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What's New on Minerd.com

Your Guide to New and Recently Revised Pages

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Bios (continued)

Florence (Hart) Pfeifer Photo Album - Unknown Faces 

Florence (Hart) Pfeifer School Student Group Photos

Honor Roll: 192 Younkin-Younken-Youngkin-Younken-Yonkin Civil War Soldiers

D-Day Campaign Memorial:  Honoring Cousins Who Took Part in the Invasion of France During World War II

Honor Roll: 100 Known Military Casualties

Remembering 375+ Casualties of Water, Fire/Shock/Freezing and Vehicle/ Aircraft Accidents

43 Cousins and Spouses in the Student Body of the Class of 1972, Connellsville Area (PA) High School

Speckled Legacy: Tom Custer in American Pop Culture

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Younkin-Younken-Youngkin Feature Pages and Biography Table of Contents

Mike Shonsey and the Johnson County Cattle War: A True Story of Cattle Barons, Homesteaders, Frontier Justice, Range Detectives, Maverick Roundups, Livestock Rustlers, Dry Gulching, Blacklisting, Brand Blotching, Cutouts, Daisy Lists, Whitecaps, Flagg of the Hat, Cattle Kate, the Texas Kid, Heaven's Gate and Much, Much More 

Civil War Guide to the Meinert-Minerd-Minard-Miner-Minor Family - Soldiers By Name - Their Regiments - Their Bloodiest Battles - Casualties - Freed Slaves in the Family - Prisoners of War (POWs) - At the Homefront

"Take It from Me: 10 Tips for Successful Family Reunions" - by Mark A. Miner

Missouri Pacific Lines Magazine, Edited by Edward Harlan "E.H." McReynolds, Special Assistant to the President  

Remembering the Victims of 60 Workplace Accidents in the Manufacturing, Mining and Metals Industries

230 Civil War Soldiers in the Extended Family

"The Great White Fleet" - by Winfield I. Flanigan

Memoir: "My Dad: Jean Flanigan Wetherbee’s Memories of her Father, Winfield I. Flanigan"

Cousin Voices: Unique Writings, Memoirs, Poetry and Essays Authored By Members of the Extended Family

In Lasting Memory: A Tribute to Cousins and Spouses Who Passed Away From Jan. 1, 2022 to Dec. 31, 2023

Meinert Essen Buch 2023 - Compiled by Heather (Miner) Dandy

Poor Polly: The Muddled and Confused Identity and Legacy of Mary "Polly" (Younkin) Minerd/Miner 

Henry and Elizabeth Yonkon Miner Reunions of Washington, PA and Wheeling, WV, 1928-1931 

The Mucho-Married Mayle/Male and Minard/Miner Families of the Chestnut Ridge Community of West Virginia and Eastern Ohio

Braddock's Grave and Fort Necessity: Preserving Historic French & Indian War Landmarks in Southwestern Pennsylvania

Minerd.com in the News 2016-2020 

"A Companion to Paddytown of Turkeyfoot" - By Michael Patrick Connelly

West Penn Power and Railways: Steady Employer for Many Branches of Our Family

Who's Who - Map of the First 5 Generations of Offspring of Pennsylvania Germans Friedrich and Eva Maria (Weber) Meinert Sr.

Eva Maria (Weber) Meinert’s Arduous Girlhood Immigration Journey, 1708-1709

Death on the Rails: Remembering 50+ Fatal Railroad & Streetcar Casualties 

Other Inter-connected Families Profiled on Minerd.com

Kissin' Cousins: The Extensively Intermarried Minerds, Younkins, Harbaughs and Mayles of Southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia

Gaumer-Gomer-Garmer Biography Archives: Johannes Dietrich and Maria Elizabeth (Meinert) Gaumer of Lehigh County, PA and 4 Generations of Their Descendants

Coal, Coke and Steel: Honoring More than 400 Cousin Laborers Who Shaped America's Mineral and Metal Industries

Norman and Jenny (Enos) Snyder of Normalville, PA 

Abraham and Sarah (Montgomery) Younkin Jr. of Lancaster and Findlay, OH & Big Brushy, TX 

Joseph Benjamin and Mary Catherine "Mollie" (McKnight) Pratton of Canonsburg, PA

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Gen. Herman and Anna "Cecelia" (Keller) Haupt, "Lincoln's Railroad Man"  

Andrew Jackson and Lydia Ann (Guernsey) Younkin of Washington County, IN & Preble County, OH  

John T. and Dorothy Ann (Younkin) Gross of Tippecanoe, IN  

Cyrus Sylvester and Elizabeth (Whalen) Younkin Sr. of Independence, IN  

Benjamin Franklin and Sarah A. (Flowers) Younkin of Lafayette, IN  

William and Minerva "Bell" (Younkin) Muter of Battle Ground, IN

John Deitz Younkin and wives Marietta Victoria King and Charity M. (Smith) Henderson Howard of Rainsville & Battle Ground, IN; Nebraska; and McCracken & Great Bend, KS  

