Andrew
Edward
Minard
(1878-1938)
Andrew 'Edward' Minard was born on July 18, 1878 in Richland, Shawnee County, KS, the son of Nathan W. and Sarah Jane (Woodruff) Minard.
The historical record gives differing information -- one source says he was born on Aug. 28, 1868 in Cedar, IA, and another that he was born in 1880 in Richland. A third source, his newspaper obituary in the Topeka Daily Capital, says he was born in 1878.
Edward married Lillian (?), a native of Texas. They had one daughter, Betty Minard.
Edward began working for Karlan Furniture in about 1913, and remained with the company for 25 years, according to the Daily Capital. He may have moonlighted selling insurance. The Minards moved to Little Rock, AR sometime prior to 1920, where Edward was a laborer in a casket factory, presumably for the Karlan company. By 1930, they had migrated again, back to Topeka.
A rare postcard of Topeka's Kansas Avenue, looking North from Eighth Street
Lillian was a saleswoman in drapery goods. They were members of the Nazarene Church. They lived at 1520 North Tyler Street in Topeka.
Edward passed away at age 59 of heart trouble on June 6, 1938. He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Lillian is thought to have passed away in Topeka.
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