Calvin
M. Minarde
(1857- ? )
Calvin M. Minarde was born on Nov. 11, 1857 near Gambier, Knox County, OH, the son of Thomas G. and Elizabeth (Glasner) Minard. Born under the name "Minard," he added a final "e" to the name as an adult.
On May 11, 1879, Calvin married Mathilda A. Haire (1844-1917), a native Pennsylvanian and the daughter of John and Margaret (Dunbar) Haire of Ireland. The ceremony was performed by W. Thompson in Knox County. The bride was 13 years older than the groom.
Calvin and Mathilda had one known son, John A. Minarde, who also spelled the name with an "e" on the end.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad depot in Mt. Vernon
Calvin resided at Mt. Vernon, Knox County and at 445 Talbot Avenue in Akron, Summit County, OH circa 1916. His occupation was as a brick mason.
Calvin died at the age of 59 on Dec. 13, 1916, of pneumothorax problems. He was buried in East Akron.
Matilda died the following year at the age of 72, of heart problems, on June 11, 1917. She was buried in East Akron.
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reference exists in family papers that Calvin may have married Rosa F. (?).
Son John Minarde was a millwright with National Harvester in Akron, and spelled his name "Minarde." On or about March 14, 1919, he married Mabel Coleman, a music teacher who "not only had a large private class of piano pupils, but was organist at the M.P. church." The wedding was performed in her studio on North Main Street. A newspaper clipping reporting on the marriage is seen at right. They resided in Akron immediately after the marriage.
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