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The incessant march of time continues to take a huge toll on our extended family of tens of thousands of cousins. Sadly, in the years that have elapsed since July 1, 2000, when we started counting with precision, an alarming number of Minerd- Minard- Miner- Minor cousins and spouses has passed away, all of them descendants of southwestern Pennsylvania pioneers Jacob and Maria (Nein) Minerd Sr. We extend our deepest sympathy to their loved ones.
The data suggest that, on average, we may lose a cousin or their spouse as frequently as every 2.00 days. No epidemic illness is at work. Rather, it's the normal cycle of life, reflecting the family's enormous headcount and the aging of the baby boom generation. It's a staggering toll, but certainly is not comprehensive, as we have no true way of knowing the status of every single branch of the clan. The lists of past years' data will be backfilled as we learn more. Only a miniscule fraction of the total names at death was some form of M-M-M-M -- less than one percent. Not surprisingly, everyone else carried some other, different name -- more than 99 percent. This is because, as the family has grown to an immense population, the proportion of cousins who descend from females doubles with each succeeding generation, and with that the number of other names. Jan. 1, 2021 to Present (30): Frederick Wayne "Fred" Kennedy - Zanesville, OH - Feb. 25, 2021 Families of Artennis and Virgie (Minard) Mayle Cheryl Rae Kennedy - Philippi, WV - Feb. 22, 2021 Family of Osa Bell "Ocie" (Minerd) Kennedy Connie L. (Grega) Mayle - Grafton, WV - Feb. 21, 2021 Family of Jefferson Davis Mayle Eleanor Yvonne (Mayle) Reed Mathias - Wintersville, OH - Feb. 18, 2021 Family of Rachel (Minerd) Mayle Norman Clayton Prinkey - Monarch, PA - Feb. 17, 2021 Families of John Ross Miner and of John N. Rose Zendell Wayne Mayle Sr. - Grafton, WV - Feb. 16, 2021 Family of Jefferson Davis Mayle Ruth (Nicholson) Eicher - Connellsville/Normalville, PA - Feb. 8, 2021 Family of Hannah "Lucy" (Murray) Eicher Dorothy (Means) Sproul Friend - Ohiopyle, PA - Feb. 6, 2021 Families of James R. and Mary Eliza (Harbaugh) Hall Mable (Turner) Ridley - Lemont Furnace, PA - Feb. 5, 2021 Family of Frank George Turner Elizabeth Violet (Adams) Goins - Muskegon, MI - Feb. 4, 2021 Family of Jesse "Floyd" Goins Dorothy "Joan" ((Fisher) Halbrook - Lemont Furnace, PA - Feb. 3, 2021 Family of William G. Miner Faith (White) Berg - Rutland, VT - Feb. 1, 2021 Family of Emily Elizabeth "Emma" (Miner) White Vernon T. Holsinger - Darlington, PA - Jan. 30, 2021 Family of Austin J. Firestone Sr. Jeanie B. (Kundrick) Jennings - Washington, PA - Jan. 30, 2021 Family of Robert Edward Lee Jennings Brenda (Mayle) Mayle - Philippi, WV - Jan. 29, 2021 Family of Sarepta (Kennedy) Mayle Sharon L. (Schwenning) Parker - Marysville, OH - Jan. 28, 2021 Family of Dianna (Nicklow) Shipley Dixie Mayle - Canton, OH - Jan. 25, 2021 Family of George Riley Minard Robert Lee Newman - Elwood City, PA - Jan. 23, 2021 Family of Osa Bell "Ocie" (Minerd) Kennedy Roger Lee Mayle - Canton, OH - Jan. 21, 2021 Family of Emily Jane (Minerd) Mayle Lula (Croston) Newman Mayle - Philippi, WV - Jan. 19, 2021 Family of George Riley Minard Donald Blane Kooser Jr. - Connellsville, PA - Jan. 17, 2021 