Brief Life History of Ernest Leroy
When Ernest Leroy Miner was born on 14 August 1875, in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Mormon Miner, was 37 and his mother, Emeline Phoebe Curtis, was 30. He married Christina Theresa Anderson on 23 June 1897, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Price, Carbon, Utah, United States in 1940 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. In 1940, at the age of 64, his occupation is listed as teacher, public schools in Price, Carbon, Utah, United States. He died on 18 December 1957, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Fairview Pioneer Cemetery, Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Ernest L Miner, "United States 1950 Census"
- Ernest L Miner, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Ernest Leroy Miner, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
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Historical Boundaries: 1877: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1880: Emery, Utah Territory, United States 1894: Carbon, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Carbon, Utah, United States
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
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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