James W. Minerd
(1908-1961)
James
W. Minerd was born in Fayette County, PA, the son of James
L. and Catherine (Whalen) Minerd.
Early in life, James resided in Republic, Fayette County. By 1933, with his sister Margaret working in New York on the Brooklyn Times newspaper, he moved there.
On Nov. 25, 1933, James married Elizabeth "Betty" Hartman at the St. Thomas Roman Catholic Church of Brooklyn.
They later returned to Uniontown and had two children.
James
was employed as a foreman.
They resided in the South Uniontown area.
Circa 1936, they made their home near Tower Hill No. 1 mine. In January of that year, James' sisters Marie Edwards of Brownsville, and Margaret and Kathryn Minerd of New York City, visited at their residence, with a short article published about the event in the Uniontown Morning Herald.
The Minerds later divorced.
James resided for many years in New York City.
James passed away in New York at the age of 53 on May 2, 1961. His remains were returned to Uniontown, where he was laid to rest beside his parents at the Park Place Cemetery in Uniontown.
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