Walter Festus Minton

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

Name: Festus Minton
Age: 9
Birth Date: Jan 1891
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1900: Civil District 4, Sequatchie, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Joe L Minton
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's name: Bertie Minton
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Members:
Name Age
Joe L Minton 30
Bertie Minton 27
Festus Minton 9
Myrtle Minton 5
Blanch Minton 1

1910 Census
Name: Walter F Minton
Age in 1910: 18
Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1910: Civil District 4, Sequatchie, Tennessee
Street: West Valley Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Joseph Minton
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's name: Bethira A Minton
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Minton 40
Bethira A Minton 37
Walter F Minton 18
Myrtle V Minton 15
Blanch Minton 11
Ina R Minton 5
Dortha B Minton 2 months

1920 Census
Name: Festus Minton
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1920: North Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
Street: Tucker Street
House Number: 420
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Cynthia Minton
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Able to Speak English: Yes
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Festus Minton 30
Cynthia Minton 25

Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Walter Festus Minton
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Jan 1895
Birth Place: Dunlap, Tennessee
Father: Joe Minton
Mother: Bertie Tate
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as WALTER FESTUS MINTON

World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Walter Festus Minton
Age: 47
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Jan 1895
Birth Place: Dunlap, Tennessee
Residence Year: 1942
Residence: Delaware, Indiana

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Minton&GSiman=1&GScid=1961914&GRid=157034373&

Died:
Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Name: Festus Minton
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 22 Jan 1892
Birth Place: Sequatchie, Tennessee
Age: 55
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Welder, foundry
Death Date: 27 Jul 1947
Cause of Death: perforated gastric ulcer
Death Place: Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee
Father's name: Joe Minton
Father's Birth Place: Sequatchie, Tennessee
Mother's name: Bertie Tate Minton
Mother's Birth Place: Warren, Tennessee
Certificate Number: 27658

Walter married Cynthia Priscilla Smith 06 Apr 1913, Sequatchie Co. TN. Cynthia was born 11 Sep 1892, Marion Co. TN; died 09 Jul 1952, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co. TN; was buried , Lasater Cemetery Marion Co. TN. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Buford Minton
Birth Year: abt 1924
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: District 3, Marion, Tennessee
Street address: Sequatchie Road
Attended School: No
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Members:
Name Age
Alice Smith 60
Cynthia Minton 37
Buford Minton 6

1940 Census
Name: Buford Minton
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1924
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Jasper, Marion, Tennessee
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Marion, Tennessee
Residence in 1935: Rural, Marion, Tennessee
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade
Household Members:
Name Age
Cynthia Minton 47
Buford Minton 16
Herman Smith 12 [cousin]
Norman Smith 9 [cousin]

MILITARY RECORDS

Name: Buford M Minton
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Tennessee
State of Residence: Tennessee, Limited Service or Latvia
County or City: Marion

Enlistment Date: 18 Jun 1943
Enlistment State: Georgia
Enlistment City: Fort Oglethorpe
Branch: No branch assignment
Grade: Private

Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital Status: Married

Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Name: Buford Minton
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1923
Death Date: 24 Jul 1973
SSN: 412241427
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 2 Jul 1943
Release Date 1: 24 Sep 1945


Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Buford Minton
SSN: 412-24-1427
BORN: 18 Sep 1923
Died: Jul 1973
State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951)

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57419676&ref=acom

Died:
Oregon State Library; 1966-1970 Death Index; Reel Title: State of Oregon Death Index; Year Range: 1971-1980
Name: Buford Myl Minton
Age: 49
Birth Date: Sep 1923
Death Date: 24 Jul 1973
Death Place: Marion
Spouse: Margie
Certificate: 73-11391

Buford married Margie Odell Lewis 04 Jan 1941, Marion Co. TN. Margie was born 18 Apr 1921, Grundy Co. TN; died 26 Aug 1996, Marion Co. OR; was buried , City View Cemetery, Salem, Marion Co. OR. [Group Sheet]