Where the Minors Lived

Over the 40 years Virginia and Francis Minor lived in St. Louis, they moved around a lot. These are the addresses that have been uncovered to date. More will be added if additional information is found.

Year(s)HomeBusinessSource
1845-1847First Home
386 Morgan (Morgan West of Fourteenth)
 UnknownThe St. Louis Directory, 135
1848-1850First Home
386 Morgan (Morgan West of Fourteenth)
13 ChestnutThe St. Louis Directory, 166
1852NW Corner of Morgan and FifthSurveyor  General’s office – 89 ChestnutThe St. Louis Directory, 177, 85
1853-58Minoria
St. Charles Rock Road, 5 miles west of city near Cote Brilliante
Southeast Corner of Third and ChestnutThe St. Louis Directory, 132; St. Louis Globe Democrat, Jan. 9, 1854, 3.
Kennedy’s St. Louis Directory, 156
The St. Louis Complete Business Directory for 1858, 19
1859Minoria
St. Charles Rock Road, 5 miles west of city near Cote Brilliante
31 Pine, 33 Pine1859 City Directory 335, 593, 599
1860-1863Minoria
St. Charles Rock Road, 5 miles west of city near Cote Brilliante
31 PineCampbell and Richardson’s St. Louis Business Directory, 251
1864-65Minoria
St. Charles Rock Road, 5 miles west of city near Cote Brilliante
39 Pine1864 The St. Louis Directory, 399, 722, 728; 1865 City Directory, 519, 826; Also personal correspondence of Francis Minor.
1865-66Minoria
St. Charles Rock Road, 5 miles west of city near Cote Brilliante
36 Pine1866 The St. Louis Directory, 605, 970
18671010 Pine 305 Olive 1867 The St. Louis Directory, 579, 965, 973
1868806 Olive  Unknown1868 The St. Louis Directory, 535
1869-1870900 Pine10 North Fourth, room 19The St. Louis Directory, 567, 1066
The St. Louis Directory, 623, 1039
1871-732652 Olive Missouri Supreme Court, south wingEdwards’ Fourteenth Annual Directory, 507 and 579
18742652 Olive 404 OlivePersonal letter from Virginia Minor to Susan B. Anthony
1875-18772652 Olive 414 Olive, Room 19 and Room 5 The Elite Directory of Saint Louis Society, Chas E; Ware & Co., St. Louis 1877, 39; Daily Missouri Republican, Dec. 7, 1876, 8.
1878-822652 Olive N/AGould’s St. Louis Directory
1884-18943311 Lucas N/ANewspaper states they had that house built and were moved in by June 1883