Simon
Miner
(1844-1924)
Simon Miner was born on May 15, 1844 in Unity Twp. near East Palestine, Columbiana County, OH, one of 15 children of Jacob and Julianna (Forney) Miner.
As a young man, he went by the spelling of "Minerd," though later in life the name is thought to have been shortened to "Miner" or "Minor."
Simon married to Leah (?) (1848-1930). At some point, they resided in North Baltimore, Wood County, OH. This is logical since two sets of Simon's known aunts and uncles (Samuel Minerd and Sophia Van Horn) resided in Wood County too. He found employment there as an oilfield worker.
North
Baltimore's South Main Street is seen here in a rare old photographic
postcard dated 1914.
Circa 1920, when his elderly sister Eliza Mathany died in Ohio, Simon was residing in North Baltimore. In Eliza’s obituary in the Warren (OH) Daily Tribune, he was mentioned as a surviving brother.
Simon died at age 80 on June 28, 1924 of the effects of a stroke in addition to hardening of the arteries. Mrs. J.W. Leech of Toledo, OH was the informant on his death certificate, but her identity is unknown. She did not know the names of either Simon's father or mother.
Leah outlived him by six years, and passed away in 1930.
They are buried at the Old Maplewood Cemetery, in Row 2, South Section, between East and Center Drives. Their lives are being researched further.
He is not to be confused with a cousin, Simon S. Miner of Trumbull County, OH, the son of John Miner.
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