Emma
(Minerd) Green
(1882-1927)
Emma (Minerd) Green was born on June 17, 1882 at Lemont Furnace near Uniontown, Fayette County, PA, the eldest of 15 children of James C. and Suvina (Yauger) Minerd Sr.
In the family, it's been said that Emma's father never accepted her as a daughter, and that she was raised by a family friend.
Emma married Joseph Green ( ? - ? ). They resided in the town of Floreffe, Allegheny County, PA along the Monongahela River near Belle Vernon and Monessen. Circa 1927, their home was along the Belle Vernon-Webster road.
The Greens had a large family of 10 children -- Clarence Green, Joseph Green, Clyde Green, James C. Green, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Barr, Emma Green, Dorothy Green, Viola Green, Harold Green and John Green.
Tragically, while pregnant again at age 44 in January 1927, Emma's dress caught on fire as she worked at a cookstove. She was severely burned, and was confined to bed. During her recovery, she came down with a serious case of influenza, and died on Jan. 22, 1927 at Belle Vernon. Following a funeral held at the Union Church at Pricedale, she was laid to rest in the Belle Vernon Cemetery..
The fates of Joseph and most of their children are unknown.
In August 1965, Emma and Joseph's children held a reunion at the Monessen Sportsman's Club, drawing 19 family groups. The Monessen Daily Independent reported the identities of the group as follows:
Attending from North Charleroi were Mr. and Mrs. James C. Green and daughter Bernadette; Belle Vernon area, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Benicky and son Mark, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Green, Mrs. Joseph Green, Mr. and Mrs. Marrien Barr, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Harrison Sr., Mr. and Mrs. William Huweart and son Kevin, Mr. and Mrs. William Sickles and children Lane and Lana, Mr. and Mrs. William Krivyanik, Mr. and Mrs. William Green and children Bruce and Donna, Mr. and Mrs. James Strenner and children Jay, Jody, Joni, James, Jerry and Judy; and from Lynnwood, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Farquher and daughters Susan and Claudia. From Monongahela were Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Morris and children Donna, Judy and Jack; Buddy Henson; West Newton - Mrs. Margaret Sikosky; Donora, Mrs. Ann Greene, Mr. and Mrs. John Haluskha Jr. and daughter Nancy Ann, and Mr. and Mrs. John Hasch Jr. and daughter Susan Marie. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Laria and daughter Joyce of Clarksburg, W.Va.; and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Harrison Jr. and sons Mark and Paul of Syracuse, N.Y., also attended.
Daughter Elizabeth Green ( ? - ? ) married (?) Barr.
Son James C. Green ( ? -2005) married Grace Sanfilippo, and resided in nearby North Charleroi, Washington County. He was a member of Mary, Mother of the Church Parish and American Legion Post 22, both of Charleroi. Said the Valley Independent, he "was a veteran of the U.S. Army, [and] retired after 28 years of employment at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, Monessen Plant, where he worked in the blast furnace department and as a trussell operator." The last surviving of the nine siblings, James passed away in Mon Valley Hospital on Oct. 24, 2005. He was laid to rest in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Monongahela.
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