Walter Fletcher Minick

Male 1914 - 2002  (88 years)


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  • Name Walter Fletcher Minick 
    Birth 31 Aug 1914  Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Walter F Minick in the Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940
      Name: Walter F Minick
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 31 Aug 1914
      Birth Place: Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana, USA
      Registration Year: 1914
      Father: Archie F Minick
      Mother: Goldie A. Drollinger
      Certificate Number: 14076
      Roll number: 006
      Agency: Indiana State Dept. of Health
      Volume Range: 746 - 750
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 Dec 2002  West Lafayette, Tippicanoe, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current about Walter F. Minick
      Name: Walter F. Minick
      SSN: 312-18-0432
      Last Residence: 47909 West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
      Born: 31 Aug 1914
      Died: 6 Dec 2002
      State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (Before 1951)

      Walter F Minick in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
      Name: Walter F Minick
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 31 Aug 1914
      Birth Place: Fountain CO, Indiana
      Death Date: 6 Dec 2002
      Father: Arch F Minick
      Mother: Goldie A Drollinger
      SSN: 312180432
      Notes: Feb 1940: Name listed as WALTER F MINICK

      Walter F Minick in the Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
      Name: Walter F Minick
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 88
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Birth Date: 31 Aug 1914
      Birth Place: Veedersburg, IN
      Death Date: 6 Dec 2002
      Death Place: Attica, Fountain, Indiana, USA
      Father: Archie Minick
      Mother: Goldie Minick
      Informant Betty Brimberry
    Burial Indianola, Vermilion, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Findagrave.com
      Walter Minick
      Birth: Aug. 31, 1914
      Death: Dec. 6, 2002
      Walter was the son of Archie F. Minick and Goldie A. Drollinger. Hemarried Lois M. Carrington in 1961.
      Family links:
      Children:
      Ronald L. Minick (1964 - 1979)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Woodlawn Cemetery
      Indianola
      Vermilion County
      Illinois, USA
      Created by: Joy Castello
      Record added: Jun 18, 2007
      Find A Grave Memorial# 19961981

    Person ID I7017  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2024 

    Father Archibald Fletcher "Archie" Minick,   b. 22 Sep 1888, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1962, Stone Bluff, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Golda Ann "Goldie" Drollinger,   b. 28 Oct 1893, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1977, Shelbyville, Addison, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F2336  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Christine Hancock,   b. 15 Apr 1916, Stone Bluff, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1996, Attica, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 31 Jan 1934  IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Walter F Minnick in the Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
      Age: 20
      Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
      Birth Date: 31 Aug 1914
      Birth Place: Fountain, Indiana
      Marriage Licence Date: 31 Jan 1934
      Marriage Licence Place: Indiana, United States
      Residence Place: Stone Bluff, Indiana
      Father: Archie Minnick
      Mother: Goldie Drullinger
      Spouse: Christine Hancock
      Page: 524
      FHL Film Number: 002425249

      Christine Hancock in the Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
      Name: Christine Hancock
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Age: 18
      Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
      Birth Date: 15 Apr 1916
      Birth Place: Fountain, Indiana
      Marriage Licence Date: 31 Jan 1934
      Marriage Licence Place: Indiana, United States
      Residence Place: Stone Bluff, Indiana
      Father: Frank Hancock
      Mother: Lillian Kunkle
      Spouse: Walter F Minnick
      Page: 524
      FHL Film Number: 002425249
    Children 
     1. Robert Walter Minick,   b. 28 Oct 1935, Danville, Vermilion, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1993, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F2337  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2020 

    Family 2 Lois May Carrington,   b. 27 Jul 1925, Jamaica, Vermilion, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Aug 1990, Vermilion Conty, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 1961 
    Children 
     1. Ronald L. "Ronnie" Minick,   b. 23 Jun 1964   d. 11 Jul 1979 (Age 15 years)
    Family ID F15570  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 31 Aug 1914 - Fountain County, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Jan 1934 - IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Dec 2002 - West Lafayette, Tippicanoe, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Indianola, Vermilion, IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Walter F. Minick; Mellott, Ind.- Walter F. Minick, 88, formerly of Route 1 in Fairmount, Ill. , and who had been residing in Mellott, died at 9:50 PM EST Friday (December 6, 2002) in the Woodland Manor Nursing Center in Attica, Ind.

      Walter was born in Veedersburg, Ind., on August 31, 1914. He was the son of Archie and Goldie Drollinger Minick. He married Lois Carrington in 1961 in Fairmount, Ill. She preceded him in death on August 14, 1990.

      Walter was raised in Stone Bluff, Ind. , and attended Stone Bluff School. He lived at Route 1, Fairmount, for 30 years before moving to Mellott in 1991. He had been a resident of Woodland Manor since 1992.

      Walter formerly worked for the Laborer's Union as a hod carrier for 30 years and later farmed for many yeears in the Jamaica area. He loved farming and liked to coon hunt. He was an avid Chicago Cubs baseball fan.

      Surviving are: a daughter, Betty (William ) Brimberry of Conyers, GA; a brother, Angus Minick of Stone Bluff, Ind.; two sisters, Audrey Lowery of Attica, Ind. and Ethel Overpeck of Phoenix; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, Robert W. and Ronnie Minick and a sister, Fern.

      Funeral survices: 2 p.m. EST Monday, December 9, at the Maus Funeral Home in Attica, Ind.; Officating: the Rev. Bob Elness; Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery in Indianaloa. Visitation: noon- 2 pm at the funeral home Dec 9. Memorials may best be expressed to the American Heart Association or American Cancer Society.


      1930 United States Federal Census <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224&enc=1>
      about Walter F Minick
      Name: Walter F Minick [Walter F Minnick]
      Gender: Male
      Birth Year: abt 1915
      Birthplace: Indiana
      Race: White
      Home in 1930: Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Father's Name: Archie F Minick
      Father's Birthplace: Indiana
      Mother's Name: Goldie A Minick
      Mother's Birthplace: Indiana