Emma C Minerd (Thurston)

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Jacob Henry Minerd
  - b.1751 in Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, USA d.1811 in Salt Lick Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
  
  Jacob Minerd Jr
  - b.~  1780 in Ruscombmanor Township, Berks county, Pennsylvania, USA d.~11 Nov 1842 in Hexebarger (Hexaburger), Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
  
  Maria Margaret Neun
  - b.1755 in Oley Township, Berks county, Pennsylvania, USA d.1820 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
  
  Eli Minerd
  - b.Sep 1831 in Hexebarger (Hexaburger), Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA d.11 Apr 1911 in Frick Memorial Hospital, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
  
  ? Junghen
  
  Johann Heinrich “Henry” Junghen
  - b.31 Jan 1717 in Hesse, Germany d.20 Feb 1787 in Haycock Township, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, USA
  
  ? ? (Junghen)
  
  Johannes Michael “John” Younkin
  - b.28 Nov 1756 in Bedminster Township, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, USA d.Oct 1826 in Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
  
  Henry Scherer
  
  Catharina Scherer (Junghen)
  - b.1726 in Bedminster Township, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, USA d.~  1825 in Bedminster Township, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, USA
  
  ? ? (Scherer)
  
  Catherine Younkin (Minerd)
  - b.18 Aug 1787 in Lovittsville, Loudoun county, Virginia, USA d.12 Aug 1847 in Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
  
  Catharina Dorsheimer (Younkin)
  - b.~  1760 d.~  1840 in Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
  
  Emma C Minerd (Thurston)
  - b.~Jul 1856 in Fayette City, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA d.24 Mar 1919 in Cemetery Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
  
  Baer
  - b. in Pennsylvania, USA
  
  Mary Ann Baer (Minerd)
  - b.17 Jul 1836 in Allegheny, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA d.05 Nov 1887 in Alverton, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
  
  (Baer)
  - b. in Pennsylvania, USA

Emma and Charles were married in a religious & civil ceremony in 1876.³

Marriage/Union Notes
- http://www.minerd.com/

They had three sons and seven daughters, named Alvin, Homer, Loren, Annie, Nellie, Maggie, Jessie, Viola, Myrtle and Ruby.

Family Notes
- http://www.minerd.com/bio-minerd,_emmathurston.htm
  
  "In August 1932, the family held at reunion at the home of daughter Myrtle McVey on North Diamond Street in Mt. Pleasant. "A picnic dinner was served on tables under the trees on the lawn," said the Connellsville Daily Courier. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Thurston, Earl Stairs, Miss Pearl Stairs, Edward Stairs, Mrs. J.M. Miller, Miss Helen Connors, Mrs. Myrtle McVey, Dick McVey, Miss Annie McVey, Billy Hanson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Piper and children Mary Jane, Bob and Catherine and Harry Hay of Mt. Pleasant; Mrs. Mary Ann Faith, Mr. and Mrs. John Miller and children Jack, Paul and Helen of Hecla, PA; Mr. and Mrs. Fay Dills, Mrs. J.C. Cramer and Nelda Jeanne, Junior, Grace, Dorothy and Ruby Cramer and Mr. and Mrs. George Cramer and son Harold of Scottdale, PA; Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Faith and children Emma Jean and Jimmie of Dallas, TX; Mr. and Mrs. Homer Thurston and son J.M. of Renton, PA; Mr. and Mrs. Otis Poole of Ruffsdale, PA; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Piper and children Dorothy Jane and Franklin of Wilkinsburg, PA; Mrs. Frank Sullen and daughter June of Youngwood, PA; Mrs. Frank Haney, Homer Haney and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Queer and daughter Fay of Bridgeport, PA."
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Children
- Annie M Thurston
  Annie was born about 1877 in Pennsylvania, USA.⁴ She died after 1920.
  Nellie J Thurston (Haney)
  Nellie was born about March 1879 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.³
  - Birth Notes
    
    1900 United States Federal Census
    
    Birth date Mar 1879
    Birth place Pennsylvania
    
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  She died due to a medical problem, suffered from "a lingering illness." died at home, on March 3rd, 1954 in Bridgeport, Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA. She was buried at the GreenLick Cemetery, Bullskin township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA.²
  - Death Notes
    
    http://www.minerd.com/bio-thurston,_nelliehaney.htm
    
    Nellie outlived [her husband] by 13 years, and made her home at Bridgeport. She died at home at the age of 74 on March 3, 1954. The Connellsville Daily Courier said she had suffered from "a lingering illness." At the time, she had 25 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.
    
