Photos of the McMinn Family
| Parents | Grandparents | Great-Grandparents | |
| Thomas Osborne McMinn | John McMinn | ||
| John Bascum McMinn | Elizabeth Black | ||
| Starting Point: | Georgeanne Blankenship | William H Blankenship | |
| Leora McMinn Williams | ? | ||
| Jonathon Marion Rice | Jeremiah Abel Rice | ||
| Mary Rice | Massah Bandy | ||
| Sirrilda Escalana Etherton | Samuel Tasker Etherton | ||
| Rebecca Hull |
McMinn
Children of John and Elizabeth
- William James b. 1850 IL d. 18 Dec 1890 Big Mound Twp Wayne Co IL bur. Oak Valley Cem near Jeff Wayne Co IL (buried near Hawk family - brother TO's wife's family)
- Thomas Osborne b. 21 Dec 1852 IL d. 23 Feb 1936 IL m. 1 Jul 1872 Georgeanne Blankenship (C: John Bascum, William Edward, Julia, Cora)
- girl b. died young Union Co IL
- 1848 - Union Co IL
- 1850 - John & Elizabeth - Jackson Co IL
- 1860 - Elizabeth - Carbondale Williamson Co IL with Hettie Black (b. 1805)
- 1868 - Elizabeth - Williamson Co tax list 32 acres in cultivation
- 1870 - Elizabeth - Union Co, IL with Harriet Black (b. 1810) Rich Pct Series 284 Pg 526 Lick Creek
- 1880 - Thomas - Williamson Co with Throgmorton
Alabama
- St. Clair Alabama census A McMinn - 2612110011
- William Abraham McMinn Mary Margaret Byars could be parents and John McMinn and Jane Kuykendall grandparents (St. Clair, Marion Co) Jane was b.1750 lived Buncombe Co. NC Robert McMinn Rutherford Co NC
- 1830 census: Robert Marion, Jas, IS Franklin, Mary & Walter Marion
- Mom has the Brandon thumb and Doc Brandon was a distant cousin - Joseph Brandon's wife was a Kuykendall they came from Franklin Co TN (by 1812) to AL (1816) to Union Co IL (1832)
- Bedford: Kuykendalls: Abraham, James, Matthew
- 1812 tax list Franklin Co: James McMinn, James & Thomas Brandon, Peter, John, Simeon, William, & Matthew Kuykendall, Joseph & Hugh Gentry, Thomas & Carter Collins. Is this the James that married Elizabeth Woodfin?
- Hawkins grand jury 1810, Robert & Joseph McMinn. It is through Joseph that the John Frederick McMinn that John Bascum McMinn met in WW1 is descended.
- 1806, James McMinn and Abraham Kuykendall, Jr. were in White Co., TN signing a petition for Warren Co., TN to be formed. 1809 Bedford Co
- War 1812 Jesse & William McMinn, Joseph Brandon. James KURKENDALL, John Gentry, 1 REG'T (METCALFE'S) W. TN Militia - from Franklin County among others
- War 1812 James McMinn 2 REG'T MOUNTED GUNMEN (WILLIAMEON'S) TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS. - Bedford
- 1860 census Hettie Black 55 NC - 1870 Harriet Black 60 NC
- William James resided in De Soto Missouri
- Land records - Joseph 1841 Washington - Thomas 1852 Jefferson - James 1817 McDonough
- Marriage records: McMinn, T H & Roberts, Julia Ann Pike Co 03/30/1848
- Census: James McMinn Pike 1850, John McMin McDonough 1860, Charles McMims Pike 1860
Robert b. Ireland or Scotland ca 1750 d. 1798-1800 ca Rutherford Co NC m. ca 1772 Jane Kuykendall d. 1832 Cobb Co GA
- William Abraham b. ca 1773 d. ca 1829 Marion Co AL m. Mary Margaret Byers (C: Robert, Jane, Drusilla, Nathaniel, Richard Harold, William, Abraham, Drewy Dallas, Hannah, Patsey, Berry)
- Mary b. 1774 d. 1834 m. 14 Jul 1791 Rutherford Co NC Edward Johnson 8 children
