Minor, William J., 1807-1869.
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Minor, William J., 1807-1869.
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Minor, William J., 1807-1869.
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William J. Minor, son of Stephen Minor of Natchez, Mississippi, was a sugar planter of Southdown and Hollywood plantations in Terrebonne Parish and Waterloo Plantation in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. He was married to Rebecca A. Gustine and had eight children. William Minor was influential in the development of horse racing and thoroughbred breeding in Louisiana. The Minor family was related by marriage to the Kenner family of Louisiana.
William J. Minor was a sugar planter of Southdown and Hollywood plantations in Terrebonne Parish, and Waterloo Plantation in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. His father, Stephen Minor (ca. 1760-1815), owned Concord Plantation, was governor of the Spanish district of Natchez, and was the first president of the Bank of Mississippi.
William J. Minor was the second president of the Agricultural Bank of Natchez. He married Rebecca A. Gustine and had 8 children, including Henry Chotard Minor, heir to Southdown Plantation.
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Slavery
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Horse racing
Horse racing
Horses
Horses
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Lecomte (Race horse)
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Waterloo Plantation (La.)
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Natchez (Miss.)
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Mississippi
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Natchez (Miss.)
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Natchez (Miss.)
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Louisiana
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Concord Plantation (Miss.)
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Natchez (Miss.)
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Louisiana
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Terrebonne Parish (La.)
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Southdown Plantation (La.)
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Mississippi
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Hollywood Plantation (La.)
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Mississippi
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