Leavittsburg's hydroelectric dam and powerhouse, Mahoning River, circa 1911

Warren Daily Tribune, 1917 Courtesy Warren-Trumbull County Library

The couple resided in Leavittsburg, Trumbull County in 1888-1892, during which time his elderly father resided in his household. When cash was paid out of his late mother’s estate, Daniel was not listed as receiving anything.

When the federal census was taken in 1900, the Miners made their home in Warren, Trumbull County. Daniel, age 57, was listed as a farmer, while son Charles, 20, was a railroad laborer.

That year, they suffered the tragic death of their son Louis in a brickyard accident.

Hattie was described in the Warren Daily Tribune as "a self-sacrificing and singularly devoted wife and mother, giving her entire time and strength to the rearing, comfort and happiness of her large family of children. For nearly two yers she has been a helpless invalid, broken in health by the long strain upon her nervous system. During those months of suffering her husband and daughter at home were lavish in their love and care."

Hattie passed away in their dwelling on March 20, 1906. The Daily Tribune noted that a "large company of neighbors and relatives attended the funeral." She was laid to rest in the German  Reformed Lutheran Church Cemetery near Southington, Trumbull County. Also buried in this cemetery are her husband's uncle Joseph Miner and several of Joseph's children.

Eight months later, on Nov. 12, 1906, at the age of 67, he was married again to 46-year-old widow Elizabeth (Stieglitz) Burnett of Leavittsburg, the daughter of Henry and Lucy (Smiley) Stieglitz. On the marriage license, Daniel gave his occupation as "farming" and his residence as Leavittsburg.

Warren Daily Tribune, 1906 Courtesy Warren-Trumbull County Library

During the final decade of his life, Jacob endured the deaths of his adult daughters Lillie Bierworth and Kate Robbins.

As he aged, Jacob increasingly suffered from kidney problems, known at the time as "Bright's Disease." Toward the end, he went to stay with his married daughter Emma Taylor just over the state line in Mahoningtown, Lawrence County, PA. There, on Sept. 6, 1917, he died at the age of 76. The body was brought back to Warren for viewing at the home of daughter Mary Etta Moore, and then burial in the Reformed Church Cemetery in Southington, with rites performed by Rev. Frankk Brown of the Second Christian Church.

Daniel's son-in-law James Taylor was the informant for the official Pennsylvania certificate of death, and gave the names of the deceased's parents as "Jacob Miner" and "Not known." An obituary in the Warren Daily Tribune said that Jacob was "a lifelong resident of Warren township... Practically all of Mr. Miner's life had been spent on a farm about two miles west of Leavittsburg and he was very well known in that community." The headcount of his survivors was 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A shorter obituary appeared in the New Castle (PA) News.

When the grave marker inscriptions were surveyed and indexed in 1928 by Grace M. Winnagle, Hattie's stone apparently was still standing and legible. However, by 1995, when re-indexed by Jean Viets Highland, the marker had either been removed, or was entirely unreadable. 

The fate of Daniel's second wife Elizabeth is not yet known.

~ Daughter Lillie (Miner) Bierworth ~

Daughter Lillie Miner (1867-1907) was born on Nov. 29, 1867 in Leavittsburg, OH.

On May 27, 1888, at the age of 18, she was joined in wedlock with Henry Bierworth (June 1, 1864-1940), also spelled "Berworth" and "Bierwerth," a native of Allegheny County, PA whose parents John and Bertha (Morgan) Bierworth were German immigrants. Rev. E.B. Wakefield officiated.

Warren Daily Tribune, 1907 Courtesy Warren-Trumbull County Public Library

The pair together bore a family of six known offspring -- Tillie M. Bierworth, John H. Bierworth, Myrtle Soules Johnson, Harry Morgan Bierworth, Erma "Ermie" Governor Herbert Shively and Clyde Harold Bierworth.

Henry had come to Warren from Cleveland in about 1880. Federal census enumeration records for 1900 show the family residing on a farm in Paris, Portage County, OH. As of 1907, they dwelled in Howland, OH.

Sadly, suffering from anemia, Lillie passed away at the age of 39 on April 15, 1907. An obituary in the Warren Daily Tribune said "She is survived by heer husband and six children. The funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the lodge at Oakwood cemetery." Rev. J.E. Lynn, of the Central Christian Church, led the funeral rites. Music was peerformed by Mrs. H.G. Thayer, Mary Ratliff and Mrs. J.E. Lynn. Her sons served as pallbearers.

After her death, her 10-year-old son Harry was taken in by Mr. and Mrs. William Anthony of West Farmington, OH, where he was raised to manhood and considered their "foster son."

Henry survived his wife by 33 years. In 1920, living by himself in Warren, he worked making steel barrels for a corrugating company.

In time he married again to Anna ( ? - ? ).

Toward the end Henry was admitted to St. Joseph's Hospital in Warren. There, he surrendered to the angel of death in 1940. A newspaper said his demise was due to "complications following an illness of six weeks..." His survivors included eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Rev. C.L. Rush led the funeral service, with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.

Daughter Tillie M. Bierworth (1890- ? ) was born in Aug. 1890.

Son John H. Bierworth (1892-1966) was born in March 1892 in Ohio. John migrated in young manhood to Aurora, Kane County, IL.There, he made a living as a machiist. John was wed twice in his lifetime. At age 24, circa 1914, he married his first bride Hattie (1878- ? ). She was 11 years older than the groom. Sadly, Hattie died during the 1920s. In 1930, the widowed John was proprietor of a barbecue and kept a boarder to generate additional income. John was joined in wedlock with Minerva Wascho (1886-1982). Their home in 1935-1955 was in Aurora, Kane County, IL. U.S. Census records for 1940 also place the pair in Fox, Kendall County, IL. In Fox, John earned a living as a farmer and Minerva as manager of a resort camp. He died in 1966 and is interred in Aurora's Spring Lake Cemetery. Minerva lived for another 16 years. She passed away in May 1982.

Daughter Myrtle Bierworth (1894-1991) was born in July 1894 in Warren, OH. On June 1, 1915, in Berrien County, MI, the 21-year-old Myrtle first entered into marriage with 38-year-old John David Soules (1892- ? ). The Soules do not appear to have reproduced. Their home in 1930 was Aurora, Kane County, IL, where John earned a living as a foreman for a steam railroad and Myrtle as a core maker at a foundry. Myrtle and John may have divorced during the decade of the 1930s. She in 1940 resided in Batavia, Kane County, marked as single and running a boarding house which included five lodgers. Her second spouse, when she was age 40, was 33-year-old Batavia bartender Eric Johnson (1912-2004), son of John and Anna Johnson. They tied the knot on Oct. 9, 1940 in Clinton County, IA. Later, by 1981, they migrated to Wisconsin, settling in Grand Marsh, WI. Myrtle died on July 13, 1991 and sleeps for all eternity in Easton (WI) Cemetery.

Son Harry Morgan Bierworth (1897-1955) was born on May 25, 1897 in or near Warren. His mother died when he was age 10, and he was taken in by Mr. and Mrs. William Anthony of West Farmington, OH. Considered the Anthonys' "foster son," they raised him to manhood. Harry earned a living in his mid-20s as a truck driver. When he was 26 years of age, on Dec. 1, 1923, he was united in matrimony with 21-year-old Hazel Geneva Wagner (March 25, 1902- ? ), daughter of Charles and Martha (Hendricks) Wagner. Hazel was a native of Rankin, IL and was employed at the time as an Ohio lamp worker, residing in Warren. Officiating their nuptials was Rev. I.R. Griffiths of Southington, OH. Three known sons of this couple were Harry E. "Sonny" Bierworth Sr., Charles Bierworth and Roger Bierworth. In about 1930, their second son was born in Illinois. But by 1935, the Bierworths made a home in Ohio and dwelled in Johnston, Trumbull County, with Harry laboring as a sawyer in a lumber camp. From 1940 to 1948, he was employed by Copperweld Steel in Warren. The 1950 federal census of Johnston lists Harry as a farmer. The couple resided in Johnston, OH for 21 years and then in about 1953 moved to Fowler, OH. Harry was seriously ill for the last two years of his life. At the age of 57, he passed at home on Feb. 19, 1955.

Park Street looking north in Warren, Ohio

Daughter Erma "Ermie" Bierworth (1899-1999) was born on Nov. 3, 1899 in Warren, OH. She was eight years of age when her mother died. Erma was wed at least four times. Her first spouse is not known. Her second husband was was William P. Governor (1918-1971), who was 19 years younger than she. One known daughter born to this marriage was Catherine Savage Powell Fisher. The Governors divorced, and she made her residence during that era at 507 Woodbine Street Southeast in Warren, working as a maid. Erma's home circa 1940 was in Girard, OH. Then at age 41, on Aug. 27, 1941, she entered again into marriage with 41-year-old boiler operator Arthur Eram Herbert (1899- ? ) of Warren, the son of James and Mary (McCanarh?) Herbert. The Herberts lived in Niles in 1955. Circa 1955, she wed her fourth spouse, Harry Shively (Aug. 16, 1884-1963). Harry was a widower and the son of Thomas and Alice (Mahan) Shively. For 26 years, he was employed by Republic Steel Corporation in its engine room. Sadly, Harry passed away in the Delp Nursing Home in Boardman, OH on Jan. 26, 1966. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery. The widowed Erma made a home in Warren and supported herself as a waitress at the Saratoga Restaurant, retiring in the 1970s. A newspaper said she "was an avid card player and enjoyed animals." Erma succumbed to the spectre of death at age 99 on Feb. 15, 1999 as a resident of Horizon Village Care Center. Interment was in Crown Hill Burial Park in Vienna, OH. She was survived by four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and 11 great-great grandchildren. The remains were placed into rest in Crown Hill Cemetery.

• Granddaughter Catherine Governor (1918-2014) was born on New Year's Day 1918 in Girard, OH. She was a 1936 alumna of Vienna (OH) High School. Evidence suggests that Catherine was married thrice. Her first spouse was (?) Savage ( ? - ? ). Her second husband was Howard Powell ( ? -1997). Four children born to Catherine were William Powell, Erma Jean Garner, Candace Miller and Elizabeth Porter. The couple divorced, with Howard making his residence in Austintown, OH until his death in 1997. Catherine's third and final marriage was to World War II veteran William E. Fisher (1921-2011). Over the years, she made a living as a bus driver for the Niles City School System, and also as a waitress for Alberini's Italian Restaurant in Niles. She liked to garden, play cards and root for the Cleveland Indians baseball team. She endured the deaths of daughter Elizabeth in 1985, grandson William H. Powell in 1990, two great-grandchildren and her third spouse William Fisher in Madison on April 22, 2011. Fisher was buried in Niles Union Cemetery. Catherine's final years were spent in Lordstown, OH. At the age of 96, she passed away on Sept. 24, 2014. The headcount of her survivors was nine grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and nine great-great grandchildren.

  Great-grandson William Powell married Rosemarie. Their home in 1985-2014 was in Liberty, OH.

  Great-granddaughter Erma Jean (1945- ? ) was born in Dec. 1945. She wed (?) Garner/Gardner ( ? - ? ). Erma Jean dwelled in Cleveland in 1985-2014.

  Great-granddaughter Candace entered into marriage with Donald Miller. The Millers have lived in Warren and Lordstown, OH.

  Great-granddaughter Elizabeth C. Powell (1943-1985) was born on Feb. 20, 1943 in Youngstown. In 1962, she married Allie E. Porter (Sept. 1932-1975). Four children born to this couple were Michael Porter, Daniel Porter, Mark Porter and Kathryn Porter. Sadly, Allie passed away in May 1975. Elizabeth outlived him by a decade. She made a home during that time at 104 Shady Lane Circle, and she held a membership in St. Rose Church in Girard. She died at the age of 42 in June 1985 as a patient at Trumbull Memorial Hospital. Interment of the remains was in Crown Hill Cemetery following funeral services at St. Rose Church.

