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Sarah (Miner) Leiby
(1843-1933)

Sarah A. (Miner) Leiby (also spelled Libert and Leibly) was born on Jan. 14, 1842 or in May 1850 in Leetonia, Columbiana County, OH, one of 15 children of Jacob and Julianna (Forney) Minor.

Sarah spelled her name "Minerd" in younger years though later it was shortened to "Miner" or "Minor." As a teenager, she moved to nearby Champion, Trumbull County, near or in the household of her uncle and aunt, Joseph and Elizabeth (Forney) Miner.

On Nov. 26, 1874, Sarah married Frank E. Leiby (1853- ? ), the son of John (or "Isaac") and Elizabeth (Woods) Mathany. Mathew Moses, as minister of the gospel, performed the ceremony.

Frank was born in Liberty, Ohio, while his parents were immigrants from Germany.

The had at least two children -- Jessie Mountain Kirkwood and Homer S. Leiby (born in 1875).

Sarah and Frank resided in Southington and Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, for the rest of their lives. Their home was along the Leavittsburg-Newton Falls Road.

Seen here is an old covered bridge in nearby Braceville, Trumbull County, which the family likely would have known and traveled across. The bridge spanned the Mahoning River west of Warren, Trumbull County.

Said the Warren Tribune Chronicle, "Mrs. Leiby was well known in Leavittsburg and the vicinity, thru her many years' residence and was a member of the Community church."

In 1897, at the time her late mother’s estate was being divided among heirs, she was listed in the official papers, and received $6.56 in cash as her share of the estate.

In 1900, when the federal census was taken, Frank was employed as a laborer in a boiler work. That year, daughter Jessie and son in law Frank Mountain resided in their home, having been married for four years, but with no children of their own. Frank worked as a furnace hand.

As he aged, Frank suffered from hardening of the arteries. He died of arteriosclerosis at the age of 73 on Nov. 12, 1930. He was laid to rest in the Braceville Cemetery.

Sarah passed away of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 91 on Aug. 25, 1933. The Tribune Chronicle noted that she had "three grandchildren and two great grandchildren, all of Leavittsburg." The funeral was held at the family home. Performing musical selections were Isabelle Reinhold, accompanied by Camille Coursen. Said the Tribune Chronicle, "Pallbearers were: Lester Hartman, Raymond Leiby, Jay Haberer, Lawrence Sanderson, Burt Dickeroff and Fred Springer. Burial was in Braceville cemetery."

Daughter Jessie Mountain Leiby (1879-1948) married Isaac Kirkwood ( ? - ? ). They lived near Leavittsburg. Jessie suffered from uremia and chronic nephritis. She died at the age of 68 on Jan. 22, 1948, at St. Joseph Riverside Hospital in Warren. She was buried in Braceville. Isaac's fate is unknown.