When Henry Minks was born on 11 April 1815, in Lee, Virginia, United States, his father, Peter Minks Sr., was 30 and his mother, Hannah Jayne, was 29. He married Emelia Sare on 19 October 1837, in Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Monroe, Indiana, United States in 1840. He died on 24 March 1865, in Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Monroe, Indiana, United States.