RICHARD MINYARD was born about 1807 in Georgia. He married REBECCA CHANDLER, daughter of JAMES & REBECCA (???) CHANDLER on October 24, 1827 in Franklin County, Georgia. REBECCA was born about 1809 in Franklin County, Georgia. This couple had three children: RICHARD left Franklin County, Georgia shortly after he was married and they are found living in nearby Troup County in 1830. It is uncertain exactly when they left Troup County, but, it is believed RICHARD may have won some land in the 1832 Gold Lottery and may have left at this time for Cherokee County to occupy the land. He is not found in census records again until 1850 when he shows up in Talledega County, Alabama. No date of death or place of burial has been determined for RICHARD or REBECCA (CHANDLER) MINYARD.
- James Minyard bn:bet 1828-30 dd:
- Mary Rebecca Minyard bn:bet 1828-30 dd:
- William Mordica Minyard bn:11-12-1834 dd:07-30-1906
William Mordica
& Julia Josephine (Mitchell) Minyard ~ Generation Two ~
WILLIAM MORDICA MINYARD was born November 12,1834 in Georgia. He enlisted on November 25, 1861 as a private into Company D, 1st Alabama Cavalry under CAPT. JOHN G. STOKES. During his civil war service, he participated in the Battle of Shiloh, Chickamauga and Murfreesboro and traveled from Dalton, Georgia to Atlanta. The nature of his duty was forage master. His Company D was placed in Company C, 1st Alabama Cavalry under COL. JAMES CLANTON of Montgomery, Alabama, Wheelers Division. In 1863, he was recommended for Judge Advocate for GENERAL HARDEE. WILLIAM MORDICA MINYARD was paroled as a prisoner of war on June 14, 1865 at Talladega, Alabama and was mustered out of service on November 25, 1865. He was Lt. Col. of the 1st Alabama Cavalry at the time he left service. He married first to JULIA JOSEPHINE MITCHELL, daughter of WILLIAM MANDON ALEXANDER and JULIA ANN (SHACKELFORD)MITCHELL on November 12, 1865 in Dadeville, Tallapossa County, Alabama. JULIA was born 1844 in Alabama. About 1868, the family moved to Brenham, Texas and is believed to have stayed there for 3 or 4 years. They moved to Belton, Texas about 1873 and WILLIAM MORDICA MINYARD became the Mayor of the town at that time. In 1878, he became the Judge of Bell County, Texas and held that office from 1878 until 1884. JULIA JOSEPHINE (MITCHELL) MINYARD died in 1880 during the birth of the couples fourth child in Belton, Bell County, Texas. This child died at 4 months of age. This couple had the following children:
- Maude Minyard bn:12-18-1870 dd:09/00/1946(47)
- William Alexander Minyard bn:10-08-1872 dd:07-17-1935
- Ida Merl Minyard bn:02-18-1876 dd:08-03-1925
- ??? ??? Minyard bn:00-00-1880 dd:00-00-1880
After the death of his first wife, WILLIAM married a second time to ADDIE DOWNS in Weberville, Travis County, Texas in 1881. The family moved to Dallas, Texas on July 9, 1886 where he worked in the real estate business for one year. He had received a law degree from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and practiced law from 1888 to 1904. WILLIAM MORDICA MINYARD died July 30, 1906 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas of Bright's Disease. WILLIAM MORDICA and ADDIE (DOWNS) MINYARD had two children:
- Finis D. Minyard bn:03-07-1882 dd:
- Sidney O. Minyard bn:06-16-1885 dd:
WILLIAM ALEXANDER MINYARD was born October 8, 1872 in Burton, Texas. He married TENNESSEE MYNATT, daughter of FRANKLIN PIERCE and ELIZA JANE (MCKINNEY) MYNATT on August 10, 1894 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. TENNESSEE MYNATT was born July 16, 1875 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee. She died in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas in 1939. WILLIAM ALEXANDER MINYARD died July 17, 1935, also in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. This couple had twelve children:
JOSEPH RAY MINYARD was born November 10, 1898 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. He married JOSIE REA PEEL, daughter of CHARLES CRAVEN and ANNIE CLEMENTINE (MORGAN) PEEL on September 5, 1923 in Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee. JOSIE was born November 28, 1904 in Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee. She died November 27, 1984 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. JOSEPH RAY MINYARD died July 1, 1994, also in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. This couple had two children: