Tim’s 4th-great-grandfather, William Minor, son of Martin & Elizabeth (Davis) Minor, was born 25 May 1788 in Lyme, Connecticut, and died 12 June 1856 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He married 1 May 1813, Naomi Reniff, who was born 6 December 1790, and died 19 August 1871.
Died
JUNE 12, 1856
AGED
68 YRS. 24 D’S.
NAOMI
Wife of
William Minor
DIED
AUG. 19, 1871
AGED 80 YRS.
William & Naomi lie buried in East Cleveland Township Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.
They were the parents of ten children:
1. William Minor, born 12 March 1814 in West Bloomfield, New York, died June 1847. He married 10 April 1838, Mercy H. Anderson.
2. Chester Martin Minor, born 13 May 1816 in West Bloomfield. He married 29 March 1837, Sarah Hathaway.
3. Welles Minor, born 7 April 1818 in West Bloomfield, died 2 November 1889 in Copley, Ohio. He married 18 March 1843, Matilda Sherman, who was born 25 January 1822 in North Adams, Massachusetts, and died 11 August 1911 in Copely, daughter of Manson & Emeline (Wilbur) Sherman.
4. Paulina Elizabeth Minor (Tim’s 3rd-great-grandmother), born 2 April 1822 in Mendon, New York, died 9 March 1898 in Cambridge, Michigan. She married (as his second wife) 5 March 1848, Capt. Hermon Roberts Case, who was born 10 April 1818 in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and died 18 November 1887 in Cambridge, son of Aaron Newton & Laura Amanda (Roberts) Case, and widower of Mary L. (Doty) Case.
5. Lucy Emma Minor, born 26 December 1823 in East Cleveland, Ohio, died c. 1890. She married 26 December 1844, Daniel Alexander Beers.
6. Marion Minor, born 6 December 1825 in East Cleveland, died 30 June 1913 in Cleveland Heights. He married (as his first wife) 22 November 1859, Elizabeth Meeker, who was born c. 1835, and died 23 March 1874 in Cleveland, daughter of Stephen B. & Elizabeth (—) Meeker.
Marion married (as his second wife) 1 July 1876, Ann E. Ellsworth, who was born in July 1840 and died c. 1907.
7. John Martin Minor, born 26 July 1828 in West Bloomfield, died 28 October 1876 in Cleveland. He married 20 November 1856, Joanna Fuller.
8. Ayesha Ann Minor, born 15 April 1830 in Euclid, Ohio, died 2 February 1909 in Adrian, Michigan. She married (as his third wife) 16 March 1871, Ira Ladd, who was born 20 June 1824 in West Bloomfield, and died 14 December 1895 in Adrian, son of John Ladd, and widower of Ann (Bigham) Ladd and widower of Mary Ann (Haight) Ladd.
9. Seth Minor, born 10 March 1832 in Euclid, died 5 March 1916 in East Cleveland. He married 2 May 1864, Sally Ann Antisdale, who was born 26 May 1842 in Euclid, and died 23 March 1921 in Cleveland Heights, daughter of George Washington & Sally (—) Antisdale.
10. Jerry Minor, born 16 April 1835 in Euclid. He married c. 1860, Malvina Myers.
Last Revised: 26 September 2024