Son Clyde Harold Bierworth (1902-1981) was born on June 11, 1902 in Paris, Portage County, OH. He was just five years old at the death of his mother. Clyde was twice married. On Nov. 5, 1921, when he was age 20, he married his first bride, 20-year-old Edith Edna Fobes (March 9, 1901- ? ), daughter of George and Bessie (Robinson) Fobes. Leading the marriage ceremony was Rev. Charles L. Rush of the Lutheran Church in Warren. Five sons were produced by this couple -- Melbern Bierworth, Carmen G. Bierworth, Roland Bierworth, Bradley Bierworth and Larry Bierworth. At the time of marriage, Clyde earned a living as a laborer and Edith as a telephone operator. In 1940, at the death of his father, Clyde resided in West Farmington near Warren, OH. He was employed for many years by the State of Ohio Transportation Company. In the late 1960s, the widowed Clyde resided at 231 South High Street in Cortland, OH. At the age of 67, he wed a second time to 56-year-old keypunch operator Mary Jeanne (Dawson) Morgan (1913-1992), originally from Columbus, OH. She was the daughter of John W. and Marie (Konorth) Dawson and was divorced from her first husband, Chester H. Morgan. Leading their wedding ceremony was Rev. James S. Osuga of Cortland. Mary Jeanne earned income as a cosmetologist. The Bierworths were members of the Bazetta Christian Church of Cortland. For the last six winters of his life, Clyde spent his winters in Florida, including in Largo in 1981. He surrendered to death at age 78 on Feb. 28, 1981. An obituary was printed in the Tampa Bay Times. Mary Jeanne outlived her spouse by 11 years, living in Safety Harbor, FL. She passed away at age 78 on June 10, 1992. Her obituary also appeared in the Times. Interment of her remains was in Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park in Clearwater.

• Grandson Melbern Dee "Captain Sam" Bierworth (1925-1998) was born on July 31, 1925 in Columbus, OH. He tied the marital cord with Helen P. ( ? - ? ). He was the father of two daughters, Katherine Perry and Denise Pollock. Melbern served in the U.S. Navy during both World War II and the Korean War. He was in Clearwater, FL in 1959 and in North Carolina in 1981-1992. He made news in 1959 in Tampa when he filed a grievance with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging that he had been fired by General Ready Mixed Concrete Inc. for union activity. His final home was in Calabash, NC. He eventually bought and captained the Mary B III charter boat, earning his nickname. He also held memberships in the American Legion post of Rockport, MA and the Calabash post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Death spirited him away into the great beyond at the age of 73 on Oct. 11, 1998. Chaplain Jerry Prince oversaw the memorial service. An obituary appeared in the Myrtle Beach (SC) Sun-News.

  Great-granddaughter Katherine Bierworth was joined in matrimony with (?) Perry. She was in Florida in 1998. 

  Great-granddaughter Denise Bierworth was united in wedlock with (?) Pollock. Circa 1998, she resided in Calabash, NC. 

• Grandson Carmen G. Bierworth (1927-1991) was born on Jan. 31, 1927 in Ohio. In his youth he attended the Cortland and Warren schools and went on to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the close of the war, he obtained a job with Campbell Construction Company. In 1947, he wed Ida Ernestine "Jackie" Harker (1930-2018), daughter of John L. and Ella Harker. They stayed together over the thick and thin of 44 years. Three offspring of this union were LaDonna Bierworth, David Bierworth and Pamela Bierworth. Ida also had attended school in Fowler and Warren, OH and in the mid-1940s was enrolled in the Warren School of Beauty Culture. By 1955, the Bierworths settled in Capistrano Beach, CA in the Geddes Trailer Park. They are known to have attended the First Methodist Church of Orange County. At some point, they moved to Riviera, AZ and were there in 1981. Ida earned a living as a cafeteria manager for schools and hospitals. Said an obituary, "She treated all those that knew her with kindness and love. She was a generous and charitable soul. She had such a funny and sweet disposition about her." Sadly, Carmen died on Sept. 15, 1991. His remains were lowered under the sod of Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana, CA. Ida outlived him by 27 years and in 2005 relocated to Tennessee to be nearer to her three adult children in Harrison, TN, near Chattanooga. There, at the age of 88, she died on Oct. 28, 2018. She was survived by seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The remains were transported to Santa Ana to rest with her husband's.

  Great-granddaughter LaDonna Diane Bierworth (1957- ? ) was born in 1957 in Hoag Presbyterian Hospital in or near Capistrano Beach, CA. News of her birth was announced on the pages of the Santa Ana Register. As of 2018, she was in Harrison, TN.

  Great-granddaughter David Bierworth dwelled in Harrison, TN in 2018.

  Great-granddaughter Pamela Bierworth made her home in Harrison, TN in 2018.

• Grandson Roland A. Bierworth ( ? -2015) settled in Florida by 1962. He put down roots in Oldsmar near Dunedin, FL and remained for the balance of his life. Roland entered into marriage with (?), daughter of L.S. Dawson of Cuyahoga Falls, OH. Evidence suggests that he was elected to city council of Oldsmar, FL in 1964 and was appointed street chairman in 1966. He also served as Boy Scouts scoutmaster in the mid-1960s. Roland was pictured in the Tampa Tribune on Jan. 31, 1968 explaining the anatomy of crabs to children, with the hope that he could turn the hobby into an income-producing business. Then in 1979, he may have wed again to Katherine May Hatch ( ? - ? ), also of Dunedin. He died at age 85 on Oct. 24, 2015. A brief death notice was printed in the Tampa Bay Times.

• Grandson Bradley E. Bierworth (1934-2011) was born on Jan. 26, 1934 in West Farmington, Trumbull County, OH. He learned the occupation of carpentry and in young manhood lived at 231 South High Street in Cortland, OH. During the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Navy. On Aug. 11, 1961, when both were age 27, he entered into marriage with Lavina Jean (Dix) Lacey (Dec. 14, 1933- ? ), a native of Youngstown, OH and the daughter of Calvin W. and Christine E. (Tuecke) Dix. Rev. Robert H. Taylor presided over their exchange of vows, held in Warren. She was divorced from her first husband, with the decision approved in Superior Court in Los Angeles, and brought a stepdaughter into the second union, Brenda Lacey. They established a home in Canfield, OH and produced a daughter of their own, Vicky Lynn Heinbaugh. By 1998, the couple were living in Port St. Lucie, FL. He was gathered away into the heavens in Punta Gorda, FL on June 23, 2011. The remains were shipped back to Ohio to rest for eternity in the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery.

  Step-great-granddaughter Brenda Lacey (1959- ? ) was born in about 1959.

  Great-granddaughter Vicky Lynn Bierworth was an alumna of Canfield High School. In young womanhood she moved to Florida and was employed in Jupiter by the Loahatchee Club. On Aug. 11, 1990, she tied the marital cord with Eric Daniel Heinbaugh ( ? - ? ), son of Col. Jimmie Heinbaugh of Melbourne, FL. The ceremony was conducted in the United Church of Christ in Melbourne, and the beaming couple were pictured in a related story in Cocoa's Florida Today. He was a graduate of Tampa Technical Institute and at the time of marriage worked for Computer Science Raytheon in Tequesta, FL. 

• Grandson Larry Bierworth ( ? - ? ) was born in (?). He was joined in wedlock with Brenda Wile ( ? - ? ), daughter of Arlin and Margaret B. (Duricko) Wile. The Bierworths resided in Cortland, OH in the early 1960s. By 1964, they are believed to have relocated to Lisbon Falls near Lewiston, ME. They were back in Cortland by 1972. They migrated to Florida and in 1997-2009 dwelled in Pinellas Park, FL. Their four known children are Richard Bierworth, Thomas Bierworth, Ronald Bierworth and Cheryl Bierworth.

  Great-grandson Richard Bierworth ( ? - ? )

  Great-grandson Thomas Bierworth ( ? - ? )

  Great-grandson Ronald Bierworth ( ? - ? )

  Great-granddaughter Cheryl Bierworth ( ? - ? )

~ Son Frederick Miner ~

Son Frederick Miner (1870- ? ) was born in Sept. 1870 in or near Warren, Trumbull County, OH.

On July 25, 1896, he tied the marital cord with Lydia (Beecher) Devers Henry (April 3, 1867-1948), a native of Malvern, Carroll County, OH, and the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Flescher) Beecher. The nuptials were held in Cleveland, OH, by the hand of Rev. Frank W. Poole. News of their marriage license was published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Lydia was married twice before and brought two stepchildren into the union -- Harry W. Devers and Lola E. Lang Staley. The pair went on to produce more children of their own, including Frank Miner and Joseph Miner.

When the federal census enumeration was made in 1900, the Miners were in Cleveland, with Frederick employed as a railroad brakeman. Their marriage crumbled during the decade, with a divorce granted in 1910 in the Common Pleas Court of Cuyahoga County. 

In 1910, the U.S. Census shows Lydia generated income as a school janitress and by taking in a border. She may have been helped in the janitor work by her 17-year-old daughter Lulu.

Frederick is known to have lived in Detroit in 1917 when named in his father's newspaper obituary. On Dec. 6, 1918, Lydia married 39-year-old builder Otto Zimmerman (1879- ? ), son of Andrew and Martha (Meyers) Zimmerman. It was his first marriage. Justice of the peace W.J. Zoul officiated. The newlyweds resided at 3342 Seymour in Cleveland.

The census of 1920 shows Lydia (using the name Miner) and her son Frank under the same roof in Cleveland. She was marked as a widow and declared that she made a living by keeping a rooming house. There were three boarders in the household, including two immigrants from Puerto Rico. She held a membership in the Pilgrim Congregational Church in the city.

Lydia moved in about 1938 to her final dwelling-place in Carrollton, OH, with her daughter Lola and son-in-law Edwin Slatey, at 319 Second Street Northeast. At the age of 81, she broke her pelvis in a fall at home and died a week later on May 10, 1948. Funeral rites were conducted in the home of her daughter, with the services jointly led by Rev. and Mrs. A.G. Carlson. Burial was in the local Grandview Cemetery. An obituary in the Carrollton Free Press Standards said "She was the widow of Fred Miner."

Stepson Harry W. Devers (1886-1961) was born on Dec. 2, 1884 or 1886 in Alliance near Canton, Stark County, OH. He grew up in Cleveland. At some point he adopted his stepfather's name and became known thereafter as "John Henry Miner" and sometimes as "H.J. Miner." Census records for 1910 show him using the Miner name at age 23 and working as a railroad brakeman. Then during the early 1910s, he migrated to Arizona and made a new home in Tucson, Pima County, AZ. There, on Nov. 20, 1915, he wed 28-year-old Mercedes Gonzales (Sept. 24, 1887-1971), an immigrant from Mexico who had come to the United States two years earlier, in 1913. Rev. Oliver E. Comstock officiated. Together they bore a family of four -- Orville Miner, Elsie Miner, John Harry Miner Jr. and Donald Miner. John is known to have served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. The federal census enumeration of 1920 shows the Miners in Tucson, with him earning a living as a railroad car repairer. They returned to Cleveland by the late 1920s, making a home in the Auburn Apartments at 2639 Scranton Road Southwest. Grief swept over the family when 11-year-old daughter Elsie, playong on the roof of their apartment, fell through a skylight to her death in August 1929. The 1930 census shows that John's occupation was railroad switchman. Remaining in Cleveland in 1940, he generated income as a carpenter helper for a sewer project, quite likely working alongside his half-brother Frank. The family address circa 1942 was 3615 Trent Avenue. John passed away in Cleveland on Nov. 8, 1961. An obituary was published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Interment was in Brooklyn Heights Cemetery. The widowed Mercedes continued on for another decade. At the age of 84, she died on Oct. 17, 1971.

• Grandson Orville Miner (1916-1944) was born on Oct. 4, 1916 in Tucson, AZ. Dr. Whitmore assisted with the birth. He moved to Ohio with his parents in the 1920s and in 1940, a bachelor at age 22, lived in Cleveland and worked as a helper for a trucking company. Orville stood 6 feet, 1¾ inches tall and weighed 173 lbs. He never married and had no occupation in 1942 when required to register for the military draft during World War II. As of early 1944, he made a living as a woodworker. On the fateful day of March 18, 1944, while in a public place, he accidentally fell down a flight of stairs and, badly injured, was rushed to Cleveland City Hospital. The impact had fractured the base of his skull, ruptured an artery and caused bleeding throughout his right side. He died the same day at the age of 27. The remains were lowered into the sacred soil of Brooklyn Heights Cemetery.

• Granddaughter Elsie Miner (1918-1929) was born in about 1918 in Arizona. She moved with her parents and family to Cleveland by the late 1920s. On the tragic day of Aug. 19, 1929, at age 11, she was playing on the roof of the Auburn Apartments where they lived. Something went terribly wrong. She fell through a fourth-floor skylight, plummeting 25 feet to the floor of the upper story, suffering a broken neck and death. Her tender remains were lowered under the sod of Cleveland's Calvary Cemetery.

• Grandson John Harry Miner Jr. (1922-1999) was born on Sept. 14, 1922 in Tucson, AZ. He grew up in Cleveland, OH and had a ninth grade education. As of 1940, he toiled as a carpenter's helper with a forestry program of the Civilian Conservation Corps. John joined the U.S. Navy as a young man. After the war's end, he returned to Cleveland and made his home at 3045 Erin Avenue. Circa 1946, the 24-year-old John was married to 26-year-old Sarah Eileen Shultz (March 23, 1920-2005). News of their marriage license was printed in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. They became the parents of Terry Lee Miner Sr., Rocky L. Miner and Karen E. Brello. The Miners' marriage dissolved in divorce. John died at age 76, in Cleveland, on May 18, 1999. Former wife Sarah died in Parma  at the age of 84 on March 13, 2005. She was pictured in her obituary in the Plain Dealer. Her remains were laid to ret in Brooklyn Heights Cemetery.

  Great-grandson Terry Lee Miner Sr. (1946-2012) was born on Sept. 24, 1946. He was married and the father of Tracy Miner, Sherry Miner and Terry Lee Miner Jr. Their marriage ended in divorce. Terry earned a living as a millwright for Local 1871, a position from which he retired. He made his home in Middleburg Heights, OH. At the age of 65, he died on June 20, 2012 as a patient in MetroHealth Medical Center. A brief obituary was printed in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

  Great-grandson Rocky L. Miner wed Jeanette ( ? - ? ).

  Great-granddaughter Karen Miner ( ? - ? ) tied the knot with (?) Brello.

• Grandson Donald E. Miner Sr. (1924-2003) was born on Feb. 11, 1924 in Arizona. He moved to Cleveland as a young boy and spent his youth there. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army.  He was the father of Donald E. Miner Jr. Donald made his residence in Parma, near Cleveland. He died at the age of 79 on June 12, 2003. His mass of Christian burial was held at St. Rocco Church, followed by burial in Brooklyn Heights Cemetery. A notice of his death was published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. 

  Great-grandson Donald E. Miner Jr. married Charlotte.

Stepdaughter Lola Ethel Henry (1892-1972) was born on June 25, 1892 in Alliance near Canton, Stark County, OH, the daughter of Jonas Henry. She was only four years of age when her mother married Frederick Miner, and Lola appears to have taken the new surname as her own. She grew to womanhood in Cleveland, OH and in 1915 made her home at 2902 West 77th Street, earning a living as a telephone operator. Her first husband was 25-year-old Frank J. Lang ( ? - ? ), a resident of Brooklyn, OH and the son of John and Anna Walter. They exchanged their marital vows on July 21, 1915, with the nuptials performed by Rev. Sireno C. Weist. Frank was employed at the time as a jewelry manufacturer. By 1925, she tied the marital cord with Edwin Staley (1878-1958), misspelled in some records as "Stanley" and "Slatey." The pair settled in Carrollton, Carroll County, OH, where she held a membership in the Wesleyan United Methodist Church. Lola's widowed mother came to reside with the Staleys in about 1938. In all, from about 1922 to 1950, Lola logged 28 years of employment as a switchboard operator with General Telephone Company. As of 1940, Lola generated income with the telephone company but Edwin had no occupation. Sadly, Edwin passed away in 1958. Her final home was at 319 Second Street Northeast in Carrollton. After a lengthy illness, Lola died in the Carroll County Home on April 21, 1972. Her funeral was presided by Rev. Roy Wade, with cremation following. An obituary in the Dover Daily Reporter noted that "she lived in this area 45 years."

Son Frank Miner Sr. (1899-1991) was born circa Sept. 11, 1899 or 1900. He had an eighth grade education. Frank in young manhood was of medium height and slender build, with blue eyes and red hair. When required to register for the military draft during World War I, he was a machinist for Youman Machine Company in the city, located at 1011 Power Avenue. He was single at age 19 in 1920, sharing a home with his mother and continuing to be employed as a machinist in a welding works. At the age of 27, on Aug. 6, 1927, he was joined in wedlock with 18-year-old Mary Kavansky/Kavacensky/Kavacansky ( ? - ? ), an immigrant from Czechoslovakia and daughter of Daniel and Mary Kavacansky. Rev. Thomas London Jones presided at the wedding, held at 5717 Burnside in Detroit, MI. Two sons in this family were Frank Miner Jr. and James Miner. When the federal census enumeration was made in 1940, he worked as a carpenter's helper for a sewer project of the Works Progress Administration. Their homeplace in 1948-1950 was in Cleveland, with his occupation shown in the census as truck driver and hers' as a cleaning woman. He is believed to have died on the Fourth of July 1991.

• Grandson Frank Miner Jr. (1928-2018) was born on April 24 in about 1929. He worked as a packer/assembler at an electrical manufacturing company at the age of 21 in 1950. On April 25, 1950, in Cuyahoga County, he wed Mary C. Richards (June 17, 1931-2001). Two offspring of this family were Patricia A. Miner and Kenneth Miner. They were in Cleveland in 1950. Their final home together was in Brook Park near Cleveland. Sadly, Mary passed away on April 27, 2001. Frank outlived his bride by nearly 17 years. He died on Jan. 25, 2018. An obituary in the Cleveland Plain Dealer said he was survived by six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren. The remains were placed into eternal sleep in Sunset Memorial Park, North Olmstead. 

  Great-granddaughter Patricia A. Miner (1951-2019) was born on Nov. 20, 1951. She tied the knot with (?) Racut ( ? - ? ). They resided in Brook Park near Cleveland. The four offspring they produced together were Scott Racut, Mark Racut, Jason Racut and Sherry Kohout. Patricia enjoyed ceramics, cooking and crocheting. She was quoted in her obituary, saying that "I wasn’t a perfect mother, but I did the best I could. I hope my kids and my grandchildren love me and remember me for all the good things we did. The birth of my children and grandchildren were the highlights of my life." She died at the age of 67 on April 2, 2019. Her memorial service was conducted in the Brook Park United Methodist Church.

  Great-grandson Kenneth Miner ( ? - ? ) married Jeanne.

• Grandson James Miner (1938- ? ) was born in about 1938.

Son Joseph Miner (1904-1998) was born in about 1904 in Cleveland. He was married at least twice. He and his first wife divorced in 1930. He made a home in 1936 at 2810 Wade Avenue, Cleveland, making a living as a timekeeper. On Dec. 19, 1936, when both were age 31, he wed Florence (Lederer) Brandt (Aug. 13, 1905-1952), daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Lutzen) Lederer. Presiding was Rev. D.F. Bradley of West 14th Street. Their marriage license was announced in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Florence too was divorced from her first spouse, Charles Joseph Brandt (1885-1960). The Miners made their residence in Cleveland and produced two offspring -- Eileen Visser and Norma Jean Lloyd. Federal census records for 1950 show Joseph and Florence in Cleveland, with him working as a machinist in a machine manufacturing business, and 51-year-old "sister" Christine Fuller under their roof. Their address in the early 1950s was 7104 Colgate, with her generating income as an assembler with White Sewing Machine. Sadly, Florence at the age of 46 passed away at home on March 7, 1952, suffering from congestive heart decomposition, coronary artery disease and diabetes. Interment was in Cleveland's Riverside Cemetery. After six months of mourning, Joseph on Sept. 6, 1952 entered into marriage with his second wife, Wilma E. (Cavitt) Collins (1905-1992). They exchanged their vows in Laporte, IN. She too had been married previously and brought six stepchildren into the mixed family -- Martin Collins, Willard Collins, Faye DeCesare, Leonard Collins, Alan Collins and Esther Sherer. Wilma succumbed to the spectre of death at age 86 on May 18, 1992, in nearby Middleburg Heights. Her surviving offspring included 25 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Burial was in Brooklyn Heights Cemetery. Joseph survived her by six years. He died in Cleveland on May 1, 1998, at the age of 94. His obituary was published in the Plain Dealer. He sleeps for the ages in Brooklyn Heights Cemetery in the city.

• Granddaughter Eileen K. Miner (1925- ? ) was born in 1925. Circa 1946, she wed George Lewis Visser (May 5, 1922-2002). Their union held firm over the highs and lows of a remarkable 56 years. Their children were Alan Lewis Visser, Jerry Visser, Joyce Dykstra, Patti Duflo and Linda LaFountain. George was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. They established their dwelling in Grand Rapids, MI. The family also maintained a summer home in Baldwin, MI. Said an obituary, George "was the proprietor of Pat & Pearls Trailer Park on Wolf Lake. He was a member of the Casino Club and was a master golfer, bowler and cribbage player." Sadly, at the age of 80, George surrendered to the angel of death in their Baldwin summer residence on Aug. 22, 2002. Rev. Evan Downey officiated the funeral rites. Interment was in Graceland Cemetery.

  Great-grandson Alan Lewis Visser was deceased by 2002. 

  Great-grandson Jerry Visser wed Debra and moved to Cedar Springs, MI. 

  Great-granddaughter Joyce Visser married (?) Dykstra.

  Great-granddaughter Patti Visser tied the knot with Douglas Duflo. They settled in Newaygo, MI. 

  Great-granddaughter Linda Visser entered into marriage with (?) LaFountain and in 2002 was in Grand Rapids, MI.

• Granddaughter Norma Jean Miner (1927-2009) was born on Aug. 18, 1927 in Dayton, OH. She would have been about nine years of age when her mother married Joseph Miner. She tied the marital cord with Frank Lloyd ( ? - ? ). Two offspring of their union were Dr. Dennis Lloyd and Sandra Lloyd. At some point, Norma Jean moved to LaPorte, IN. She supported herself as a billing clerk with Whirlpool Corporation. Said an obituary, "Norma was a 45 year member of First Baptist Church Choir and served on several boards of the church, Women's Literary, and was active in La Porte Little Theater for many years." As a patient in LaPorte Hospital, death swept her away at the age of 81 on April 22, 2009. Her survivors included four granddaughters and nine great-grandchildren. A memorial service was conducted in the First Baptist Church, led by Rev. Doug Baker. Her remains were laid to rest in the local Patton Cemetery.

  Great-grandson Dr. Dennis Lloyd has made his home in Ontario, CA. 

  Great-granddaughter Sandra Lloyd relocated to Montesano, WA. 

• Step-grandson Martin Collins ( ? -2013) was born on (?). He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Martin entered into marriage with Fay ( ? - ? ). They lived in the Olmsted Township section of Cleveland, OH, where he earned a living as a construction laborer. The five children in this family were Carol Collins, Kenneth Collins, Ronald Collins, Brenda Laule and Kirk Collins. He died at the age of 83 on May 15, 2013. Burial was in the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery.

  Step-great-granddaughter Carol Collins ( ? - ? ) was deceased by 2009. 

  Step-great-grandson Kenneth Collins ( ? - ? )

  Step-great-grandson Ronald Collins ( ? - ? ) wed Laura.

  Step-great-granddaughter Brenda Collins married Daniel Laule. 

  Step-great-grandson Kirk Collins ( ? - ? ) 

• Step-grandson Willard D. Collins ( ? -2013) settled in Cleveland. During the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Air Force. Willard was the father of William Collins, Patricia Collins, Susan Lilley and Kathryn Brasty. Then in about 1974, he was joined in wedlock with Mary Jane ( ? - ? ). They resided in Brook Park near Cleveland and were together for 38 years until the separation of death. Willard died at the age of 79 on April 18, 2013. The remains were lowered under the sod of Western Reserve Memorial Gardens.

  Step-great-grandson William Collins ( ? - ? ) wed Cindi.

  Step-great-granddaughter Patricia Collins ( ? - ? )

  Step-great-granddaughter Susan Collins married Lewis Lilley.

