John
Robert Miner
(1895-1972)
John
Robert Miner was born on Dec. 2, 1895 in York Twp., Carroll County, IL, the
son of Daniel L. and Mary Elizabeth
(Hodges) Minerd. He was a veteran of World War I.
As a boy, John moved with his parents and siblings to Missouri,
and thence to Iowa. Upon reaching adulthood, he apparently moved to New Orleans,
Orleans Parish, LA.
John served with the US military in World War I. In September 1917, he took basic training at Fort Douglas, UT, but it is not known if he went overseas. His parents sent a postcard to relatives back in Uniontown, Fayette County, PA, showing him in uniform, and adding that three of his brothers were at risk of being drafted.
Upon returning home, on July 23, 1920, he married Heloise Folley (1900- ? ), a Louisiana native. They had four children -- John Robert Miner Jr., Carolyn Miner, Heloise Miner and Nettie Miner.
John was employed as a mechanic at a New Orleans laundry in 1930.
Sadly, Heloise passed away sometime prior to 1949.
John married again, to Irene Margaret Kelley (1895-1981), on Oct. 21, 1949 in Mena, Polk County, AR. She was also a New Orleans native, and the daughter of Michael and Isabelle (Eickhorn) Kelley.
The Miners had no children, but apparently lived in Louisiana until John's death in Metairie, Jefferson Parish on Nov. 19, 1972.
New Orleans' famed Old French Market, left, and
crowded streets during the annual Mardi Gras
Irene outlived John by nine years, and passed away on July 13, 1981, in Metaire.
More will be added to this biography when learned.
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