Solomon
Miner
(1807- ? )
Solomon Miner was born in about 1807 the area of Fayette-Somerset Counties, PA, the son of Daniel and Mary Minor.
As a
young boy, he
moved to near Sego, Perry County, OH with his pioneering parents and siblings.
When he was age 5, his mother died. His father remarried, and later moved
to Cardington, Morrow County, OH.
Solomon could not read or write, evidenced by the fact that he signed his name with an "X."
When the federal census was taken in 1850, when Solomon was 33, he was residing with his brother Jacob near Brownsville in Bowling Green Twp., Licking County.
Other records show that he had two daughters, Sarah A. Miner and Mary E. Miner.
His
last known footprint on the paper trail was made on Sept. 2, 1857. At that
time, he was in Cardington, OH, a few years after his father's death. Solomon
received a payment of $20.29, as his equal share of his father's estate, and
signed a receipt (seen here) acknowledging the payment. The receipt was
witnessed by William Shunk.
Their fates after that are unknown.
Copyright Ó 2000-2001, 2003 Mark A. Miner