  Step-great-granddaughter Kathryn Collins tied the marital cord with (?) Brasty. 

• Step-granddaughter Faye Collins ( ? -? ) was born on (?). Circa 1957, she married immigrant Michael DeCesare (Feb. 13, 1940-2023), a native of Macchiogordena, Italy, who had come to the United States in 1953. Their union held firm over the ebbs and flows of an extraordinary 65 years together. Together, they bore a trio of children -- Sharon, Daniel and Teresa. They made their dwelling-place in Brooklyn, OH. Said an obituary, "Mike was a very hard worker in construction at the steel mill. In retirement, he took that hard work and turned it into the joy of gardening, keeping his lawn perfect and anything else he could find to do outside, even helping family and friends. Being with family and enjoying a meal, making sure everyone was eating, brought him joy. Mike loved traveling to Brazil to be with his sister Maria, brother Alex (deceased) and countless other family members..." Sadly, just two days after his 83rd birthday, he passed away on Feb. 15, 2023. His memorial mass was held at St. Thomas More Church, with interment following in Holy Cross Cemetery.

  Step-great-granddaughter Sharon DeCesare ( ? - ? )

  Step-great-grandson Daniel DeCesare ( ? - ? )

  Step-great-granddaughter Teresa DeCesare ( ? - ? )

• Step-grandson Leonard "Lee" Collins ( ? - ? ) established his homeplace in Westlake, OH. He was united in matrimony with Judy.

• Step-grandson Alan Leroy Collins (1940-2012) was born on Feb. 19, 1940 in LaPorte, IN. He was 12 years of age when Joseph Miner became his stepfather. Alan planted himself in Cleveland. He first was was united in matrimony with Joan J. Sacha (1943-1983). Their marriage dissolved in divorce. Then in 1973, he tied the knot with Mary Ann Brogan (May 19, 1935-2019). The five children in this family group were Wesley Collins, Debra Baron, Joseph Collins, Sherry Collins and Myra Henderson. Sadly, he passed away at the age of 72 on Dec. 6, 2012. He sleeps for all eternity in Sunset Memorial Park in North Olmsted, OH. The headcount of his survivors was nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Mary Ann lived for another nearly seven years. The angel of death carried her away at the age of 84 on June 24, 2019.

  Step-great-grandson Wesley "Wes" Collins ( ? - ? )

  Step-great-granddaughter Debra Collins wed Pat Baron.

  Step-great-grandson Joseph Collins ( ? - ? )

  Step-great-granddaughter Sherry Collins ( ? - ? )

  Step-great-granddaughter Myra Collins married John Henderson. 

• Step-granddaughter Esther Collins (1932-1983) was born on Jan. 12, 1932 in Cleveland, OH. On April 23, 1950, she was joined in wedlock with Dale A. Sherer (Feb. 23, 1929-1979), originally from Plymouth, IN. They became the parents of two -- Debra Dickens and Ronald D. Sherer. They put down roots in Dale's hometown of PaPorte, IN, at the address of 3606 West Schultz Road. He earned a living at the Modine Manufacturing Company over the span of 16 years. Esther was a volunteer with Meals on Wheels and enjoyed bowling in local summer leagues. Grief blanketed the family when Dale became ill and was admitted to LaPorte Hospital and soonafter died at the age of 50 on Oct. 24, 1979. The South Bend Tribune ran an obituary. Funeral rites were led by Rev. Richard Muterspaugh of the First Baptist Church. Burial was in Patton Cemetery. Esther only outlived her spouse by four years. During that time she lived at 109 F Street. Following what the Tribune called "a six-month illness," she passed away at the age of 51 on April 8, 1983. Her pastor, Rev. Robert Taylor, presided at the funeral.

  Great-granddaughter Debra Sherer wed Stephan Dickens. They lived in LaPorte, IN in 1979-1983.

  Great-grandson Ronald D. Sherer has dwelled in LaPorte, IN. 

~ Son Louis B. Miner ~

Son Louis B. Miner (1871-1900) was born on Nov. 21, 1871. His first name also has been spelled "Lewis" and his birth year incorrectly given as 1868.

On Oct. 24, 1893, in nuptials held in Trumbull County, OH, the 21-year-old Louis entered into marriage with 26-year-old Cora Allen (Oct. 7, 1867-1923), a native of Trumbull County. Justice of the peace Ellis Fox officiated. Louis could not write and signed his name with an "X" on his marriage license.

The two daughters the Miners bore during their seven-year marriage were Myrtle Mae Eakin and Clara Belle Reisinger.

Front page stories in the Warren Daily Tribune, Feb. 7-8, 1900 Courtesy Warren-Trumbull County Public Library

In young manhood Louis worked for some time for the Erie Company at Leavittsburg. He then became employed in late 1899 as a laborer with Warren Brick and Tile Works. He "was always considered an exemplary man and was held in the highest esteem by his fellow workmen," reported the Warren Daily Tribune. But three months into the job, on the tragic day of Feb. 7, 1900, he was caught in a cave-in of two tons of clay at work. "Miner was in the pit digging when the ground gave way," said the Tribune. "He seemed to have seen it but was unable to get out of the way and as the pile of earth fell he was caught beneath it and burried under two tons of clay. The accident occurred in the sight of several workmen who were unable to render assistance. When he was taken out life was supposed to be extinct. Dr. Sherwood was summoned, but could do nothing for him." Another account in the Tribune, from an eyewitness, reported that "death was cause by being thrown against a car standing near where the unfortunate man was working. He saw the earth caving in and attempted to get out but his legs were caught and he was thrown forward very violently, his head striking the car, breaking his jaw and skull. The features of the dead man are marked, showing with what violence he fell."  The story was published inside and outside of Ohio, including the Mansfield (OH) News-Journal, Cincinnati Post and Clarksville (TN) Leaf-Chronicle. The funeral was held in Leavittsburg. Among those traveling to attend was his uncle Aust Gilbert. The remains were interred in Newton Township Cemetery East Side. in Newton Falls. Coroner Beach of Niles conducted an inquest.

The widowed Cora outlived her spouse by 23 years and may have wed again to James Hughes ( ? - ? ). 

She is said to have passed away at the age of 55 on March 31, 1923. No Ohio death certificate has been found.

Old covered bridge on Broad Street in Newton Falls, Ohio. Anyone riding or driving over this bridge faster than a walk was fined.

Daughter Myrtle Mae Miner (1895-1954) was born on Dec. 28, 1895 or 1894 in Leavittsburg, OH. She dwelled at Chippewa Lake, Medina County, OH as a young woman. On Nov. 22, 1913, the 18-year-old Myrtle was joined in wedlock with 21-year-old railroad laborer Ernest E. Eaken (Oct. 17, 1892-1951), also spelled "Eakin," a resident of Chippewa Lake and the son of E. George and Clara (Bowman) Eaken. Their wedding ceremony took place in Medina County, officiated by Rev. Frederick W. Hass. Together they produced four known children -- Helen Louise McNair, Louis Frederick Eaken, Alice M. Ross, Kenneth E. Eaken and Robert Eaken. Ernest was employed in 1917 by Frank Reese. In about October of that year, he relocated to Newton Falls, OH. The federal census enumerations of 1920-1930-1940-1950 show the family in Newton Falls. Ernest was employed as a roller in a tin mill in 1920, as a loader in a steel mill in 1930 and as an assistant foreman in a steel mill in 1940. By 1950, his occupating was farming. Ernest passed away five days before Christmas in 1951. Myrtle survived him by two-plus years. Sadly, at the age of 59, Myrtle died on April 13, 1954. The remains were laid to rest in Newton Township Cemetery West Side.

• Granddaughter Helen Louise Eaken (1916-1988) was born on Sept. 3, 1916. She was united in wedlock with Kenneth Eugene McNair (1915-1977), a native of Homerville, OH and the son of Ernest McNair. Two children in this family were Jean Veitman and Richard Wass. At one point they appear to have dwelled in Medina, OH. Circa 1962, the couple moved to Florida where their final years together were spent in Fort Myers' Lehigh Acres community. At the age of 62, Kenneth died in Fort Myers on Dec. 19, 1977. Interment was in the local Lee Memorial Park, with the funeral led by the hand of Rev. Bill Love of the Riverside Baptist Church. An obituary was published in the Fort Myers News-Press. Helen survived for another 11 years and remained in Fort Myers. At the age of 71, she surrendered to the angel of death on June 3, 1988. Rev. Dr. Claude F. Wilson officiated. Her News-Press obituary said "she had been a resident of this area for the past 25 years."

  Great-granddaughter Jean ( ? - ? ) married (?) Veitman ( ? - ? ). Circa 1977-1988, she was in Fort Myers, FL 

  Great-grandson Richard Wass dwelled in Olmsted Falls, OH in 1977.

• Grandson Louis Frederick "Bus" Eaken (1918-1983) was born on July 10, 1918 in Newton Falls, OH. On Oct. 7, 1939, he was joined in matrimony with Eloise Pearl Henniger (Nov. 3, 1917-1964). The pair's two known daughters were Jeanette Elaine Bailey and Kay L. Gary. During World War II, Louis served in the U.S. Navy, attaining the rank of motor machinist's mate 3rd Class. The family was plunged into grief when Eloise passed away on Aug. 21, 1964. Louis remained a widower for about a year and in 1965 married again to Katharine Elizabeth (Dickey) Hurley (1917-2017), a native of Aliquippa, PA and the daughter of Charles and Florence (Pelesh) Dickey. Katharine was divorced from her first husband and brought two stepsons into the marriage with Louis -- Ralph J. Hurley and Roger L. Hurley. Katharine spent 25 years working as a registered nurse in pediatrics at St. Joseph Riverside Hospital until retirement in 1980. Death swept Louis away in Warren on Nov. 12, 1983. The remains sleep for all time in the Lutheran Cemetery in Newton Falls. The widowed Katharine wed again on March 12, 1992 to John C. Apger ( ? -2005). She passed away in Alliance's Brookdale Alliance at the age of 99 on Jan. 15, 2017.

  Great-granddaughter Jeanette Elaine Eaken (1940-1998) was born on July 9, 1940. She entered into marriage with Charles Edwin Bailey (1938-2020). Three known children produced by this union were Jacqueline Mae "Jackie" Patterson, Charlene Sue Holloway and Charles Bailey. Jeanette died at the age of 58 in Cleveland on Aug. 17, 1998. Her remains were lowered into eternal repose in Fairview Memorial Park in Madison, Lake County, OH. Charles lived on for more than two decades. During that time he endured the deaths of both daughters, Charlene Sue in Willoughby, OH at age 37 on Jan. 24, 2001 and Jacqueline Mae of Geneva, OH at age 48 on Feb. 2, 2009. He died on Valentine's Day 2020 at the age of 81. The Baileys' son Charles wed Barbara Witherspoon and are the parents of Aiden Charles Bailey and Ava Elizabeth Bailey. Grief again descended upon this family when young Aiden, born in Macon, GA but living in Madison, OH, died at the age of 15 on Dec. 22, 2021.

  Great-granddaughter Kay L. Eaken (1948-2020) was born on July 30, 1948. She wed (?) Gary ( ? - ? ). Their pair of children were Michelle Taylor and Michael Gary. Kay spent her entire life in Newton Falls. She earned a living through her work for Packard Electric. She belonged to the Scarlet Bonnets and Newton Township Cemetery Association. Said the Warren Tribune Chronicle, she "enjoyed cemetery crawling, genealogy and bocce." In February 2002, she made contact with the founder of this website and provided important content about her ancestors Jacob and Juliana (Forney) Minor. Sadly, at the age of 71, she passed away on July 27, 2020. Her remains were cremated.

• Granddaughter Alice M. Eaken (1920-2009) was born on Aug. 15, 1920 in Trumbull County, OH. In 1940, when she was about 20 years of age, Alice entered into marriage with Roy L. Ross (1919-1967). Roy went on to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II. Sadly, he died the day after Christmas 1967. Alice survived her husband by more than four decades. She is known to have lived in Newton Falls in 1988. At the age of 88, Alice died in Trumbull County on April 8, 2009. Burial was next to Roy in the Lutheran Cemetery in Newton Falls.

