MONTGOMERY COUNTY, GA - BIOS  Mincey, Shelton S. 

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SHELTON S. MINCEY

S. S. Mincey (b. 1865 - d. 1930) — of Ailey, Montgomery
County, Ga. Republican. Delegate to Republican National
Convention from Georgia, 1912, 1920. 

He was a leader in his community respected for his
leadership. The  Rosenwald School for blacks came into being
due to his work. He owned his own farm and was "treasurer of
the widows and orphans department of the Negro Masonic Lodge
of Georgia."

Mr. Mincey was a leader in both the Negro Masonic lodge and
the Negro Knights of Pythias.

"Mincey's wife, Asalena, was a businesswoman who made and
sold hats in a downtown Ailey."

He was beaten to death for political activities in Uvalda,
Montgomery County, Ga., July 29, 1930. At 70, Mincey was a
successful farmer and longtime leader in the Republican
Party. After he fell out with some white Republicans, he was
abducted from his home by masked men and flogged to death.

He had 10 children and seven grandchildren

Interment at Live Oak Baptist Church Cemetery.

For much more information see 

http://www.thefirstmondaytimes.com/4436.html

A Memorial Day is held each year in Ailey on the weekend
before the 1st Monday in August.  Families come together and
also do clean up of cemeteries, and reflect on the
principles S.S. Mincey stood for.


The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution
March 16, 1997 - Section: DIXIE LIVING 
featured the story of  S.S. Mincey
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1930 United States Federal Census > Georgia > Montgomery > Ailey > District 10 image 14

Mincey, Shelton S. 65 married at age 26  farmer [1865]
  Asalena wife 55 married at age 16
  T.J. g.son 13 [1917]
  Willis T. g.son 13 [1917]
  Sol C. g.son 12  [ 1918][Solomon Calvin Curry]
  S.C. g.son 11 [1919]