A stroll
through the Hurricane Cemetery in Crittenden County, Kentucky will show the
names of many families who lived and died in the surrounding area. Prominent
among those names is Minner. That isn't unusual, though, as the land for the
nearby Hurricane Methodist Church was obtained from Richard Minner, an early area settler, in
1843.[1] In 1875, Robert H. Haynes gave land for the
cemetery,[2] but I
suspect the Minner family had already established a burying ground either on or
adjoining the Haynes land. One of the
early burials here was for Richard F. Minner, who served in the Union Army
during the Civil War.
R.F. Minner
born May 20, 1820
died Feb. 12, 1867
Minner
married Catherine Stalions 30 May 1839
Livingston County, Kentucky. [3] After
her death, he married Mrs. Mary C. Kilpatrick 22 December 1858 Crittenden
County.[4]
On October
1863 at the age of 43, Richard F. Minner was mustered into Co. E, 48th KY
Infantry as a captain at Princeton for one year's service. The 48th KY Infantry was composed mainly of men from the western
Kentucky counties of Trigg, Lyon, Livingston, Crittenden, Union, Christian,
Caldwell, Muhlenburg, Breckenridge and Grayson. [5] On the 26th
of February 1864, Minner wrote to the Headquarters of the U.S. Forces
requesting 15 days leave to go to Crittenden County about the 10th of March
next to attend to business of his father's estate. [6] His
father, Daniel Minner, had recently
died.[7] Richard
F. Minner was mustered out of service 15 December 1864.
After the
war, Minner returned to his life as a farmer in Crittenden County, but his life
would end just a few years later. The following newspaper death notice gives
the details of his death. "Captain R.F. Minner, late of the army, was
caught in a mill wheel in Crittenden county, a few days ago, his arm broken in
several places, and his ribs severed from the back bone. He lingered until Monday
night last, and died in great agony. The accident occurred at Mr. Wilson's
mill."[8]
Minner was
laid to rest in Hurricane Cemetery near the graves of his parents, his first
wife and several of his infant children.
[1]
Crittenden County Ministerial Association, Marion, Ky, "Hurricane
Methodist," The Churches in Out
County, A Bicentennial Celebration Publication, (Marion, KY: n.d.) 29.
[2]
Brenda Underdown, Doyle Polk and The Crittenden County, Kentucky Genealogical
Society. The Crittenden County, Kentucky
Cemeteries Western Section, Vol. IV, (Evansville,
IN: Evansville Bindery, 2006) 76 citing Crittenden County Deed Book M, p. 272.
[3]
Joyce M. Woodyard. Livingston County,
Kentucky Marriage Records, Vol. 1 (Oct 1799-July 1839), (Smithland, KY:
n.p., 1992) 167.
[4]
Brenda Joyce Jerome. Crittenden County,
Kentucky Marriage Records Vol. 1 1842-1865 and Abstracts of Wills Book 1 1842-1924 (Evansville, IN: Evansville
Bindery, 1990) 75.
[5]
W.H. Perrin, J.H. Battle, G.C. Kniffen. Kentucky,
A History of the State, 8th Edition, (Louisville & Chicago: F.A. Battey
& Co., 1888) 716, Google Books, accessed 13 July 2018.
[6]
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served from Kentucky, Fold3.com, https://www.fold3.com/image/231806224,
Richard F. Minner.
[7]
Underdown, Polk and Crittenden County Genealogical Society. Crittenden County Cemeteries, Vol. IV,
p. 82. Daniel Minner born 15 Feb 1797,
died 10 Dec 1863.
[8]
The Louisville Daily Courier,
Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 25 Feb 1867, p. 1, reprinted from the Smithland Times.
Published 9 August 2018, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/
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