Willie Blanche McMinn

1905 - 1984  (78 years)

• Name	Willie Blanche McMinn  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	16 Jan 1905	Omaha, Titus County, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 Jan 1984	Abilene, Taylor County, Texas   [4]
  Burial	Rose Hill Cemetery, Merkel, Taylor County, Texas   [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 d. 26 Sep 1950, Merkel, Taylor County, Texas (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Susan Marguerite Trawick,   b. 28 Apr 1879, Wise County, Texas d. 21 Mar 1963, Merkel, Taylor County, Texas (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	17 Jun 1897	Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory   [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 d. 7 Jul 1985, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	30 Nov 1924  [5]
  Children	1. Bobbye Geneva Teaff,   b. 29 Aug 1925, Taylor County, Texas d. 6 Jan 1989, Taylor County, Texas (Age 63 years)   2. Harold Brian Teaff,   b. 27 Apr 1928, Taylor County, Texas d. 29 Dec 1986, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas (Age 58 years)   3. Living
  Family ID	F5681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jan 1905 - Omaha, Titus County, Texas Death - 2 Jan 1984 - Abilene, Taylor County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S532] Cordell, Lynell Gentry-Family Researcher P.O. Box 1992 Duncan OK 73534-1992 Correspondence, Gedcom, Family Group Sheets, Email. [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). [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). [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). [S209] McMinn, Teresa--Family Researcher (tfmcminn@cableone.net).