The Cemetery was Originally Known as "Thomas Graveyard" when the Property was Owned by William Thomas; and later Changed to Minter Cemetery when the Minter Family Purchased the Property.
When Jacob Berry Moore, Jr. Purchased the 300 Acre Farm from the Minter Family, he chose to leave the name of the Cemetery as Minter Cemetery.
He followed the Practice that had been in place for many years, that anyone that wanted their Loved Ones to be Buried at Minter Cemetery could continue to be Buried there.
*DOCUMENTED: 1981 SURVEY BY MAUREEN CROW.
*DOCUMENTED: OCTOBER 2004 BY SUE MOORE HARDY AND LEE MOORE SUMMEY.
AT WHICH TIME PHOTO OF HEADSTONE MADE.
DOCUMENTED: BLACK/MULATTO FAMILY
HEADSTONE READS: "Ned Jumper, Death April 22, 1908, 81 Years of Age."
His Wife is listed as Jane Elizabeth Farmer Jumper, Born November 1843 in Virginia.
They were Married about 1859 in Old Tishomingo County, Miss, which became Prentiss County, MS on April 15, 1870.
Their Children are:
#1> Augustus Jumper - MS;
#2> George Carlson Jumper - MS;
#3> Moses Jumper - MS;
#4> Samuel Jumper - MS.
In 1878 Prentiss County Appointed a Negro to Serve on each Grand Jury from the First, Second and Third Districts. There were No Negroes in the Fourth and Fifth Districts.
Those appointed were as follows:
*Anthony Jones, First District;
*Ned Jumper, Second District; and
*Piter Brysan Third District.
His Parents are listed as Father: John Jumper, Born 1807 in Lexington County, SC; and Died 1866 in Pontotoc, Miss; the name of his Mother is listed as unknown at this time.
DOCUMENTED:
#1> Excerpt: "Prentiss County Hundred Years Of History -
1836 - 1936", Booneville, Prentiss County, MS.
#2> Published: "Out of The Wilderness..Into Tomorrow" A History of Jumpertown", Page No. 20; Published: 1980, Jumpertown, Prentiss County, Miss
#3> 1870 Federal Census, Township 5, Range 6, Prentiss County, Miss: Report Dated: July 10, 1870:
*Ned Jumper: Age: 43; 1827; Alabama; Mulatto;
*Elizabeth Jumper: Age: 27; 1843; Virginia; Mulatto;
*Augustus Jumper: Age: 10; 1860; Mississippi; Mulatto;
*George Jumper: Age: 8; 1862; Mississippi; Mulatto;
*Moses Jumper: Age: 6; 1864; Mississippi; Mulatto;
*Samuel Jumper: Age: 4; 1866; Mississippi; Mulatto.
#4> 1900 Federal Census, Blackland, Prentiss County, Miss.
Report Dated: June 21, 1900: Black Family.
*Ned Jumper: Age: 70; January 1830; Alabama;
*Billie Jumper: Age: 53; November 1846; Virginia; Wife;
Record Shows They Were Married: 1866.
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ALLEGED DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE - NOT CORRECT.
Some of the Ancestry.Com Family Trees shows the following regarding Ned Jumper.
It is only Listed here to Eliminate Confusion:
#1> Place of Birth Shown: Alabama;
#2> Shows his Parents as James Alvin Jumper and Eliza James Jumper. NOT CORRECT.
#3> His Parents were John Jumper, Born 1807 in Lexington County, SC and Buried in Pontotoc County, MS; name of Mother unknown at this time.
#4> James Alvin Jumper was only 4 Years of Age when Ned Jumper was Born January 1827 - per his Headstone.
#5> James Alvin Jumper and Eliza James Jumper were Married October 1840 - about 13 to 14 years AFTER the Birth of Ned Jumper on January 18, 1827.
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When Jacob Berry Moore, Jr. Purchased the 300 Acre Farm from the Minter Family, he chose to leave the name of the Cemetery as Minter Cemetery.
He followed the Practice that had been in place for many years, that anyone that wanted their Loved Ones to be Buried at Minter Cemetery could continue to be Buried there.
*DOCUMENTED: 1981 SURVEY BY MAUREEN CROW.
*DOCUMENTED: OCTOBER 2004 BY SUE MOORE HARDY AND LEE MOORE SUMMEY.
AT WHICH TIME PHOTO OF HEADSTONE MADE.
DOCUMENTED: BLACK/MULATTO FAMILY
HEADSTONE READS: "Ned Jumper, Death April 22, 1908, 81 Years of Age."
His Wife is listed as Jane Elizabeth Farmer Jumper, Born November 1843 in Virginia.
They were Married about 1859 in Old Tishomingo County, Miss, which became Prentiss County, MS on April 15, 1870.
Their Children are:
#1> Augustus Jumper - MS;
#2> George Carlson Jumper - MS;
#3> Moses Jumper - MS;
#4> Samuel Jumper - MS.
