Individual Details

George Findley has:
Minerva Utterback
Sex: F
Birth: 19 JUN 1835 in Boone, Co., In.
Father: Fielding Utterback b: 23 NOV 1809 in Woodford Co., KY
Mother: Sarah Tuger Terhune b: 10 AUG 1814 in Boone, Co., In.
Marriage 1 Francis Marion Harmon b: 8 FEB 1835 in Boone, Co., In.

In 1850 the family of "Fielden" Utterback lived in Dist 7 of Boone Co, p.173, Household 1578. Fielden was age 40, b. KY. Wife Sarah, 36 b. KY. Manerva was the eldest child, age 15, b. IN, as were all her siblings.

Iowa State Census, 1856. Nevada, Story Co
Robert John Harmon's family was nearby, as was a Dye family from Indiana
Fielding Utterback, age 46, b. NY, farmer. Sarah, age 42, b. NY
Children all born in Indiana: Minerva, 21. William 19. Martha 17. Addison 14. Emiline 12. Oscar 11, Albert, age 1.


The Utterback family goes back to the Germanna colony in Virginia as does my Holtzclaw line. Minerva is actually a 5th cousin, 5 times removed as an Utterback. Francis Harmon is my great great grand-uncle.

1860 Census. Lyons Twp, Mills Co, Iowa, Hh 251
F. M. Harmon, 35, Farmer, b. IN
Manerva, 25, b. IN
Fielding, 2, b. Iowa
Sarah A., nine months, b. Iowa

Minerva Harmon applied for pension on the service of Francis M. Harmon. She applied as his widow, 20 Apr 1863, Application #18938, Certificate #5718
Riley Jones, as guardian of minor children, applied on 12 Jul 1867, App #149816, Cert #112957

Minerva is said to have married Riley Jones, 13 Apr 1865. John Todd, MG.

1876, Nebraska State Census. Rock Bluff, Cass Co
Riley Jones, 65, b. Tenn, Farmer
Minerva, 41, b. IN
Sara A. Harmon, 16, b. Iowa
Mary E. Harmon, 14, b. Iowa

1877, Nebraska State Census. Rock Bluff, Cass Co
Minerva Jones, 42, b. IN
W. A. Davis, 35, b. NC
Allice Davis, 17, b. Iowa
Emma Harmon, 15, b. Iowa

1880 Census. Center Twp, Mills Co Iowa, Hh 154
F. Utterback, age 70, lumber merchant, b. KY, parents b. VA
Sarah, 66, wife, b. KY, parents b. NJ
M. J. Jones, 45, widow [no relationship stated but this must be Minerva - her brother Addison living next door], b. IN, parents b. KY

She married 3rd to Joshua Boyd, age 60, a son of Spencer Boyd, a farmer; it was his second marriage. They married 30 Aug 1883, Mills, Iowa. Her age given as 49. She was nee Utterback, daughter of Fielding Utterback and Sarah Terhune.

1900 Census. Weeping Water, Cass Co, NE, Hh 217
Wesley A. Davis, b. Jun 1851, age 48, married 23 years, b. NC, Capitalist
Alice H., wife, b. Sep 1859, 40, no children, b. IN
Mabel Martin, adopted daughter, b. Jul 1885, age 14, b. S.D.
Minerva Boyd, mother-in-law, b. Jan 1835, age 65; widow, had 4 children - 3 are living, b. IN

1910 Census. Weeping Water, Ward 3, Cass, NE, Hh 283
Wesley A. Davis, 58, married 33 years, b. NC, Retail Hardware
Alice H., wife, 50, b. Iowa
Mabel, foster daughter, 24, b. SD - parents b. Iowa, Teacher, Public School
Minerva Boyd, mother-in-law, 75, widow, 4 children - 3 are living

3 Jul 1916 - Remarried Widow Pension Application. Certificate 5718
Minerva Boys, widow of Francis M. Harmon who served in Company 3, 15th Iowa Infantry. Filed 26 Dec 1916.

1920 Census. Weeping Water, Cass, NE
Wesley A. Davis, 68
Alice, H., wife, 60
Minerva Boyd, mother-in-law, widow, age 84.

Buried Loma Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Orange Co, CA.

Birth	19 Jan 1835	Boone County, Indiana
Marriage	Ca 1856	Francis Marion Harmon
Marriage	13 Apr 1865	Riley Jones
Marriage	30 Aug 1883	Mills County, Iowa - Joshua Boyd
Death	13 May 1923	Orange County, California

Spouse	Francis Marion Harmon (1835 - 1862)
Child	Fielding Marion Harmon (1857 - 1938)
Child	Sarah Alice Harmon (1859 - 1923)
Child	Mary Emma Harmon (1861 - )

Spouse

Riley Jones (1811 - 1876)

Spouse

Joshua Boyd (1823 - )

Father	Fielding Utterback (1809 - 1881)
Mother	Sarah Terhune (1814 - 1896)
Sibling	William Edward Utterback (1836 - 1917)
Sibling	Martha Utterback (1839 - )
Sibling	Nancy Ellen Utterback (1840 - 1851)
Sibling	Addison Utterback (1843 - 1918)
Sibling	Emaline Utterback (1845 - )
Sibling	Mary Adelaide Utterback (1847 - 1851)
Sibling	Oscar Utterback (1849 - )
Sibling	Albert Utterback (1854 - 1856)