- James b. ca 1778 d. 2 Jun 1865 Hickman Co TN m. Elizabeth Woodfin (C: Jesse K b. 5 May 1823 d. 15 Apr 1864 (C: Senona 1851 Narcissa J 1853 Martha K 1854), James 1840 census D. 1847, John Woodfin, Joseph m. Elizabeth Warren d. 1849 Hall Co GA. Elizabeth's parents: Nicolas & Hannah (C: Samuel, Elizabeth m. James McMinn, Sally Naylor m. John or MH, Polly Edwards, Phebe Swann m. Robert, Mary, Rebecca, John, Hannah Hall m. Thomas)
- John A b. ca 1776 d. ca 1810 m. ca 1798-99 Elizabeth Robinson (C: Robert iv, b. 1799, James Robert, b. 1802, John M., b. 6 Jan 1803, Jesse Andrew, b. 1806)
- Elizabeth b. ca 1775
- Joseph b. ca 1782
- Robert b. ca 1790 m. Lavina Baird
- Jane b. ca 1792 m. Absolom Beard
- Jesse b. ca 1795 m. 1819 Affie Kuykendall, Sofia Bolvia
Elizabeth b. 26 Jul 1749
Martha b. 3 May 1752
John b. 3 Dec 1754 - died
Margaret b. 22 Aug 1756 - died
Joseph b. 22 Jun 1758 PA d. 17 Nov 1824 Calhoun, McMinn, TN gov of TN 1815-21 m. 9 May 1785 Hannah Cooper , 5 Jun 1812 Rebecca Kincaid, 4 Aug 1816 Nancy Williams (C: John, Mary, Robert, Sarah, Nancy, Amanda, Joseph) (C: Jane b. 13 May 1801)
b George b. 8 Apr 1761
- Robert Jr b. 12 Jan 1764 Chester Co PA d. 7 Apr 1846 Sullivan Co TN m. Elizabeth Ridley Smith2 (C: Joseph, Sarah "Sally" b. 19 Feb 1793 Hawkins Co TN d. 6 Aug 1861 Massac Co IL m. 8 Apr 1811 Hawkins Co TN William Mann, Thomas, James)
- John b. 11 Aug 1766 d. 11 Aug 1854 Hawkins Co TN m. Mary, Jemina (C: William moved to MO, George tailor in D.C., Charles, James lived in Calhoun TN, Rezin Harlan, Joseph, Minnie, Theresa m. Dr Johnson, Elizabeth Jane m. ? Benton, Hettie m. 11 May 1823 Hawkins Co TN Robert Morrison, 1/2 bother Joseph m. ? Huff and move to CA)
Sarah b. 24 Apr 1772
Robert McMinn ?-2 May 1758
married Mary Buck
...Robert J. McMinn, Sr. 1740-?
...married Ellenor McConnell
......Robert J. McMinn, Jr. 4 Dec 1766-4 May 1857
......married Mary Sprott
.........Reuben McMinn 1810 - after 1860 <-- notice the name here
.........married Emily
| Gen 4 | Thomas Osborne McMinn | Georgeanne Blankenship1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 21 Dec 1852 | IL | Nov 1848 | TN |
| Death | 13 Feb 1936 | Carbondale IL | 19 Jan 1879 | Carterville IL |
Cause |
Stroke | Typhoid Pneumonia | ||
| Burial | Tamaroa Cem | Tamaroa IL | Gentry Cem | Williamson Co IL |
| Parents | John McMinn | Elizabeth Black | William H. Blankenship | |
| Misc. | Baptist minister | 10 Nov 1875 | Homemaker | |
| Marriage | 1 Jul 1872 | Williamson Co IL | Rev W P Throgmorton | |
Children of Thomas and Georgeanne1
- John Bascum b. 7 Aug 1873 Williamson Co IL d. 11 Oct 1949 Mayville MI m. 27 Mar 1897 Mary Rice
- William Edward b. 1876 Williamson Co IL d. 8 Feb 1905 Mt. Vernon IL (buried in St. Elmo) m. Florence ? in Arkansas
- Julia b. 1877-1878 Williamson Co IL d. 1877-1879 Williamson Co IL
- Cora b. 1879 Williamson Co IL d. 17 Jun 1881 Williamson Co IL
- Flora Ann b. 6 May 1880 Williamson Co IL d. 30 Jan 1983 Sunset Memorial Park Cem Du Quoin IL m. Harold Lewis Farmer b. 1881 d. 1966
- Harold b. 29 Apr 1905 d. 20 Feb 1995 m. 5 Jun 1932 Grace L Eagleson b. 1 Nov 1903 d. 9 Dec 1996
- Dorothy Alongi
- Harold b. 29 Apr 1905 d. 20 Feb 1995 m. 5 Jun 1932 Grace L Eagleson b. 1 Nov 1903 d. 9 Dec 1996
