Henry Minor 1783-1839 Henry Minor - Wikipedia
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1898 Judge Henry Minor was an old-style Virginia gentleman, He came to the state as early as 1817 and was a member of the convention that formed our State He was the second judge of the fifth judicial circuit, having followed C. C. Clay in that office in 1828. He was the first reporter of the decision of the supreme court of Alabama, from 1823 to 1826. He was also clerk of the supreme court until 1838. He came to Tuskaloosa in 1826. where he resided for the remainder of his life. His house was the home ol intellectual and literary refinement. He had a large family of children, to whose education he was devoted, and they were accomplished to utmost extent of the facilities ol the school of that day in our town and adjacent State. If I take the Iiberty, now and then, in these sketches, of speaking of the Tuskaloosa girls, it is not that I them undue notoriety, but would.rather, I have an irresistible impulse to linger amongst things beautiful. Annie Minor, the eldest daughter, was a recognized belle in her day. Her beauty was such that a poet's eye, once beholding could never forget. She was the light of her father's house, the charm of all the village circles. Everybody loved her; and great was the agitation amongst the Tuskaloosa that Annie Minor be married; swains when the snows went abroad and this agitation grew into consternation when it was made known that the favored youth had not been found | in She had ignored All her native adorers, and had elected her fate 10 the person of young farmer of Greene county, Mr.John Friend, an educated gentleman of good family and fair fortune. The nuptials were the occasion of great festivities in the village, and the happy youth was permitted to carry away his bride without encountering any belligerent demonstrations. It is believed that this marriage was a very happy one. Another of Judge Minor's accomplished daughters became the Dr. Ezra Bouchelle, a practicing physician, who was learned in his profession, being himself one of a highly intellectual family, brother of Mr.Francis C. D. Bouchelle, mentioned in another place as distinguished for the brilliancy of his wit and the force of his oratorical powers, as developed at the University of Alabama in the ear lier days. Judge Minor was a warm but discriminating friend.
He kept up during his life an intimacy with Levin Powell, and Was a steadfast friend to Washington Moody and his orphan sisters; to the latter especially he stood almost in the place of a father, and it was from his house that Levin Powell bore away Miss E. Moody 28 his bride, in 1830. Judge Minor spent the evenings of his days in the midst of domestic felicities, unbroken by jar or discord and died in 1838. He was followed, in the office of clerk of the supreme court by James B. Wallace, who came from Lawrence county, making Tuskaloosa his permanent home..
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