    Married 11 Sep 1889  Jackson Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Children 
     1. Eula McMinn,   b. Abt 1890, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1896, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 6 years)
     2. Leon Oscar McMinn,   b. 29 Dec 1891, Douglas, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1990, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2010 
    Family ID F1562  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 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
    Children 
     1. Jimmie McMinn,   b. 28 Apr 1898,   d. 30 Dec 1900  (Age 2 years)
     2. Johnnie Geneva McMinn,   b. 31 Aug 1900, Alma, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1995, Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     3. Eustace Ray McMinn,   b. 6 Apr 1903, Alma, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1996, West Covina, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     4. Willie Blanche McMinn,   b. 16 Jan 1905, Omaha, Titus County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1984, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     5. Juano Oswald McMinn,   b. 21 Nov 1907, Konawa, Seminole County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1990, Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     6. Jack Harold McMinn,   b. 1 Aug 1911, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1993, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     7. Fred Thomas McMinn,   b. 28 Jul 1916, Lovelady, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 2011, Odessa, Ector County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F1554  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Nov 1861 - Bon Aqua, Hickman County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Sep 1889 - Jackson Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Jun 1897 - Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Sep 1950 - Merkel, Taylor County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Trawick and Gentry Reunion, ca 1939
    Trawick and Gentry Reunion, ca 1939
    L-R: Emma (Green) & John Price Gentry, Mary (Trawick) Rennels, George and Belle (McCauley) Trawick, James Edwin and Zada (Trawick) Gentry, Columbus and Virginia (Gentry) Parsons, John O. and Susie (Trawick) McMinn, UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN.

    PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN COUPLE.

  • 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. [S1696] Ancestry.com - Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database online].

    5. [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.), # 50063465 (Reliability: 3).

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