Family of Esther (Ogle) Kooser Corenia S. (Roberts) Rose - Connellsville, PA - Jan. 17, 2021 Family of Ulysses "Grant" Rose Wesley Eugene Goins - Lansing, MI - Jan. 14, 2021 Jon Joseph Minerd - Edgewater, FL - Jan. 9, 2021 Family of Rev. William Mullen Minerd Bruce Michael Goins - Lansing, MI - Jan. 8, 2021 Margaret A. "Peggy Sue" (Jennings) Giles - Connellsville, PA - Jan. 6, 2021 Families of Alvin Howard Jennings Sr. and Saundra "Sauny" (Dailey) Pugh Martin - Coolville, OH - Jan. 4, 2021 Family of Claude Thomas "Todd" Minerd Thompson B. Hunt - Vanderbilt, PA - Jan. 2, 2021 Family of Mary Ann (Miner) Richter Charlotte Zoë Walker - Portland, OR - Jan. 1, 2021 Family of Elizabeth (Miner) Lindley Jill Rae (McIlwain) Jenkins - Kissimmee, FL - Jan. 1, 2021 Family of Gertrude (Minerd) McClements
July 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020 (67): Karen (Hughes) Ross - Uniontown, PA - Dec. 31, 2020 Family of Dianna (Nicklow) Shipley Franklin Richard "Frank" Mayle - Grafton, WV - Dec. 24, 2020 Family of Jefferson Davis Mayle Douglas F. Schultz Sr. - Washington, PA - Dec. 22, 2020 Family of Jessie Elizabeth (Miner) Schultz Cynthia R. "Cindy" Nicholson - Chalk Hill, PA - Dec. 21, 2020 Family of Elizabeth (Rowan) Hall George R. Porterfield - Connellsville, PA - Dec. 18, 2020 Families of Charles H. Rose and Enoch Miner Sr. Betty June (Mayle) Peck - Chardon, OH - Dec. 16, 2020 Family of Alphus Steven Mayle Espy Leroy Parker Jr. - Rowlesburg, WV - Dec. 16, 2020 Family of William G. Miner Blanche Eugenia "Jean" (Fisher) Boring - Thornville, OH - Dec. 16, 2020 Family of Alvaretta (Johnston) Cooperrider Elizabeth "Gwen" (Walker) Stewart Thorpe - Louisville, OH - Dec. 13, 2020 Family of Sarah "Elizabeth" (Turner) Smalley Janice E. (Mayle) Newman - Amsterdam, OH - Dec. 13, 2020 Families of Jefferson Davis Mayle - Sarepta (Kennedy) Mayle - Roy Andrew "Bic" Kennison - Warsaw, VA - Dec. 11, 2020 Family of Thomas Minerd John Junior Mayle - Canton, OH - Dec. 10, 2020 Family of Sarepta (Kennedy) Mayle David Lynn White - Washington, PA - Dec. 10, 2020 Family of Grace Olive (Miner) White Larry G. Show - Farmington, PA - Dec. 8, 2020 Families of Eli Leonard and Reuben H. Leonard Earl Erwin Minerd - Lawrence, PA - Dec. 3, 2020 Family of Ernest Earl Minerd Victor "Reed" Miner - Grantsville, MD - Dec. 3, 2020 Family of John Andrew Miner Franklin James "Jim" Moore - Findlay, OH - Nov. 29, 2020 Family of Sarah Josephine (Miner) Moore Francis Gerald "Flick" Clark - Keyser, WV - Nov. 28, 2020 Family of George W. Menefee Darrin Newman - Canton, OH - Nov. 25, 2020 Families of Emily Jane (Minerd) Mayle and Sarepta (Kennedy) Mayle Linda Mardel (Shroyer) Powell - Connellsville, PA - Nov. 17, 2020 Family of Laura Belle (Younkin) Shroyer Richard Andrew "Rick" Long - Dewey Beach, DE - Nov. 15, 2020 Family of Marybelle (Minerd) Riley Robin Dorrine (Mayle) Fortney - Fort Gay, WV - Nov. 10, 2020 Family of Minerva (Minerd) Mayle Michael Lawrence Miner - Everson, PA - Nov. 7, 2020 David Duane Ream - Carthage, NC - Nov. 6, 2020 Family of Norman Richard Ream Karen (Minerd) Wagonrod - Van Wert, OH - Nov. 5, 2020 Family of John Reuben Minerd Doris Anne (Moore) Nichols - Ottawa, OH - Nov. 2, 2020 Family of Sarah Josephine (Miner) Moore Edward E. McClain - Trenton, FL - Nov. 2, 2020 Family of Ervin M. Minard Neil