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    http://files.usgwarchives.org/pa/fayette/cemeteries/greenlick01.txt
    
    GREEN LICK CEMETERY, BULLSKIN TOWNSHIP, FAYETTE COUNTY, PA
    
    HANEY, Benjamin, 1874-1941 (same stone as Nellie, Eva)
    HANEY, Nellie, 1879-1954 (same stone as Benjamin, Eva)
    HANEY, Eva, 1923-1931 (same stone as Nellie, Benjamin)
    
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    http://www.uscemeteryproj2.com/pennsylvania/fayette/greenlickbullskin/greenlickbullskin.htm
  Margaret “Maggie” Thurston (Cramer)
  
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  Margaret, known as Maggie, was born in June 1882 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    http://www.minerd.com/bio-thurston,_margaretcramer.htm
    
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    1900 United States Federal Census
    
    MaggieThurston
    
    Birth date Sep 1882
    Birth place New York
  She died at the age of 57 on April 29th, 1940.²
  - Death Notes
    
    http://www.minerd.com/bio-thurston,_margaretcramer.htm
    
    Sadly, Maggie passed away at age 58, on April 29, 1940. The Connellsville Daily Courier said she had suffered "a prolonged illness" and had been "a resident of [Scottdale] since her marriage 39 years ago.
  Jessie Thurston (Piper)
  
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  Jessie was born in 1884 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    1900 United States Federal Census
    
    Birth date Dec 1885
    Birth place New York
    
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    http://www.minerd.com/bio-thurston,_jessiepiper.htm
  She died at the age of 57 in 1941. She was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.²
  - Death Notes
    
    http://www.minerd.com/bio-thurston,_jessiepiper.htm
    
    She passed away at the age of 57 in 1941, and was laid to rest in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
  Alvin Perry Thurston
  Alvin was born on November 6th, 1886 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    http://www.minerd.com/bio-thurston,_alvinperry.htm
    
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    New York, United States
  He died at the age of 76 on May 21st, 1963 in Frick Community Hospital. The funeral took place in 1963. He was buried in 1963 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.²²
  - Death Notes
    
    http://www.minerd.com/whoswhot.htm
    
    On May 21, 1963, Alvin became ill and was rushed to Frick Community Hospital in town. There, four hours later, he died. He was buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    
    Pearl outlived her husband, but her fate is unknown.
  Homer B Thurston
  Homer was born about 1892 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    http://www.minerd.com/whoswhot.htm
    
    Homer B. Thurston was born in either 1889 or 1892 in Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, PA, the son of Charles and Emma (Minerd) Thurston.
    
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    1900 United States Federal Census
    
    Birth date Apr 1889
    Birth place New York
  He died on July 10th, 1935 in Saint Margaret's Hospital, Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, USA. He was buried in 1935 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.²
  - Death Notes
    
    http://www.minerd.com/bio-thurston,_homer.htm
    
    Homer died at the age of 47 on July 10, 1935 at St. Margaret's Hospital in Aspinwall, near Pittsburgh. He was laid to rest in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
  Viola V Thurston (Sullen)
  Viola was born in 1893 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    http://www.minerd.com/bio-thurston,_violasullen.htm
    
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    1900 United States Federal Census
    
    Birth date May 1891
    Birth place New York
  She died at the age of 52 on June 21st, 1945 in Frick Memorial Hospital, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA. She was buried in 1945 in Presbyterian Middle Church Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.²²
  - Death Notes
    
    http://www.minerd.com/bio-thurston,_violasullen.htm
    
    Viola passed away at the age of 52 at Frick Memorial Hospital on June 21, 1945, following a stay of more than a month. She was laid to rest at the Presbyterian Middle Church Cemetery near Mt. Pleasant.
  James “Loren” Thurston
  
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  James, known as Loren, was born about February 2nd, 1899 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  - Birth Notes
    
    http://www.minerd.com/whoswhot.htm
    
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    1900 United States Federal Census
    
    Birth date Feb 1899
    Birth place New York
  He died on May 2nd, 1952 in Veterans Hospital, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. He was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.²²
  - Death Notes
    
    http://www.minerd.com/bio-thurston,_jamesloren.htm
    
    Loren passed away at the age of 53 on May 2, 1952, at the Veterans Hospital in Dearborn, MI. His remains were returned to Mt. Pleasant for burial in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
  Myrtle Thurston (McVay)
  Myrtle was born in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    http://www.minerd.com/bio-thurston,_myrtlemcvay.htm
    
    daughter of Charles W. and Emma C. (Minerd) Thurston
  Ruby L Thurston (Faith, Davis)

Emma C Minerd (Thurston)

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