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From H.L. Mingee: "He had a foster father named William Gordy bornSicely, Italy. Mother (Foster) unknown. Edgar was divorced in 1946 and1952. Did time in the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, Indiana in1952 for 2nd degree burglary and had two charges but one dropped."
Name may be Frank not Fred per Aunt Agnes in 1978
The SSN prefexes of 700 through 728 were set aside for railroad workers.700-728
See More about Earnest Edward Mingee...for more about Lacy Thornton
From LV Mingee: Earnie and Lacy were both born around Sidel, Indianola,Rantoul - all around Newman" County seat may be Paris, Illinois
Children's names came from LaFerne Mingee Otto 1978.
Bill McNeese had another child - Edna Mingee, m. ? Pankey. This info wasfrom John McNeese (Simi, CA) Research
123. Charles Emmett Mingee , Jr.
Laferne Otto said he lived in San Lorenzo CA
When I got in touch with Uncle Kenneth in 1978, he was living in WalnutCreek CA (Cathea)
This was a note from Uncle Kenneth, the youngest of Alexander Mingee'schildren. Everyone said he would not answer my letter of inquiry back in1978. Not only did he answer, but he sent me the only known pictures ofhis parents. One was a tintype of his dad when he was young, and anotherone of his mother, Dora McNeese Mingee standing in front of a house.Here is the note:
"Dear Cathea, Will try and answer your letter and the questions. Yes,our parents died when we were very young. I went on a large farm southof Metcalf about 5 miles. I live with some people by the name of JamesRoth. I lived with them until I was 16 or 17 years old. They sent toschool. I got thru the grade school, and I took the 8th grade twice so Icould enter in the Edgar County track and field meet and it helped me asI got some things I missed the first time around. I was lucky in a way.My brother Emmett was 2 years older than I, went on a farm with my UncleAndy Julian, he got 2 years in high school in Hume, Illinois. After mysister, Stella, got thru school in Metcalf, our doctor got her in anursing school in St. Louis and she became a nurse, and the rest of thechildren were older and shifted for their selves, but we all had bad andhard times, but it seems like the Lord always find a way for you..."