Charles
A. Miner
(1881-1957)
Charles
A. Miner was born on Feb. 19, 1881 at Normalville, Fayette County, PA, the
son of Martin
and Amanda (Williams) Miner.
A farmer, Charles resided with his parents for many years. He never married.
Charles registered for the World War I military draft in 1918, and stated his occupation as a coal miner with the Rice (?) Slope Company.
He is said to have been a heavy drinker. Judging from the photo seen here, of him holding a bottle, it's quite likely.
In the autumn of 1898, “while crossing a fence with an ax, [he] slipped and was cut very seriously at the knee joint,” reported the Connellsville Courier.
Charles died on Dec. 5, 1957 at the age of 76. He was buried at the Normalville Cemetery.
Copyright Ó 2000 Mark A. Miner