• Grandson Kenneth E. Eaken (1923-1935) was born on May 2, 1923 in Newton Falls, OH. His childhood was spent in the town of his birth. Tragedy rocked the family when, at the age of 12, Kenneth was badly injured in an automobile accident on Oct. 24, 1935, his skull crushed when the vehicle in which he was riding struck a pole. He was taken to Warren City Hospital and there died the same day. Burial was in Newton Falls.

• Grandson Robert J. Eaken (1925- ? ) was born in about 1925 and grew up in Newton Falls. His home circa 1988 was in Newton Falls and in the early 2000s in Warren. Evidence suggests that he died on Jan. 29, 2003.

Daughter Clara Belle Miner (1899-1989) was born on June 17 or 19, 1899 in Braceville, Trumbull County. In young womanhood she lived in Newton Falls, Trumbull County and was employed at Trumbull Mazda Lamp Company, a subisidiary of General Electric. When she was about 20 years of age, on Dec. 3, 1918, she was united in matrimony with Ernest Clayton "E.C." Reisinger (Feb. 8, 1888- ? ), son of McClelland and Effie (Gardner) Reisinger and a native of Utica, Venango County, PA. Their nuptials were held in Newton Falls, Trumbull County, by the hand of Rev. C.L. Warrick of the local Methodist Episcopal Church. Three offspring born to the Reisingers were Maclella Dowler, Jack Reisinger and Donald Reisinger. Ernest's occupation in 1920, in Newton Falls, was a truck driver for a grist mill. Circa 1922, the family dwelled in Pennsylvania at the birth of their daughter Maciella. They returned to Newton Falls in about 1924 and remained for the next 44 years until separated by death. Their residence was on Maple Drive, and they worshipped at Braceville Christian Church. Jack's employment in 1930 was as a heater in a steel mill. Federal census records for 1950 show Ernest working as a truck driver for Newton Township. In mid-1968, they moved from their longtime home into a trailer at Shepherd Trailer Mobile Homes. Sadly, the 80-year-old Ernest fell seriously ill on New Year's Eve 1968. He was en route to the hospital but stopped first at a physician's office, where he was pronounced dead. Clara survived for another two-plus decades. In 1983, she relocated to her final address, 1930 Craig Drive in Lake Milton. As a patient in Warren General Hospital, she was gathered away by the angel of death at age 89 on Jan. 17, 1989. An obituary was printed in the Warren Tribune Chronicle. They rest for the ages in the Lutheran Cemetery in Newton Falls.

• Granddaughter Maclella Reisinger (1922-1971) was born in about 1922 in Pennsylvania, named for her grandfather George B. McClelland Reisinger. She grew up in Newton Falls. Unmarried at the age of 27, in 1950, she resided with her parents in Newton Falls and earned income as a broiler in a motor manufacturing company. In 1952, at the age of about 30,  she was joined in wedlock with Raymond C. Dowler (May 28, 1917-1997). Two offspring born to this union were Nancy Blackmon and Jack Dowler. The family made a home in North Jackson, OH. Maclella earned a living as a clerk with the Mahoning Plaza store of G.C. Murphy Company in Youngstown. She belonged to the Independent Baptist Church. Stricken with cancer, Maclella died at the age of 49 on April 30, 1971 in Warren. Burial of the remains was in the Lutheran Cemetery in Newton Falls. Raymond survived his wife by 28 years. Death swept him away in July 1997. Burial was in Drakesburg (OH) Cemetery.

  Great-granddaughter Nancy Dowler ( ? - ? ) was born in (?). She was joined in marriage with (?) Blackmon. Her home in 1971 was in Greensboro, PA.

  Great-grandson Jack Dowler ( ? - ? ) grew up in North Jackson, OH. 

Invasion beachhead, Anzio, Italy, where Jack Reisinger was killed in 1944. Below: Jack's entry on the Tablets of the Missing, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial (courtesy John Richter)

• Grandson Jack Clayton Reisinger (1923-1944). was born on Dec. 5, 1923 in Utica, Venango County, PA. He grew up in Newton Falls, OH and at age 18 worked for the Ravenna Ordnance depot. He stood 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighed 145 lbs. Jack served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a member of the 180th Infantry, 45th Divison. Tragically, while in action in Italy on May 30, 1944, as a runner between platoons, he was under heavy fire and was killed on Anzio Beach. His body was never recovered. Word was sent home that he was missing in action, and more than a year later, in June 1945, he was declared lost. News of his death was printed in the Akron Beacon Journal. His name is inscribed on his parents' grave marker in the Lutheran Cemetery in Newton Falls. It also adorns a monument in the Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery at Netturo, Italy.

• Grandson Donald Reisinger (1932- ? ) was born in about 1932 in Ohio. He was employed in a steel spring company in 1950, working as an "ajax." Donald lived in Cortland, OH in 1989.

~ Daughter Catherine Minerva "Kate" (Miner) Robbins ~

Daughter Catherine Minerva "Kate" Miner (1875-1912) was born on Nov. 19, 1875 in Trumbull County, OH. 

Evidence strongly suggests that circa 1894, when she would have been 19 years of age, she was united in matrimony with Rufus Willard Robbins (March 22, 1875-1924), son of Rufus and Sarah (Crawford) Robbins. His name also has been misspelled as "Rupert" at times. This all needs to be confirmed.

Together, the couple bore these known children -- Lottie B. Cowell, Rufus Robbins Jr., William James Robbins, Catherine Dolly Cribley Kenyon and Frank Robbins.

Federal census records for 1900 show the family in the village of West Farmington, Trumbull County. where Rufus worked as a day laborer for the railroad.

Warren Daily Tribune, 1912 Courtesy Warren-Trumbull County Public Library

By 1910, the Robbinses had moved into the city of Warren, with Rufus earning a living as a farm laborer.

Sadly, Kate died in their residence in Leavittsburg on May 17, 1912. In an obituary, the Warren Daily Tribune said that "She leaves a husband, six children and her father, Daniel Miner." Interment of the remains was in Delightful. 

The widowed Rufus remained for a time in Warren but by June 1918 lived in Franklin, PA. Then circa 1919, he worked as an electrician and made his way to Michigan. That year, on July 24, 1919, in Ann Arbor, MI, he entered into marriage again with Sadie Rickard ( ? - ? ).

U.S. Census records for 1920 show the couple in Detroit, with Sadie's daughter Estella (age 21) and son Reginald (20) in the household, both having been born in Canada. Rufus' occupation that year was as a stationery fireman in a factory boiler room.

The marriage with Sadie ended quickly, with the couple divorcing in Ann Arbor on Oct. 26, 1922. Rufus wed once more, with Bertha Shueberg ( ? - ? ). Rufus and Bertha lived in Detroit at 4021 Hamilton, with Rufus employed as a stationary fireman.

Suffering from acute enlargement of the heart, he succumbed to the spectre of death in Detroit on March 1, 1924, just a week before his 50th birthday. His remains were laid to rest in Roseland or Roselawn Cemetery.    

Daughter Lottie B. Robbins (1895-1977) was born on Dec. 10, 1895 in Ohio. She made her dwelling-place in Ypsilanti, MI circa 1928, earning income as a laundress. At the age of 32, on March 20, 1928, she entered into marriage with 36-year-old carpenter Samuel B. Cowell (1891- ? ) of Detroit, son of Henry and Lillian (Hastings) Cowell. The wedding was held in Detroit, presided by Rev. H.G. Miley. Their home in 1940 was in Inkster, Wayne County, MI, with Samuel employed as a molder in an automotive factory. Federal census records for 1950 show the pair in Nankin, Wayne County, with him now generating income as a building carpepter. By the 1970s was in London, Monroe County, MI. Sadly, Lottie died on July 24, 1977.

Son Rufus Robbins Jr. (1897- ? ) was born on May 7 or 17, 1897 in Leavittsburg, OH. At the age of 21, he resided at 14 Iowa Street in Warren and was employed by Peerless Electric Company. When required to register for the military draft during World War I, he disclosed that his father was his nearest relative. The registration clerk wrote that Rufus had "one limb gone above the knee." Clues hint that he died as a single man in Warren at the age of 70 on Nov. 8, 1967.

Local landmark, the Tionesta (PA) Dam and control tower

Son William Junius "Junior" Robbins (1899-1974) was born on June 6, 1899 in Warren, OH. He also used the middle name "James." In young manhood he stood 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighed 175 lbs. William was a railroad engineer and craneman circa 1917, working in Franklin, PA for American Steel Foundries. He soonafter moved to Oil City, PA. When registering for the military draft during World War I, he declared his father Rufus of Akron, OH as his nearest relative. At the age of 21, on June 30, 1919, he was joined in wedlock with Iva Evalyn Grubbs (Aug. 8, 1899-1940), a native of Nebraska, Forest County, PA and the daughter of John W. and Eda Elizabeth (York Hallford) Grubbs. Rev. John E. Allgood officiated the ceremony, conducted in Tionesta, PA. The pair together bore these known children -- Rachel Nichols, William J. Robbins Jr., Edward S. Robbins, Wilma Donato Rasinmowicz and Betty Joyce Papalia. When the federal census enumeration was made in 1920, the family dwelled in Warren, Warren County, PA, with William working as a craneman in a boiler shop. They remained in Warren for the balance of their married lives, with their final address together of 215 Eddy Street. The federal census enumeration of 1940 lists the family in Warren, with William continuing his work as a craneman in a steel foundry. Sadly, at the age of 40, Iva was stricken with inflammation of her fallopian tubes ("salpingitis") and peritonitis. She was felled by a pulmonary embolism and died in Warren General Hospital on June 27, 1940. Burial of the remains was in Riverside Cemetery in Tionesta, PA, with the funeral led by Rev. Paul R. Splitstone. An obituary was published in the Warren Times Mirror. Her grave marker reads "1941" instead of "1940." The widowed William remained in Warren and married a second time to Ellen (1900- ? ). In 1942-1947, their address was 103 Falconer in Warren. At that time, he worked for Struthers-Wells, a company for which he was employed until retirement. Circa 1950, census records show him employed as an electric crane operator at a steel fabrication company. He remained in Warren until the end. Death swept William away in July 1974.

• Granddaughter Rachel Robbins (1916-1997) was born on March 30, 1916 in Nebraska/Mayburg, Forest County, PA. For reasons not yet explained, Rachel may have used the maiden name of  "Moore" as spelled out in her marriage announcement printed in the Warren Times Mirror on Jan. 29, 1931. She was united in matrimony with Wayne Andrew "Shorty" Nichols (Sept. 3, 1910-1955), son of William and Jennie (Sayers) Nichols of Nebraska, PA. They became the parents of two daughters -- Naomi Lucille Hunter and Joanne F. Shawley Vargason. The Nicholses are known to have lived in Ludlow, McKean County, PA in the mid-1930s. Wayne served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was deployed to the European Theatre. After returning home, Wayne earned a living as a sawmill laborer. The family resided on West Hickory Street in Harmony Township, Forest County. Wayne was burdened for years with bronchial asthma. When he was stricken with an acute heart attack, he was admitted to Warren General Hospital, Sadly, six hours later, the angel of death spirited Wayne away on March 27, 1955. Rachel outlived him by more than four decades. She died in Titusville, PA on Dec. 15, 1997, at the age of 81. The couple sleeps aside each other for all time in Barnes (PA) Cemetery.

  Great-granddaughter Naomi Lucille Nichols (1933-2002) was born on April 28, 1933. She entered into marriage with Carl Eugene Hunter (Nov. 12, 1926-2008). Sadly, she died at the age of 69 on April 30, 2002. Interment of the remains was in Riverside East Hickory Cemetery in Forest County. Carl survived for almost six years as a widower. The spirit of death claimed him on Feb. 1, 2008.

