Elizabeth
(Minerd) Miller
Rosensteel Zadowsky Wilson
(1867-1936)
Elizabeth (Minerd) Miller Rosensteel Zadowsky Wilson was born on July 15, 1867 (or 1872) at Rogers Mills, Fayette County, PA, the daughter of Joel and Catherine (Seneff) Minerd. She was married at least four times.
Elizabeth's first husband was (?) Miller. The details of their marriage are not known, but they had two children, Mildred B. Miller (born in September 1888) and Arlanda G. Miller (born August 1896).
Her second husband was James Rosensteel (1867- ? ). They were wed in 1899 or 1900. Whether they ever had any children is unknown.
They often returned to their mountain homeplace for visits. The April 21, 1899 issue of the Connellsville Courier reported that "James Rosensteel of Hogg's spent Sunday with his father in law, Joel Minerd."
When the federal census was enumerated in 1900, the Rosensteels lived on Rhoads Avenue in Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, where James was employed as a laborer in "pit coal." Elizabeth's two children lived under their roof.
By August 1913, Elizabeth had married her third husband, Peter Zadowsky, according to a family history prepared that year. Nothing further is known about Zadowsky, but is being researched.
Elizabeth later moved to Dayton, Montgomery County, OH, and married her fourth husband, Allen E. Wilson (1863- ? ). They resided at 132 Maryland Avenue in Dayton, where Allen was employed as an inspector on the city railway, and she was a housewife.
The federal census of 1920 shows Allen and "Lizzy" residing together with children (or step-children) Lydia Wilson (1896- ? ) and Florence Wilson (1905- ? ) and lodger Osborn Ross.
In the middle of February 1936, Elizabeth fractured her left femur, and her health declined significantly after that. She died at age 63, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Dayton, on April 9, 1936. she was laid to rest in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Dayton. The informant on her death certificate was Corda Smith of 813 Vermont Avenue.
In the Bible of Elizabeth's brother, William Henry "Squire" Miner, are inscriptions stating that she died in 1943 at the age of 76. Why this record is different than the actual record is unknown.
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