Abia Minor was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania in about 1815, the son of stock drover John Pierson Minor and his first wife, Hannah McClelland. As a young man Abia (a-bye-ya) followed his family's tradition, bought and farmed land near the town of Bridgeville in what was then western Virginia. But he had aspirations that … Continue reading Transcription: A Letter Home-Abia Minor
John Peirson (Pearson) Minor
The Minor Family Album: Mr. Chin Whiskers
When I first became curator of the Minor Family Album, I moved swiftly to identify this man, the first face to appear in the album. I was soooo certain of my clues and my analysis. This whiskered gent is the first photograph displayed in a Minor Family album created in the latter part of the 19th … Continue reading The Minor Family Album: Mr. Chin Whiskers
Follow Up Friday: documenting the military service of John Pearson Minor
I took up the Family History Writing Challenge. Each day in February I have sat at my computer and clattered away. I have watched the word count grow and have finally reckoned that The Life and Times of John Pearson Minor is indeed going to get written, 250 words at a time. My manuscript is … Continue reading Follow Up Friday: documenting the military service of John Pearson Minor
Amanuensis Monday: A Letter Home
Sulivan Moultrie Co Ills June 25th 1872 Dear Father I Received your kind letter dated the 5th June in reply I will Say we are all as well as usual The last I heard from Jacksonville Harriet was improving. *(1) I would have answered sooner But I was starting to Chicago with Some Sheep I … Continue reading Amanuensis Monday: A Letter Home
Tombstone Tuesday: John Pearson (Pierson) Minor
Shoots, Roots, and Leaves 