Samuel and Rachel (Deitz) Younkin of Butler & Hamilton Counties, OH and Battle Ground, IN 

William Henry and Malinda (Slayton) Younkin Sr. of Jackson, MI

Benjamin Cook and Christiana "Christiann" (Yonkin) Clayton of Chillisquaque, PA & Jerseyville, IL

John and Adaline Eliza (Younkin) Van Pelt of Washington Court House & Saybrook, OH and Cedar Rapids, IA

Col. William and Marietta (Younkin) Porterfield of Dunkirk, OH; Council Bluffs, IA; & Fremont, NE  

Col. Absalom P. and Sarah Annette (Younkin) Byal of Findlay, OH  

David and Matilda (Green) Youngken of Richlandtown, PA  

John "David" and Mary Magdalena (Youngken) Seip of Bucks County, PA

Abraham and Elizabeth (Hauser) Yunkin of Monroe County, PA  

John "Nicholas" Youngken Sr. and wives Catherine Verity & Mary Elizabeth Young of Bucksville, PA 

Abraham and Mary Magdalena (Haupt) Kreider of Central Pennsylvania 

Samuel and Elizabeth (Sweitzer) Haupt of Newville, NY

John "Jacob" and Anna Margaretta (Wiall Snyder) Haupt of Philadelphia, PA

Abraham and Sarah (Haupt) Piesch of Franklinville & Philadelphia, PA 

John Henry "Sebastian" and Matilda (Brewster) Haupt III of McDowell, AL  

Abraham and Catherine (Von Billiard) Haupt of Mount Carmel, IL  

Septimus and Catherine (Haupt) Evans of Doylestown and Jenkintown, PA  

Jonas and Elizabeth M. (Plummer) Youngken of Greenwich & Pohatcong, NJ  

James Eyster and Martha Ann (Basnett) Murdock Sr. of Kingwood, WV

William "Henry" and Mary Jane (Miner) Alderman of Braceville & Warren, OH, Nevada Mills, IN; & Bronson, MI 

John Freeman and Alice (Minerd) Rockwell of Balsinger & Hopwood, PA 

William Henry Miner and wives Mary Jane Leidy and Mary "Ellen" Derbyshire of Mauch Chunk, Weissport & Philadelphia, PA

Francis Charles and Katherine Salkeld (Miner) Wintermute of Catasauqua, Weissport & East Mauch Chunk, PA  

Isaac and Margaret (Penrod) Younkin of New Philadelphia, OH

Dr. Ezra and Elisabeth (Haupt) Baker Jr. of Mount Carmel, IL

John Fackenthal Youngken and wives Harriet Danforth and Eliza Boileau of Friendsville, IL  

John and Anna "Elizabeth" II (Younkin) Haupt/Houpt of Durham, PA

David and Mary Ann (Yonkin) Holden of Pottsgrove, Chillisquaque & Pittston, PA 

Melville and Hettie Malinda (Oliver) Maxwell of Cardington, OH; Salem, MO; Clay Center, KS; & Scott, OH

Johnston Maxwell and wives Nancy Jane Stanton and Viola Scribner of Cardington, OH

Thomas Benjamin and Melissa Mae (Maxwell) Roby of Cardington, OH; Haseville, MO; & Alva, OK 

Charles and Clara Etta (Stoner) Miner of Fort Madison, IA

George Wilson and Clara (Miner) Tucker of Fort Madison, IA 

Joseph and Laura Jane (Miner) Troxel Jr. of Burlington & Waterloo, IA and Coronado, CA

Philemon D. and Lucinda Jane "Jennie" (Gollada) Armstrong of Yakima, WA 

Alexander and Alice Ann (Simmons) McMurray Jr. of Grove City & Columbus, OH 

Cyrus C. and Mary Louisa (McMurray) Leslie of Springfield, OH 

George H. and Calista (Sparrow) McMurray of London, OH

Corwin Thomas and Ella F. (McMurray) Carter of Madison County, OH

Robert A. and Flora "Flo" (Adams) McMurray of London, OH 

Melville Darwin and Sarah Hortense (McMurray) Ailes of Springfield & Warren, OH 

Foster D. and Florence (McMurray) West of Mechanicsburg & Springfield, OH

John Willis and Maggie Viola (Sherwood) Krick of Paulding, OH  

James Alfred and Nellie B. (Plumley) Krick of Fort Wayne, IN

James and Eva Jane (Krick) Plumley of Convoy, OH

Philip D. and Caroline (Johnson) Krick of Van Wert, OH & Mount Pleasant, MI

Elijah and Ida May (Goodin) Krick Sr. of Monroeville, IN

Harvey S. and Ellen (Ferguson) Bristol of Chicago, IL & Buchanan, MI 

John Henry "Sebastian" and Matilda (Brewster) Houpt III of Sumter County, AL 

Ulysses S. and Eva May (James Drake Mawhorter Burger) Bristol of Buchanan, MI

William B. and Duanna (Burgoyne) Hawkins of Catlin Twp., IL 

Evan and Elizabeth Ann (Taylor) Burgoyne of Wayne, IN; Caitlin, IL; and Chetopa, KS  