  Great-granddaughter Joanne F. Nichols (1935-2016) was born on Oct. 12, 1935 in Ludlow, McKean County, PA. Her first spouse was (?) Shawley ( ? - ? ). Together the couple bore two children, Wayne E. Shawley and Kim S. Hill. Her home circa 1962 was at 304 Union Street, Warren, PA. Then on Oct. 29, 1989, she wed Samuel A. Vargason ( ? - ? ). Their nuptials were held in the West Hickory (PA) United Methodist Church. Samuel had been married previously and brought these stepchildren into the second union -- Keith O. Vargason, S. Craig Vargason, Faith E. Sager, Rhonda S. Harman, Tammy L. Hunter, Nora J. Galina and Lora J. "Minnie" Wadlow. Joanne liked to play bingo. They were together for 21 years until Samuel's death on June 4, 2011. Joanne outlived her husband by five years and resided during that time in West Hickory. At the age of 81, she died as a patient in UPMC Northwest Hospital in Seneca, PA on Dec. 13, 2016. Benjamin Galina led the funeral service, with the remains lowered under the sod of Mt. Collins Cemetery in Tionesta. At the time of Joanne's death, son Wayne dwelled in Oil City, PA and daughter Kim in Peyton, CO.

• Grandson William J. Robbins Jr. (1920-1985) was born on May 21, 1920 in Warren, PA. His middle initial of "J." did not stand for any name. In young manhood he stood 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighed 145 lbs. and worked as a sprayer for the Phoenix Furniture Company in Warren. At the age of 21, on Oct. 23, 1941, he joined the U.S. Armed Forces. William served until discharge on Dec. 22, 1946. At some point he relocated to Louisiana. There, he married Alma Lee Coker (Aug. 6, 1910-1997), a resident of Shreveport, LA and the daughter of Lee and Nora (Young) Coker. The bride was a decade older than the groom. Their one known daughter was Bonetta Belle Chauvin. Circa 1950, they lived in Warren at the address of 111 Pine Street. But by 1976 they relocated to Houma, LA. He passed away in Houma on Nov. 16, 1985. Alma Lee lived on for another dozen years. She passed away on June 23, 1997. Burial was in Rocky Mount (LA) Cemetery.

  Great-granddaughter Bonetta Belle Robbins (1949-2007) was born on Sept. 10, 1949 in Houma, LA. She appears to have been twice-wed. Her first spouse was Lawrence Blanchard Sr. ( ? - ? ). Their one son was Lawrence Blanchard Jr. Later, she married (?) Chauvin ( ? - ? ). Two sons born to this marriage were Wilbert J. Chauvin and Bobby A. Chauvin. The family endured the untimely death of 30-year-old son Wilbert on Aug. 11, 1990, with his inscription etched on his grave marker: "An inspiration to all who knew him." Sadly, at the age of 57, she passed away in Houma on July 5, 2007. Her remains were placed into eternal repose in Cross Church Cemetery, Houma. 

• Grandson Edward S. Robbins (1922- ? ) was born in 1922. As a 17-year-old in 1940, in Warren, PA, he earned wages as a messenger boy for Western Union. He lived in Warren in 1974 at the death of his father. He may have passed away at age 62 on June 7, 1985, but this needs to be confirmed.

• Granddaughter Wilma G. "Willie" Robbins (1924-2012) was born on May 7, 1924 in Warren. In young womanhood she worked as a cook and enjoyed preparing meals for loved ones for the rest of her life. She first married World War II veteran Anthony Donato (Jan. 5, 1913-1965), son of Joseph and Catherine (Perri) Donato of Tidioute, Warren County, PA. Anthony was a dozen years older than his bride. They dwelled in West Hickory, Forest County, PA, with Anthony earning a living as a laborer. Their two sons were John Donato and Michael Donato. Grief blanketed the family when the 52-year-old Anthony suffered a massive heart attack and died three weeks later, on Jan. 14, 1965, in Warren General Hospital. The remains were lowered under the sod of Tidioute Cemetery. After 14-plus years of grieving, she married again on April 12, 1979 to John T. Rasimowicz (1924- ? ). They resided in Tionesta, PA. Wilma was a member of the St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church. Sadly, Wilma died on July 21, 2012, in Wilmington, NC at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center. Her remains were transported back to Pennsylvania for a mass of Christian burial at the family church, led by Rev. Fr. Joseph R. Czarkowski, followed by interment in Tionesta's Riverside Cemetery. An obituary in the Forest Press said that she was survived by a half-dozen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

  Great-grandson John Donato was united in matrimony with Jeanne. They relocated to Rhode Island.

  Great-grandson Michael Donato was joined in wedlock with Anna. They lived in 2012 in Hawthorn, PA.

• Granddaughter Betty Joyce Robbins (1926-1992) was born on Aug. 11, 1926. Circa 1947, she was joined in wedlock with Orlando Joe Papalia (March 16, 1927-1977), son of Joseph and Mayme (DeMarco) Papalia of 301 Eddy Street in Warren. News of their engagement was printed in the Warren Times Mirror. The pair's trio of offspring were Joseph Papalia, Vivania Papalia and Deborah Papalia. Orlando was a graduate of Hoff Business College. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a pharmacist's mate. In 1950, he was hired as a fireman by the City of Warren and went on to work for Century Brick Company of Erie, PA, Filter Queen of Erie and Englander Mattress Company. Circa 1954, he was pictured in the Warren County Observer among fellow graduates of the Warren State Hospital's psychiatric technicians. He was active wth the local Civil Defense Water Rescue Division as of 1956. The Papalias resided in Erie, PA in 1964. By 1969, he worked as an automobile salesman for Starbrick Motors in Warren and declared his candidacy as city councilman. Their address in 1973 was 301 Eddy Street. Orlando died in Sept. 1977. Betty outlived him by nearly 15 years. She passed away at the age of 65 on June 22, 1992. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery in Tionesta, PA. Inscribed on her red barre granite grave marker are the words "We love you forever."

  Great-grandson Joseph Papalia (1952- ? ) was born in about 1952 in Warren. He was a 1970 graduate of Warren Area High School and for a year studied at Edinboro State College. Circa 1973, he was employed by Tiona-Betts in Warren.

  Great-granddaughter Vivania Papalia (1954- ? ) was born in about 1954.

  Great-granddaughter Deborah Papalia (1956- ? ) was born in about 1956. Her birth was announced in the Warren Times Mirror.

Daughter Catherine Dollie Robbins (1901-1984) was born on Sept. 7, 1901 in West Farmington, OH. She worked in a Warren restaurant in 1917 at the age of 16. She was married three known times and perhaps four. At the age of 16, on June 26, 1917, she married her first known husband, 21-year-old Frederick Earl Cribley (May 28, 1899- ? ), son of F. Oscar and Emily (Businger) Cribley of Bluffton, OH. Officiating was Rev. W.A. Elliott of Newton Falls, OH. She fibbed on her marriage license, saying she was age 18, and used her middle name "Dollie." Frederick lived at the time in Ada, OH and generated income as a laborer. Known offspring born to the couple were Frederick Cribley, Eugene Cribley, James "Oscar" Cribley and Jack Cribley Jr.. When the United States Census was made in 1920, Frederick and Catherine boarded in the Warren residence of Sam and Rhoda Lawrence, with Frederick working as a shearman in a tin mill. They relocated by 1925 to Michigan and in 1930 dwelled in LaSalle, Monroe County, MI. Frederick's occupation at that time was shearing in a steel mill. The pair divorced during the 1930s. Her next marriage, on Nov. 24, 1937, when both were age 36, was with her ex-husband's brother, farmer John Cribley (March 26, 1901- ? ), also the son of Oscar and Emily. While both resided at the time in Maybee, Monroe County, MI, the nuptials were held in Lucas County, OH, by the hand of R.O. Stevens. John was a veteran of World War I, as a member of the 13th Regular Cavalry. Catherine and John lived in London, Monroe County in 1940 when the federal census again was made. John worked in 1940 as an auto factory laborer. Their union ended in divorce. She is known to have lived in Milan, MI in the mid-1940s. On Sept. 14, 1937, when she was 46 years of age, she entered again into marriage with 53-year-old carpenter Robert Kenyon (May 14, 1894- ? ), son of Robert W. and Alice (Baker) Kenyon of Freesoil, MI. Officiating the second wedding was justice of the peace Byron Rasey of Napoleon, OH. At the time of their marriage, Robert dwelled in Monroe, MI. Her final residence was in Clare, Clare County, MI. Sadly, she passed away at home at the age of 83 on Oct. 13, 1984. An obituary was published in the Clare Sentinel, which said she was survived by five grandchildren. Pastor John Hadley led the funeral service, followed by interment of the remains in Clare's Cherry Grove Cemeterey.

• Grandson Frederick Elvin Cribley (1921-1942) was born on Aug. 30, 1920 in Warren, OH. He wed Mary Jane (1924- ? ). Their home was at 15198 South Dixie in Monroe, Monroe County, MI. Tragically, suffering from acute leukemia of the lymph nodes, he was admitted to a hospital in Ann Arbor, MI. There, he passed away at age 21 on Jan. 25, 1942. Interment of the remains was in Roselawn Cemetery in LaSalle, MI.

• Grandson Eugene K. Cribley (1925- ? ) was born in about 1925. Circa 1951, living in LaSalle, MI, he was convicted of grand larceny involving tires from the Mansfield Tire and Rubber Company. He was sentenced to a reform prison in Mansfield, OH. He violated his parole and then on March 1, 1951 cut through a window screen in a men's room and escaped. He was recaptured and sentenced to a seven-year prison term. Then set free by 1958, and wanted by Zanesville police for theft of cash from a private residence, he was apprehended in Newcomerstown, OH in March 1959 after a six-month search. He appears to have been four-times married and four-times divorced. His first marriage was on Feb. 10, 1951 with Josephine B. Connell ( ? - ? ), which occurred at Jeffersonville, IN. She sued for divorce in 1952 while he was incarcerated in Ohio State Pententiary. His second spouse was Mary J. ( ? - ? ) on Aug. 16, 1958. Together they produced three children. She sued for divorce, granted on Jan. 26, 1971, on the grounds of "gross neglect of duty," said the Marysville (OH) Journal-Tribune. His next union, to Regina ( ? - ? ) was terminated on Dec. 17, 1973. His marriage with Sandra K. ( ? - ? ) ended in divorce on June 3, 1998.

• Grandson James "Oscar" Cribley (1928- ? ) was born in about 1928. His youth was spent in London, Monroe County, MI.

• Grandson John Henry "Jack" Cribley Jr. (1926-2010) was born on April 17, 1926 or 1927 in Erie, Monroe County, MI. In young manhood he resided in Milan, MI. When he was 20 years of age, on May 16, 1947, he entered into marriage with Beverly Jean Harbison ( ? - ? ). The ceremony was conducted in Monroe, MI. Their union only lasted for a few months, and a divorce was granted in Washtenaw, MI on Feb. 24, 1948. His second known union was with Carol S. (1943- ? ). He was 17 years older than his second wife. That marriage led to one son, Kinnison Frederick Cribley. A divorce was approved in Lucas County, OH on Sept. 7, 1977. His last years were spent in Oregon, Lucas County. John died on Feb. 8, 2010.

  Great-grandson Kinnison Frederick Cribley (1967-1991) was born on June 5, 1967 in Toledo. On Christmas Eve 1985, in Erie, Lucas County, OH, he wed 19-year-old Lisa C. Ross (1966- ? ). They made a home in Oregon, OH, where he was a volunteer fireman, starting in April 1990. On the tragic date of Dec. 13, 1991, when Kinnison was age 24, he was killed in the line of duty while responding to a fire alarm at Sun Refining & Marketing Co. While in his personal vehicle utilizing a flashing light and siren, his vehicle collided with another at the intersection of Wheeling and Munding. He was rushed to St. Charles Hospital and died from his injuries. His remains rest for all time in North Oregon Cemetery. His name is said to be etched on the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, MD. He is listed in the Firefighter Fatality Retrospective Study, published in April 2002 for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by TriData Corporation of Arlington, VA.

Son Frank Robbins (1904- ? ) was born in about 1904 in Ohio or Pennsylvania. He made a home with his father and stepmother in 1920 in Detroit, employed as a machinist in a button factory. Nothing more about him is known.

Warren's Mahoning River and Summit Street Bridge

~ Son Charles Miner ~

Son Charles Miner (1875-1958) was born on April 5, 1875, 1876 or 1881 in Leavittsburg, Trumbull County. 

He was employed by the railroad in Warren, and circa 1910 was a track foreman. He was of medium height and build and had blue eyes and light-colored hair.