Demus McCoy - Bridgeport, WV - Nov. 1, 2020 Family of Minerva (Minerd) Mayle Luther Nelson Mayle - Athens, OH - Oct. 29, 2020 Mary Anne (Thorpe) Smith - Eighty-Four, PA - Oct. 28, 2020 Family of Clara Jane (Freed) Thorpe Sarah Darlene Kennedy - Parsons, WV - Oct. 25, 2020 Family of John Henry Kennedy John Philip McCabe - Palmdale, CA - Oct. 23, 2020 Family of Albert Philip McCabe Erica L. McClain - Harrison County, OH - Oct. 20, 2020 Family of Ervin M. Minard Earl Willard Friend Jr. - Wilmington, NC - Oct. 19, 2020 Families of James R. and Mary Eliza (Harbaugh) Hall Emma Jean (Mayle) Abbott - Zanesville, OH - Oct. 16, 2020 Families of Artennis and Virgie (Minard) Mayle Theodore Russell Minerd Sr. - Masontown, PA - Oct. 11, 2020 Family of Harry Russell Minerd Elsie Marie (Hart) Hull - Connellsville, PA - Oct. 11, 2020 Family of Ella (Enos) Hart Kierstynn Lacole Lynn Kennedy - Zanesville, OH - Oct. 7, 2020 Family of Mary (Mayle) Croston Hunter Brian Michael Starkey - Carrollton, OH - Oct. 3, 2020 Family of Emily Jane (Minerd) Mayle Kathryn F. (Keslar) Laymon - Normalville, PA - Sept. 26, 2020 Family of Jennie (Enos) Snyder James Russell Callihan - Reynoldsburg, OH - Sept. 23, 2020 Family of William G. Miner James Arthur Mayle - Grafton, WV - Sept. 18, 2020 Family of Sarepta (Kennedy) Mayle Gladys L. (Rowan) Basinger - Connellsville, PA - Sept. 17, 2020 Family of George E. Rowan Gilbert Lee Shroyer - Connellsville, PA - Sept. 13, 2020 Family of Laura Belle (Younkin) Shroyer Warren Clyde Sterner - Rockwood, PA - Sept. 12, 2020 Family of Amanda (Younkin) Hechler Betty Jane (Gary) McClintock - Confluence, PA - Sept. 11, 2020 Family of Minnie Edna (Miner) Gary Ruth Ellen (Turner) Savage - Crozet, VA - Sept. 8, 2020 Family of Frank George Turner Harold Thomas "Tony" Minerd - Masontown, PA - Sept. 6, 2020 Family of Harry Russell Minerd Jane (Felder) Nusz - Okeene, OK - Aug. 29, 2020 Family of Laura (Brown) Barnum Trellis Rae (McKnight) Mellinger - Dawson, PA - Aug. 28, 2020 Family of Clarence Jay McKnight Rebecca Ann "Becky" (Lloyd) Cole - Los Gatos, CA - Aug. 27, 2020 Family of Marybelle (Minerd) Riley Charles Labo - Baltimore, MD - Aug. 22, 2020 Family of Austin J. Firestone Sr. John Robert "J.R." Auer - Connellsville, PA - Aug. 16, 2020 Family of Grant Louis Firestone Roxanne (Franks) Minerd - Lemont Furnace, PA - Aug. 16, 2020 Family of Arthur Ralph "Buck" Minerd Michael Robert McClain - Bowerston, OH - Aug. 16, 2020 Family of Ervin M. Minard Aaron Dale Minerd - Springfield, OH - Aug. 14, 2020 Family of Basil Alonzo Minerd Sr. Leona "Lorraine" (Stoner) Smith - Normalville, PA - Aug. 2, 2020 Family of William Austin Rowan Richard Ward Brumley - Smithfield, PA - July 28, 2020 Family of Mary (Minerd) Baer Judith Aline (Horstman) Weishner - Canonsburg, PA - July 26, 2020 Family of Laura Edna (McKnight) Horstman Jeffrey Wayne Kennedy - Philippi, WV - July 26, 2020 Norma Jean (Helms) Minerd - Wichita, KS - July 25, 2020 Robert B. McClain - Bowerston, OH - July 19, 2020 Family of Ervin M. Minard Janetha Gayann (Wheatley) Minerd Graves - July 18, 2020 Family of Dr. James Weston Minerd Dr. Thomas A. Hower - Greensburg, PA July 14, 2020 Family of Anna Belle "Annie" (Trout) Hower Betty Louise (Puckett) Nichols - Lynchburg, OH - July 13, 2020 Family of William McKnight Ronald Lester Miner Sr. - Mill Run, PA - July 11, 2020 Family of Lester Miner Mary Louise (Pickens) McKinney Baer - Washington, PA - July 8, 2020 Family of Andrew Jackson Birch
