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Raymond
Clarence Miner |
Raymond Clarence Miner was born on Jan. 23, 1891 (or 1892) in York Twp., Carroll County, IL, the son of Daniel L. and Mary Elizabeth (Hodges) Minerd. He also went by "Clarence Ray Miner."
As a young boy, he moved with his parents and siblings to Missouri, and thence to Iowa.
On New Year's Day 1913, in Pearl, Greene County, MO, Raymond married Martha Elmira "Mattie" Torrance (1890-1974), the daughter of John Leroy and Margaret Mahalia Elizabeth Jane (Morton) Torrance. She was a native of Ashgrove, Greene County.
The Miners had nine children -- Susie B. "Susabel" Miner, Anna Frances Miner, Margaret Elizabeth Miner, Flora M. Miner, Doris Miner, Lois Grace Miner, Rodean Miner, John Miner and Gloria Louise Miner. The first two children were born in Missouri, the next six in Iowa, and the last in Illinois.
When the federal census was taken in 1920, the family resided in Franklin Twp., Greene County, where Ray worked as a railroad laborer.
A decade later, they had migrated to Chicago, Cook County, IL, and lived at 2243 West 23rd Street. They rented their home for $18 a month, and Ray was employed as a sawyer.
Ray died on Dec. 9, 1953 at Schiller Park, Cook County, and is buried in Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Northlake.
Mattie outlived her husband by more than two decades. She passed away in Norridge, Cook County, on July 30, 1974, and is buried beside her husband.
Daughter Susabel (1913-1989) resided in Dallas, Dallas County, TX, where she passed away on Jan. 17, 1989. Her married name is unknown.
Daughter Anna resided in Wheaton, DuPage County, IL. She passed away there on Jan. 7, 1989.
Daughter Lois Grace (1922-1973) lived in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, CA. She died in Pal Alto on Nov. 21, 1973.
Daughter Gloria Louise resided in Libertyville, Lake County, IL, and died there at age 61 on Nov. 12, 1989. She is buried in Libertyville.
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