Lela "Ada"
(Minerd) Warman
(1879-1930)
Lela "Ada" (Minerd) Warman was born on March 29, 1879 at Dunbar, Fayette County, PA, the daughter of Isaac F. and Frances Caroline (Jordan) Minerd.
In the summer of 1892, Ada married Albert Warman (1872-1944), the son of John W. and Margaret (Ogle) Warman, of Leisenring, Fayette County. (John W., a Civil War veteran, is said to have been killed when he fell down a 350-foot mine shaft, fracturing his skull.)
Ada and Albert's marriage license was reported in the Uniontown Genius of Liberty. Their children were Anna Swaney, Nevada Christman, Edna Wright-Beck and John Warman.
At
the time of marriage, Albert was a fireman at Leisenring No. 2 Mine near
Uniontown, PA. The tipple of the mine is seen here in a rare old photograph.
Ada and Albert lived at Haydentown near Smithfield, Fayette County. He was a member of the White Stone Tribe of Red Men No. 286.
In an interesting twist, Ada's cousin James Valentine Minerd was married to Albert's aunt, Nancy Warman, and they also resided in Dunbar.
Sadly, Ada died at age 51 on Aug. 2, 1930 of "a complication of diseases," reported a local newspaper. She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairchance, with her cousin, Rev. David E. Minerd, handling her service.
John outlived Ada by more than 14 years. He is believed to have married again, to Julia Ash ( ? - ? ).
John passed away on Dec. 5, 1944, at the age of
72. He is buried with Ada at Maple
Grove Cemetery in Fairchance.
Daughter Anna Warman ( ? -1980) married Joseph Howard Swaney ( ? -1965). They lived in the Smithfield and Fairchance vicinity. After Joseph died in 1965, Anna moved to the home of a daughter in Baltimore, MD. She died there in 1980. The Swaneys are buried in Maple Grove Cemetery near Fairchance. They are mentioned in the revised edition of Kathryn Cooley Miller's book, My Cooley-Walters Ancestry from Fairchance Penna. and Surrounding Areas.
Daughter Edna Warman was residing in Hobes Sound, FL circa 1980.
Also in 1980, son John Warman lived in North Miami, FL.
For information on the Warman genealogy, contact Barb Lewis Hardung, and for Swaney information, contact Chris Lilley.
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