Mormon Miner

Brief Life History of Mormon

When Mormon Miner was born on 27 September 1837, in Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States, his father, Albert Miner, was 28 and his mother, Tamma Durfee, was 24. He married Emeline Phoebe Curtis on 24 December 1861, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860 and Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1905. In 1905, at the age of 68, his occupation is listed as farmer, freighter in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States. He died on 30 March 1918, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Fairview Upper Cemetery, Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Mormon Miner
1837–1918
Emeline Phoebe Curtis
1844–1905
Marriage: 24 December 1861
Martin Mormon Miner
1862–1901
Erastus Curtis Miner
1864–1864
Albert Uriah Miner
1865–1944
Phoebe Ann Miner
1867–1868
Mary Rosalee Miner
1869–1945
Melvin Orson Miner
1871–1921
Homer Franklin Miner
1873–1948
Ernest Leroy Miner
1875–1957
George Delaze Miner
1878–1965
Loretta Emeline Miner
1880–1881
Lester Curtis Miner
1882–1968
Lee Ross Miner
1886–1891
Louie Merle Miner
1888–1942

Sources (89)

  • Mormon Minor, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mormon Miner, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

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World Events (8)

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1859

Historical Boundaries: 1859: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

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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Book Tells Story of Miner Family

By Odell Miner It was effort to tie generations together in one common bond to unite family under a common name. The result – “The Mormon Miner and Emeline Phoebe Curtis Miner Family,” a 182-page bo …

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