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Descendants of Wilhelm Minnir

Generation No. 6


17. MANASSA (MANASSAH)6 MINEAR (DAVID5, JOHANNES (JOHN) GEROGE(MINEAR)4 MINNIR, JOHANN (HANS) GEORGE3, CHRISTIAN2, WILHELM1) was born November 30, 1788 in St. George, Randoph County, west Virginia, and died January 11, 1852 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. He married (1) LYDIA HOLBERT 1806 in Garrett, Maryland, daughter of MICHAEL HOLBERT and ROSANNA BUCKLEY. She was born 1790 in Loudorin County, Virginia, and died 1832. He married (2) SARAH (SALLY) HOWARD MIDDLETON December 10, 1838, daughter of JOHN MIDDLETON and ELIZABETH DOWNING. She was born April 28, 1815 in Franklin County, Ohio, and died May 04, 1889 in Livonia, Putnam County, Missouri.

More About MANASSA (MANASSAH) MINEAR:
Burial: Middleton Cemetery, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana

Marriage Notes for MANASSA MINEAR and LYDIA HOLBERT:
Manassa had formed an attachment for a young lady by the name of Lydia Holbert, a beautiful girl, who lived on the bank of Holbert Run, four miles east of St. George. A match between them was in no manner objectionable to the Minears, only that Manassa was so young. He was eighteen; and Lydia was sixteen. Manassa fell into the habit of visiting his affianced rather oftener than his father thought necessary; and the result was a rumpus in the Minear Family, and Manassa was told to go a little less frequently. This did not discourage Manassa in the least. The next Sunday there was a singing-School in the Horse Shoe, and all the young people for miles around went as usual. Manassa and Lydia were there, and between then they made it up that he was to accompany her home. His brothers and sisters tried hard to persuade him to go, as David Minear, his Father, would certainly grumble. But, Manassa said, let him grumble, and went ahead to accompany Lydia home. His Siblings returned to St. George and reported what had taken place. David, Manassa's father, was much put out of humor, and after studying over the matter two or three hours, he decided to go in person and settle the matter. Manassa and Lydia had enjoyed the fine walk from the Horse Shoe to the Holbert Place, about 2 miles. They had crossed the river at the Willow Point in a canoe; and then walked the rest of the way home. The Holberts were always glad to have Manassa visit so the afternoon was a pleasant one at the Holbert Place. The evening which now looked so beautiful to Manassa and Lydia, soon appeared to them the ugliest they had ever seen. For, presently foot steps were heard approaching, and when Manassa and Lydia looked up they saw the massive frame of David Minear coming up . Manassa's heart sank within him; for he knew what was at hand. Lydia also looked scared. But, they said not a word, and David walked boldly up and commenced flourishing a hickory switch, and uttered words to the effect that he wanted Manassa home early enough Monday morning to go to hoeing potatoes when he other boys did. Manassa making no movement towards starting home, David with still more emphasis ordered him to "skedaddle for home". He realized his situation; and casting toward Lydia one look, which seemed to say, good bye, for the present, and receiving one of sympathy from her, he bounded off down the hill, with his father at his heels walloping him with the switch with every jump. Poor Lydia saw him dodging this way and that way to escape the thrashing, and saw him bound with extra buoyancy whenever a swoop fell upon his shoulders. She also heard some of the words which the old man spoke to Manassa, and they fell heavily upon her, for he was telling Manassa that just as many jumps as it took him to get home, that many weeks it would be before he should come back to the Holbert Place. Manassa apparently realized the force of the argument, and was trying to get to St. George with as few jumps as possible. It looked to Lydia that he was going ten rods at a bound. All the while, the hickory switch was falling across his back with amazing rapidity. The result of the affair might plainly have been foreseen. Thrashing Manassa was not the proper way to break him from waiting upon the girl of his choice. So it proved in this case. Manassa resolved to marry Lydia, no matter who should oppose. She was as fully resolved to brave all opposition in her attachment for him. The Holbert Family did all they could to assist the couple, so the opposition was all on the Minear Family side. They laid plans to elope and get married. David knew nothing of this. He thought that the thrashing had broken up the affair, and that Manassa would pursue his foolish course no further. It was again on Sunday. The Young people of St. George started to the singing-school in the Horse Shoe. Manassa started with the others; but he had no intention to go to the singing. It was now the fall of the year. His course of love, since it had been interrupted on that summer evening, had not run smoothly. However, he had managed to see Lydia in the meantime, and had arranged it with her and the rest of the family that she should elope with him at any time he should call for her. On that morning, instead of crossing the river at the Horse Shoe, as he should have done to have gone to the singing, he continued up the north bank, unobserved by his companions, who were some distance ahead of him. He was on horseback this time. He went directly to Holbert's and told Lydia to get on the horse behind him, and not to waste time. Lydia's brother caught the only horse belonging to the family and was ready to accompany them. They took off for Maryland. It was not yet noon, but they did not wait for dinner. They knew that the Minears would follow them; and the success of the undertaking depended upon speed. They traveled 7 miles and then turned up Lead Mine, by the old trail marked out by Capt. James Parsons. Thus they reached Maryland and were married. When they returned, three days later, the marriage was accepted by David Minear. The young couple did not find the course of married life as poetical as they had expected. For, though Lydia was young, she had a great deal of industry about her, and she made Manassa work harder than he wanted to, and he tired of it, and, to keep from hoeing in the truck-patch, he dug a hole under the fence in a weedy corner and toled the hogs in. This did not mend matters much, for Lydia found it out, and made him build new fences around every lot on the place; and, besides, made him build a pen for the hogs, and then pull weeds all summer to feed them...............TAKEN FROM THE BOOK "HISTORY OF TUCKER COUNTY" BY HU MAXWELL......