In 1878 Prentiss County Appointed a Negro to Serve on each Grand Jury from the First, Second and Third Districts. There were No Negroes in the Fourth and Fifth Districts.
Those appointed were as follows:
*Anthony Jones, First District;
*Ned Jumper, Second District; and
*Piter Brysan Third District.
His Parents are listed as Father: John Jumper, Born 1807 in Lexington County, SC; and Died 1866 in Pontotoc, Miss; the name of his Mother is listed as unknown at this time.
DOCUMENTED:
#1> Excerpt: "Prentiss County Hundred Years Of History -
1836 - 1936", Booneville, Prentiss County, MS.
#2> Published: "Out of The Wilderness..Into Tomorrow" A History of Jumpertown", Page No. 20; Published: 1980, Jumpertown, Prentiss County, Miss
#3> 1870 Federal Census, Township 5, Range 6, Prentiss County, Miss: Report Dated: July 10, 1870:
*Ned Jumper: Age: 43; 1827; Alabama; Mulatto;
*Elizabeth Jumper: Age: 27; 1843; Virginia; Mulatto;
*Augustus Jumper: Age: 10; 1860; Mississippi; Mulatto;
*George Jumper: Age: 8; 1862; Mississippi; Mulatto;
*Moses Jumper: Age: 6; 1864; Mississippi; Mulatto;
*Samuel Jumper: Age: 4; 1866; Mississippi; Mulatto.
#4> 1900 Federal Census, Blackland, Prentiss County, Miss.
Report Dated: June 21, 1900: Black Family.
*Ned Jumper: Age: 70; January 1830; Alabama;
*Billie Jumper: Age: 53; November 1846; Virginia; Wife;
Record Shows They Were Married: 1866.
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ALLEGED DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE - NOT CORRECT.
Some of the Ancestry.Com Family Trees shows the following regarding Ned Jumper.
It is only Listed here to Eliminate Confusion:
#1> Place of Birth Shown: Alabama;
#2> Shows his Parents as James Alvin Jumper and Eliza James Jumper. NOT CORRECT.
#3> His Parents were John Jumper, Born 1807 in Lexington County, SC and Buried in Pontotoc County, MS; name of Mother unknown at this time.
#4> James Alvin Jumper was only 4 Years of Age when Ned Jumper was Born January 1827 - per his Headstone.
#5> James Alvin Jumper and Eliza James Jumper were Married October 1840 - about 13 to 14 years AFTER the Birth of Ned Jumper on January 18, 1827.
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The Cemetery was Originally Known as "Thomas Graveyard" when the Property was Owned by William Thomas; and later Changed to Minter Cemetery when the Minter Family Purchased the Property.
When Jacob Berry Moore, Jr. Purchased the 300 Acre Farm from the Minter Family, he chose to leave the name of the Cemetery as Minter Cemetery.
He followed the Practice that had been in place for many years, that anyone that wanted their Loved Ones to be Buried at Minter Cemetery could continue to be Buried there.
*DOCUMENTED: 1981 SURVEY BY MAUREEN CROW.
*DOCUMENTED: OCTOBER 2004 BY SUE MOORE HARDY AND LEE MOORE SUMMEY.
AT WHICH TIME PHOTO OF HEADSTONE MADE.
DOCUMENTED: BLACK/MULATTO FAMILY
HEADSTONE READS: "Ned Jumper, Death April 22, 1908, 81 Years of Age."
His Wife is listed as Jane Elizabeth Farmer Jumper, Born November 1843 in Virginia.
They were Married about 1859 in Old Tishomingo County, Miss, which became Prentiss County, MS on April 15, 1870.
Their Children are:
#1> Augustus Jumper - MS;
#2> George Carlson Jumper - MS;
#3> Moses Jumper - MS;
#4> Samuel Jumper - MS.
In 1878 Prentiss County Appointed a Negro to Serve on each Grand Jury from the First, Second and Third Districts. There were No Negroes in the Fourth and Fifth Districts.
Those appointed were as follows:
*Anthony Jones, First District;
*Ned Jumper, Second District; and
*Piter Brysan Third District.
His Parents are listed as Father: John Jumper, Born 1807 in Lexington County, SC; and Died 1866 in Pontotoc, Miss; the name of his Mother is listed as unknown at this time.
DOCUMENTED:
#1> Excerpt: "Prentiss County Hundred Years Of History -
1836 - 1936", Booneville, Prentiss County, MS.
#2> Published: "Out of The Wilderness..Into Tomorrow" A History of Jumpertown", Page No. 20; Published: 1980, Jumpertown, Prentiss County, Miss
#3> 1870 Federal Census, Township 5, Range 6, Prentiss County, Miss: Report Dated: July 10, 1870:
*Ned Jumper: Age: 43; 1827; Alabama; Mulatto;
*Elizabeth Jumper: Age: 27; 1843; Virginia; Mulatto;
*Augustus Jumper: Age: 10; 1860; Mississippi; Mulatto;
*George Jumper: Age: 8; 1862; Mississippi; Mulatto;
*Moses Jumper: Age: 6; 1864; Mississippi; Mulatto;
*Samuel Jumper: Age: 4; 1866; Mississippi; Mulatto.
