Biographical Sketch of Rev. Lorren T. Minturn - Andrew County, Missouri

>From "History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County" Published 1888

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Rev. Lorren T. Minturn, rector of the Episcopal Church at Amazonia, was
born in Mason County, West Virginia, October 13, 1819.  He is the son
of William W. and Tirzah (Fellows) Minturn.  The father was born in
Dutchess County, NY., and the mother was a native of Connecticut.  In
May, 1816, they were married at Point Pleasant, West Virginia., where
they located and died, the father about 1876, at eighty-five years of
age, and the mother about 1870, when seventy-six years old.  They were
both members of the Episcopal Church.  The father was a mechanic and a
miller.  Our subject is one of eleven children.  He received a liberal
education in his youth, and began business life as a miller, learning
it under his father's direction.  He worked in his native town until 
1857, when he came to St. Joseph, MO., where he worked at his occupation
twelve years.  In 1869 he removed to amazonia, and bought the Junction
Mill property, but lost it in 1876, since which time he has superin-
tended the mill.  On April 7, 1842, he was united in marriage with Miss
Catherine Knopp, of Mason County, West Virigina.  Nine children have
been born to them..two sons and seven daughters...of whom two daughters
are dead.  In January, 1884, he was ordained deacon of the Episcopal
Church by Rt. Rev. Bishop C. F. Robertson, and was licensed a preacher
of the gospel at the same time.  In 1859 he joined the Odd Fellows at
St. Joseph, in what was known as King Hill Lodge, No. 19.  He advnaced
in Odd Fellowship rapidly; in 1874 was made Grand Master of the State,
and in 1875-76 he represented the State at the Sovereign Grand Lodge at
Indianapolis and Philadelphia, the latter place during the Centennial.
In 1877 he was made Grand Patriarch of the State; represented the State
at the Sovereign Lodge at Baltimore in 1878-79, and in 1880 at Toronto,
Canada.  For three years he has been Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge.
In politics he is a Democrat.