1. Pam Russell states that this Jesse apparently died sometime after 1878. The earliest dated paper for Jesse was 24 Apr 1855 where he stated he was aged sixty of Fannin County Georgia. He was applying for land under the Bounty Land Act of 1855 for those that served in the War of 1812. He also stated that he had received a land warrant for 80 acres in 1850 under the act of that year (1850), and it had been legally sold. The next papers in his file were dated 23 May 1871 where he was applying for pension under the Pension Act of 14 Feb 1871 for those served in the War of 1812. He stated he volunteered in Franklin County, Tenn, served 6 months, and was discharged at Winchester, Tennessee. It can be assumed that he received the pension as the next dated paper was on 31 Oct 1877 informing him as of 29 Oct 1877 that he was dropped from the pension roll for "evidence of disloyalty during the late rebellion". Rebellion was their term for the Civil War. Some of the appointed officials of Georgia had deided he was disloyal to the Union during the war that was over 12 years after the fact since the war had ended in 1865. Some of the southern states couldn't have elections, they were appointed. Jesse McMinn had two sons killed in the Civil War fighting for the South and maybe a third as he has not been found after the War as far as it is known. Another son, John served with the North from Tennessee, but he made it through the War. Jesse himslf served in the war of 1812 that finally ended the British issue for good, ... and they called him "disloyal". ???
2. The last paper in his file was dated 24 Oct 1878, seemingly there was another pension act of March 1878 and he was refiling under that Act. No other papers to tell the outcome of that filing. He most likely died soon afterwards as he was about 83 by that time and has not been found in the 1880 census.
3. Jesse was still a single man about 19 years of age when he enlisted at Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee on 13 Nov 1814 and was discharged 13 May 1815 from War of 1812. He was in Captain Barbe Collins Company under Major General William Carroll. They left Tennessee on 21 Nov 1814 by boat, and traveled the distance of 1300 miles to New Orleans in about 30 days. An unknown William McMinn joined the same day. According to William McMinn's muster roll, his time served was 1 month and 10 days, his pay was $8 per month, they owed him $10.58. It states he died 23 Dec 1814. His widow Bell McMinn filed a paper 21 Nov 1816 for his pay. It would seem Jesse and William were kin, but how?
1. Janelle Foster reports that Sophia & Jesse were married on 16 Nov 1861 in Fannin County, Georgia. If that is true, then she probably did not give birth to any of the children, but, somewhere I came up with a marriage date of 1821 making her the mother of at least seven and maybe eight of the children listed for Jesse.
2. Another source gave Elanor "Ellen" McMinn born 25 Jan 1822 as being daughter of Sophia Boling. (?)
3. However, she also reports that Affa did not die until after 1846, which, could make her the mother of all the children listed.
4. 1860 Fannin County, Georgia, Census shows her as a widow, Household 858, Harris 18 (1842), Mary 16 (1844).
1. Alternate date and place of birth: 1828 in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
2. Robert was in the Confederate Army in Georgia.
1. The 1900 Reese, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Census, Family #266 shows middle and surname, age 15, born in Alabama. Listed with Grandmother, mother, and sibling.
2. The 1910 Stough, Fayette County, Alabama Census Family #121 shows Archie Maddox, head, male, age 26 1st marriage, married 4 years, farmer, born in Alabama: Lovie, wife age 22, 1st marriage, married 4 years, had 1 child, l child living, born in Alabama. Zula, daughter, age 1, born in Alabama.
3. The 1920 Stough, Fayette County, Alabama Census Family #83 shows James A. Maddox, head, male, age 36 rents home, farmer, born in Alabama: Lovie, wife, age 34, born in Alabama: Zula M., daughter, age 11, born in Alabama: James L. son, age 8 born in Alabama: Fester T., son, age 5, born in Alabama: Della M. daughter, age 3, born in Alabama.
4. The 1930 Bylerr, Fayette County, alabama Census, Family #87 shows Archie Maddox, head, jmale, age 46, married at age 22, rents home, farmer, born in Alabama: Lovie, wife, age 44, married at age 20, born in Alabama; Lester, son, age 18 born in Alabama: Tollie, son, age 16, born in Alabama: Delta Mae, daughter, age 15, born in Alabama: Clarence, son, age 10, born in Alabama: Ora Dell, daughter, age 6, born in Alabama; Flora Bell, daughter, age 6, born in Alabama : Maxine, daughter age 3, born in Alabama.
1. The 1900 Reese, Tuscaloosa Co9unty, Alabama Census shows Family #233: given and surname, daughter, age 12, date of birth March 1888, born in Alabama. Listed with parents and siblings.
