Missouri Emily Minor

Missouri Emily was born on March 18th, 1841.¹   Missouri Emily's father was James Minor and her mother was Frances Elizabeth Puckett.  Her paternal grandparents were Marshall Minor and Unkn Unkn; her maternal grandparents were W W Puckett and Elizabeth P Carter. She had sixteen brothers and fifteen sisters, named Marshall Wade, Marshall Wade, George Presley, George Presley, James Wyatt, James Wyatt, John Richard, John Richard, Franklin Pearce, Franklin Pearce, Julian Lafayette, Julian Lafayette, Thomas Linton, Thomas Linton, Jefferson Davis, Jefferson Davis, Missouri Emily, Susan Elizabeth, Susan Elizabeth, Mary Caroline, Mary Caroline, Sara Frances, Martha Agnes, Martha Agnes, Elizabeth Rebecca, Elizabeth Rebecca, Louisa Jane, Louisa Jane, Buena Vista, Buena Vista and Amelia Ann (Collins).  She was the third oldest of the  children.  She died at the age of 47 on September 14th, 1888 in Choctaw County, AL.¹