Clifford
Minor
(1880-1967)
Clifford
Minor was born on Jan. 28, 1880 in Washingtonville, Columbiana County, OH,
the son of John and Emma (Howell) Minor.
When he was age five, Clifford and his parents and young siblings moved to Sherrodsville, Carroll County, OH. He remained in the area the rest of his life.
On Oct. 25, 1909, Clifford married Mary Fuhrer (1886-1968), a native of New Cumberland, OH, and the daughter of Henry and Ella (Everett) Fuhrer. They had two sons -- Clifford M. Minor and Norwood E. Minor.
Clifford
was a coal miner in and around Columbiana County. At some point, his father
John, who was divorced, came to live in their home in Sherrodsville. Father John passed
away there on Nov. 17, 1930.
Their house is seen at right, on a beautiful sunny October day in 1959.
The Minors were members of the Sherrodsville Calvary Methodist Church.
In
their leisure time, they enjoyed sitting on their front porch, drinking coffee,
waiting for their children to come home from school.
In October 1967, they celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary.
Sadly, Clifford died at the age of 87 on Nov. 12, 1967. His death occurred within several days of surgery. He was laid to rest in the Zion Cemetery in Sherrodsville.
At the time of Clifford's death, son Clifford resided in Carrollton, OH, and son Norwood in New Philadelphia.
Mary survived him by a year. She passed away in mid-April, 1968. Her obituary was carried in the Free Press Standard.
Their home later was burned to the ground for training purposes by the local fire department.
For more information, contact grand niece Carol Serb.
Copyright © 2004 Mark A. Miner