More About MANASSA MINEAR and LYDIA HOLBERT:
Marriage: 1806, Garrett, Maryland

Notes for SARAH (SALLY) HOWARD MIDDLETON:
After the death of Manassa Minear, Sarah moved to Missouri,

More About MANASSA MINEAR and SARAH MIDDLETON:
Marriage: December 10, 1838
     
Children of MANASSA MINEAR and LYDIA HOLBERT are:
29. i.   ALPHEUS7 MINEAR, b. April 01, 1823, St. George, Tucker County, West Virginia; d. Bef. 1895, Unionville, Putnam County, Missouri.
30. ii.   DAVID MINEAR, b. March 18, 1808; d. July 19, 1870, Iowa.
31. iii.   WILLIAM MINEAR, b. 1812; d. 1850, Bandera, Texas.
  iv.   MOSES MINEAR, b. April 10, 1814; d. WFT Est. 1848-1905; m. MARGARET GASTON, April 21, 1843; b. WFT Est. 1805-1826; d. WFT Est. 1848-1915.
  More About MOSES MINEAR and MARGARET GASTON:
Marriage: April 21, 1843
  v.   SAMUEL MINEAR, b. August 20, 1816; d. 1881, Missouri; m. (1) MARTHA A. RHODES; m. (2) PARTHENIA RHODES, January 02, 1840; b. WFT Est. 1802-1825; d. WFT Est. 1845-1914.
  More About SAMUEL MINEAR and PARTHENIA RHODES:
Marriage: January 02, 1840
  vi.   CATHERINE MINEAR, b. April 16, 1825; d. January 01, 1863, Iowa; m. SAMUEL GUTHRIE, 1841; b. WFT Est. 1796-1825; d. Iowa.
  More About SAMUEL GUTHRIE and CATHERINE MINEAR:
Marriage: 1841
  vii.   HANNAH MINEAR, b. 1830; d. May 18, 1870, Livonia, Missouri; m. THOMAS FRANKLIN, 1850; b. WFT Est. 1798-1830; d. WFT Est. 1855-1917.
  More About THOMAS FRANKLIN and HANNAH MINEAR:
Marriage: 1850
  viii.   ELLIS MINEAR, b. May 27, 1832; d. August 29, 1906, Lancaster, Missouri; m. (1) SARENE BREEDLOVE; m. (2) CARMEN ALEXANDER, January 01, 1863; b. WFT Est. 1828-1846; d. WFT Est. 1824-1935.
  More About ELLIS MINEAR and CARMEN ALEXANDER:
Marriage: January 01, 1863
     
