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From: "Lane Alexander" <>
Subject: [CTNEWLON-L] William Avery Miner and Samuel Elbert Miner
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 21:41:07 -0800


Hello all,
While doing research on another family line I was shocked to find one of my
Avery clan in Harrison county Missouri! I wanted to share this excerpt from
the book 'The History of Harrison County Missouri' and I hope it will be of
some help.

Family History Library film number 1000291
History of Harrison county Missouri
by Geo. W. Wanamaker
Historical Publishing Company
Topeka - Indianapolis
1921

Page 360
William Avery Miner The late William Avery Miner of Ridgeway, MO, was,
during his lifetime a leading factor in the development of Harrison co..
Mr. Miner was born at Brodhead, Green county Wisconsin, May 8, 1861. He was
a son of Samuel Elbert Miner and Maria C. (Kelly) Miner. The Miners belong
to one of the old New England families. Rev. Samuel Elbert Miner, father of
William Avery Miner of this review went into Wisconsin during its pioneer
days well equipped with educational and other qualities which he rendered
his labors effective among the builders of the commonwealth..

Page 361
Rev. Samuel Elbert Miner was born at West Halifax, Vermont in December 1815,
and had a long line of New England ancestors who were factors in the
Colonial life of Stonington and Groton, CT. His father was Samuel Holman
Miner and his mother was Anna Avery. The latter was a daughter of Captain
Thomas Avery, a first lieutenant of the First CT regiment of Rev. troops.
Samuel Homan and Anna Avery Miner were the parents of nine children, several
of whom lived beyond the years of three score and ten, and one of them
passed the century mark of time. Rev . Samuel Elbert Miner married Maria C.
Kelly who died in July 1861, and their children as follows: Charles E.,
who died in the uniform of his country at Gettysburg as a member of Colonel
Custers famous Seventh Michigan Cavalry, and is buried in the National
Cemetery there; Edgar S. of Bethany, MO; Mrs. George A. Richardson,
deceased, of Gilman City MO; Mrs. B. F. Baker, a resident of Clark Lake
Iowa; Mrs. F. W. Stump of Redfield, South Dakota, and William Avery of this
review.

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