Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 744
JACOB A. MINOR

Jacob A. MINOR, a farmer living in Cincinnati Township, settled on the farm in the autumn of 1873. He followed work as a section hand for about six years, his family living on the farm, which was rented. In the spring of 1872 he bought eighty acres, upon which they lived until 1885, then sold and bought the farm he now occupies. He has ninety-three acres of improved land. In 1890, he bought eighty-three acres one mile west from his home farm; the last-named he uses as a pasture. He has a fine bearing orchard of three acres and a good farm house and barn.

He was born in Wetzell County, Va., August 11, 1845. At the age of twenty he left home and rented a farm, and remained in that locality until 1869, and then came to Harrison County.

He was married in the county of his nativity in September, 1861, to Miss Sarah A. LONG, the daughter of Samuel and Polly LONG. By this marriage union there were six children born---Jefferson, Alexander L., Jerry, Belle, James and William, all living.

Politically, our subject is a Democrat. Our subject's parents were Alexander and Eva (BROWN) MINOR, both natives of Virginia, who came to Harrison County at the same time our subject did, and remained until their death, the father passing away in 1874, and the mother surviving until 1882. They were both buried in the Calhoun Cemetery, and were both members of the Christian Church. They were the parents of two sons and five daughters, of whom our subject was the youngest.

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