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The incessant march of time continues to take a huge toll on our extended family of tens of thousands of cousins. On average, we lose a Minerd- Minard- Miner- Minor cousin or spouse every 1.53 days.
Sadly, in the years that have elapsed since July 1, 2000, when we started counting with precision, an alarming number of cousins and spouses has passed away, all of them descendants of southwestern Pennsylvania pioneers Jacob and Maria (Nein) Minerd Sr.. We extend our deepest sympathy to their loved ones. No epidemic illness is at work. Rather, the data evidences the normal cycle of life, reflecting the extended family's enormous headcount and the aging of the baby boom generation. It's a staggering toll, but certainly is not comprehensive, as we have no true way of knowing the status of every single branch of the clan. The lists of past years' data are conintually backfilled as we learn more. Only a miniscule fraction of the total names at death was some form of M-M-M-M -- less than one percent. Not surprisingly, everyone else carried some other, different name -- more than 99 percent of the headcount. This is because, as the family has grown to an immense population, the proportion of cousins who descend from females doubles with each succeeding generation, and with that the number of other names. January 1, 2024 to Present (25): Jacklin R. Ritenour - South Connellsville, PA - March 2, 2024 Edna Maxine (Mayle) Kennedy - Jackson, MI - Feb. 29, 2024 Beverly Joan (Spear) Turner - Markleysburg, PA - Feb. 25, 2024 Holli-Renee Belle Asberry - O’Fallon, IL - Feb. 22, 2024 Bruce E. Parfitt - Alverton, PA - Feb. 17, 2024 Patricia Ann Born - Bridgeport, WV - Feb. 13, 2024 Jack Lee Dexter - Logan, OH - Feb. 11, 2024 John Robert Basinger - Pittsburgh, PA - Feb. 11, 2024 Duane R. Guynn - Scottdale, PA - Feb. 9, 2024 William J. Beeman - Rockwood, PA - Feb. 5, 2024 Donna Faye Hixon, PhD - Erie, PA - Feb. 3, 2024 Paul R. Wilson - Confluence, PA - Jan. 31, 2024 Blair E. "Jake" Younkin Jr. - Markleton, PA - Jan. 21, 2024 David Andrew King - Uniontown, PA - Jan. 19, 2024 Michael Ray Rodeheaver - Albright, WV - Jan. 19, 2024 Kelly Lynn (Lee) Pritts - Connellsville, PA - Jan. 17, 2024 Carol (Rohr) Miner - Canal Fulton, OH - Jan. 17, 2024 Debra Lee (Bielstein) Wingard -
Connellsville, PA - Jan. 15, 2024 Doris R. (Herbert) Keefer - Normalville, PA - Jan. 15, 2024 Linda Sue (Nicholson) Bottomley - Mill Run, PA - Jan. 12, 2024 Rudy R. Rice - Cincinnati, OH - Jan. 11, 2024 Timothy Duane "Timmy" Mayle - Webster/Grafton, WV - Jan. 9, 2024 Bonnie Lee (Pfeifer) Morell - Rochester, PA - Jan. 9, 2024 Barbara C. Minerd - Seminole, FL - Jan. 7, 2024 Paul J. Veres - Waterville, OH - Jan. 2, 2024 Recent
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