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John W. Minard
(1855-1904)

John W. Minard was born on Aug. 7, 1855 near New Rumley, Harrison County, OH, thought to have been the son of Jacob and Mary Ann (Kimmel) Minerd. Very little is known of his life.

John married Rebecca E. Galbaugh (1855-1935), the daughter of John and Susanna (Knouff) Gelbaugh of Wisconsin. Thus she would have been a cousin to her great-aunt, Rebecca (Knouff) Minard.

The Minards had at least two daughters, Cora Alice Minard and Laura L. Jamison, and a son, Charles M. Minard.

In 1902, a Cadiz Republican article reported that "Mr. George Jamison of Dennison was in Cadiz last Friday on business. He and Mrs. Jamison have been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Minard, near Jewett."

John passed away on March 6, 1904. He is buried in the Brethren Church in New Rumley, and has a prominent, large headstone.

Jewett's unpaved Main Street, looking west

Rebecca married again, to Scott Lacey ( ? - ? ). Scott's fate is lost to history.

In later years, after being widowed a second time, Rebecca made her home with her children in Scio and in Canton, Stark County, OH (at 625 Exeter Avenue Southwest).

At the age of 78, Rebecca slipped and fell in the bathroom of her home in Canton, fracturing her neck. As she convalesced, pneumonia set in, and she failed quickly. She died on Jan. 11, 1935, at Mercy Hospital in Canton. Her remains were returned to New Rumley for burial beside her first husband. Charles M. Minard, who resided with her in Canton, was the informant on her death certificate.

Daughter Laura L. Minard (1876- ? ) married George Jamison (1871- ? ) in about 1900. They resided on a farm near Scio. When the federal census was taken in 1930, Laura's widowed mother, age 72, lived under their roof. Their fates are unknown.

Son Charles M. Minard (1878- ? ) married Myrtle (?) (1880- ? ) in about 1900. They had no children. The Minards first made their home in New Rumley, Harrison County, where Charles was a farmer. Sometime in the early 1900s, they relocated to Canton, Stark County, where Charles found work as a post office foreman and letter carrier, employed by the United States government circa 1910-1930.