Elzie
Loran Minard
(1871-1955)
Elzie Loran Minard was born on May 20, 1871, in Brown
Twp., Knox County, OH, the son of Clenon C. and
Mary Ann (Kunkle) Minard.
In 1892, Elzie married Della Myers (1871-1945) and Nellie Daup. Della was a native of Loudonville, OH, and was born on a farm which today is part of the Mohican State Park.
Elzie and Della had four children -- Amos C. Minard, Cecil Calvert Minard, Carrie Clever and Doyle Denmar Minard.
The Minards resided in Mansfield, Richland County, OH, and near Jelloway, Knox County, OH. They lived in Morrow County, OH at the time their son Cecil was born in 1896, and in Howard, Knox County when son Amos was born in July 1900.
Elzie worked as a roofing contractor. They were members of the Main Street Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) Church.
Bustling Mansfield in the 1930s, from an old postcard
When Elzie's father died in 1912, Elzie was appointed executor. He was instructed by his father's will to sell property near Butler, OH to pay for funeral expenses.
Elzie
is seen here, standing at far left, with his brother Frank
and sister Arvilla, date unknown.
Elzie and Della celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1942.
Sadly, Della passed away on Feb. 20, 1945 at age 74. She is buried in the Mansfield Memorial Park.
Elzie later married Nellie Daup, but little is known of her.
Daughter Carrie died on July 9, 1955 -- and just six hours later, on the same day, Elzie passed away, at Mansfield General Hospital.
Elzie was buried at Mansfield Memorial Park. Carrie was laid to rest at Shauck Cemetery in Morrow County, OH.
Son Amos (1900- ? ) married Ruth Horner (1900- ? ), the daughter of John and Rachel (Harris) Horner of Ripply Twp., OH. The ceremony took place on Sept. 10, 1921, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA, by the hand of alderman George J. Anderson. At the time of marriage, Amos was a roofer and resided in Mansfield at 63 Lexington, and Ruth resided in Pittsburgh's Sixth Ward. They had a daughter, Eileen Minard. They resided on South Boulevard in Mansfield. In October 1943, when Eileen's engagement was announced in a local newspaper, to Jay Shors of Cleveland. Jay was employed with Famwick Airflex Company in Cleveland. The fates of Amos and the Shors are unknown.
Son Cecil (1896-1974) married twice. The name of his first wife is unknown, but they had one daughter, Betty Grogg. His second wife was Helen (Snouffer) Shoenfelt (1893-1977), a native of Altoona, PA, who had three sons to a previous marriage -- Robert Shoenfelt, Beauford Shoenfelt and Orville Shoenfelt. They resided in Mansfield, where he was a longtime engineer for the Pennsylvania Railroad and was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. Cecil died on Sept. 19, 1974, and was laid to rest at Mansfield Memorial Park. Helen outlived him by three years, and died in Mansfield on March 19, 1977.
Son Doyle (1906-1983) resided in Mansfield for many years, where he was a roofer and general foreman of McKinley Roofing. He and his wife (name unknown) had three children -- Ronald Minard of West Jefferson, OH; Leann Sohl of Mansfield; and an infant son who died in Mansfield just after Christmas 1926.
Cecil's daughter Betty married Clarence E. "Shorty" Grogg (1917-1998), a native of Clarksburg, Harrison County, WV. They resided in Mansfield for many years, and had four children -- Judy Larimore, Gary Grogg, Michael Grogg and Donald Grogg. Shorty was employed as an auctioneer and as a truck driver for Dearman's. He also was a World War II veteran with the U.S. Army. Shorty passed away on March 30, 1998, and is buried in Mansfield Memorial Park.
We are grateful to cousin and longtime genealogist Mary Jane (Armstrong) Henney (granddaughter of Samantha 'Jennie' [Minard] Armstrong) for the information in this biography.
Copyright © 2002, 2005 Mark A. Miner