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N Malinda E. Minnis

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1861 personal census, Mersea Twp, Essex Co., ON, 1-19:
Minnis John, M, Married, married in 1840, 43, born Ireland, W Methodist, Farmer;
Ester, F, Married, married in 1840, 39, born U Canada, W Methodist;
Sarah, F, Single, 17, born U Canada, W Methodist;
Charles, M, Single, 15, born U Canada;
John J., M, Single, 14, born U Canada;
Hugh, M, Single, 13, born U Canada;
Malassa M., F, Single, 11, born U Canada;
Alexander, M, Single, 8, born U Canada;
Elizabeth C., F, Single, 7, born U Canada;
Lidia, F, Single, 5, born U Canada;
Malinda E., F, Single, 3, born U Canada;
Priscilla E., F, Single, 1, born U Canada.

1901 personal census, Mersea Twp, Essex Co., ON, K1-8:
Kimball Elliot, M, Married, 13 Jan 1850, 47, born Ont, origin: Irish?, Can, Meth, Farmer;
Melinda E., F, wife, Married, 8 Sept 1858, 43, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth;
Lila I., F, daughter, Single, 15 Oct 1888, 12, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth;
Ella M., F, daughter, Single, 2 Nov 1890, 10, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth;
Nelson, M, father, Widowed, 2 Aug 1826, 74, born Ont, origin: Irish, Can, Meth.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 480-482:
Charles Minnis, a prominent farmer and stock raiser of Mersea township, one of the substantial and best known men in that line in his section of the County of Essex, is not only influential as a business man, but also active in various other industries. He was born in Mersea township, Feb. 3, 1846, and is of Irish extraction, his father, John Minnis, having been born Feb. 2, 1818, in County Down, Ireland.
     Hugh Minnis and his wife, the grandparents, who were also natives of Ireland, were married there, and in 1818 emigrated to Canada, bringing their son, John, then but three months of age, with them. The voyage was made in a sailing-vessel, and consumed eleven weeks. Coming to Ontario they located in Mersea township, on the present site of the John Davies general store, in Leamington, County of Essex, and they lived there three years. There both parents died, leaving their only son, John, an orphan, three years old. He was adopted by Alexander Wilkinson, known as "Uncle Aleck", who owned land and lived in what is now the center of Leamington, and with whom he remained until of age, obtaining a fair education. He was reared like one of Mr. Wilkinson's own children, receiving a Christian training. His father had left a sum of money, about four hundred dollars, with which he bought land on what is now the 5th Concession, Lot 5, a tract of 200 acres. This land was then a wilderness, and upon it he erected a little log house, and began the life of a pioneer, commencing to clear off his farm, and succeeded in clearing off half the tract. In time he built a brick house, one of the first in that concession, and made other improvements. On this place he lived and reared his family, all of whom reflect credit on the Christian training of their devoted parents. Mr. Minnis devoted his active years to the cultivation and improvement of his farm, and the last years of his life were spent in Leamington, where he was cared for by his youngest daughter Mrs. W. W. Ames, at whose home he died June 22, 1901. He was buried in Lake View cemetery, Leamington. Several years before his death he lost his eyesight, and his hearing was also affected, but he bore these trials with Christian fortitude. He was a consistent member of the Methodist Church, which he joined early in life, and lived up to its principles and teachings, continuing steadfast in the faith until his death. He was quite active in church matters, and his home was used as a place of worship for many years before Mount Carmel church was built. He was a stanch Liberal in politics, and served as a member of the township council for a number of years. He was also school trustee for many years, giving the land on which the school was built for that purpose, and ever took a deep interest in education, doing his duty as he saw it in this as in everything else. Mr. Minnis was strictly temperate in his habits, was a stanch advocate of temperance, and was never known to take a drink in a barroom or tavern. As a business man he was quite successful.
     On March 17, 1840, in Mersea township, Mr. Minnis married Hester Jane McGaw, who was born March 17, 1822, in Newmarket, Ont., sister of the late John McGaw, and, as will be seen, was married before she was eighteen years of age. The married life of this couple extended over sixty-one years, and they celebrated their golden wedding on March 17, 1890, surrounded by all their children, and grandchildren and friends. Mrs. Minnis lived to the ripe old age of seventy-nine years, and died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Ames, April 18, 1901; she was buried in Lake View cemetery, Leamington, where her devoted husband was laid to rest two months later. They loved one another in life, and were not long separated by death. She was a sincere Christian woman, a devoted member of the Methodist Church, and a loving wife and mother to her large family, which consisted of twelve children, namely: Mary Jane married Thomas Dresser, of Mersea township; Sarah Ann married Albert Fox, of Mersea township; Charles is mentioned below; John J. is a resident of Leamington; Hugh resides in Detroit, Michigan; Malissa married Edward Foster, of Leamington; Alexander, an evangelist, resides in Kingsville; Chloe married Henry Foster, of Leamington; Lydia married Robert Beacon, of Mersea township; Malinda E. married Elliot Kimball, of Mersea township; Priscilla married Thomas J. J. Foster, of Gosfield township; Huldah married W. W. Ames, of Leamington...

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John Minnis 1818-1901   Hester Jane McGaw 1822-1901
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Malinda E. Minnis 1858-