Minnie Leslie Gathings

Minnie Leslie Gathings[1, 2]

Female 1861 - 1948  (87 years)

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  • Name Minnie Leslie Gathings 
    Born 16 Apr 1861  Prairie, Monroe Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Female 
    Died 17 Oct 1948  Okolona, Chickasaw Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Odd Fellows Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID P14192  Robert Jackson
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2020 

    Father Jackson Monroe Gathings, Sr.,   b. 17 Jun 1826, Union Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1908, Prairie Station, Monroe Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Leslie Williams,   b. 1826, Greensboro, Hale Co., Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1900, Aberdeen, Monroe Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 4 May 1853  Monroe Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Family ID F4124  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Benjamin Knowles Foster,   b. 13 Mar 1858, Una, Clay Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1948, Okolona, Chickasaw Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1889  Monroe Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Arvalla R. Foster,   b. Aug 1891, Okolona, Chickasaw Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1926, Vincennes, Knox Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 35 years)  [natural]
     2. Mary Lee Foster,   b. Feb 1894, Okolona, Chickasaw Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. date unknown  [natural]
     3. Lewellen J. Foster,   b. 3 Sep 1895, Okolona, Chickasaw Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1914  (Age 18 years)  [natural]
     4. Mattie D. Foster,   b. Aug 1899, Okolona, Chickasaw Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1975, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2020 
    Family ID F9907  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 1870 Census Twp 15, Monroe Co., Mississippi
      Gathings, Jack 44 M W Farmer 3000 950 NC
      Gathings, Mary 4? F W Keeping House AL
      Gathings, Kate 15 F W At Home MS
      Gathings, Jane 13 F W at home MS
      Gathings, Jackson 10 M W at home MS
      Gathings, Minnie 8 F W at home MS
      Gathings, John 6 M W at home MS
      Gathings, Martha 4 F W at home MS

      Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 about Minnie Leslie Gathings
      Name: Minnie Leslie Gathings
      Spouse: Benjamin R. Foster
      Marriage Date: 10 Jun 1889
      County: Monroe

      1900 Census Dist 0017, Okolona, Chickasaw Co., Mississippi
      Foster, Ben K. Head W M Mch 1857 43 M MS MS MS
      Foster, Minnie wife W F Apl 1860 40 M10yrs 4ch/4 lvg MS NC AL
      Foster, Arvalla dau W F Aug 1891 8 S MS MS MS
      Foster, Mary L. dau W F Feb 1894 6 S MS MS MS
      Foster, Lewellen son W M Sept 1895 4 S MS MS MS
      Foster, Mattie D. dau W F Aug 1899 0/12 S MS MS MS

      Minnie's obituary was copied from her Find-a-Grave memorial page:
      Printed in the Okolona Messenger dated October 21 1948

      Final Rites for Mrs. B K Foster
      A large number of devoted relatives and friends assembled at the chapel of Barry Funeral Home Monday afternoon to pay final tribute to Mrs. Minnie Gathings Foster, wife of Benjamin Knowles (B.K.) Foster, who died at 8:30 Sunday night following a long illness. The rites were conducted by the Rev. G C Gregory, pastor of First Methodist Church, of which Mrs. Foster was a member, assisted by the Rev. T E Gregory, former pastor. Burial was in the I O O F Cemetery. Pallbearers were R V Nabors, J L Colbert, C E Thompson, A C Taylor, Frank Foster and Tom Woodfin.

      Mrs. Foster, who was 87, was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J M Gathings, pioneer citizens of Monroe County. In 1889, she was married to Mr. Foster and they lived in Prairie until 1900 when they moved to Okolona. She lived here the remainder of her life.

      A devoted wife, loving mother and cordial friend, she devoted the major portion of her time to her home and loved ones. She was active in church work and the W F Tucker Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy until she became ill several years ago.

      During the years of her long illness, Mrs. Foster remained cheerful, and always delighted in the visits of her friends and relatives.

      In addition to her 90 year old husband, who is an invalid, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. D W Hoke, of Memphis, and Miss Mary Lee Foster, chief operator for the Southern Bell Telephone Company; two grandsons, David Hoke and Asa Hoke, of Memphis; and a great grandson, Asa Howard Hoke, of Memphis. All of these were here for the services.

  • Sources 
    1. [S347984830] 1870 U.S. Census, (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7163), Township 15, Monroe Co., Mississippi.

    2. [S347984833] 1900 U.S. Federal Census, (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7602), Dist 0017, Okolona, Chickasaw Co., Mississippi.

    3. [S347984674] Find A Grave Website, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi), Memorial# 27530477.

    4. [S347985835] Rootsweb chart of David M. Raper: Raper, Vanderford, Kingsland etc., (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=Get&db=draper1).

    5. [S347986272] Mississippi Marriages 1776-1935 at ancestry.com, (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7842&enc=1).



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