Ruthie Lee McIntosh and Charles Troy Minor

Ruthie Lee McIntosh, our aunt, was the seventh daughter and the eighth child of Samuel Hollie McIntosh and Ethel B. Lollar. Ruthie came to this world on 19 October, 1926, in Ore City, Upshur, Texas (1) and lived with her family in Eastern Texas until she got married.

Her spouse was Charles Troy Minor, born on 16 June 1929 in Rockdale, Hopkins, Texas (2). He was the son of John D. Minor (a farmer) and Doshia Price.

Charles Troy was their second son. The boy had three siblings, John D. (born in 1926), Melva Jean (born in 1931), and Edna Faye (born in 1933). Troy lost his parents when he was 5 years old. First, his mother died on 19 October 1934, then Troy's dad passed on 11 December of the same year (3).

Clipping source:  Bagwell, John S. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 1934, newspaper, October 26, 1934; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth774810/: accessed November 14, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society. 

                      

Clipping source:  Bagwell, John S. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, December 14, 1934, newspaper, December 14, 1934; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth774756/: accessed November 14, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.                       

According to my research, Charles Troy and his siblings were adopted by various people. The boy was taken to the family of Mr. James Wagner (born 1876) and his wife Viola Mason (born in 1870), who lived in the city of Shirley, Hopkins, Texas (4). The couple's children had already left their family home.

In the year 1945, when he was 15, Troy tried to enroll in the army. he made himself older - gave a false birthdate at the registration office. The truth was though discovered, his enrollment was cancelled and Troy's plan did not succeed (5).

Probably about a year later, Ruthie Lee and Troy were married. Their first daughter Brenda C. was born in 1946. In 1950, Troy and his family were registered during the census in Dallas, Dallas, TX. Troy was a foreman then (6). Ruthie and Troy had two more daughters.

Much later, Troy and Ruthie moved to Nevada.

He passed on 9 August 1997 in Las Vegas, She joined him a year later, on 19 August 1998.

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More about Ruthie's parents and grandparents in the post here.

Sources:

1. "Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1936", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXMV-SM1 : Sun Jul 14 19:50:54 UTC 2024), Mcintosh, 19 Oct 1926.

2. "Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1936", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH8B-VK4 : Mon Jul 22 17:43:31 UTC 2024), Charles Troy Minor, 16 Jun 1929.

3. "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZN6-CT7 : Mon Feb 24 23:13:01 UTC 2025), John D. Minor, 11 Dec 1934.

4. "United States, Census, 1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWKB-2W1 : Sat Jan 18 16:22:23 UTC 2025), Troy Minor in entry for James M Wagner, 1940.

5. "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3N-6ZS4 : Mon Apr 21 20:54:42 UTC 2025), Charles Troy Minor, 18 Jan 1945.

6. "United States, Census, 1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGY-7185 : Thu Oct 05 19:22:41 UTC 2023), Charles T Minor, 15 April 1950.