January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 (73): Charlene Rae (Younkin) Eller - Somerset, PA - June 23, 2020 Family of Bertha (Ream) Conn Donald Wayne Miner Sr. - Fairchance, PA - June 22, 2020 Family of Franklin Miner Hope Lynn (Nagel) Emph - Mt. Jackson, VA - June 21, 2020 Family of Mary (Minerd) Eicher Donna Marie Miner - Mill Run, PA - June 15, 2020 Family of Ralph Miner Clarence Gilson Mayle - Grafton, WV - June 11, 2020 Ronald Ray Wiltrout Sr. - Dickerson Run, PA - June 10, 2020 Family of Gertrude (Minerd) Ullery Bella Rae Seachrist - Oakmont, PA - June 9, 2020 Family of Gertrude (Minerd) McClements Nicholas James Niedenthal - Canton, OH - June 8, 2020 Family of Charles William Minard Sr. Richard L. Harbaugh - Markleysburg, PA - June 6, 2020 Family of Robert Bacom Harbaugh Jr. Elijah Nez Breegle - Rockwood, PA - June 6, 2020 Family of Minnie Edna (Miner) Gary Christine Elaine (Johnson) Franks - Acme, PA - June 2, 2020 Families of Edward Miner and Charles H. Rose Daniel Lee Norris - Moatsville, WV - May 26, 2020 Family of George Riley Minard Karen Lee (Mayle) Hill - Newark, OH - May 26, 2020 Family of Stephen T. Minerd Robert L. Bryner Jr. - Connellsville, PA - May 24, 2020 Family of Mary Eleanor (Firestone) Bryner Rhome Sandra (McKnight) Engle Brown - Canfield, OH - May 19, 2020 Family of William Stewart McKnight Barbara (Patterson) Spease - Washington, PA - May 18, 2020 Family of Grace Olive (Miner) White Jacob Aaron "Jake" Shaffer - Stoystown, PA - May 16, 2020 Families of Oakey David Harbaugh and Annie Gertrude Shroyer Christie Renee (Miner) Mastache - Canton, OH - May 16, 2020 Family of George Riley Minard Kathryl Louise (Kreuer) Emery - Ahwatukee, AZ - May 13, 2020 Family of Howard Minard Sharon Lynn (Jewell) Kennedy - Massillon, OH - May 8, 2020 Family of John Henry Kennedy Kenneth Eugene Romano - Washington, PA - May 3, 2020 Family of Grace Olive (Miner) White Jonevieve "Jonnie" (Spoor) Fletcher - Greenfield, IN - April 27, 2020 Ora Ray Liston - Mill Run, PA - April 25, 2020 Families of Oakey David Harbaugh and Annie Gertrude Shroyer Arthur Robert Horstman - Greensboro, NC - April 19, 2020 Family of Laura Edna (McKnight) Horstman Iris Lola (Crawford) Carmichael - Clarinda, IA - April 18, 2020 Family of Lola Rebecca (Minard) Crawford Tina Rooks - Columbus, OH - April 17, 2020 Family of Stephen T. Minerd William Glenn Pirl Sr. - Normalville, PA - April 13, 2020 Family of Franklin Miner Lloyd Waner "Fickle" Mayle - Shinnston, WV - April 8, 2020 Family of Rachel (Minerd) Mayle Reid Dalton Ritenour Sr. - Elyria, OH - April 7, 2020 Family of Ida (Murray) Ritenour Louis Anthony Stryker - Frontenac, KS - April 7, 2020 Family of Orville Baldwin Minerd Robert G. "Bob" Mayle - Chesterhill, OH - April 3, 2020 Family of Inez Gertrude (Hayes) Crippen Timothy G. Furbee - Washington, PA - March 30, 2020 Family of William McKnight Jackson D. Conn - Confluence, PA - March 29, 2020 Family of William Austin Rowan Hazel "Cre" (Minerd) Yeater - Stewart, OH - March 26, 2020 Family of Claude Thomas "Todd" Minerd Lester Calvin "Less" Roadcap - Millersburg, PA - March 24, 2020 Family of Sarah "Elizabeth" (Turner) Smalley Norma (Piggott) Minor - Belpre, OH - March 22, 2020 Family of Charles Ray Minor Robert R. Gorsuch - Hooversville, PA - March 19, 2020 Family of Carl V. Gorsuch Deborah Ann (Szwed) Parfitt - Alverton, PA - March 18, 2020 Family of Austin J. Firestone Sr. John William Hiles Jr. - Round O, SC - March 13, 2020 Family of Daisy (Minerd) Hiles Predilla Donna J. (Shroyer) Kistner - Connellsville, PA - March 11, 2020 Family of Charles H. Rose Harold M. Firestone - Dunbar, PA - March 10, 2020 Arlene (Sherman) Farmer - Bruceton, TN - March 9, 2020 Family of Clarence "Jay" McKnight Larry Francis Miner - Canton, OH - March 9, 2020 Family of John Andrew Miner Mark Imler Eno - Phoenix, AZ - March 8, 2020 Family of Minnie (Younkin) Rhoads Betty Jean (Minerd) Dennis - Hopwood, PA - March 8, 2020 Family of James Whalen Minerd Zachary Thomas Highsmith - Newport News, VA - March 6, 2020 Family of Orlan Lloyd Miner Robert Francis Lostetter Sr. - Oakdale, PA - Feb. 27, 2020 Family of Edward John Miner Sandra Kay (Torrence) Meeks - Canton, OH - Feb. 23, 2020 Family of Mary (Mayle) Croston Hunter Debra (Bruening) Rodman - Maryland - Feb. 21, 2020 Family of John Walter Miner Linda L. (Mayle) Miner - Canton, OH - Feb. 17, 2020 Family of George Riley Minard Clifford Miner Sr. - Philippi, WV - Feb. 14, 2020 Family of George Riley Minard Doris Irene (Carr) Thompson - Fairchance, PA - Feb. 13, 2020 Family of Charles S. Turner Carol Gene Zollars - Waynesburg, PA - Feb. 11, 2020 Family of Cleveland Farabee Christopher Redding - Lumberton, TX - Feb. 9, 2020 Family of David "Nesbit" Miner Benny Joe "Ben" Rodeheaver - Kingwood, WV - Feb. 5, 2020 Family of Alfred Rankin Thelma (Adams) Rodeheaver - Kingwood, WV - Feb. 4, 2020 Family of Alfred Rankin Mark W. Nicklow - Connellsville, PA - Feb. 4, 2020 Families of Alvin Howard Jennings Sr. and Julia Ann (Ream) Nicklow Debra Ann (Kepics) Minerd - Poland, OH - Feb. 3, 2020 Family of Thomas Minerd Cyrus M. Meyers - Indian Head, PA - Jan. 27, 2020 Family of Rachel Ruamy (Long) Pritts Harevey D. "Gene" Griffin - East Pembroke, NY - Jan. 24, 2020 Family of William Thomas "Bill" Minard Beverly Lynn (Dalton) Miner - Philippi, WV - Jan. 21, 2020 Family of George Riley Minard Eunice Juanita (Armstrong) Fergason - Durant, OK - Jan. 20, 2020 Family of Laura (Brown) Barnum Glenda (Broeseker) Speicher - Hershey, PA - Jan. 17, 2020 Family of Sarah (Weyand) Coleman Bonnie L. Sanner - Connellsville, PA - Jan. 17, 2020 Family of Ida (Murray) Ritenour Mary Louise (Richards) Miner - Trafford, PA - Jan. 14, 2020 Family of Franklin Miner Donna Jean (Shroyer) Smith Harman - North Huntingdon, PA - Jan. 13, 2020 Family of Laura Belle (Younkin) Shroyer Jeremy D. Rowh - Canton, OH - Jan. 12, 2020 Family of Sarepta (Kennedy) Mayle Susan Elizabeth Lenhart - Beaufort, SC - Jan. 11, 2020 Family of William Austin Rowan Garry L. Kennedy - Canton, OH - Jan. 7, 2020 Family of Opha Cleophas Kennedy Danny Eugene Johnson - Amsterdam, OH - Jan. 6, 2020 Family of Ruth Ann (Minerd) Mayle William James Eicher Jr. - Pittsburgh, PA - Jan. 5, 2020 Family of Mary (Minerd) Eicher Birdie (Sanner) Richter - Scottdale, PA - Jan. 3, 2020 Family of Hannah "Lucy" (Murray) Eicher Joyce E. (Matkoskey) Wailes - Beavercreek, OH - Jan. 3, 2020 Family of Julia (Rhoads) Shaulis
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