Robert L. and Katherine (Mallon) Burgoyne of Buffalo, NY

John Youngken and wives Anna Maria Essig and Barbara Wimmer of Bucks County, PA

Abraham and Elizabeth (Wyker) Youngken Sr. of Bucks County, PA

George and Elizabeth (Bollinger) Yonkin Sr. of Pottsgrove, PA

John "Henry" Sebastian and Maria Catharina (Younken) Haupt/Houpt Jr. of Durham Furnace, PA

Annie Elizabeth Harbaugh of Mill Run, PA  

Isaac Lewis and Eltha Maud (Minard) Slack of Nodaway Twp. & Clarinda, IA

Harriet Jessie Fremont (McFarland) Crooks Bennett and Husbands of Zanesville, OH; Grand Junction, CO; and Salt Lake City

Ralph Edgar and Sabina Aleeta "Bina" (Miner) Johnston of Kenosha, WI; New Orleans; and Ray, Chillicothe & Columbus, OH

Raymond Clarence and Martha Elmira "Mattie" (Torrance) Miner of Cooper, IA and Chicago

George Henry and Clara (Morton) Miner of Charles City and Springfield, MO

Howard Forest and Edna Eleanor (Miner) Talbert of Marshalltown, IA

Frederick William Miner and wives Helen (Smith) Herring and Lola Della Esther "Dolly" Treadway of Marshalltown and Ferguson, IA  

Clyde Henry and Mary Matilda (Miner) Moore of Rippey, Marshalltown and Perry, IA

Jacob and Anna Caroline (Mattern) Gaumer of Fairview and Philadelphia, PA  

William Lewis and Zeruah "Ruby" (Knight) Snyder of Gladwin, MI 

John and Lillie May (Knight) Walters of Gladwin and Nester Twp., MI  

Samuel V. and Cynthia May (Cox) Warner of Arcola, IL

Charles C. and Rebecca Catherine (Warner) Roberts of Arcola, IL, San Benito, TX & Shreveport, LA

Joshua Lewellyn "Lew" and Cordelia (Warner) Roberts of Featherville, ID

Archer Bradley and Mamie (Halfpenny) Averill of Berwick, PA

Charles Wesley and Carrie (Johnston) Hunt of Zanesville & Somerset, OH

Edward Dick and Carrie (Clark) Ogle of Pitcairn, PA 

Margaret (Miner) Sloan Maxwell and Husbands Harvey Sloan and J. Marshall Maxwell of Cardington & Richland Twp., OH

Charles and Martha (Miner) Conner of Shelby County, OH & Kalamazoo, MI

Ziba and Annabelle (Flanigan) Burnworth of Johnson Chapel, PA

Thomas and Mary "Missouri" (Flanigan) McNair of Bruceton Mills, WV & Dickerson Run, PA

Thomas and Sabina (Tissue Burnsworth) Flanigan of Johnson Chapel and Confluence, PA

Marcellus "Tim" and Emily Frances (Parry) Flanigan of Shelby and Manilla, IA

Howard and Martha (Evans) Flanigan of Albia, IA

Archibald and Osie Carrie (Minard) Tucker of Topeka, KS

Charles Jasper and Andora (Minard) Hickcox of Greenville, OH

Mamie (Walker) Rice Poland and husbands of Gypsum & Wichita, KS 

Angie (Walker) Oliver Wilson and husbands of Kirksville & Brookfield, MO & Denver, CO

James "Ellet" and Mary (Lynch) Walker of Brookfield, MO

George Edward and Anna Morris (Swearingen) McReynolds of Rich Hill, MO 

William M. and Mamie W. (Swearingen) Haley of Nevada, MO & Delphos, KS 

Charles Edward and Margaret (Miner) Bottomley of Connellsville, PA 

Lloyd M. and Edna (Gorsuch) Hyatt of Confluence, PA

Thomas "Warren" and Marion (Thomas) Halfpenny of New Columbus, PA

Edward and Angeline (Comfort) Esch of Indiana County, PA & Lisbon, OH

Henry and Anna (Halfpenny) Schreiner of Chester, PA

John Gilbert and Harriet Emily Loncas (Wright) Miner of Hebron, OH  

Vernon Cornelius and Pearl Rebecca (Felgar) Van Dyke of Hunker, PA 

John Henry and Emma (Mayle) Kennedy of Sharpsburg, OH 

Oliver Clyde and Ella Florence (Dawson) Minerd of Connellsville, PA & Fair Oaks, CA

Jasper "Oliver" and Minnie (Minerd) McKnight of Preston County, WV & Fayette, Washington & Westmoreland Counties, PA 

 

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