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Morrison M. Minard
(1855-1929)

Morrison M. Minard was born on April 11, 1855 at Scio, Harrison County, OH, the son of Daniel and Rebecca (Knouff) Minard.

Morris was a farmer. In 1891, along with his father and his brother Amos, he signed a letter published in the Cadiz Republican which endorsed the political candidacy of John Sherman. They wrote: “We are a plain people, devoted … to agricultural pursuits almost exclusively, and we believe in honest John Sherman and in his straightforward methods, and we think it is a bad time to inject the methods of the ward politicians of Cincinnati into the general politics of Ohio.”

Morris was appointed guardian of his nephew, Harry C. Minard, in 1892 when the boy’s father John suffered from manic depression and was institutionalized.

In April 1894, at age 39, Morris married Mary P. Latimer (1858-1906). The ceremony was performed at New Cumberland, OH. They had one son, Charles 'Wilbur' Minard.

They Minards were members of the Presbyterian Church at Scio.

A rare photographic postcard is seen at right, showing Scio's Main Street, circa 1908.

Sadly, after only 12 years of marriage, Mary died on Oct. 14, 1906. The cause of death is unknown. She was buried at Grandview Cemetery in Scio. Among those attending her funeral was Morris' sister, Eunice Morgan. Afterward, he moved to East Springfield, OH in 1907, where Eunice is known to have visited him.

Later in life, Morris resided at Annapolis, Jefferson County, OH. There, at age 73, on Jan. 21, 1929, he passed away, "following an illness of several months," said the Cadiz Republican. He was buried with his wife, and their grave is marked with an impressive monument, seen at left.

Son Wilbur resided in Unionport, OH, and married Violet Mae McKibben. They had one son, Beryl Minard of Pearland, TX.

Interestingly, when Wilbur provided information for his father's death certificate in 1929, he knew the name of his grandfather Daniel but not his grandmother Rebecca.