Minerva Harriet Shugart

b. 16 February 1855, d. 19 April 1935
FatherClaiborne Lewis Shugart1,2 b. 12 Feb 1804, d. 18 Apr 1884
MotherMary Carson Ryburn1,2 b. 4 Feb 1825, d. 6 Feb 1862
Birth16 Feb 1855 Minerva Harriet Shugart was born on 16 Feb 1855.3 
 Minerva did not marry.4 
Cens-18803 Jun 1880  As a young adult she lived with her widowed father and siblings in the Glade Spring district of Washington County, Virginia.5 
Cens-191023 Apr 1910  In 1910, at the age of 58, she was enumerated living with her sister Mary (Shugart) Hutton and her family at 23 Mary Street in Bristol, Virginia. Minerva [enumerated as M.H.] was employed as a seamstress in the home.6 
Cens-19202 Jan 1920  At some point prior to 1920 Minerva left Washington County. She was enumerated living with her widowed sister-in-law Jennie Shugart in Eckman, McDowell County, West Virginia, on 2 Jan 1920.7 
Death19 Apr 1935 Minerva died on 19 Apr 1935 at age 80.3 
Burial She was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 

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ChartsDescendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Last Edited23 Jun 2009

Citations

  1. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 102-6.
  2. [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 8. Peggie was a granddaughter of Mary Carson Ryburn and Claiborne Shugart. Her manuscript documented the names of her aunts and uncles.
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 187. Minerva H. Shugart, 16 Feb. 1855-19 Apr 1935.
  4. [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 45.
  5. [S165] Claiborn Shugart household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 8 (56D stamped), dwelling 69, family 70, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 8 of 54. Claiborn Shugart, 76, wid, farmer; Carson M., 33, son, farmer; Zach C., 30, son, farmer; Ryburn, 28, son, farmer; Manerva, 25, dau; Mollie, 21, dau; Sally Reddicks, 15, servant; all b. VA.
  6. [S1165] W.S. Hutton household, 1910 U.S. cens., Bristol (Independent City), Virginia, pop. sched., ED 7, sheet 14B, dwelling 283, family 289, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2006, image 28 of 52. Enumeration includes:
    W. S. Hutton, 50, marr #1, marr at 23, b. VA, parents b. VA, locomotive engineer; Mary, wife, 51, marr #1, marr 23 yrs, mother 2 children, both living, b. VA, parents b. VA; Mary, dau, 20, b. Washington, teacher at public school; Clayton, son, 18, b. VA; M.H. Shugart, sister-in-law, 58, sgl, b. VA, parents b. VA, seamstress; residence at 23 Mary St.
  7. [S691] Jennie Shugart household, 1920 U.S. cens., McDowell Co., West Virginia, pop. sched., Browns Creek District/Eckman precinct, ED 62, sheet 1A (p. 43 stamped), dwelling 1, family 1, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2003, image 1 of 50. The enumerator recorded: Jennie Shugart, 60, widowed; Peggie, dau, 34, sgl, teacher; Mathew R., 29, sgl, salesman in store; Minerva, sister-in-law, sgl, 65; all born VA; all parents b. VA.