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Funeral of Civil War Veteran John
V.S. Minerd - 1907 |
John Vernon
Smith Minerd (1830-1907) was a laborer from Fayette County, PA who
migrated into Ohio, served
with an artillery unit in the Civil War and later returned to
Western
Pennsylvania for good. His 1855 work at an iron furnace is the earliest
documented specific industrial activity in the family.
All evidence suggests that this photograph was taken at his funeral
in mid-February
1907, in Hunker, Westmoreland County, PA, showing his widow, children and
grandchildren. Only
27 of the 40 human and canine faces have been identified, but not
all. Can you help?
| 1. Lizzie (Minerd) Kelly | 11. | 21. Possibly Bessie Irene Hower? | 31. |
| 2. James E. Kelly | 12. Bertha (Minerd) Van Dyke | 22. Possibly Emma K. Hower | 32. Anna Belle (Trout) Hower |
| 3. Possibly Leona (Kelly) Henderson | 13. William Henry Minerd | 23. Dollie Missouri Trout | 33. John Calvin Hower |
| 4. Possibly Anna (Kissinger) Minerd | 14. Missouri (Shelkey) Minerd | 24. | 34. |
| 5. Andrew Minerd | 15. Minnie (Minerd) McKnight | 25. Possibly Bessie Irene Hower? | 35. James Stanley Hower |
| 6. | 16. Isaac Franklin Trout | 26. | 36. (?) Kelly? |
| 7. | 17. Emma (Minerd) Trout | 27. | 37. Irene (Kelly) Kunkle? |
| 8. Charles B. Minerd | 18. Irene (Trout) Poole - connection unknown | 28. | 38. Elmer F. Hower |
| 9. Widow Elizabeth (Livingston) Minerd | 19. | 29. | 39. William B. Hower |
| 10. | 20. Earl C. Trout | 30. James H. Hower | 40. |
| Copyright © 2016 Mark A. Miner |
| Many thanks to Donald Kuhns Jr. for the image and select photo IDs |