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George
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George Henry Miner was born on July 8, 1889 in Union Grove Twp., Whiteside County, IL, the son of Daniel L. and Mary Elizabeth (Hodges) Minerd.
On Oct. 8, 1914, in Springfield, Greene County, MO, George married Clara Morton (1891-1925). She was the daughter of William Huston and Sarah Belle (Murray) Morton, and a native of Missouri.
The Miners had three children -- Daniel Huston Miner, Gwendolyn Miner and Hazel M. Miner
George was employed in the farming industry. Circa 1920, when the federal census was taken, the family resided in Charles City, Floyd County, IA, where George worked as a keeper at a local feed yard.
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Charles City residents cross the Cedar River on a new footbridge |
Sadly, Clara passed away two days before Christmas 1925 in Springfield. The cause of death is unknown, but she left three young children behind.
Heartache rocked the family again just four years later, when George himself died at age 40, on Jan. 9, 1929. His death occurred in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, but the cause is not known.
The children were taken in by George's parents in Berkley, Boone County, IA, where they are named in the household in the federal census of 1930.
Son Daniel Huston Miner (1915-1998) later resided in Karnack, Harrison County, TX, where he passed away on June 12, 1998.
The fates of Gwendolyn and Hazel are lost to history.
For information on the Hodges family genealogy, please contact Sharon Hodge-Spencer, who has freely shared her research findings with us.
Copyright © 2005 Mark A. Miner