Gazlay Family History
William Edgar Miner
Parents
| Father | Leo E. Miner ( - ) |
| Mother | Harriet M. Bronson ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 13 April 2023; Last Edited: 22 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13760 |
| Name | William Edgar Miner |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 24 September 1893 in Bethel Township, Branch County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 22 November 1914 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan to Florence Belle Crippen3 |
| Died | 23 May 1959 in Branch County, Michigan1 |
| Buried | in Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Branch Water, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Florence Belle Crippen (daughter of John H. Crippen and Cora Belle Holdridge) |
| Born | September 1897 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 22 November 1914 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan to William Edgar Miner |
| Died | 10 June 1972 in Branch County, Michigan |
| Children | of William Edgar Miner and Florence Belle Crippen: |
| +1. | Marjorie B. Miner |
| Born | 22 October 1915 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
| Married | 2 July 1935 in DeKalb County, Indiana to Chester Guy Weage |
| Died | 5 September 2010 in Bronson, Branch County, Michigan |
| +2. | Ruth Edna Miner |
| Born | 1918 in Michigan |
| Married | 1937 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan to Kenneth Vincent Miller |
| Died | 1959 |
| 3. | Forrest L. Miner |
| Born | 5 November 1919 in Michigan |
| Died | 15 May 1925 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
| +4. | Cora H. Miner |
| Born | 18 April 1922 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
| Married | 12 August 1939 in Steuben County, Indiana to Paul F. Knapp |
| Married | 9 May 1947 in Steuben County, Indiana to Leon W. Baird |
| Married | 30 June 1973 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan to Max W. Halferty |
| Died | 16 August 1979 in Quincy, Branch County, Michigan |
| +5. | Lillian Alice Miner |
| Born | 3 November 1923 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
| Married | 16 September 1940 in Henry County, Ohio to William Alex Odisher |
| Died | 7 October 1978 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan |
| +6. | Florence Ann Miner |
| Born | 23 February 1925 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
| Married | to Russell Frederick Wolfinger |
| Died | 10 September 2015 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
| +7. | LaMoyne Eloise Miner |
| Born | 29 May 1929 in Michigan |
| Married | to Albert M. Feldbauer |
| Died | 17 September 2001 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan, William Edgar Miner, born: 24 September 1893; died: 23 May 1959 in Branch County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, wife, and one child).
- 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.
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, William E. Miner, age 21, born in Michigan, farmer, father: Leo A. Miner; mother: Harriet Bronson; not previously married; Florence B. Crippin, age 18, born in Michigan, father: John Crippin; mother: Cora Holdridge; not previously married; married on 22 November 1914 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Branch County, Coldwater, E.D. 13, Sheet No. 12A, William E. Miner, 26, Michigan, farmer, farm; wife Florence B. Miner, 22, Michigan; daughter Marjorie B. Miner, 4, Michigan; daughter Ruth E. Miner, 1, Michigan; son Forrest L. Miner, 3/12, Michigan.
- 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.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Branch County, Coldwater, E.D. 12-8, Sheet No. 7B, William Miner, 45, Michigan, employee streets, city construction; wife Florence Miner, 42, Michigan; daughter Lillian Miner, 16, Michigan; daughter Florence Ann Miner, 15, Michigan; daughter La Moyne Miner, 10, Michigan.