Family History - Cora H. Miner

1. Cora H. Miner,¹ born 18 April 1922 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan, the daughter of William Edgar Miner and Florence Belle Crippen;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} died 16 August 1979 in Quincy, Branch County, Michigan.^{1, 6} Cora married, first, 12 August 1939 in Steuben County, Indiana, Paul F. Knapp² (born 12 May 1918 in Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, the son of Vyrle Knapp and Luella Brouse;^{2, 7, 8} Paul died 5 October 1981 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan^{7, 9}). Their marriage ended in divorce on 4 December 1946 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan.³ Cora married, second, 9 May 1947 in Steuben County, Indiana, Leon W. Baird³ (born 6 May 1912 in LaGrange County, Indiana, the son of Walter Baird and Dora Olive Burkheart;^{3, 5, 10} Leon died 1 December 1970¹⁰). Cora married, third, 30 June 1973 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan, Max W. Halferty¹² (born 30 July 1918 in Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana, the son of Bradie Otis Halferty and Flossie Bell Baird;^{11, 12} Max died 19 May 1999 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan¹¹). Cora is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan.¹ Paul is buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Branch County, Michigan.⁹ Leon is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan.¹⁰ Max is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan.¹¹

+	2	i.	Paula Jean Knapp, born 17 August 1942 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan; died 6 September 2008. Married Willis David Phair.
+	3	ii.	Diana Lee Knapp, born 15 June 1943 in Michigan. Married (1) _____ Risch Married (2) Homer Ray Draper Married (3) James John ‘Radar’ Bolitho.

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Eric Leon Baird, born 24 May 1957. Married Sandra Marie Cass.

1. Find a Grave (website). Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan, Cora H. Miner Halferty, born: 18 April 1922; died: 16 August 1979 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and two husbands).
2. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Application for Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Paul Knapp, born: 12 May 1918 in Fremont, Indiana; laborer; father: Merle Knapp, laborer, born in Angola, Indiana; mother: Luella Brouse, born in Ray [?], Indiana, occupation: factory; first marriage; Cora Miner, born: 18 April 1920 in Coldwater, Michigan; father: Wm. Miner, born in Bethel, Michigan, city employee; mother: Florence Crippen, born in Lawrence, Michigan; first marriage; married on 12 August 1939 in Steuben County, Indiana.
3. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Application for Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Leon Baird, born: 6 May 1912 in La Grange County, Indiana; laborer; father: Walter Baird, born in Illinois, laborer, deceased; mother: Dora Olive Burkheart, born in DeKalb, Indiana; first marriage; Cora H. Knapp, born: 18 April 1922 in Branch County, Michigan; father: William Miner, born in Bethel, Michigan, farmer; mother: Florence Crippen, born in Bangor, Michigan; married once, divorced on 4 December 1946 in Coldwater, Michigan; married on 9 May 1947 in Steuben County, Indiana.
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Branch County, Coldwater, E.D. 12-8, Sheet No. 8B, William E. Miner, 34, Michigan, first married age 21, laborer, feed and coal co.; wife Florence B. Miner, 32, Michigan, first married age 17; daughter Marjorie B. Miner, 14, Michigan; daughter Ruth E. Miner, 11, Michigan; daughter Cora H. Miner, 8, Michigan; daughter Liliun [sic, indexed as Libium] A. Miner, 6, Michigan; daughter Florence A. Miner, 5, Michigan; daughter Lemoyne E. Miner, 10/12, Michigan.
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Branch County, Quincy, E.D. 12-31, Sheet No. 74, Leon Baird, 37, Indiana, truck driver; wife Cora Baird, 27, Michigan.
6. Obituary, Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, Michigan (available at newspapers.com), Friday, 17 August 1979, Mrs. Max Halferty, Mrs. Cora H. (Miner) Halferty, died: Thursday [16 August 1979] in Quincy [Michigan]; born in Branch County [Michigan]. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her two husbands, two daughters, one son, one step-daughter, and three sisters.
7. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Paul F. Knapp, died: 5 October 1981 in Coldwater, Branch [County], Michigan; born: 12 May 1918.
8. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Branch County, Quincy, E.D. 12-31, Sheet No. 7, Paul Knapp, 32, Indiana, divorced; Paula Knapp, 7, Michigan [they are lodgers in the household of Anna Springstead and family].
9. Find a Grave (website). Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Branch County, Michigan, Paul F. Knapp, born: unknown; died: 5 October 1981 (from record).
10. Find a Grave (website). Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan, Leon W. Baird, born: 6 May 1912; died: 1 December 1970 (from record, which includes details from his WWII Army enlistment record; and provides the name and link for his wife).
11. Find a Grave (website). Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan, Max W. Halferty, born: 30 July 1918 in Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana; died: 19 May 1999 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan (from record, which includes details from his WWII Army enlistment record; and provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, and wife).
12. Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Max Halferty, age 54; father: Brady Halferty; mother: Flossie Baird; Cora Baird, age 51; father: Wm. Miner; mother: Florence Chippern [sic]; married on 30 June 1973 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan.

