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Oren Bernard Minor |
Oren Bernard Minor was born on Dec. 29, 1880, in Brownsville, Licking County, OH, the youngest of five children of James S. and Angeline C. (Hamilton) Minor.
On Aug. 23, 1905, at age 25, Oren married 23-yeqar-old Lillian May Tong (1882-1943). She was a native of St. Louis, MO, and the daughter of Thomas J. and Mary (Beck) Tonge. She apparently resided in or near Newark, Licking County, at the time of marriage.
The Minors had three children – Dorothy
Jenkins, Frederick W. “Bud” Minor and Edith Angeline Maurer. The family
resided for more than four decades in New Philadelphia.
Seen at left, a large crowd observes a parade in New Philadelphia during the 1910s.
Oren
was a well known jeweler in New Philadelphia. The Dover-New Philadelphia
Times Reporter said he was "associated with John Joss from 1910 to 1947
in the operation of the Watch Shop in New Philadelphia. He was a member of the
New Philadelphia Elks Club and the old Bronx Club."
Another distant branch of the Minor family that resided in New Philadelphia during that era included the families of Jacob Alexander Minor, Clifford Minor and Esther (Minor) Dillon, Sarah Ann (Minor) Williams Beardslee Warstler.
Lillian passed away on July 1, 1943 in New Philadelphia. A newspaper in her old hometown of Newark reported that she “had been ill for some time,” and added that she “formerly lived in the home of her uncle and aunt here, the late Mr. and Mrs. George Beck in National drive.”
Oren outlived his wife by more than a quarter of a century. He died at age 90 on Sept. 4, 1970, in New Philadelphia. He was buried with his wife there in the East Avenue Cemetery.
Daughter Dorothy (1906-1993) married Howard
E. “Red” Jenkins (1907-1992). They had no children. Dorothy worked for the
accounting department of Greer Steel Corporation in Dover, OH. Said the Times
Reporter, Red "was employed by the Boston Clothing store and Maurer
Carpet Co., both of New Philadelphia, and Custom Coaters of Dover. He was a
World War II Army veteran and a member of the New Philadelphia Rifle Club and
Beagle Club." Red passed away on Dec. 26, 1992, at age 85, and Dorothy died
on May 3, 1993, at age 86.
Red Jenkins is seen at right.
Son Frederick (1908-1999) married Virginia R. Riseling in 1935. They had three children – Patricia Bender, Sue Ellen Masengale and William F. Minor. Frederick owned and operated the Fred W. Minor Insurance Agency of Canton, OH for many years. Fred and his son William were active in family history research, including trips to Newark, Brownsville and Mt. Gilead, Morrow County, OH. Circa 1993, Fred corresponded with Minerd-Miner-Minor researcher Eugene Podraza, and exchanged valuable information. He wrote that “I am a retired real estate broker, a hunter, a fisherman and I play a lot of golf even at age 84." He passed away on May 31, 1999.
Edith married Edwin Maurer in 1943. They first resided in Onset, Mass., but later moved back to New Philadelphia, where they owned The Edwin Maurer Company, a successful furniture and carpet business. They had two children, Rick Maurer and Laraine Maurer.
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Fred W. Minor Agency letterhead |
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