Jeanette “Netta” McAllister  [Minor]

Job Title(s)

Seamstress, Finishing Department

Dates of Employment

c. 1893

Last Name  McAllister     [Minor] 
First Name  Abby 
Middle Name  Jeannette   “Netta” 
Born  24 Dec 1861 in Montpelier, WI 
Home Addresses (Salem)         s s Nebraska av 1 w 14th (boards) 
Died  18 Mar 1942 in Dallas, OR 
Place Buried  I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Dallas, OR 
Husband  Stephen W Minor  
Date of Marriage  18 Oct 1913 in Vancouver, WA 
Children  none 
Dates of Employment  1893
Job(s)  Seamstress 
Story  Netta McAllister worked as a seamstress in 1893 at TKWM along with her sister Myrta. 

Jeannetta “Netta” McAllister was born 24 Dec 1861 in Montpelier, Wisconsin to August and Agnes Amelia [Hall] McAllister. She was one of seven children born to the couple. The family emigrated to Salem in 1890, via Kansas. 

She worked briefly at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill with her sister Myrta, as a seamstress. Then took work as a housekeeper. She married Stephen W Minor in Vancouver, WA on 18 Oct 1913. He was an engineer by training and his work projects took them to various locations in Oregon. The couple had no children. 

Husband Stephen died 2 Oct 1930 in Gresham, OR. After his death Netta lived with various nieces and nephews and went back to her first name, Abby.  She died 18 Mar 1942 in Dallas, OR. She was buried in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Dallas. 
References 
Name  Remarks 
Salem City Directories  1893  McAllister Miss Necca, seamstress TKWM Co, bds s s Nebraska av 1 w 14th 

1916  Minor Steph W (Nettie) h 4229 66th SE 

1917  Minor Steph W (Jeannetta) h 4229 66th SE 

1920  Minor Stephen W (Jeanetta) ironworker, r 525 Duane (Astoria) 
Census  1870  Nettie McAlister. Age: 8. Birth Date: abt 1862. Birthplace: Wisconsin. Home in 1870: Hamilton, Caldwell, Missouri. Additional household members: Augustus McAlister, 42. Agnes McAlister, 25. Nettie McAlister, 8. Rella McAlister, 6. Alva McAlister, 4. Henry Watts. 

1895  Marion County, OR Census. Nettie McAllister. Birthplace: Wisconsin. Birth Year: 1862. Residence Place: Salem, Marion, OR. Religion: Protestant. Occupation: Housekeeper. Age: 33. 

1910  Jeanette Mcallister. Age: 48. Birth Date: 1862. Birthplace: Wisconsin. Home in 1910: Sechan Land Rd. Portland Ward 8, Multnomah, OR. Single, sister-in-law to HOH. Parents born in Vermont. Occupation: Salesman in Dept Store. Additional household members: Andrew J Murphy, 48. Myrta Murphy, 38. Augustus J Murphy, 16. Harry L Murphy, 10. Andrew L Murphy, 6. Nellie Hughes, 8 (boarder). Jeanette Mcallister, 48 (sister-in-law). 

1920  Jeanetta M Minor. Age: 48. Birth Year: abt 1872. Birthplace: Wisconsin. Home in 1920: Duane St. Astoria Ward 2, Clatsop, OR. Married, boarder to HOH. Additional household members: Elina Boentgen, 68 (head). Rudolf H Boentgen, 41. Edward G Boentgen, 30. Steven W Minor, 45 (roomer). Jeanetta M Minor, 48. 

1930  Jeannetta Minor. Age: 68. Birth Year: abt 1862. Birthplace: Wisconsin. Home in 1930: 1111 Milwaukie, Portland, Multnomah, OR. Married, wife to HOH. Additional household members: Stephen W Minor, 55. Jeannetta Minor, 68. Andrew L Murphy, 26 (nephew). 

1940  Abbie J Minor. Age: 78. Birth Year: abt 1862. Birthplace: Wisconsin. Home in 1940: Darlington, Multnomah, OR. Widowed, aunt to HOH. Additional household members: Leroy Waterhouse, 31. Lelia E. Waterhouse, 67. Raymond Waterhouse, 34. 
Washington, US Marriage Record  S W Minor – Jeannette McAllaster. 18 Oct 1913 in Vancouver, Clarke, WA. Groom Info. Residence: Portland. Age: 40. First Marriage. Birthplace: Nevada. Occupation: Civil Engineer. Bride Info. Residence: Portland. Age: 51. First Marriage. Birthplace: Wisconsin. 
Find-a-Grave 

 

 Stephen William Minor. Birth: 1873. Death: 2 Oct 1930 (aged 56-57) Portland, Multnomah, OR. Burial: Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Multnomah County, OR. Memorial ID: 228571600 

Abby Jeanette “Netta” McAllister Minor. Birth: 24 Dec 1861, Montpelier, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. Death: 18 Mar 1942 (aged 80) Dallas, Polk County, OR. Burial: Dallas Cemetery, Dallas, Polk, OR. Memorial ID: 235971809 
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