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Minks Reunion party on July 4, 1954 (Photo #1)
by Don DeWitt
v3: 2/1/10

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 Location of photo: Bynumville, Chariton Co, Missouri
Date of photo: July 4, 1954. This house was built by John H. Harmon and all the Minks boys were born at this location.
 Collection of Don DeWitt from the Mary Sophia Harman Richardson collection.

There are only THREE people I knew in this group at first.  Sitting in chairs are the THREE Harman sisters.

Seated:
 Left: Mary Sophia Harman Richardson  (with little girl on her lap)
Center: Matilda (Tilda, Tillie) Harman Minks
Right: Louisa (Lou) Harman Sinn

Who are they?   Use the numbered photo below, and let me know if you can identify anyone.

numbers
If you want a big photo without numbers, click on the first photo at the top of this page.

Identities:
1
 Ronald Dean Minks
(son of George (#41) &
 Mary Sandstrom Minks)
 12
 Mary Sophia Harman Richardson
(dau. of John and Paulina Harman)
(The author's grandmother.)
 		23
 Edna Mae Finnel Minks
(wife of Roy Glenn Minks (#37))
 		34
2
 Gary Minks
(son of Verle (#9) &
  Marian Strub Minks)
 		13
24
 Roy Glen Minks
(son of John and Matilda Harman Minks)
35
3
 Glen Avery Minks
(son of George (#41) &
 Mary Sandstrom Minks)
 14
 Dennis A Minks
(son of Henry A Minks (#32))		 25
 Claude Augusta Sandstrom
(father of Mary Sandstrom Minks)
 		36
 Kay Beach Minks
(2nd wife of Orval V. Minks (#37))
4
 Marla Taylor
(dau. of Donna Minks Taylor (#26))
 15
 Matilda Henrietta Harman Minks
(dau. of John and Paulina Harman)
 		26
 Donna Minks Taylor
(dau of Orval V. Minks (#37))
(wife of Marvin Taylor #31))
 		37
 Orval Vivian Minks
(son of John and Matilda Harman Minks)
(husband of Kay (#36))
5
 Marilyn K. Minks
(dau. of John E Minks (#30))
 16
 Daniel K Minks
(son of Henry A Minks (#32))		 27
 Harry Beach
(step-son of Orval V. Minks (#37))		 38
6
 Stephen L Taylor
(son of Donna Minks Taylor (#26))		 17
 John R Minks
(son of John E Minks (#30))		 28
 Mildred Maupin Minks
(wife of John E Minks  (#30))		 39
 Mary Magdalene Sandstrom Minks
(wife of George (#41))
7
 Peggy Jane Blacksmith
 18
 Louisa Harman Sinn
(dau. of John and Paulina Harman)		 29
 Floyd Avery Minks
(son of John and Matilda Harman Minks)
(not married yet
 		40
8 Dale Minks
(son of Verle (#9) &
  Marian Strub Minks)
 		19
 Suzanne Beach
(step-dau of Orval V. Minks (#37))		 30
 John ‘Jonnie’ Edward Minks
(son of John and Matilda Harman Minks)
(husband of Mildred (#28))
 		41
 George ‘DOC’ Arlie Minks
(son of John and Matilda Harman Minks)
(husband of Mary (#39))
9
 Verle ‘Preacher’ William Minks
(son of John and Matilda Harman Minks)
(husband of Marian Minks (#10))
 20
 Krista K Taylor
(dau of Donna Minks Taylor (#26))
 		31
 Marvin H Taylor
(husband of Donna Minks Taylor (#26))

10
 Marian Strub Minks
(wife of Verle Minks (#9))
 21
 Vanita Stephenson Minks
(wife of Harman Minks (#22))
 		32
 Henry ‘Hank’ A. Minks
(son of John and Matilda Harman Minks)

11
 Sharon L Minks
(dau. of John E Minks (#30))		 22
 Harman ‘DUCK’ Milton Minks
(son of John and Matilda Harman Minks)
(husband of Vanita (#21))
 		33
 Opal Marie Edemann Minks
(wife of Hank Minks  (#32))

Identities from Buddy and Glen, and Marla T. Schmitz and Sharon L Minks.

 If you can identify any of them, please contact with their names and info but use
the Numbered Photo as a reference.  (Don DeWitt: My Contact)

And yes... there are more photos of this reunion:

Photo 2: Matilda and her 8 sons
Photo 3: Matilda with Orval and family
Photo 4: Sons and wives

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