Husband: Charles H. MINER
Birthdate: abt 1800
Birthplace: NY
Deathdate: 20 Nov 1873
Place of death: Fulton Co, Lewiston, IL
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Marriage date: 1830/1835
Marriage place: Likely NY
Wife: Lucretia 'Louisa' STEELE
Birthdate: 1798/1805
Birthplace: NY, CT, or VT
Deathdate: 7 Mar 1881
Place of death: Fulton Co, Lewiston, IL
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
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CHILDREN
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Child No. 1: Eugene
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1830/1835
Birthplace: Likely NY
Deathdate: Bef 1850
Place of death: Likely NY
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Child No. 2: Susan
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1830/1835
Birthplace: Aft 1840
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Child No. 3: Horace C.
Sex: M
Birthdate: 4 Mar 1834
Birthplace: VT
Deathdate: 21 Oct 1906
Place of death: Fulton Co, Lewistown, IL
Marriage date: 22 Aug 1857
Marriage place: Kane Co, IL
Spouse's name: Mary Ann Martin
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Child No. 4: Phebe
Sex: F
Birthdate: Sep 1835
Birthplace: NY
Deathdate: 11 Sep 1851
Place of death: Washington Co, Salem, NY
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Child No. 5: Nancy A.
Sex: F
Birthdate: 29 Nov 1840
Birthplace: NY
Deathdate: 15 Mar 1926
Place of death: Du Page Co, Naperville, IL
Marriage date: 20 Oct 1858
Marriage place: Kane Co, IL
Spouse's name: John BESTLER
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Child No. 6: Edward A.
Sex: M
Birthdate: 15 Oct 1842
Birthplace: VT
Deathdate: 11 Feb 1921
Place of death: Lake Co, Waukegan, IL
Marriage date: 1861
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Spouse's name: Mary A. MAHONEY
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Documentation:
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Pub.
Co., 1913, 1280 pgs., Volume Illustrated: Chicago Munsell Publishing
Company Publishers 1913. p998. "MINER, Edward A., a well known and well-
to-do brick manufacturer of Lewistown, Fulton Co, Ill., was born in
Bennington, Vt., October 15, 1842, a son of Charles H. and Louisa
(Steele) Miner, natives of NY and MA, respectively. The union of Charles
H. Miner and Louisa Steele resulted in six children, namely: Horace C.,
of Lewistown; Edward A.; Phoebe, who died in infancy; Nancy, widow of
John Bestler, of Naperville, Ill., and Susan and Eugene, who died in
infancy. Charles H. Miner moved with his family from the East to Aurora,
Ill., in 1855. There he followed his trade of brickmaker until 1863. In
that year he moved to Lewistown, Ill., where he died in 1885. His wife
passed away in Lewistown and rests by the side of her husband in Oak Hill
Cemetery, near the city. Edward A. Miner received a fair common school
education and since reaching years of maturity has spent his life in the
manufacture of brick. The Miner family has always been engaged in
brickmaking. The brothers worked together until 1895, when Edward
purchased his brother's interest and now conducts the concern. His plant
is equipped with all the latest improvements in machinery for turning out
first-class brick. The yard is located near the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Railway depot, in East Lewistown, and has a capacity of 10,000
bricks per day. In 1861, Mr. Miner was married to Mary Mahoney, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mahoney, natives of Ireland. Mr. and Mrs.
Mahoney were the parents of three children, as follows: Thomas, deceased;
Ellen, widow of Matthew Ward, of Waukegan, Ill., and Mrs. Miner. Of the
children born to Mrs. Miner, Jesse died in infancy; H.T. died at the age
of thirty-six years, and Margaret became the wife of Charles Massey, and
resides at Waukegan, Ill. For many years Mrs. Miner has grieved over the
disappearance of a favorite uncle, Val O'Brien, a miller by trade, who
came to the United States from Ireland, but has every since been lost to
his relatives. Religiously, Mr. Miner and his wife are devout members of
the Catholic Church. He is a liberal contributor to all church or
municipal enterprises of a worthy character, and is highly respected by
all who know him, as is also his estimable spouse."