MINER GENEALOGY
Family of Thomas & Clarissa (Root) Miner
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Husband: THOMAS MINER age: 79 
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Born: 25-JUN-1798 in: Greene Co, New York 1
Died: 19-APR-1878 in: Leroy Twp, Benton Co, Iowa
Buried: in: Pleasant Hill Cem, Blairstown, Iowa
Religion: in:
Ref: 8 000 009 Ocup/Title:
Father: ADONIJAH MINER
Mother: HANNAH BARBER
They were married by Jeriel Root, L.M.. They lived in North
Hampton precinct, Peoria Co., Illinois at time of 1840 census. At
time 1856 agricultural census they were in Leroy Twnshp, Benton
Co., Iowa. They came to Benton Co, Iowa in 1854.
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Wife: CLARISSA ROOT age: 63
Married: 02-DEC-1821 in: Ross Co, Ohio 2
Publishd: by Jeriel Root in:
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Born: 23-JUN-1802 in: Dutchess Co, New York
Died: 17-MAY-1866 in:
Buried: in: Blairstown, Benton Co, Iowa
Religion: in:
Ref: 8 000 009 Ocup/Title:
Father: JERIEL ROOT, Sr.
Mother: SARAH COLEMAN
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F Child 1 Sarah A. Miner age: 55
Born: 06-SEP-1822 in: Ross Co, Ohio 3
Died: ??-NOV-1877 in: 4
Buried: in: Luzerne, Benton Co, Iowa 5
Ref: 7 000 058 Ocup/Title:
Spouse: Joseph Haines
Married: 11-OCT-1840 in: Peoria Co, Illinois 3
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M Child 2 Thomas "Marcus" Miner age: 0
Born: 15-FEB-1824 in: 4
Died: 25-AUG-1824 in: 4
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F Child 3 Eliza Miner age: 25
Born: 18-AUG-1825 in: 3
Died: 05-FEB-1851 in: 3
Buried: in: Root Cemetary, Chillicothe, Illinois
Spouse: Stoughton (John) LaMoree
Married: 1844 in: Peoria Co, Illinois 6
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F Child 4 Lucia Miner age: 23
Born: 09-SEP-1828 in: 7
Died: 23-AUG-1852 in: 7
Spouse: Isaac Gillett
Married: in:
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F Child 5 Emily J. Miner age: 17
Born: 23-AUG-1830 in: 7
Died: 06-APR-1848 in: 7
Spouse: John C. Webster
Married: 06-APR-1848 in: 7
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M Child 6 Alfred Miner
Born: 27-MAY-1833 in: Illinois 7
Died: in:
Ref: 7 000 055 Ocup/Title:
Spouse: Rhoda McDowell
Married: 01-APR-1859 in: Benton Co, Iowa 8
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F Child 7 Caroline Miner age: 21
Born: 02-AUG-1835 in: 7
Died: 02-JUN-1857 in: 7
Spouse: Charles Frazier
Married: in:
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M Child 8 HIRAM MINER age: 76
Born: 02-AUG-1837 in: Marshall Co, Illinois 9
Died: 20-SEP-1913 in: Blairstown, Benton Co, Iowa 9
Buried: 22-SEP-1913 in: Pleasant Hill Cem, Blairstown, Iowa 9
Religion: G02 in:
Ref: 7 000 004 Ocup/Title: farmer
Spouse: MARY ANDERSON
Married: 29-OCT-1861 in: probably near Blairstown, Iowa 8
Enlisted in 40th Iowa Infantry on 08/15/1862. He was in Co. K, a
corporal. He was wounded severely on 04/30/1864 at Jenkins Ferry,
Arksansas. He was mustered out on 05/23/1865 at Davenport, Iowa.
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F Child 9 Isabella M. Miner age: 84
Born: 20-DEC-1840 in: Illinois 7
Died: 30-OCT-1925 in: 7
Spouse: Samuel A. Pascoe
Married: 24-JUN-1857 in: Benton Co, Iowa 8
Spouse: Cary C. Coats
Married: ??-AUG-1865 in: Home, Blairstown, Iowa
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F Child 10 Clarissa Miner age: 79
Born: 15-OCT-1843 in: Galva, Illinois 7
Died: 18-APR-1923 in: Auburn, Nemaha Co, Nebraska 7
Buried: in: Sheridan Cem, Auburn, Nebraska
Ref: 7 000 056 Ocup/Title:
Spouse: Francis Marion Anderson
Married: 07-SEP-1865 in: Vinton, Benton Co, Iowa 8
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F Child 11 Jane Miner age: 1
Born: 18-FEB-1847 in: 7
Died: 29-FEB-1848 in: 7
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1 Thomas Minor Descendants 1608-1981
by John Augustus Miner, Trevett, Maine, 1981 p.99
2 Thomas Minor Descendants 1608-1981
by John Augustus Miner, Trevett, Maine, 1981 p.100
3 History of Benton County, Iowa
Western Historical Co, Chicago, 1878
4 Thomas Minor Descendants 1608-1981
by John Augustus Miner, Trevett, Maine, 1981 p.198
5 The History of Benton County, Iowa
Compiled by the Historical Society Book Committee, 1988 p.243
6 History of Peoria Co, Illinois 1878 p.530
7 Thomas Minor Descendants 1608-1981
by John Augustus Miner, Trevett, Maine, 1981 p.199
8 Benton Co, Iowa - marriage index
9 Obituary
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