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Edward
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Edward D. Minor was born on Dec. 20,
1846 in Columbus, Franklin County, OH, the son of Daniel
and Jane Ann (Duff-Langdon) Minor Jr.
When the federal census was taken in 1880, the 32-year-old Edward was unmarried and made his home with his widowed mother and younger siblings Mary Eva and Charles in Columbus. The residence was on North High Street. That year, he was employed as a clerk in a rolling mill. He was eight years older than sister Mary Eva and 15 years older than brother Charles.
Edward married Mary (?) in the early 1880s. They had at least one son, Earl Daniel Minor. The Minors resided at 33 Cleveland Avenue in Columbus.
Sadly, son Earl died of cholera at age eight months, on Aug. 6, 1882. He was buried on his grandparents' lot in Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus.
Edward's marriage to Mary apparently ended due to causes not yet known.
In about 1897, at the age of 42, Edward is believed to have married again, to 32-year-old Elizabeth (?) (1861-1956). They made their home on Cleveland Avenue in Columbus. The federal census of 1900 shows the couple living alone, after three years of marriage, with no children. Edward had no occupation that year, although his birth year information incorrectly was recorded as October 1857 rather than December 1846.
Edward passed away of heart disease on Feb.
15, 1907, at age 61. He was buried near his son at Green Lawn Cemetery.
When Edward's mother died in 1909, Elizabeth inherited $2,000 plus a town lot in North Chicago, IL. Elizabeth is thought to have passed away in Columbus on Nov. 6, 1956.
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