Minish, William R., Sr., 1840-1929
Dates
- Existence: 1840 - 1929
Biographical History
William R. Minish, Sr. (1840-1929) was a druggist in Gratz, Kentucky. He served in the U.S. Civil War (Kentucky Infantry) and was a Master Mason in the Grand Lodge of Kentucky.
William R. Minish, Sr., son of Richard C. Minish and Sarah Lester, was born on September 14, 1840. He entered the pharmaceutical business in 1855, and at the time of his death was the oldest druggist in Kentucky. He served in the U.S. Civil War as Private in the 54th Kentucky Mounted Infantry under Captain Robert H. Young. He married Adrian Frances Thomas (1850-1915) in about 1870. They bore five children: William R. Minish, Jr., Edith Rowlett Minish Suter, Gertrude Gibson Minish Brown, Grace Thomas Minish, and Sarah Frances Minish (three survived infancy).
Minish was the Local Registrar for the State Board of Health of Kentucky over the Town of Gratz in 1915. He was also a Master Mason in Keystone Lodge No. 470, in the Grand Lodge of Kentucky. He died at age 89 of natural causes in Gratz, Kentucky, on May 20, 1929 and was buried in Mount Minish Cemetery.
Citation:
Find-A-Grave, via WWW, April 23, 2014 (born September 14, 1840; entered pharmaceutical business 1855, at time of death was oldest druggist in Kentucky; married Adrian Frances Thomas (1850-1915) circa 1870; five children: William R. Minish, Jr., Edith Rowlett Minish Suter, Gertrude Gibson Minish Brown, Grace Thomas Minish, and Sarah Frances Minish (three survived); died of natural causes at 89 in Gratz, Kentucky, May 20, 1929; buried in Mount Minish Cemetery)Ancestry.com, via WWW, May 2, 2014 (William R. Minish; parents, Richard C. Minish and Sarah Lester)
Bulletin of the State Board of Health of Kentucky, Jan. 1915: p. 102 (W. R. Minish, Sr.; local Registrar for the State Board of Health of Kentucky over the Town of Gratz, 1915)
Union Regiments of Kentucky, 1897: p. 665 (William R. Minish; served in Civil War, member of 54th Kentucky Mounted Infantry under Captain Robert H. Young)
Civil War soldiers, via WWW, May 13, 2014 (served as a Private in the 54th Kentucky Infantry) http://civil-war-soldiers.findthebest.com/l/3884364/William-R-Minish
Northern Kentucky views, via WWW, May 13, 2014 (Master Mason in Keystone Lodge No. 470, Grand Lodge of Kentucky, 1911) http://www.nkyviews.com/owen/pdf/Masonic_1911_Pleasant_Home.pdf
Fold3, via WWW, May, 13, 2014 (member of Kentucky Infantry, Regiment 54, Company B) http://www.fold3.com/document/1425406/
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
A. O. Smoot correspondence, 1852-1888
This file contains letters between Abraham O. Smoot and several correspondents including Brigham Young and William R. Minish. Topics include the alottment of Perpetual Emigration Funds for pioneers traveling to Salt Lake City, Utah, the persecution of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Missouri, and the settling of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in St. George, Utah. Materials dated 1852 to 1888.
A. O. Smoot genealogy correspondence, 1880-1890
Primarily incoming items to William R. Minish (1880-1890), as well as incoming and outgoing items to Abraham Owen Smoot, Alma Eldredge, William, Daniel, and other Smoot family members; pertaining to Smoot and Eldredge genealogy, and including filled forms, etc. Materials dated 1880-1902.