At the age of 34, on the Fourth of July 1910, Charles married 37-year-old Grace Crowell (1873- ? ), daughter of Thomas and (?) (Graham) Crowell. Rev. C.F.W. Cronemeyer led the nuptials in Ravenna, Portage County, OH. Grace was divorced from her first spouse.

The couple did not reproduce. They resided in the 1910s at 339 Forest Street, Warren.

Charles at age 43 was required to register for the military draft during World War I. He disclosed on his registration form that he was employed as a laborer by the Ohio Lampworks of Warren and had suffered a stroke of paralysis in 1915. His stroke must have been slight as he continuted to work for years afterward, albeit in light-duty positions.

The 1920 federal census shows Charles and Grace in Warren, with him working as a foreman with a railroad. During the decade of the 1920s, Grace's widowed mother Hettie Forney came to live under their roof, as did Grace's 59-year-old single sister Lizzie J. Crowell, as shown in the 1930 census. In 1930, Charles earned a living as a railroad watchman. He continued to earn a living as a railroad watchman in 1940, with Grace's mother still in the household, along with 75-year-old lodger Ella Mousey. 

When again in World War II he registered for the military draft, Charles's address was 163 Forest Street Northwest in Warren. He worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad at that time.

Records show that Charles died at home in his late 70s on May 7, 1958. Grace's fate is not yet known.

~ Daughter Mary Etta (Miner) Moore ~

Daughter Mary Etta Miner (1881-1941) was born on Feb. 29, 1881 (or March 1878 or March 1, 1882) in Delightful or Leavittsburg, Trumbull County.

She married William Henry Moore ( ? - ? ) on April 21, 1904, when she was age 26 and he 31. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Edgar S. Rothrock of Jennings Avenue in Cuyahoga County, OH. William was a native of Bazetta, OH and was an engineer at the time of marriage. His parents were W.H. and Maggie (Plant) Moore of Bazetta, OH. 

Their known children were Bernice Margaret Russert Collins, George Miner Moore, Thelma Cunningham and Frances Moore.

They made their home in Warren, Trumbull County and later in Howland, Trumbull County. When the U.S. census was taken in 1910, Mary and William made their home on West Market Street in Warren. Her unmarried brother Edwin also lived under their roof. William was employed that year as a tile setter in a brickyard. 

By 1920, William had secured a job as a heater in a steel mill in Warren. That year's census shows the family maintaining its residence on West Market Street in Warren, with Mary's 31-year-old, unmarried brother James in the household. 

William worked as a pickler in a Warren steel mill at the time the census was taken again in 1930.

The widowed Mary went to live with her married daughter Thelma in Howland Township near Warren  and is shown there in the 1940 census. At the age of 60, she suffered a heart attack and died on May 15, 1941. She was laid to rest in Oakwood Cemetery in Warren. Her daughter Thelma was the informant on her death certificate.

Lynn Collins' workplace, Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point plant, Baltimore    Courtesy Library of Congress

Daughter Bernice Moore (1900-1995) was born on Nov. 17, 1900 in Warren, OH. Circa 1920, U.S. Census records show her at age 20 residing with her parents in Warren. At that time, she was employed as a nurse in a local hospital. Bernice's first spouse was Lawrence John Russert Sr. (1902-1952). Two children born to this marriage were Lawrence John Russert Jr. and Gloria June Donovan Pisano Klepadlo. The family relocated to Maryland sometime between 1925 and 1928 and resided in or near Dundale, MD. By 1930, the couple had divorced, with Bernice making her home that year in Baltimore and continuing to work as a hospital nurse. She wed again during the decade of the 1930s to Lynn Collins (1905-1967). They dwelled in Fairlawn near Baltimore and produced at least two more offspring, Paul L. Collins and Lloyd J. Collins. When Bernice's brother died in 1936, Bernice signed the death certificate and marked her address as Dundalk, MD. Lynn earned a living in 1940 as a heater in the Sparrows Point plant of Bethlehem Steel. Sadly, Lynn passed away on Feb. 5, 1967, with an obituary appearing in the Baltimore Evening Sun. The widowed Bernice spent her final years in Santa Clara, CA and died there at age 94 on Nov. 6, 1995. The remains were transported cross-country to Maryland to rest for all time with her second husband in Moreland Memorial Park, Parkville, MD. 

• Grandson Lawrence John Russert Jr. (1925-2002) was born in about 1925 in Ohio or in Pittsburg, CA. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Force as a tail gunner on a B-29 superfortress bomber. He was deployed to the Pacific Theatre, as part of the 20th Bomber Command and 21st Bomber Wing. His aircraft flew in formation with the Enola Gay which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. After the war, he served in Europe as an intelligence officer, attaining the rank of captain. Circa 1964, the year he retired, he entered into marriage with Rita ( ? - ? ). Their union endured the ups and downs of 38 years. Their trio of offspring were Ted Russert, Connie Russeert and Kaye Russert. The couple moved to Alaska and in 1967 dwelled in Palmer near Anchorage, AK. In all, they spent 36 years in Palmer and owned Russert Realty. The family eventually relocated to California and dwelled in Sacramento. Lawrence passed away in Sacramento at the age of 77 on Aug. 31, 2002. A funeral mass was held at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. The remains were interred in Masonic Lawn Cemetery, and an obituary was published in the Sacramento Bee.

  Great-grandson Ted Russert was a companion of Matthew and in 2002 was in Sacramento.

  Great-granddaughter Connie russert married Ron and has lived in San Diego.

  Great-granddaughter Kaye Rosseert wed John. Circa 2002, they maintained a home in Virginia. 

• Granddaughter Gloria June Russert (1928-2008) was born in 1928 in Dundale, MD. She received her education in Baltimore. Said an obituary, Gloria "worked as an accountant for various car dealerships throughout the country, including in New York, Rhode Island, California, Alabama and Massachusetts for over 45 years." She appears to have been thrice-wed. Her first spouse was (?) Donovan. Together they bore a son, Thomas E. Donovan. In time, she wed a second time to Alma Pisano ( ? - ? ). The pair's only son was James Pisano. Gloria and Alma are known to have lived in New York City in the mid-1960s. Her third husband was (?) Klepadlo ( ? - ? ). In her free time Gloria liked to cook and add to her collections, especially coins. Her final home was in Marlborough, MA. There, she passed away on Christmas Eve 2008, at age 80, in the Marlborough Hills Healthcare Center.

  Great-grandson Thomas E. Donovan dwelled in Marlborough, MA circa 2008.

  Great-grandson James Pisano made his home in 2008 in Sacramento, CA. 

• Grandson Paul L. Collins (1934-  ) was born in about 1934 in or near Baltimore. He migrated to Anchorage, AK and was there in 1967.  

• Grandson Lloyd J. Collins (1940- ? ) was born in about 1940 in or near Baltimore. He relocated to Santa Clara, CA, where he resided in 1967 and later to Oregon where he lived in 2008.

Warren Tribune Chronicle, 1936 Courtesy Warren-Trumbull County Public Library

Son George Miner Moore (1905-1936) was born on June 18, 1905 in Warren. He grew up in Warren and at the age of 14, in 1920, was in his parents' household. When he was 24 years age, on Valentine's Day 1929, he married 19-year-old telephone operator Florence O'Neil (May 10, 1908-1982), daughter of Otis and Pansy (Titus) O'Neil. The pair did not reproduce. In 1930, George worked as a railroad watchman in Warren and then in the open heart plant of the Republic Steel Corporation in the mid-1930s. The couple made their home at 1249 Willard Avenue Southeast and attended the Second Christian Church. Socially, George belonged to the Old Erie lodge of the Masons. Tragically, George contracted a deadly strep infection of his sinuses in mid-March 1936. His health declined over the next few weeks and, at the age of 31, passed away on April 2, 1936, as a patient in Warren City Hospital. The funeral was preached by Rev. L.P. Clark. Pallbearers were Keith Scott, Clarence Lawrence, George Beard, Lee Roberts, Fred Eatwell and Thomas Liberatore. Burial was in Crown Hill Burial Park. An obituary was printed in the Warren Tribune Chronicle, which noted that the deceased had "spent his entire life here." The widowed Florence was alone for the next seven years and supported herself as a telephone operator. On May 22, 1943, in Warren, she wed a second time to 33-year-old clerk Alton B. Blake  ? - ? ), originally from Lawrence County, PA and the son of William J. and Sarah M. (Bingham) Blake. Rev. J.W. Bachman officiated the wedding service. She died in Sept. 1982, with burial taking place beside her first husband.

Daughter Thelma Moore (1907-1979?) was born in 1907. At the age of 19, in about 1926, she married 22-year-old Hugh Thomas Cunningham (July 16, 1902-1965), originally from Johnsonburg, PA. They had at least two offspring, Robert Eugene Cunningham and Mary L. Cummingham. Hugh worked in 1930 as a brick layer for a building contractor. In 1930, the Cunninghams roomed in the home of Thelma's parents on West Market Street in Warren. Census records for 1940 show the family in Howland Township near Warren, with Thelma's mother and Hugh's brother living under their roof. Hugh in 1940 was a bricklayer and Thelma a braider for an electrical manufacturing company. In 1941, they lived on Elm Road in rural Warren. When registering for the military draft during World War II, Hugh stated his employer as Republic Steel Corporation in Warren. The federal census of 1950 indicates that Hugh continued his bricklaying trade for a construction business, and that son Robert was an apprentice bricklayer. Hugh died in September 1965. Thelma outlived him with evidence hinting that she passed away on Feb. 5, 1979 in Warren. 

• Grandson Robert Eugene Cunningham (1926- ? ) was born on Aug. 26, 1926 in Howland Township ner Warren. A bachelor in 1950, at age 23, he dwelled at home and worked for a construction company as an apprentice bricklayer. He made a career laying bricks and in 1956 dwelled on Elm Road Extension in Warren. On Aug. 17, 1957, he entered into marriage with 30-year-old Arlene Mae Veits (Aug. 19, 1926- ? ), a resident of Phalanx Station, OH and the daughter of Kenneth E. and Doris (Keeney) Veits. Rev. Doris M. Brumbaugh of Garrettsville, OH officiated the nuptials. Arlene Mae worked as a steno-cashier at the time.          

• Granddaughter Mary Lou Cunningham (1936- ? ) was born in about 1936.

Daughter Frances Moore (1911- ? ) was born in 1911. Circa 1930, at age 19, she was employed in Warren as a stenographer for an electric company. In 1936, still in Warren, she was named in the Warren Tribune Chronicle obituary of her brother George. Nothing more about her is known.

~ Daughter Emma (Miner) Taylor ~

Daughter Emma Miner (1882-1958) was born on Aug. 10, 1882.

She received a seventh grade education as a girl.

At the age of 26, on June 12, 1909, Emma entered into marriage with James Samuel Taylor ( ? -1930), originally from Butler County, PA and the son of David Taylor. Their nuptials took place in Lawrence County, PA. They appear to have spent their entire married lives in the county.

West Madison Avenue in Mahoningtown, PA

James earned a living as a repairman for the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Circa 1917, the couple made their home in Mahoningtown near New Castle, on the Cherry Street Extension. Sadly, Emma's father, who was dying of kidney failure, passed away in their residence that year.

Grief blanketed the family when James caught a cold and then contracted pneumonia at the age of 58 and died on March 23, 1930. The remains were interred in Savannah Cemetery.

The widowed Emma wed a second time to widower Harry N. Tyrrill ( ? -1964), son of Albert and Clara (Salisbury) Tyrrill of Fort Wayne, IN. His first wife had died in 1930 and he brought two stepchildren into the second family, Kenneth Tyrrill and Grace Lehmann. Harry earned a living as a boiler inspector with the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad. Their address was 438 West Pittsburg Road in Taylor Township.

When the federal census enumeration was made in 1950, the Tyrrills lived next to Emma's son Forrest and family. Harry worked at the time as a boilermaker for the railroad, and Forrest in a pottery factory.

Emma was burdened in her final years with hardening of the arteries, hypertenson and gallstones ("cholelithiasis"). After suffering a heart attack at the age of 75, she surrendered to the angel of death in New Castle's Jameson Hospital  on April 18, 1958. Her remains were lowered under the sod of Savannah Cemetery in the nearby Shenango Township.

