Brief Life History of Lee Roy
When Lee Roy Minks was born on 13 July 1933, in Buffalo, Harper, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Leslie Ray Minks Sr., was 36 and his mother, Eva Dies, was 27. He married Sondra Kay McGinnis on 21 May 1958, in Caldwell, Sumner, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Eagle Chief Township, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, United States for about 5 years. He died on 8 September 2011, in Minneola, Clark, Kansas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Ulysses Cemetery, Ulysses, Grant, Kansas, United States.
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- Roy Minks in household of Leslie R Minks, "United States Census, 1940"
- Lee Roy Minks, "Find A Grave Index"
- Lee Roy in entry for Eva Minks, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
1941 · Comanche Code Talkers
Many Native Americans from Oklahoma were once again employed as code talkers during WWII to create a code impenetrable by enemies. Rather than Choctaw, a Comanche-language code was developed. Several of these men were sent to invade Normandy to send messages. None of the men were killed and the Comanche code was never broken.
1954 · Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a U.S. Supreme Court case which ruled racial segregation in public schools as unconstitutional. The unanimous decision was handed down on May 17, 1954. The case was originally filed by the Brown family in Topeka, Kansas.
Name Meaning
Altered form of Polish and Jewish Minkus .
German: variant of Mink .
English (mainly southeastern): variant of Mings .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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