2. Paula Jean Knapp² (Cora¹), born 17 August 1942 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan;^{1, 2, 3} died 6 September 2008.² Paula married, 8 October 1958 in Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, Willis David Phair¹ (born 4 April 1936 in Quincy, Branch County, Michigan, the son of Willis R. Phair and Catheryn Clugg;^{1, 4} Willis died 20 June 2015⁴). Willis is buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas.⁴

3. Diana Lee Knapp² (Cora¹), born 15 June 1943 in Michigan.^{5, 6} Diana married, first, _____ Risch (born ____, parents not determined). Diana married, second, 1990 in LaGrange County, Indiana, Homer Ray Draper⁸ (born 13 November 1941, parents not determined;⁷ Homer died 14 February 2011⁷). Diana married, third, 15 February 2004 in Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan, James John ‘Radar’ Bolitho⁹ (born 19 May 1951 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, parents not determined;⁹ Radar died 7 December 2022⁹). Homer is buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan.⁷

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James Ray Risch, born 14 September 1968.6

4. Eric Leon Baird² (Cora¹), born 24 May 1957.⁶ Eric married, 20 July 1997 in Lake County, Florida, Sandra Marie Cass¹⁰ (born 7 April 1955, parents not determined⁶).

1. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Application for Marriage License and Marriage Certificate, Willis David Phair, born: 4 April 1936 in Quency [sic, Quincy], Michigan; occupation: factory; never married; father: Willis R. Phair, farmer, born in unknown; mother: Catheryn Clugg, school teacher, born in Michigan; Paula Jean Knapp, born: 17 August 1942 in Coldwater, Michigan; never married; father: Paul F. Knapp, laborer, born in Indiana; mother; Cora H. Miner, born in Michigan; married on 8 October 1958 in Angola, Steuben County, Indiana.
2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Paula J. Fee, died: 6 September 2008; born: 17 August 1942; state: Michigan; last place of residence: Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Branch County, Quincy, E.D. 12-31, Sheet No. 7, Paul Knapp, 32, Indiana, divorced; Paula Knapp, 7, Michigan [they are lodgers in the household of Anna Springstead and family].
4. Find a Grave (website). Woodlawn Memorial Park, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, Willis David Phair, born: 4 April 1936; died: 20 June 2015 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents).
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Branch County, Coldwater, E.D. 12-16, Sheet No. 13, Vyrle [indexed as Cyrle] W. Knapp, 52, Michigan, carpenter, building contracting; wife Luella Knapp, 48, Indiana, sewing machine op[erator], garment factory; son Donald C. Knapp, 25, Indiana, riveter, sled factory; daughter Beverly L. Knapp, 14, Michigan; granddaughter Diana L. Knapp, 6, Michigan.
6. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
7. Find a Grave (website). Oak Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan, Homer R. Draper, born: 13 November 1941; died: 14 February 2011 (from record, which includes a note: Married to Joy E. Draper, Son, Homar Tay Fox Draper).
8. Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012 (available at ancestry.com), Homer Ray Draper, born in 1941; father: Lloyd Draper; and Diana Lee Risch [Diana Lee Knapp], born in 1943; father: Paul Knapp; mother: Cora Knapp; married in 1990 in LaGrange County, Indiana.
9. Obituary, Muir Brothers Funeral Home Lapeer (website: muirbrotherslapeer.com), James “Radar” Bolitho, Sr., died: 7 December 2022; born; 19 May 1951 in Detroit. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, wife, and children.
10. Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, Eric Leon Baird and Sandra Marie Cass, married on 20 July 1997 in Lake County, Florida (This is combined information from two records, with the marriage date, place, and certificate number 081187 in common).