- Margaret b. 18 Jul 1882 Williamson Co IL d. 1969 Oakland Cem. Carbondale IL m. Roscoe C Baker b. 1881 d. 1966- Baker's Corner IL
- Miles Osborne b. 1911 d. 1959
- Rhoda Mae b. 19 Aug 1913 Makanda d. Aug 1975 Carbondale IL m. Jean Paul Brown b.?1 Oct 1913 d. 27 Nov 2004 98245Eastsound, San Juan, WA
- David Brown
- Margaret Ellen Brown
- Molly Brown
- Gordon b. 7 Oct 1882 Williamson Co IL d. 7 Sep 1976 Pleasant Grove Cem. Murphysboro IL m. 28 Jul 1905 Katherine Armstrong
- Harriet m. ? Harler
- Gorden Ray Harler
- Harriet m. ? Harler
- LaVinnia Mae McMinn b. 21 Sep 1887 Williamson Co IL d. ca 1916
Oak Lawn Farms
Little Cedar IO m. Fred Gove McCurdy Hill m. 2nd ca 1925
Verna Graves , m. 3rd ca
Gladys Pearl Thompson Young
- Fred Lyle Hill b. 17 Sep 1912
Floyd Iowa d. 12 Dec 2004
Austin MN m. 28 Oct 1933
Floyd IO
Thelma Lucille Tabor b. 16 Jan 1916
Floyd Iowa d. 7 Feb 1994
Austin MN
- Barbara Lucille Hill m. Robert Langan (Austin WI)
- Beatrice (Bettie) Hill m. Jerry Deden (Constock WI)
- Patrica Hill m. ? Nybo, (Eagan MN)
- Bryon Hill b. MN m. Kim (Omaha NE)
- Marion Hill
- Fred Lyle Hill b. 17 Sep 1912
Floyd Iowa d. 12 Dec 2004
Austin MN m. 28 Oct 1933
Floyd IO
Thelma Lucille Tabor b. 16 Jan 1916
Floyd Iowa d. 7 Feb 1994
Austin MN
- Jessie b. 30 Apr 1890 Williamson Co IL d. Little Cedar IO m. Orin Daniel Elliot b. 4 Sep 1888 Little Cedar IO d. 2 Apr 1951
(in 1917 Fullerton ND)
- Maurice Elliot
- Max Osage Elliot m. Kay
- Marvin Elliot b. 27 My 1923 Fullerton ND d. 3 May 1998 Fullerton ND
- Julie & Kurt Elliot?
- Morris
- Joseph Logan b. 20/1 Sep 1894/5 Williamson Co IL d. 24 Sep 1967 Oakland Cem. Carbondale IL
- Ward b. 1897 Williamson Co IL d. Tamaroa Cem. IL
- Lenore b. 31 Mar 1899 Tamaroa d. 12 Dec 1924 Oakland Cem. Carbondale IL m. William Ernie Watson
- Gordon b. 19 Mar 1922 d. 21 Mar 1990
- Ernest Howard b. 20 Mar 1821 d. 20 Mar 1821
- Raymond b. 16 Jul 1901 Murphysboro IL d. 8 Aug 1980 Oakland Cem. Carbondale IL
- Helen W b. 31 May 1904 Murphysboro IL d. 19 Feb 1992 m. 9 Jan 1929 Gordon Jones
- Dr. Harold Dean b. ca 1929
- Dr Dale K
- Mabel M b. 24 Jul 1905 Little Cedar Iowa d. 2 Dec 1995 Alton, IL m. 30 Jun 1934 Charles Brainard Ripley
- Donald B
- William M b. 30 Nov 1943 d. 2 May 1996
- John M
- Thomas Osborne Jr. b. 26 Jul 1907 Little Cedar Iowa d. 2 Sep 1985 Des Plains IL m. Kathryn Stroud
- Bobbie Lee
- Ralph Herbert b. 5 Jun 1908 Little Cedar Iowa d. 23 Jun 2004 m. 22 Dec 1945 Mendota IL Helen Margaret Waldorf d. 29 Sep 2003
- Joyce
- Thomas Osborn
Photos of the Thomas Osborne McMinn Family
Resided- 1880 - Grassy Precinct IL
- 1883- Cottage Home Church (current pastor Noel Taylor
- 1883 - attended General Conference at Minneapolis
- 1885? - Campbell Hill Free Will Baptist Church
- 1886 - helped reorganize Ava Free Will Baptist Church
- 1900 - Murphysboro Church
- 1891-1898- Tamaroa Church
- 1895 - attended General Conference at Winnebago, MN
- 1897-1900 - Scheller Church
- - Spillertown Church
- 1906 - 1911 Little Cedar Iowa
- Nebraska - Lincoln, Hastings
- 708 West Collage, 610 West Cherry Carbondale IL
- The first family was very poor - they didn't get Christmas presents.
- Cora died from eating rat poison
- Joe was a career man in the army.
