Orson Miner

Brief Life History of Orson

When Orson Miner was born on 22 October 1833, in Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States, his father, Albert Miner, was 24 and his mother, Tamma Durfee, was 20. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He died on 5 March 1851, in Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 17.

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Family Time Line

Albert Miner
1809–1848
Tamma Durfee
1813–1885
Polly Miner
1832–1896
Orson Miner
1833–1851
Moroni Miner
1835–1935
Sylvia Miner
1836–1838
Mormon Miner
1837–1918
Matilda Miner
1840–1909
Alma Lindsay Miner
1841–1912
Don Carlos Smith Miner
1843–1902
Melissa Miner
1846–1846

Sources (10)

  • Orson Minor, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Orson Miner, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Orson Miner, "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)"

Parents and Siblings

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place

By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.

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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Tamma Durfee Miner Curtis

Autobiography of Tamma Durfee (1813-1885) Written by Tamma Durfee Miner for the Relief Society Jubilee Box of the Utah Stake Relief Society. Opened in May 1930 and given to Frances Carter (Clark) Kni …

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