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Raymond Miner
(1891-1972)

Raymond Miner was born on March 18, 1891 in or near Mill Run, Fayette County, PA, the son of William Henry ‘Squire’ and Sara Jane (Basinger) Minerd.

Raymond married Rebecca Jane Rugg (1894-1986), daughter of Curtis and Amanda (Shipley) Rugg.

They had eight children – Rachel Helen Peck, Violet Jane Bottomley, Cora Ruth Hyatt, Ina Marie Nicholson, Raymond Dale Miner, Cosey M. Brothers, Sybil June Beck and Edwin Theodore Miner.

In an interesting twist, Rebecca's grandparents Aaron and Caroline (Linderman) Rugg and Christine Rugg attended the Minerd-Miner reunion on Aug. 9, 1924, held at Lincoln's Grove, near the Western Maryland Railroad Station in Confluence.

Raymond worked as a farmer and also as a coal miner. They resided in Mill Run; West Overton, Westmoreland County, PA; and later at Indian Head, Fayette County.

Raymond passed away on Jan. 9, 1972. He is buried in the Indian Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Rebecca outlived her husband by 14 years. She died on Dec. 4, 1986, and was laid to rest beside him.

Miners in the famed "Connellsville Seam" of Fayette County

~ Daughter Violet (Miner) Bottomley ~

Daughter Violet Miner (1919-2000) married Charles Edward Bottomley Jr. (1919-1994), the son of Charles E. and Margaret (Miner) Bottomley. Violet was a Sunday School teacher for more than 30 years at the Indian Creek Baptist Church. “She also was a member of Mill Run Grange and the Mountain Crafts Club, was involved with 4-H and had been a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts,” said the Connellsville (PA) Daily Courier.

~ Daughter Rachel (Miner) Peck ~

Daughter Rachel Miner (1918-2000) married Francis H. Peck (1909-1985). Said the Somerset (PA) Daily American, she was "a loving homemaker and was a demonstrator for Dutchmaid Clothing for 20 years. She was a member of the Indian Head Church of God and was also a member of the Fayette Mountain Craft Club." Francis was a retired coal miner, employed for many years by U.S. Steel Corporation.

Grandson in law Samuel E. Grimm Sr. (1935-1989) served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and was a carpenter and welder for Local 2274 of Pittsburgh.

~ Son Raymond Dale Miner ~

Son Raymond Dale Miner (1924-1994) married Myrtle Jean Lewis. He “was a former lumber worker for the Mastowski Lumber Co. of Normalville for many years,” said the Daily Courier. "He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, having served during World War II."

A rare postcard view of Indian Head

~ Daughter Cosey (Miner) Brothers ~

Daughter Cosey M. Miner married Clyde Elwood Brothers on June 6, 1948. They had six children -- Clyde Elwood Brothers Jr., David A. Brothers, Wayne E. Brothers, Linda A. Davis, Debra M. Brothers and Ellen K. Brown.

Daughter Ellen K. Brothers married Norman P. Brown IV, grandson of Norman P. and Evelyn (Ruth) Richter Brown Jr.

~ Daughter Sybil (Miner) Beck ~

Daughter Sybil Miner (1929-2006) married Edson Carl Beck and had three children. She had a background in finance and tax, and worked in this capacity during her lifetime. Said the Daily Courier:

She had worked in the payroll department of Seven Springs Mountain Resort and as a cashier at the First National Bank at both the Indian Head and Donegal branches. She also worked as a bookkeeper for Kern Brothers Lumber Co., the John Steyer Lumber Co., and Ritenour Lumber Co. She also did personal taxes for many people in the area for many years. Sybil had also served for a time as Justice of the Peace in Springfield Township. Sybil was a member of the Indian Head Church of God. Earlier in her life, she was a member of the Clinton Church of God, where she had served as a Sunday school teacher and board member. She also served as treasurer for the 14th District Sunday School of the Church of God for many years.