Cynthia Ann Mainous

134. Cynthia Ann⁵ Mainous (Rebecca Amanda⁴ Flanery, Thomas³, John², Thomas¹) was born in Virginia February 10, 1834. Cynthia died May 3, 1922 in Scoville Owsley, Co. Ky., at 88 years of age. Her body was interred After May 3, 1922 in Mainous Cemetery, Scoville, Owsley Co. Ky..

She married twice. She married William Alexander Minter Lee Co. VA, September 23, 1853. William was born April 21, 1832 in Jonesville, Lee Co. Va.. William was the son of Charles Minter and Mary Y. Alexander. William died March 13, 1883 in Welchburg, Jackson Co. Ky., at 50 years of age. His body was interred Aft. March 13,1883 in Liberty Baptist, Cemetery Egypt, Ky.. She married May Holcombe Ponder After 1883. May was born January 30, 1827 in North Carolina. May was the son of Joseph Ponder and Catherine Holcombe. May died 1902 Garrard Co. KY, at 75 years of age.

Cynthia Ann Mainous and William Alexander Minter had the following children:

430 i. Landon Carter⁶ Minter was born in Welchburg, Jackson Co. Ky. September 15, 1854. Landon died April 8, 1873 at 18 years of age. He married Peters.

Mary Rebecca Minter

+ 431 ii. Mary Rebecca Minter was born March 19, 1856.

Amanda Mainous Minter

+ 432 iii. Amanda Mainous Minter was born January 1, 1858.

Lazarus Lawson Minter

+ 433 iv. Lazarus Lawson Minter was born March 6, 1860.

Charles McClellan Minter

Born and raised in Jackson County Kentucky, in the community of Welchgurg. He married Mary Ann Powell, daughter of Hiram Sargent & Anna "Dixon" Powell. He and Mary Ann had three children while still living in Kentucky. The first two boys, Ewing Carter & John Dixon Minter, died in infancy. They are buried in the Liberty Baptist Cemetery in Egypt, Kentucky, next to their grand father William Alexander Minter. The third child, a girl, Anna accompanied them to Oregon in 1884. After settleing in Douglas County, Oregon, in the community of Tyee, referred to as the Kentucky Settlement. They had six more children, William Cyrus, Charles Franklin, Robert Dillard, Harold Avery, Dayton & Lucy. Clen, as he was known, worked as a ferry tender on the Umpqua River. He was Mason, belonging to the Elkton Lodge. He was drowned in the Umpqua River, while assisting three others to streach a ferry cable across the river. The boat they were in become swamped when the cable reel stuck and the current pulled the boat under. His body was in the river six weeks, before being recovered. His wife Mary Ann, raised the children alone. enduring many hardships along the way.

+ 434 v. Charles McClellan Minter was born January 9, 1862.

Laura Bell Minter

+ 435 vi. Laura Bell Minter was born July 13, 1864.

436 vii. Sarah Jane Minter was born in Welchburg, Jackson Co. Ky. September 7, 1866. Sarah died June 8, 1869 in Welchburg, Jacckson Co. Ky., at 2 years of age.

John Emerson Minter

+ 437 viii. John Emerson Minter was born March 9, 1869.

438 ix. Dempsey White Minter was born in Welchburg, Jackson Co. Ky. September 7, 1871. Dempsey died April 20, 1874 in Welchburg, Jackson Co. Ky., at 2 years of age.

Hampton Flanery Minter

439 x. Hampton Flanery Minter was born in Welchburg, Jackson Co. Ky. November 16, 1873. Hampton died March 12, 1952 in McKee, Jackson Co. Ky., at 78 years of age. His body was interred After March 12, 1952 in McKee Cemetery, McKee, Jackson Co. Ky.. He married Emily Margaret Minter Jackson, Co. KY. Emily was born June 24, 1884 in Green Hall, Jackson Co. Ky.. Emily was the daughter of William Emery (Bud) Minter and Elizabeth Carmack. Emily died September 4, 1955 in McMee, Jackson Co. Ky., at 71 years of age. Her body was interred After September 4, 1955 in McKee Cemetery, McKee, Jackson Co. Ky..

Occupation: School-Teacher.

Martha Stribble Minter

+ 440 xi. Martha Stribble Minter was born April 18, 1877.

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