- Lenore died from TB and her son Gordon lived with his grandparents.
- Ralph, Mabel, and Helen all taught school.
- Gordon had a shoe store and was henpecked.
- Jessie was a redhead.
- Margaret kept a rooming house for a while. Her husband worked in a hardware and his father was a doctor.
- Flo was an independent lady and lived alone until in her 90's. She always dressed well and loved red dresses. Her husband had the movie show, ran the newspaper and was a photographer. She rented rooms to tourist before there was a hotel.
- Will died in a train wreck - he was a fireman on the train When he died his wife was pregnant and lost the baby.
- He was baptized at age 17 and later ordained 10 Nov 1875 by Rev. W.H. Blankenship, J.C. Gilliland, J. S. Gullege at Cottage Home, IL his future father-in-law.
- T.O. founded the Cottage Home Baptist Church. It was built in 1883. They have modified as little of the church as possible. The current minister is Tom Monroe. History of the church was supplied by N. Taylor 687-549-2004 who attended as a child.
- He was a member of the 1883 General Conference at Minneapolis and in 1895 at Winnebago MN. Thomas worked for the American Baptist association of churches after returning to IL in 1918. His earlier association with the Free Will Baptists were thought an aid to convert people to the new association.
- His children all worried about where T.O. would be buried. He's buried between wife #2 and #3.
- Death Certificates - Thomas and Georgeanne
| Gen 3 | John Bascum McMinn | Mary Rice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 7 Aug 1873 | Marion Williamson Co IL | 10 Sep 1868 | Tamaroa Perry Co IL |
Death |
11 Oct 1949 | Mayville, Tuscola Co, MI | 9 May 1957 | Herrin, Williamson Co, IL |
| Cause | Auto Accident | |||
| Burial | Rich Cemetery | Mayville MI | Rich Cemetery | Mayville MI |
| Parents | Thomas McMinn | Georgeanne Blankenship | Jonathan Marion Rice | Sirrilda Etherton |
| Misc. | Minister | Baptist | Baptist | |
| Marriage | 27 Apr 1897 | Tamaroa IL | ||
Children of John and Mary
- Wendall Lawrence b. 17 Mar 1898 Tamaroa IL d. Aug 1975 Chicago IL m. Jul 1922 Laura Wilehmina Baer (C: John Paul b. 6 Jan 1923 d. 27 Apr 1986 m. Dorothy (Fern) (C: Susan, Laurie, Pat), Randall Edward b. 4 May 1925 m. Louisa, Betty Jo b. 8 Feb 1927 d. 16 Jan 1988 m. Bob Wyka)
- John Randall b. 19 Jul 1899 Hilnay KA d. 31 Oct 1899 Cloud Co KA
- Harriet Lucille b. 4 May 1901 Tamaroa IL d. 2 Jul 1986 Chicago IL m. Lacey Markum1, ?1952 Lester Oswood2 b. 29 Nov 1906 d. 30 Jun 1983
- Carlista b. 1 Oct 1904 Fairbanks IO d. 17 Aug 1989 Herrin IL m. Sat early 1933 J.M. Cline1 (C: John Terry, Michael, Kathleen), ?1946 Carl McNeil2
- Leora Alice b. 11 Sep 1908 Waukesha WI d. 10 Oct 2003 Thousand Palms CA m. 14 Mar 1942 Maurice Williams (C: John Bruce, Linda Jane b. 7 Jun 1947)
Resided
- 1892-6 Haywood College - ordained 15 Sep 1896 Marion IL Johnsonville Church Wayne Association
- 1 Apr 1896- 1 Sep 1898 Tamaroa
- 1898-1999 Iowa
- 1899-1900 Kansas
- Parker College Sec.
- 1902-4 Honeycreek WI
- 1904 Iowa
- 1904-1922 Independent Minister
- John served in WW1 as a minister through the YMCA
- 1922-1925 Carbondale, IL
- 1925-May 1927 State work
- Jan 1928- June 1832 207 East Fifth St. Pana IL
- 1933-49 Mayville MI
- accepted position as chaplain at the MI State Prison Jackson but died befre starting
Comments
- John meet a John Frederick McMinn b. 8 Sep 1879 Santa Rosa CA d. 15 Apr 1858 Sonoma when he was in NY being shipped overseas. They were both in the YMCA and discovered they were related but was this just becasue of their last name? John F was a vocal teacher. He is descended from Joseph McMinn Hawkins TN.
- Carlie graduated from Dennison University at Granville, OH. She taught high school in Herrin before she married.
John McMinn's Ordinationsigned by his father
Portion of John McMinn's Passport
Portion of Mary Rice McMinn's Teaching Certificate