Jay
C. Miner
(1875-1931)
Jay
C. Miner was born on April 28, 1875 near Tontogany, Wood County, OH, the son
of Jacob and Louise (Finkenbeiner)
Miner. He and his sister Jennie
Goodger were twins.
Jay never married. For 11 years, from 1920 to 1931, he operated a pool room and billiard room in Tontogany.
At some point in time, Jay began to suffer from stomach pain and ‘rheumatism.’ In 1931, said a newspaper, when he was age 55, his health problems problems had become so severe that:
…he
was unable to continue actively operating his business himself and had been
confined to his room. Wednesday night, to complicate matters, thieves entered
the pool room by breaking down the front door, and took a large amount of candy,
cigars and cigarettes and 150 pennies. They left no clues as to their identity.
On Feb. 7, 1931, a few days after the theft, feeling depressed and despondent over life’s misfortunes, Jay told friend Jay Huston that he did not feel well. He went to his room, placed a shotgun in his mouth and pulled the trigger. He died instantly.
Jay
was buried at Union Hill Cemetery near Tontogany near his parents and
grandparents. A small stone marks his final resting place.
Copyright © 2002 Mark A. Miner