Children of MANASSA MINEAR and SARAH MIDDLETON are:
32. ix.   ELIZA ANN7 MINEAR, b. September 26, 1839, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana; d. April 09, 1927, Livonia, Putnam County, Missouri.
  x.   CHARLES WESLEY MINEAR, b. May 22, 1842, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana; d. February 06, 1921, Omaha, Neb; m. CATHERINE MILLER, 1859.
  More About CHARLES WESLEY MINEAR:
Burial: Council Bluffs, Iowa

  More About CHARLES MINEAR and CATHERINE MILLER:
Marriage: 1859
  xi.   MARGARET JANE MINEAR, b. July 18, 1847, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana; d. October 22, 1903, Livonia, Putnam County, Missouri; m. WILSON J. SORRELL, 1885.
  More About MARGARET JANE MINEAR:
Burial: Livonia, Putnam County, Missouri

  More About WILSON SORRELL and MARGARET MINEAR:
Marriage: 1885



18. NATHAN6 MINEAR (DAVID5, JOHANNES (JOHN) GEROGE(MINEAR)4 MINNIR, JOHANN (HANS) GEORGE3, CHRISTIAN2, WILHELM1) was born 1795, and died WFT Est. 1830-1886. He married ELIZABETH FERGUSON WFT Est. 1810-1830. She was born WFT Est. 1782-1807, and died WFT Est. 1830-1895.

More About NATHAN MINEAR and ELIZABETH FERGUSON:
Marriage: WFT Est. 1810-1830
     
Children of NATHAN MINEAR and ELIZABETH FERGUSON are:
  i.   ELIZABETH7 MINEAR, b. February 24, 1818; d. December 24, 1898, Rowlesburg, West Virginia; m. SAMUEL WESLEY BOWMAN, 1840; b. WFT Est. 1806-1843; d. WFT Est. 1817-1921.
  More About SAMUEL BOWMAN and ELIZABETH MINEAR:
Marriage: 1840
  ii.   MARY ANN MINEAR, b. October 20, 1820; d. February 23, 1909, Douds, Iowa; m. FRANCIS D. TALBOT, October 28, 1847; b. WFT Est. 1799-1827; d. WFT Est. 1852-1912.
  More About FRANCIS TALBOT and MARY MINEAR:
Marriage: October 28, 1847
  iii.   CATHERINE MINEAR, d. West Union, West Virginia; m. SAMUEL WOTRING; b. WFT Est. 1806-1843; d. WFT Est. 1817-1921.
  iv.   EMILY MINEAR, b. December 1827; d. June 29, 1897; m. DOCTOR CALL, WFT Est. 1841-1844; b. WFT Est. 1810-1830; d. WFT Est. 1844-1916.
  More About EMILY MINEAR:
Twins: To Cyrena

  More About CALL and EMILY MINEAR:
Marriage: WFT Est. 1841-1844
  v.   CYRENA MINEAR, b. December 1827; d. March 1904, Hannahsville, West Virginia; m. THEODORE LIPSCOMB, 1850; b. WFT Est. 1810-1830; d. WFT Est. 1844-1916.
  More About CYRENA MINEAR:
Twins: Emily

  More About THEODORE LIPSCOMB and CYRENA MINEAR:
Marriage: 1850
  vi.   ISAAC MINEAR, b. WFT Est. 1816-1845; d. WFT Est. 1822-1924.
  Notes for ISAAC MINEAR:
Died at the age of 14 years.

  vii.   WILLIAM MINEAR, b. WFT Est. 1816-1845.
  Notes for WILLIAM MINEAR:
Died in infancy.



19. WILLIAM6 MINEAR (DAVID5, JOHANNES (JOHN) GEROGE(MINEAR)4 MINNIR, JOHANN (HANS) GEORGE3, CHRISTIAN2, WILHELM1) was born 1797, and died 1843 in Harrison County, West Virginia. He married ELIZABETH LOSH. She was born WFT Est. 1793-1812, and died WFT Est. 1818-1897.
     