Harry outlived Emma by six years and continued to dwell at 438 West Pittsburg Road. Sadly, at the age of 79, he was felled by a heart attack and died on Sept. 29, 1964 in Jameson Memorial Hospital. The body was shipped to Kendallville, IN to sleep for the ages in Lake View Cemetery. The New Castle News ran an obituary.

Son Forrest Urey Taylor (1912-1991) was born on March or Nov. 17, 1912 in Taylor Township near New Castle, Lawrence County. Dr. F.F. Urey assisted with the birth and may have been the baby's namesake. He married Alberta Crothers (April 15, 1913-1976), daughter of David and Nettie (Searfoss) Crothers of Ellwood City, PA. They were the parents of James D. Taylor. Circa 1940, they dwelled in an apartment on West Pittsburg Road, with him laboring as a mason for the Works Progress Administration. The WPA was one of the ways President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the federal government tried to overcome unemployment during the Great Depression. It is widely considered one of the Roosevelt's largest and most ambitious undertakings of his "New Deal" to get the nation back on sound economic footing. Over the years, the WPA hired millions of out-of-work individuals to build public works projects, such as roads, bridges, retaining walls and buildings. The Taylors resided next door to Forrest's mother and stepfather in 1950 in Taylor Township. His occupation was ware carrier in a pottery factory. Circa 1959, the family's address was 348 West Pittsburg Road, New Castle. Their final home together was on Cleland Mill Road. Waves of horror swept over the family when their only son was killed in an automobile accident in May 1967. With her health in decline, Alberta was admitted to live in the Haven Convalescent Home. There, at the age of 62, she passed away on March 11, 1976. Officiating the funeral rites was Rev. Donald P. McGarvey of the Castlewood Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. An obituary was printed in the New Castle News. Forrest died at the age of 79 on Aug. 10, 1991. Burial was in Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery in Energy, Lawrence County.

• Grandson James David Taylor (1939-1967) was born on Nov. 23, 1939 in New Castle, PA. He joined the U.S. Army in 1958 and trained at Fort Benning, GA as an automotive mechanic. When his term expired, he re-enlisted in May 1961, for a three-year commitment. At that time, he was serving in Germany, on special assignment, with the Headquarters V Corps Inspection Team. He was discharged in April 1964 and then secured work back home with Rockwell Corporation. As of 1967, he was married to Rita Burkardt ( ? - ? ). They made a dwelling-place at 438 West Pittsburg Road. On the tragic early morning hours of May 14, 1967, he was critically injured when his automobile struck a culvert along Route 168 in Taylor Township, four miles south of New Castle. The vehicle then plunged over an embankment, with James receiving multiple rib fractures and severe chest injuries. He was rushed to St. Francis Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival at the age of 27. Interment of the remains was in Harmony Baptist Cemetery. The details were reported in the Pittsburgh Press.

~ Son Thomas Miner ~

Son Thomas Miner (1885-1973) was born in August 1885 (or 1880) in Warren, Trumbull County. 

In 1909, at the age of 25, Thomas was employed in a mill in the Warren area and was considered a "mill man."

Obituary, 1973

He married widow Cora B. (Gueiste) Filler (1877-1965), daughter of Will and Eliza (Roof) Gueiste, on Christmas Eve 1909. Rev. C.W. Danford, minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Niles, performed the ceremony. Thomas was age 23, and Cora 32, at the time. Cora was a native of Indiana County, PA but resided at Warren at the time of marriage.

Cora had two children from an earlier marriage to Philip S. Filler -- Joseph E. Filler and William "Collier" Filler.

When the federal census was enumerated in 1910, the Miners lived on Sidell's Court in Warren. Living under their roof was Cora's eight-year-old son William. Thomas' occupation was listed as "matcher" in a sheet mill.

Said a newspaper, "A lifetime resident of Trumbull County, he was employed by Mullins Manufacturing Co. for 28 years, retiring in 1951. He was formerly employed by Trumbull Steel Co." 

By 1930, Thomas and Cora relocated to a home on Charles Street Northeast in Warren and remained for some time. 

Cora passed away on Dec. 30, 1965. 

Thomas outlived her by eight years, residing at 234 Charles NE. He died in Imperial Nursing Home at the age of 88 on Oct. 11, 1973. Burial was in North Jackson Cemetery. His news obituary said he was survived by six grandchildren, and that he was the last survivor of 10 siblings. 

Stepson Joseph Emmett Filler ( ? -1994) was born in or around Warren, OH in (?). On Feb. 15, 1918, in Warren, he wed Lily ( ? - ? ). The pair became the parents of three sons -- Joseph W. Filler, Robert E. Filler and Harry M. Filler They resided in Warren, with Joseph working as a chief engineer and plastics inspector at Aetna Standard Engineering Company. They belonged to the Methodist Church, and he held a membership in the Masons. He retired in 1964, and two years later the couple relocated to Fort Lauderdale. They marked their 65th wedding anniversary on Feb. 15, 1983 with a party given by their sons, an event covered in the South Florida Sun Sentinel. In 1991, Joseph moved to Inverness, FL. He died in Seven Rivers Community Hospital in Crystal River, FL at the age of 96 on May 19, 1994. An obituary appeared in the Tampa Tribune, stating that his survivors included eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

• Grandson Joseph W. Filler made his home in 1983-1994 in Inverness, FL.

• Grandson Robert E. Filler dwelled in Conneaut, OH in 1983 and in Goldsboro, NC in 1994.

• Grandson Harry M. Filler initially put down roots in Cleveland, OH but by 1994 had migrated to Pittsburgh.

Stepson William "Collier" Filler (1901-1984) was born on July 19, 1901 in Oakridge, PA. He stood 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighed 138 lbs. in young manhood. On Feb. 7, 1925, at the age of 23, he tied the marital cord with 18-year-old clerk Helen Conrad ( ? - ? ), daughter of Dr. S.E. and Laura (Calvin) Conrad. Officiating was Rev. H.L. Miller of Salem, OH. Two known offspring of this coupling were Blair Filler and Jane Filler. The Fillers dwelled in Kenmore, Erie County, NY in 1935-1941. At that time, he was employed as a manager for the S.S. Kresge Company and she as a cashier for a railroad. In 1937, he was elected as a board director of the local Kiwanis Club. But the marriage was troubled, and they separated, with June moving back to Salem, OH. In June 1941, she filed for divorce and custody of the two children, alleging "gross neglect," reported the Salem News. Within a year's time of the divorce complaint, on March 15, 1942, in Del City, PA, Collier wed again to LaVerne Mandale ( ? - ? ) of Kenmore. News of their marriage license was published in the Franklin (PA) News-Herald. The pair moved to Owosso, MI. But the second marriage dissolved in divorce in Shiawassee, MI on March 6, 1948. Just weeks later, on April 1, 1948, in Jackson, MI, he tied the knot with Jane E. Yarbrough ( ? - ? ). Circa 1973, he lived in Sarasota, FL. The angel of death cleaved him away in Sarasota on Jan. 9, 1984.

• Step-grandson Blair Filler (1928- ? ) was born in about 1928 in Ohio.

• Step-granddaughter Jane Filler (1931- ? ) was born in about 1931 in Ohio. She spent her childhood in Kenmore, NY, and as a teen, following her parents' divorce, she returned to Ohio with her mother and moved to Cleveland, OH.

~ Son Edwin Minor ~

Son Edwin Miner (1886-1964) -- commonly known as "Edward" -- was born on Feb. 16 (or January), 1886 in Leavittsburg, Trumbull County. 

Like his brother Thomas, Edwin was a laborer. He worked as a tile setter in a Warren brickyard circa 1910 and in a local mill circa 1913. In 1910, he lived with his married sister and brother in law, Mary E. and William H. Moore, on West Market Street in Warren.

At the age of 27, on Christmas Eve 1913, Edwin wed 27-year-old Carrie Mae Hunter (1885-1966). She was the daughter of James and Olive (Bettiker) Hunter of Clarksville, Washington County, PA. Rev. G.P. Fisher, pastor of the First Reformed Church of Warren, officiated.

The pair did not reproduce.

Edwin worked in 1920 as a heater in a sheet mill in Warren. That year, census records show that he and Carrie had living in their home her divorced mother Olive Trimble and 42-year-old uncle Elmer Bettiker. 

The federal census enumeration of 1930 shows the childless pair in Warren, with him continuing his work as a heater in a steel mill. The Great Depression years may have claimed Edwin's job, as by 1940 he earned income as a laborer in road construction in Warren. By 1950, his occupation had changed again, now employed by the city water company as a skilled laborer, installing water lines.

Edwin is believed to have passed away in St. Joseph Riverside Hospital at the age of about 78 on Nov. 25, 1964. This needs to be confirmed.

Carrie outlived her spouse by a year-and-a-half. Death swept her away in a long-term care facility on May 23, 1966.

~ Son James Miner ~

Son James Miner (1889-1971) was born on Feb. 10 or 11, 1889 (or 1888) in Trumbull County. 

He stood 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighed 155 lbs. He carried scars from an appendectomy and also across his nose.

James and his brother Frederick lived in Detroit in young manhood, circa 1917, with James working as a landscape laborer for the Edison Company in Pontiac, MI. Evidence suggests that he served in the U.S. Army, perhaps during World War I, and then returned home to Warren afterward.

Unmarried at the age of 31 in 1920, James resided with his married sister and brother in law, Mary E. and William H. Moore, on West Market Street in Warren. His work that year was as a machine operator in a local bolt shop.

The federal census of 1930 suggests that, still a bachelor, he earned a living performing odd jobs. He lodged in 1930 with the family of Arretas and Ida Johnson in Warren.

He lived by himself in Warren in 1940, employed at a retail grocery store as a handyman. James was required to register for the military draft during World War II. At the time he dwelled at 623 Main Street, Warren, and made a living as a self-employed wall cleaner.

The U.S. Census of 1950 lists him with no occupation but earning a living keeping lodgers at his residence.

He passed away on June 24, 1971.

~ Daughter Bertha (Dunbar Miner) Lutton ~

Daughter Bertha Dunbar (1895- ? ) was born on May 3, 1895 in Leavittsburg, OH. She claimed to be the daughter of Daniel Miner and Catherine Dunbar.

She was adopted by Daniel and Hattie Miner, and was in their household in 1900, at the age of five, when the federal census was enumerated. She took on the "Miner" surname.

On May 1 or 3, 1911, the 16-year-old Bertha entered into marriage with 21-year-old laborer Warren Clifford Lutton (July 23, 1891-1920), son of James P. and Mary (Taylor) Lutton of neighboring New Castle, Lawrence County, PA. Justice of the peace A.E. Wonders officiated the ceremony, held in Warren. He was tall and of medium build, with black hair and blue eyes. The marriage fell apart, with the couple separating on May 2, 1914.

Warren then relocated to Detroit and was there in 1915, but soonafter returned home, becoming employed as a packer in the New Castle pottery house of Universal Sanitary Manufacturing Company. The firm is said to have used the first tunnel or continuous kiln in America for firing sanitary pottery.  He sued for divorce in August 1916 in Lawrence County Court. The New Castle Herald reported that his complaint was "on the grounds of desertion" and that "his wife has committed adultery,  Robert D. Hewitt and Leo Butler, as well as several other unnamed parties, being mentioned as guilty of illicit relations with the wife." After some delays, the divorce was granted in March 1917.

He quickly married again to Sadie B. Hoover (1885-1958). She may have brought a daughter into the union, Gladys P., born in 1916. When World War I broke out, despite requesting an exemption for "injured legs," Warren joined the U.S. Army on Dec. 14, 1917. He was placed in the 115th Company of the Transportation Corps and deployed overseas to France, with a term. Sadly, while in France, he contracted tuberculosis. After the war's end, he was discharged on April 6, 1919 and came back home to New Castle.

He and Sadie dwelled on East Cherry Street Extension, with him rejoining the Universal workforce. But the effects of his wartime sickness continued to debilitate him, with the TB turning into pneumonia. Life ebbed away, and on June 8, 1920, at the age of 28, he succumbed. Funeral services were held in their home, and interment of the remains was in Valley View Cemetery. His untimely passing was headline news in the New Castle Herald.