Minnie Lee SlaughterAge: 67 years1890–1958
- Name
- Minnie Lee Slaughter
- Given names
- Minnie Lee
- Surname
- Slaughter
- Married name
- Minnie Lee Powers
 Birth | June 17, 1890 37 37 |
 Birth of a brother | Duncan Eve “Bud” Slaughter September 9, 1892 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Kenneth “Kennie” Slaughter January 30, 1895 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lora Slaughter June 30, 1896 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 20, 1900 (Age 10 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 25 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 26 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 27 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Marriage | James Ervin Powers — View this family before 1920 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | January 3, 1920 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Ervin Powers Jr. May 7, 1921 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Murry Cecil Powers April 15, 1926 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Ervin Powers October 9, 1929 (Age 39 years) Cause: Bronchial Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 39 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 9, 1930 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Margaret McMillan February 3, 1934 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a father | William Howard Slaughter December 27, 1937 (Age 47 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1940 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a son | Murry Cecil Powers November 5, 1944 (Age 54 years) Address: Western State Hospital Cause: Epilepsy Note: In Western State Hospital for 7 years 2 months. |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a brother | Duncan Eve “Bud” Slaughter March 2, 1946 (Age 55 years) Cause: Suicide- shot himself in the head Note: Looks like he shot his wife Willie in the abdomen (she died a few days later) then committed suicide. |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | April 18, 1958 (Age 67 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Howard Slaughter Birth: February 1853 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 27, 1937 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Margaret McMillan Birth: February 25, 1853 35 27 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 3, 1934 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: April 6, 1882 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Ollie Slaughter Birth: February 1884 31 30 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: 1971 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Nell Edith “Nellie” Slaughter Birth: May 14, 1885 32 32 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: 1961 |
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3 years elder sister |
Mabel Slaughter Birth: October 31, 1887 34 34 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 3, 1963 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years herself |
Minnie Lee Slaughter Birth: June 17, 1890 37 37 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 18, 1958 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Duncan Eve “Bud” Slaughter Birth: September 9, 1892 39 39 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 2, 1946 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Kenneth “Kennie” Slaughter Birth: January 30, 1895 41 41 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 13, 1974 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months younger sister |
Lora Slaughter Birth: June 30, 1896 43 43 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: 1973 |
| Family with James Ervin Powers |
| husband |
James Ervin Powers Birth: September 5, 1894 19 28 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 9, 1929 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Minnie Lee Slaughter Birth: June 17, 1890 37 37 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 18, 1958 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: before 1920 — |
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16 months son |
James Ervin Powers Jr. Birth: May 7, 1921 26 30 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: April 12, 2002 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years son |
Murry Cecil Powers Birth: April 15, 1926 31 35 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: November 5, 1944 — Hardeman, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William H Slaughter - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William H. Slaughter - Household
Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Ervin James Powers - Household
304 Princeton Street Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Minnie Lee Slaughter - Household
2573 Princeton Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Minnie Lee Slaughter - Household
2609 Pershing Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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