William Minton HARRIS

1886 - 1969  (82 years)

• Name	William Minton HARRIS  [1]
  Born	21 Oct 1886	Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Nocona, Montague, Texas, USA
  ED 180, pg 11A
  South Street W M Harris Head M 24 Texas m. 2 yrs. Hattie Harris Wife F 21 Texas 0/0 children Mint drives a delivery wagon.
  Military	10 Sep 1918	Bowie, Montague, Texas, USA
  	draft
  	Mint Harris, age 32, born 21 Oct 1885, is a self-employed painter. His wife is Mrs Hattie Harris of Nocona, Texas. He is of medium height and build with brown eyes and hair.
  Census	1920	Nocona, Montague, Texas, USA
  ED 105, pg 13B
  either Denison or Decatur Street Fannie Stoker Head F 53 Texas Katherine Hardy Dau F 24 Texas Conrad G Gardner Boarder M 29 Texas Mint Harris Boarder M 34 Texas Hattie Harris Boarder F 31 Texas Mint is a painter.
  Census	1930	Nocona, Montague, Texas, USA
  ED 16, pg 4A
  Precinct 7 W Mint Harris Head M 43 Louisiana Hattie Harris Wife F 40 Texas Wanda Harris Dau F 7 Texas Frances N Fonville Lodger F 29 Texas Simon B Stallcup Lodger M 41 Illinois Mint is a painter.
  Census	1940	Nocona, Montague, Texas, USA
  ED 169-16, pg 22A
  Precinct 7 Mint W Harris Head M 53 Louisiana Hatty Harris Wife F 57 Texas Wanda Harris Dau F 17 Texas S W Flint Lodger M 53 Texas
  Military	1942	Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA
  	draft
  	William Minto Harris, age 54, born 21 Oct 1887, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, lives at Nocona, Texas. His contact is Mrs M W Harris, also of Nocona.
  Died	4 Jan 1969	Nocona, Montague, Texas, USA   [1]
  death certificate	5 Jan 1969
  	Mrs Hattie Harris
  Buried	6 Jan 1969	Nocona, Montague, Texas, USA   [1]
  	Address: Nocona Cemetery Montague County Montague County, Texas
  Person ID	I11650	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	George Washington HARRIS,   b. 10 Apr 1839, , Bedford, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 8 Sep 1926, Gotebo, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Mother	Mary Ann MAHURIN,   b. 25 Apr 1839, , Hendricks, Indiana, USA ,   d. 17 Oct 1905, , Montague, Texas, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Married	1859	, Benton, Arkansas, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F4493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Maynard and Minton are supposed to be twins. Minton's death certificate gives his birth as 26 Oct 1886, Louisiana and Manard's WWI draft registration says 3 Nov 1884, his tombstone also has 1884. Manerd's WWII registration gives 21 Oct 1884, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I believe they were adopted and that they were not actually twins. Family 'legends' is Manerd and Minton were adopted from Native Americans. There surname at birth was Godfrey. The boys parents alledgedly lost in an attack, and the Native Americans took the two boys. We have found no documentation for any of this. I heard this story from my grandmother, one of Manerd's daughters. [Brad L Hubbard]

  
  

• Sources

  [S275] Death Certificate, Harris, William Minton #12303. [S275] Death Certificate, Harris, William Minton #12303. 26 Oct 1886, Louisiana [S874] 1900 Montague, TX, ED 59, pg 14A. married 41 years