Children of WILLIAM MINEAR and ELIZABETH LOSH are:
33. i.   EMIRANDA7 MINEAR, b. WFT Est. 1818-1842; d. WFT Est. 1840-1926.
  ii.   JASPER NEWTON MINEAR.


20. ENOCH6 MINEAR (DAVID5, JOHANNES (JOHN) GEROGE(MINEAR)4 MINNIR, JOHANN (HANS) GEORGE3, CHRISTIAN2, WILHELM1) was born June 09, 1799 in St. George District, Randoph County, West Virginia, and died April 13, 1889 in St. George District, Randoph County, West Virginia. He married (1) CATHERINE STALNAKER June 01, 1827, daughter of BOSTON STALNAKER. She was born 1800. He married (2) MARY ANN (WILES) GILMORE September 22, 1835 in St. George District, Randoph County, West Virginia. She was born May 06, 1804 in St. George District, Randoph County, West Virginia, and died September 29, 1882 in St. George District, Randoph County, West Virginia.

Notes for ENOCH MINEAR:
He married his step Mother after his Fathers death.!Enoch inherited his father's stone manor and continued in the family tradition using his home for community functions before other buildings were
available. In 1854-55, a general meeting was called at Enoch's residence and a petition was sent to the Assembly in Richmond, VA requesting a court house or seat of justice be located in St. George (then called Westernford). It Passed 7 March 1856, the new law specified the courthouse be located on
lands of Enoch Minear on the east side of Cheat River, near the mouth of Mill Run. Tucker County was created that year and the name was changed to St. George. Enoch's stone manor served as the voting place until a courthouse was built in 1858. One of the first acts of the Justices was to enter into a contract with Enoch to furnish rooms, either in his home or his school house, for the use of juries. Just prior to this August 1856 meeting, Enoch, at his own expense, brought the first school to St. George. He moved an old sawmill from 1 1/2 miles south of town and rebuilt it as a school near the mouth of Minear (Mill) Run. He hired and paid a teacher and invited all children from far and near to attend, free of charge, according to Fansler, in the History of Tucker County, the stone house was a mansion for its time and was a tavern (a lodging house where meals and alcoholic beverages were served). The house stood for 84 years but was not used after 1870 when a new house was built. It was torn down in 1894; when last vestiges disappeared in 1958, six generation of Minears had lived either in the stone house or nearby. During the Civil War, Enoch was a Union supporter although the community was divided in its loyalties and he was even taken prisoner for a few hours at one time. According to Maxwell, who wrote the other book titled "History Of Tucker County, he traveled to escape the war and visited California several times, according to Maxwell. (Maxwell, p. 442). His daughter Eliza Ann, had married Henry Stemple and moved to Marin County, CA sometime prior to 1863 when Enoch bought 160 acres there from him for $1600 (Marin Co., CA DB D:469). !Enoch's trip to California in 1863 was undoubtedly brought on by the mental illness of his daughter, Eliza Ann, who "sacrificed" her 8 month old child on 15 January 1863. Enoch and his son, George, apparently dropped everything and went to the aid of the stricken family for they both bought property from Henry Stemple on 12 March 1863. Eliza was institutionalized from 21 January 1863 to 6 May 1863. By September 1865 Enoch was back in St. George for on that date he signed a quit claim to Renix Weese (Marin County DB F:395, 396). !Birth and death dates given in Odie Chapman, "Cemetery Records of Tucker County, WV." Other references noted above include: Homer Floyd Fansler, "History of Tucker County, WV." Parsons, WV: McClain Printing 1962. Hu Maxwell, "History of Tucker County, WV." Kingwood, WV: Preston Publishing, 1884. C.J. Maxwell, "Descendants of John Minear (1732?-1781)." Ann Arbor: Edwards Brothers, 1948. See also 1850 census, Randolph Co.; 1860 census, Tucker Co.
!Descendants include:
Lucille Minear Evans, Salt Lick, KY
Helen Repair Cox, 1205 South Dr, St Charles, MO


More About ENOCH MINEAR:
Burial: St. George Cemetery, Randoph Coounty, west Virginia