1. Rev. Sion V. Blythe was a well known Baptist Minister in North Carolina and Alabama
2. Rev. Sion Blythe died shortly after moving his large family from Alabama to Texas.
1. Sarah was living with her daughter (Tabitha) in 1880 as a widow, in Hays County, Texas.
2. Sarah Blythe age 96, b NC was on the 1880 Hays County, Texas, Census.
3. Sarah lived to be 103 years and 5 days old.
4. Sources: Wanda H. Arnold - Family Group Sheet
Ann Waldrop - Descendent5. Wanda's information is the only place I have found the name of Sarah T. as being a child of Robert & Jane.....so, I will leave it here just in case someone out there can either prove or disprove it.
1. Will dated 26 Dec 1809.
2. Will probated 5 Mar 1810.
1. Robert moved to Georgia before 1840, then on to Henderson County, North Carolina in 1840. The family moved to Fayette, Alabama in 1850. Information from Katie Vermillion, 4th Great-Granddaughter of Robert McMinn and Jane Kuykendall.
2. He entered Confederate Army at Kerr County, Texas in 1861 with the 21st Texas Cavalry in Capt. Bant's Company of Minutemen. [Texas State Library holdings]
3. He was deacon and treasurer of Crab Creek Church from 1836-1840. [Church records on file in Baptist Collection, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina]
4. The 1850 Fayette County, Alabama, Census (Robert 1795 & Sarah 1798) + the five children.
5. Year of death could be 1869...he died at age 70. [1870 Mortality Schedule]. He is buried near Farmersville/Center Point, Kerr, Texas. (Mountain View Cemetery)
6. Sue Berry <320> reports that Robert & Sarah were Cousins.
7. LDS Files - HR95-XJ.
8. He signed a Will dated 2 Jun 1867 and it was filed for record 19 Oct 1870, Kerr County, Texas.
9. A problem is with the idential names and dates of these five children.....but, what happened to the other children before, during, and after these mentioned here.? Yehaw... as I ride off into the sunset!
10. Robert was a farmer.
1. For further information see Vol. 5 , pg 100 "Kuykendall Families" by Velma K. Winn.
2. Alternate birth date...12 Oct 1797.
1. In 1880 Sarah is in Kerr County, Texas as a widow living near her daughter Sarah and son-in-law Riley R. Porter whom she left her estate to for compensation in her old age.
1. John was in Washington County, Texas in 1860.
2. Enlisted in Civil War 7 Feb 1862 in 21st Texas Lancers Cavalry Co "K", Goliad County, Texas.
3. DIED WHILE IN SERVICE holding rank of Private. Archives do not have a death record from the war.
4. Papers were approved from United Daughter of the Confederacy on John J. in 1996.
1. Francis enlisted 5 Sep 1861 in 5th Texas Regiment - Mounted Volunteers, Company "F" Cavalry at San Antonio in CSA Kerr County, Texas 1862, Sibley's Brigade.
2. At age 24 he was slightly wounded at the Battle of Val Verde in New Mexico and admitted to El Paso Hospital with rubeala (German Measles) 12 Jun 1862 and died 22 June 1862, Franklin, Texas which is now El Paso. ??? There is a Franklin, Robertson, Texas.
1. Valentine enlisted 1 Jan 1862 at San Antonio, Texas in Civil War having served as Pvt. in Captain Johnson's Company "A" 15th Regiment. To Col. George H. Sweet's Command.
2. Captured 11 Jan 1863 at Arkansas Post and sent as POW to Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois where he died. He is buried in a Confederate Mound in Oakwood Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.
3. Sources: Tombstone & Last Will & Testament 19 Oct 1870, Noma Lee McMinn Taylor, Janelle Foster's Family Group Records (Great Granddaughter of Elizabeth & John Roland Corn), Mrs. Effie McMinn Lyda, & Kenneth Meadors 5 Jan 1999.
4. United Daughters of Confederacy approved papers on Robert McMinn and his 3 sons, Valentine, John J. and Francis Marion, and then for Janelle Foster in 1996.
1. The 1880 Census of Shawnee, Wyandotte County, Kansas.
1. Robert & Malissa lived in Mississippi.
1. Robert & Malissa lived in Mississippi.
1. Picture Notes says Mary died 5 Dec 1906.
2. Nancy E. [McMinn] born 1838, Alabama, was most likely a wife of one of Mary's sons.
3. Sarah Ship [McMinn] born 1849, Texas, was most likely a wife of one of Mary's sons.