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William H. Miner |
William H. Miner was born on Aug. 22, 1870 or 1871, the 10th and last child of Nathaniel and Susan (Abbott) Miner.
William was raised in Iowa, and in 1871, at the age of 11, would have moved with his parents and siblings to a farm near West Point, Pleasant Ridge Twp., Lee County, IA.
On Dec. 28, 1892, when he was age 22, William married Dora Brewer (1874- ? ). She was the only child of farmers William H. and Welthy Brewer of Lee County.
The federal census of 1900 shows William and Dora making their home with her parents on a farm in Denmark, Lee County. At that time, they had been married for seven years, but had no children.
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The Denmark Academy, a local landmark, circa 1907 |
In 1910 and 1920, they lived by themselves in Denmark, and were childless. Circa 1920, William also was laboring as a house painter.
By 1930, William was engaged in fruit farming in Denmark, and widowed, 82-year-old father in law William Brewer lived under their roof.
William died on July 23, 1957, at the age of 87. He is buried at Denmark.
Dora's fate is unknown.
Copyright © 2000, 2007 Mark A. Miner