#4> 1900 Federal Census, Blackland, Prentiss County, Miss.
Report Dated: June 21, 1900: Black Family.
*Ned Jumper: Age: 70; January 1830; Alabama;
*Billie Jumper: Age: 53; November 1846; Virginia; Wife;
Record Shows They Were Married: 1866.
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ALLEGED DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE - NOT CORRECT.
Some of the Ancestry.Com Family Trees shows the following regarding Ned Jumper.
It is only Listed here to Eliminate Confusion:
#1> Place of Birth Shown: Alabama;
#2> Shows his Parents as James Alvin Jumper and Eliza James Jumper. NOT CORRECT.
#3> His Parents were John Jumper, Born 1807 in Lexington County, SC and Buried in Pontotoc County, MS; name of Mother unknown at this time.
#4> James Alvin Jumper was only 4 Years of Age when Ned Jumper was Born January 1827 - per his Headstone.
#5> James Alvin Jumper and Eliza James Jumper were Married October 1840 - about 13 to 14 years AFTER the Birth of Ned Jumper on January 18, 1827.
***********************************************************
When Jacob Berry Moore, Jr. Purchased the 300 Acre Farm from the Minter Family, he chose to leave the name of the Cemetery as Minter Cemetery.
He followed the Practice that had been in place for many years, that anyone that wanted their Loved Ones to be Buried at Minter Cemetery could continue to be Buried there.
*DOCUMENTED: 1981 SURVEY BY MAUREEN CROW.
*DOCUMENTED: OCTOBER 2004 BY SUE MOORE HARDY AND LEE MOORE SUMMEY.
AT WHICH TIME PHOTO OF HEADSTONE MADE.
DOCUMENTED: BLACK/MULATTO FAMILY
HEADSTONE READS: "Ned Jumper, Death April 22, 1908, 81 Years of Age."
His Wife is listed as Jane Elizabeth Farmer Jumper, Born November 1843 in Virginia.
They were Married about 1859 in Old Tishomingo County, Miss, which became Prentiss County, MS on April 15, 1870.
Their Children are:
#1> Augustus Jumper - MS;
#2> George Carlson Jumper - MS;
#3> Moses Jumper - MS;
#4> Samuel Jumper - MS.
In 1878 Prentiss County Appointed a Negro to Serve on each Grand Jury from the First, Second and Third Districts. There were No Negroes in the Fourth and Fifth Districts.
Those appointed were as follows:
*Anthony Jones, First District;
*Ned Jumper, Second District; and
*Piter Brysan Third District.
His Parents are listed as Father: John Jumper, Born 1807 in Lexington County, SC; and Died 1866 in Pontotoc, Miss; the name of his Mother is listed as unknown at this time.
DOCUMENTED:
#1> Excerpt: "Prentiss County Hundred Years Of History -
1836 - 1936", Booneville, Prentiss County, MS.
#2> Published: "Out of The Wilderness..Into Tomorrow" A History of Jumpertown", Page No. 20; Published: 1980, Jumpertown, Prentiss County, Miss
#3> 1870 Federal Census, Township 5, Range 6, Prentiss County, Miss: Report Dated: July 10, 1870:
*Ned Jumper: Age: 43; 1827; Alabama; Mulatto;
*Elizabeth Jumper: Age: 27; 1843; Virginia; Mulatto;
*Augustus Jumper: Age: 10; 1860; Mississippi; Mulatto;
*George Jumper: Age: 8; 1862; Mississippi; Mulatto;
*Moses Jumper: Age: 6; 1864; Mississippi; Mulatto;
*Samuel Jumper: Age: 4; 1866; Mississippi; Mulatto.
#4> 1900 Federal Census, Blackland, Prentiss County, Miss.
Report Dated: June 21, 1900: Black Family.
*Ned Jumper: Age: 70; January 1830; Alabama;
*Billie Jumper: Age: 53; November 1846; Virginia; Wife;
Record Shows They Were Married: 1866.
=========================================
ALLEGED DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE - NOT CORRECT.
Some of the Ancestry.Com Family Trees shows the following regarding Ned Jumper.
It is only Listed here to Eliminate Confusion:
#1> Place of Birth Shown: Alabama;
#2> Shows his Parents as James Alvin Jumper and Eliza James Jumper. NOT CORRECT.
#3> His Parents were John Jumper, Born 1807 in Lexington County, SC and Buried in Pontotoc County, MS; name of Mother unknown at this time.
#4> James Alvin Jumper was only 4 Years of Age when Ned Jumper was Born January 1827 - per his Headstone.
#5> James Alvin Jumper and Eliza James Jumper were Married October 1840 - about 13 to 14 years AFTER the Birth of Ned Jumper on January 18, 1827.
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