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Lorenzo
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Lorenzo Miner was born in Iowa on Aug. 22, 1856 or 1858, the son of Nathaniel and Susan (Abbott) Miner.
He was raised in and around West Point, Pleasant Ridge Township, Lee County, IA.
When the federal census was taken in 1880, Lorenzo was unmarried and operated a farm with his single brother John near West Point, Pleasant Ridge Twp., Lee County, IA. Making her home in their residence that year was 19-year-old unmarried sister Minerva.
In 1884, when Lorenzo was age 26, he married Cora (1864- ? ), whose maiden name is unknown. She was nine years younger than he. The censuses of 1900 and 1910 both show the Miners living in on a farm in Pleasant Ridge Township, Lee County.
In 1908,
when Lorenzo's father died, the Miners lived at Denmark, Lee County. The
gazebo in Denmark's Star Park, a local landmark, is seen at left, from a
penny postcard that was postmarked 1909.
In about 1909, the Miners celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary.
Lorenzo died on Feb. 25, 1912 at the age of 54. He was laid to rest at Fort Madison.
Cora's fate is not known.
Other details of their lives are lost to history, but will be reported here when learned.
Copyright © 2000, 2007, 2009 Mark A. Miner