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Langford
J. Minard |
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Mound View Cemetery |
Langford J. Minard was born on Dec. 3, 1865 near Gambier, Knox County, OH, the son of Thomas G. and Elizabeth (Glasner) Minard.
Langford was born a year after his father returned home from the Civil War. Sadly, his father never recovered from his wartime illnesses, and died in 1868 when the boy was at the tender age of three.
Langford worked for years as a "moulder" in an iron foundry in Mount Vernon.
On Nov. 18, 1886, at the age of 20, he was united in matrimony with Mary A. "Molly" Camp (July 1864-1956). The wedding was conducted by the hand of E.K. Young in Summit County, OH. On their marriage license application, his name was spelled "Lankford" and his handwriting crude.
They bore two children, Earl Minard and Lillian Elizabeth Minard.
The Minards resided at 907 West Vine Street, and later at 402 East Ohio Avenue, in Mt. Vernon, Knox County.
When Langford's mother died in 1895, he served as administrator of the estate, and also received a bequest of $50.
When the federal census enumerations were made in 1920 and 1930, Langford was employed as a molder at an engine plant. The Mt. Vernon Republican News said that he also was "superintendent of grounds at Camp Sychar for several years. [He was] a resident of Camp Sychar, was a member of the Gay St. M.E. church for 44 years and for the past few years was teacher of the Mayer Bible Class."
After the death of Langford's daughter-in-law Louise in 1921, they took in their motherless granddaughter who was under their roof in 1930.
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Camp Sychar's camping and revival meetings of the early 1900s |
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Obituary, 1938 |
Langford suffered from kidney disease. Sadly, he passed away of its effects on Aug. 11, 1938, at the age of 73, at Mt. Vernon Hospital. He was laid to rest in Section M, Row 3 of Mound View Cemetery in Mt. Vernon. No stone is known to mark the grave.
Molly outlived him by nearly two decades. She continued to provide a living space in her home for her unmarried daughter and granddaughter as of 1940. Molly and Lillian were in the same household in 1950 as recorded by the U.S. Census taker.
Toward the end of her life, she suffered from nephritis, and resided in the McConnell Nursing Home. She passed away on April 27, 1956. She was buried beside her husband at Mound View.
~ Son Earl Minard ~
Son Earl Minard (1890-1968) was born in July 1890.
In young manhood, he relocated to Cleveland and secured employment with Kirk Latty Novelty Company.
On Nov. 28, 1916, when he was 26 years of age, he entered into marriage with Louise Davidson ( ? -1921), daughter of Allen Davidson of Utica, OH. The wedding was officiated by Rev. Foster C. Anderson of North Gay Street, and was held at his home. The happy event was announced in the Mount Vernon Democratic Banner. Their first home as newlyweds was at 1466 West Winchester Avenue in the suburb of Lakewood.
They together bore one daughter, Edith Stawser.
Sadly, their marriage only lasted for a little more than four years. Louise passed away in Columbus on or about Feb. 11, 1921, and was buried in her hometown of Utica, OH. Among those traveling from out of town to attend the funeral, reported the Mt. Vernon Democratic Banner, were Mrs. Paul Turner, Anita Hall and son Kenneth, Ethel Byers, Samuel Clark, Clarence Clark and Lewis Atherton. Daughter Edith was taken in by her Minard grandparents and lived under their roof in Mount Vernon in 1930.
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Mt. Vernon's South Main Street, as seen from the public square |
Earl's second wife was Lucina S. Bebout (1901-1992).
Earl went on to become a licensed chiropractor, practicing for three decades in Mt. Vernon. A 1930 advertising notice in the Mt. Vernon Republican News shows his office was in the Chamber of Commerce Building. He also owned and operated a barber shop for a quarter century on Main Street.
In her own right, Lucina "was a 58-year member of the First Church of the Nazarene [in Mt. Vernon], where she had taken care of communion for more than 50 years. She played the organ and piano, taught Sunday school, served as treasurer for the Joy Club and served on the church board...," said a newspaper.
They are buried in the Eastview Section of Mound View Cemetery in Mt. Vernon.
Daughter Edith Elizabeth Minard (1919-2004) was born on Aug. 4, 1918. She was a young girl at her mother's death and grew to adulthood in the residence of her grandparents Minard. At the age of 21, in 1940, she continued to share a home with her grandmother and unmarried aunt Lillian Minard in Mount Vernon. At that time, she was employed as a stenographer in a public school. Edith tied the marital cord on Oct. 16, 1959 with widower Lloyd Daniel Strawser (Feb. 10, 1918-1992). Their wedding was held in Columbus, OH. He and his first wife Margaret Louise Casey (1925-1959) had produced a daughter, Marilyn Zawada. The newlyweds moved to Marion, OH and never left. Edith went on to earn income as a medical secretary for physician offices. She also held a membership in the Salem Evangelical Church. As of 1974, the Strawsers lived at 282 East Washington Street in Marion. Sadly, Lloyd surrendered to the angel of death on Feb. 11, 1992. Edith survived as a widow for another dozen-plus years. She eventually moved to 464 Jamesway in Marion, and toward the end was admitted to live in the Kingston Residence. She died at the age of 86 on Nov. 4, 2004. An obituary was printed in the Marion Star. Interment was in Price Cemetery in Richwood, OH, wit hRev. J.
- Step-granddaughter Marilyn Strawser ( ? - ? ) was born in (?). She is believed to have been a 1965 graduate of Marion Catholic High School. Marilyn wed Henry Zawada ( ? -1998), son of Wincenty and Izabela Zawada of Chicago. The couple's only son is Vincent D. Zawada. Their dwelling-place was in Richmond, VA, where Henry owned Service-Plus. Sadness blanketed the family when Henry ws diagnosed with cancer. He died in Richmond at the age of 51 on April 17, 1998. An obituary appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Burial took place in Dale Memorial Park. Evidence suggests that Marilyn has outlived her spouse by several decades and worked as a medical technician at CJW Hospital in Richmond.
Great-grandson Vincent D. Zawada ( ? - ? ) is believed to have been born in Richmond. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in fine arts from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia. He relocated for a time to Colorado and taught art at Mesa State College in Grand Junction. He returned to Richmond to join the adjunct faculty of Virginia Commonwealth University. Working in the medium of acrylics, he also is a freelance illustrator and has published his work in advertising, editorial and greeting card outlets. This all needs to be confirmed.
~ Daughter Lillian Elizabeth Minard ~
Daughter Lillian Elizabeth Minard (1899-1974) was born on Oct. 22, 1899 in Mount Vernon, Knox County.
Lillian never married and shared a home with her mother for decades. She earned income as a young woman as a music teacher, instructing pupils in her parents' homeplace. She continued giving private music lessons at least into 1940.
In 1922-1923, she worked as a stenographer for F.H. Harris & Company in Mt. Vernon. Later, she was a longtime sales clerk at Rudin's department store in Mt. Vernon, working 48 hours per week as of 1950. She eventually retired from the position.
Lillian moved to Marion, OH in about 1971 and spent her final three years in the community, making her residence with her married niece. She maintained a membership in the Epworth United Methodist Church.
Her final home was in a long-term care facility Maplewood Nursing Center in Marion, OH. Sadly, she died at age 74, on Sept. 6, 1974, at the home of her niece Edith Strawser. An obituary was published in the Marion Star.
The remains were transported back to Mount Vernon to be interred beside her parents.
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