More About ENOCH MINEAR and CATHERINE STALNAKER:
Marriage: June 01, 1827

More About MARY ANN (WILES) GILMORE:
Burial: St. George Cemetery, Randoph Coounty, west Virginia

More About ENOCH MINEAR and MARY GILMORE:
Marriage: September 22, 1835, St. George District, Randoph County, West Virginia
     
Children of ENOCH MINEAR and CATHERINE STALNAKER are:
  i.   ASBY POOL7 MINEAR, b. March 10, 1828.
  Notes for ASBY POOL MINEAR:
He had a very colorful life; made and lost several fortunes; adventures in traveling west via Panama before the Canal was there. Extended narrative on Maxwell's "History Of Tucker County, West Virginia". Left at least two documents in Tomales, Marin County, California showing sale of cattle and other items (Marin County Book A:278, 382, 383), dated March 24, 1853 and December 5, 1853. Vital dates from Maxwell. Asby Pool is reported to be in 1820, 1830 and 1850 census in Monongalia County (Bill Rice).
Variations of his name include Asby, Ashby, Asberry, Ashberry and Asbey along with Pool or Poole.

  ii.   SOLOMON SYLVESTER MINEAR, b. March 22, 1830.
  iii.   ELIZA ANN MINEAR, b. March 14, 1833.
  iv.   WILLIAM MCKASKA MINEAR, b. January 04, 1835.
     
Children of ENOCH MINEAR and MARY GILMORE are:
  v.   GEORGE WASHINTON7 MINEAR, b. June 23, 1836, Randolph County, West Virginia; d. June 20, 1905, Kilborne Cemetery, Lick Creek Township, Van Buren County, Iowa; m. EMMA IOWA PERSON, December 03, 1863; b. WFT Est. 1825-1847; d. WFT Est. 1868-1936, Kilborne Cemetery, Lick Creek Township, Van Buren County, Iowa.
  Notes for GEORGE WASHINTON MINEAR:
Found in the 1870 census in Lick Creek Township, Van Buren County, Iowa (pg 304, dwelling #213, family #196) with children Annie, 5 years old and George, 2 years old. In 1880 census, same place (page 364, dwelling #165, family #169). In addition to Annie and George, were Ida C., age 9 years, Augustus C., age 6 years, Cora A., age 4 years, Adam B., age 2 years. Also in household was an Aunt, Abagail Mullen, age 50 years, born Virginia. George's obituary, published in the State Line Democrat, Wednesday, June 21, 1905, page 8, Collum 3, stated his wife had died several years ago.

  More About GEORGE MINEAR and EMMA PERSON:
Marriage: December 03, 1863
  vi.   JOHN WESLEY MINEAR, b. February 02, 1838, Randolph County, West Virginia; d. May 23, 1915, Fairfield, Camas County, Idaho; m. LAURIA FRANCIS HARR, December 21, 1875, Silver City, Owybee County, Idaho; b. WFT Est. 1833-1858; d. WFT Est. 1880-1946.
  More About JOHN MINEAR and LAURIA HARR:
Marriage: December 21, 1875, Silver City, Owybee County, Idaho
  vii.   MARY ANN CATHERINE MINEAR, b. July 09, 1839, Randolph County, West Virginia; d. March 28, 1911, Bosie City, Idaho; m. CHRISTOPHER WILKINSON MOORE, JR., July 03, 1865; b. WFT Est. 1818-1845; d. WFT Est. 1870-1931.
  More About CHRISTOPHER MOORE and MARY MINEAR:
Marriage: July 03, 1865
34. viii.   DAVID SANSOME MINEAR, b. December 21, 1840, Randolph County, West Virginia; d. March 02, 1911, St. George, West Virginia.
  ix.   MARGARET ELIZABETH MINEAR, b. March 14, 1843, Randolph County, West Virginia; d. March 27, 1857, St. George, Tucker County, West Virginia.
35. x.   ADAM CLARK MINEAR, b. October 06, 1845, Randolph County, West Virginia; d. May 29, 1901, St. George, Tucker County, West Virginia.

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