Brief Life History of Charles Alfred
When Charles Alfred Miner was born on 11 February 1856, in Adel, Dallas, Iowa, United States, his father, Nelson Preston Miner, was 31 and his mother, Cordelia Gates, was 26. He married Eliza Jane Jordan on 1 December 1880, in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Clifton Township, Beadle, South Dakota, United States for about 10 years and Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1920. He died on 15 June 1925, at the age of 69.
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- Charles A Miner in household of Nelson P Miner, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Charles Alfred Miner - Government record: birth-name: Charles Alfred Minor
- Charles Jr in entry for Mr Charles Dudley Warner, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon
The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English minour, miner ‘miner’ (Old French mineor, mineur). In Cornwall this generally denoted a tin miner, but can refer to the excavation of coal or other minerals.
Americanized form of German Meiner .
Americanized form of French Ménard (see Menard ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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