Charles William Minard Sr.
(1863-1933)
Charles W. Minard Sr. was born in 1863 in Barbour County, WV, the son of Sarah Minerd. His mother later married Charles Wright.
Charles grew up in the home of his uncle and aunt, Henry C. and Mariah (Pritchard) Minerd. In the early 1870s Charles went with his uncle and aunt to live in Cutler, Washington County, OH, and witnessed the death of his aunt.
Charles returned to Barbour County and married Amanda Male (1859-1901) on April 22, 1890 at the residence of Rev. F.P. Sydenstricker. He was age 28 at the time of marriage, and she 31. The informant giving information for their marriage license was Uriah Culverson, relationship unknown.
The Minards had seven children, only three of whom were living in 1900 -- Aldine Minard, Sarah Dalton and Ruth J. Theodous.
The federal census of 1900 shows the family in Barbour County, where Charles was a farmer. The Barbour County Personal Property Book for 1897 shows that Charles had one head of cattle and two sheep.
Sadly, their son Aldine died in November 1898 at age six of the croup. His death is reported in the book, Barbour County West Virginia: Book of Deaths and Will Books, by Mary S. Coffman.
Amanda died three years later in 1901 and is buried in the Croston Cemetery near Philippi. Her grave was recorded in the Depression-era publication, Cemetery Readings in West Virginia, published by The Historical Records Survey, Charleston, WV.
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Charles married again to Effie Florence Curry (1889-1955), the daughter of Grandville and Katherine (Moats) Curry). The wedding took place on Nov. 2, 1914. At age 25 at the time of their marriage, Effie was more than a quarter century younger than her 52-year-old husband.
They had at least seven children of their own -- Granville Miner, Lenan Miner, Edna Mayle, Gerta Miner, Catherine Miner and twins Charles Minerd Jr. and an unnamed infant. When the federal census was taken in 1920, the Miners were residing in the South District of Philippi.
Sadly, both Charles Jr. and the unnamed twin died at the tender age of one day in April 1926, and were buried in the Pittman Cemetery. The 1930 census shows Charles and Effie living in Philippi along the "road from Bend to Independence."
Charles Sr. died at about age 72 of dysentery on Oct. 6, 1933. He is buried at Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, but his grave is unmarked.
Effie outlived him by 22 years, and married only a year after being widowed. She married 32-year-old Jason Norris (1902- ? ), the son of Bill and Ann Norris, on June 30, 1934. Effie died of hardening of the arteries at age 65 on Feb. 9, 1955. She was laid to rest at Westhill Cemetery near Philippi.
All told, Charles Minerd Sr. had these 10 known children who lived to adulthood: Daughter
Daughter Sarah Minerd (1894- ? ) married Jacob Dalton (1878-1934?) on Aug. 25, 1913. There was a 16-year age gap between them. Jacob is believed to have been the son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Harris) Dalton, and to have died at the age of 55 on May 19, 1934, of pneumonia. Later, Sarah wed (?) Michel, and in 1970 she lived in Newton, Jasper County, IL.
Daughter Ruth Minard (1898- ? ) had a daughter Evelyn Miner in 1915, prior to marriage. Later, on June 8, 1918, Ruth married Michael "Mickey" Theodous (or "Fedoranis" or "Fedora" or "Fador") (1865-1937?). He was a native of Italy or Russia (depending on the source), had come to the U.S. in about 1910, and had been naturalized in 1915. Mike was either 19 years older, or 33 years older, than his wife, also depending on the source. They resided in the north district of Philippi, where Mike labored as a coal miner. They had at least one son, Mike Jr. (1919- ? ). Ruth is believed to have died before 1937. As a widower, Mike resided by himself near Independence School house several miles south of Philippi. On March 10, 1937, at the age of 73, Mike passed away at home of "natural causes" without anyone else present. Neighbor Arthur Burner discovered his body about six hours later, and notified authorities. The top-of-headline news of his passing was published in the Philippi Republican, which said "the funeral arrangements were incomplete awaiting word from some of his children. He is survived by about three children." Daughter Evelyn (1915- ? ) married Denver Mayle (1912- ? ), the son of Eugene and Ossie Mayle. Evelyn was age 18, and Denver age 21 at the time of their wedding. Evelyn and Denver had at least one son, James Braddock Mayle, who died at age 10 on Jan. 15, 1936.
Daughter
Edna Miner (1912?-1928) married her
cousin Reason Mayle Sr. (1904- ? ) on July 18, 1927. He was the son of Lewis and
Martha (Male) Male, and the grandson of Margaret
(Minard) Mayle. Edna fibbed about her age on her marriage license
by three years. They resided in Grafton, Taylor County. Tragically, as she
neared her 16th birthday, Edna and their infant son Reason Mayle Jr. died in
childbirth on March 2, 1928. The Grafton Sentinel newspaper reported
that "The young woman was admitted Tuesday night [to the city hospital]
and gave birth to a child Wednesday morning in the early hours. The infant
survived only a short time. Little could be learned concerning the family of
the unfortunate young married woman. She is a native of Barbour county, and
a member of the Minard family, well known in the neighboring section."
The Barlett Funeral Company handled her funeral arrangements. The infant was
buried in Bluemont Cemetery in Grafton, while Edna was laid to rest in Pitman
Cemetery south of Philippi. The fate of widower Reason is unknown, but will
be reported here when learned.
Daughter Gertrude "Gerta" Miner (1915- ? ) who married Carl Costollo ( ? - ? ) and resided in Canton, Stark County, OH in 1970; Son
Son
Granville
Miner (1916-1970) married Blonda Pauline
Norris (1928-2006), the daughter of Cleveland "Clee" and Lucilla
(Croston) Norris. He was a
truck driver, residing in Philippi. He died of bronchio pneumonia caused by
lung cancer at age 53 on June 23, 1970, at the Veterans Administration Hospital
in Clarksburg. At his death, the Barbour
Democrat said he "was a veteran of World War II, was a member of
the Philippi VFW Post, and was last employed by the State Road Commission.
He was a Methodist by faith." He was buried at Norris Cemetery. Blonda
outlived him by more than a quarter of a century. She spent her final years
residing near her children in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, WV. She passed
away on June 15, 2006, and was laid to rest beside her husband. Her obituary
was published in the Clarksburg Telegram.
Daughter Catherine Miner (1918- ? ), whose fate is not yet known.
Son Jacob Minard (1921- ? ) has disappeared into the mists of history.
Daughter Lena Miner (1923 - ? ) who married Charles Freeman ( ? - ? ). As of 1970, they lived in Philippi, Route 2.
Son Ernest Miner (1925- ? ) who lived in Orlando, FL in 1970. He may have married Wilma Gene Newman, but this is not proven.
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