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Minnich, John

Birth Name Minnich, John
Gramps ID I5825
Gender male
Age at Death 74 years, 9 months, 23 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1845-03-09 Columbiana Cty, Ohio, USA  
1a
Census 1850 Liberty Twp, Crawford Cty, Ohio, USA  
2a
Census 1860 Roanoke, Jackson Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
3a
Census 1870 Roanoke, Jackson Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
4a
Census 1880 Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
5a
Census 1900 Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
6a
Census 1910 Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
7a
Census 1920 Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
8a
Death 1920    
 
Burial   Mount Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Minnich, Michael [I5824]18161895-06-07
Mother Miller, Sophia [I1813]18171887
    Sister     Minnich, Eliza [I6331] 1843-12-05 1845
         Minnich, John [I5825] 1845-03-09 1920
    Brother     Minnich, George [I5826] 1847
    Sister     Minnich, Harriet [I5827] 1848 1918-01-28
    Brother     Minnich, Franklin Henry [I5828] 1854-09-20 1926-04-03

Families

    Family of Minnich, John and Kitt, Elizabeth [F1958]
Married Wife Kitt, Elizabeth [I6012] ( * 1846-12-15 + 1905-11-13 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1869-01-14 Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
1b
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Minnich, Lillian [I6013]1886-10-151905-11-29
    Family of Minnich, John and Ravensnider, Christiana [F1957]
Married Wife Ravensnider, Christiana [I6011] ( * 1852-02-15 + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1908-03-01 Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a

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Narrative

Note: John Minnich and family

John and his wife Elizabeth Kitt married in early 1869, and the two of them lived together first in Roanoke, Huntington Cty, Indiana, and a few years later in Huntington, Huntington Cty. Here they lived on Guilford Street for many years, though without any children born to them. Sometime between 1890 and 1900, they took in Lillian Morrison, a Massachusetts-born orphan whose parentage I have not yet discovered. John and Elizabeth raised her as their daughter, though I believe she was likely aware that they were not her natural parents, given her age - the fact seemed to be common knowledge, by inference from the obituaries that would run in the papers later.

Whether John and Elizabeth ever formally adopted "Lillie" is unknown, but she was often referred to as "Miss Minnich" and otherwise given their surname. At some point, Lillie contracted tuberculosis, and was in poor health for many years, tended faithfully by her adoptive mother, Elizabeth.

In late 1904 or early 1905 Elizabeth began having health issues of her own, which were determined to be due to cancer - specifically, a tumor in her lungs. The local newspapers, reporting on her death, assumed the cancer's cause was due to her having contracted tuberculosis from Lillie, and the reporters made a great deal out of Elizabeth's sacrifice of her own health in the care of her adopted daughter. Whether there was an actual link or not, Elizabeth died 13 Nov 1905 after undergoing surgery and treatment at the local hospital; her funeral was held at the house, and mostly-bedfast Lillie was reported to attend despite her frail state.

Sixteen days later, Lillie died from complications of her infection, and was buried near Elizabeth in Mount Hope Cemetery in Huntington. Her gravestone, according to the listing on FindaGrave.com, names her Lillian Minnich, though the listing does not include a photo for verification.

John would remarry a few years later to the widow Christiana (Ravensnider) Martin, and she and her sons would live with him until his death in 1920. The listings for John and Elizabeth on FindaGrave.com do include photos of their matched stones, but for reasons I haven't discovered the death date on Elizabeth's stone quite clearly reads "1909." Her death in 1905 is well-established in the clippings contained in the files of Jane Anne Thomas (one of which, from the Huntington Evening Herald, carries her death announcement in a front-page headline under the issue date of 13 Nov 1905). I'm uncertain as to whether the stones pictured on the website are simply the wrong pair of stones, or whether Elizabeth's was replaced at some point (possibly at John's death) and the older stone was worn and difficult to read correctly, or whether there is some other explanation.

Pedigree

  1. Minnich, Michael [I5824]
    1. Miller, Sophia [I1813]
      1. Minnich, Eliza [I6331]
      2. Minnich, John
        1. Kitt, Elizabeth [I6012]
          1. Minnich, Lillian [I6013]
        2. Ravensnider, Christiana [I6011]
      3. Minnich, George [I5826]
      4. Minnich, Harriet [I5827]
      5. Minnich, Franklin Henry [I5828]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2007 [S0302]
      • Date: 1908-03-13
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXN6-ZSZ : 21 January 2016), John Minnich and Christiana Martin, 01 Mar 1908; citing Huntington, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,295,250.

      • Date: 1869-02-04
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXJM-R5G : 21 January 2016), John Minnich and Elizabeth Kitt, 14 Jan 1869; citing Huntington, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,295,248.

  2. US Census of 1850 [S0046]
      • Date: 1850-09-10
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3P-24Z : 9 November 2014), Michael Minich, Liberty, Crawford, Ohio, United States; citing family 1264, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

        Event Year 1850
        Event Place Liberty, Crawford, Ohio, United States
        Michael Minich M 34 Germany
        Sophia Minich F 34 Germany
        John Minich M 5 Ohio
        George Minich M 3 Ohio
        Harriet Minich F 2 Ohio
        John Miller M 20 Germany

  3. US Census of 1860 [S0044]
      • Date: 1860-06-25
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FK-54X : accessed 10 June 2016), Sophia Minich in entry for Michael Minich, 1860.

        Event Date 1860
        Event Place Roanoke Jackson Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Michael Minich M 44 Berne
        Sophia Minich F 43 Berne
        John Minich M 15 Ohio
        George Minich M 13 Ohio
        Harriet Minich F 12 Ohio
        Franklin H Minich M 5 Ind.
        David Snider M 33 Penn
        John Miller M 64 Berne
        Henrietta Miller F 68 Berne

  4. US Census of 1870 [S0020]
      • Date: 1870-06-07
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXXB-JG9 : 17 October 2014), John Minich, Indiana, United States; citing p. 14, family 109, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,824.

        Event Year 1870
        Event Place Roanoke, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        John Minich M 25 Ohio
        Elizabeth Minich F 23 Indiana

  5. US Census of 1880 [S0045]
      • Date: 1880-06-08
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH9C-7P7 : 24 December 2015), John Minich, Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 206, sheet 723A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0285; FHL microfilm 1,254,285.

        Event Date 1880
        Event Place Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        John Minich Self M 34 Ohio, United States
        Elizabeth Minich Wife F 33 Indiana, United States

  6. US Census of 1900 [S0039]
      • Date: 1900-06-06
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM15-BNS : 20 January 2015), John Minnie, Huntington Township Huntington city Ward 2, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 10A, family 245, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,378.

        Event Year 1900
        Event Place Huntington Township Huntington city Ward 2, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        John Minnie Head M 54 Ohio
        Elizabeth Minnie Wife F 53 Indiana
        Catherine Kitt Mother F 87 Pennsylvania
        Ivey Keneath Servant F 17 Indiana
        Lillian Minnie Daughter F 13 Massachusetts

  7. US Census of 1910 [S0040]
      • Date: 1910-04-16
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKP9-TY6 : 29 October 2015), John Minnich, Huntington Ward 2, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 89, sheet 3B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,369.

        Event Date 1910
        Event Place Huntington Ward 2, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        John Minnich Head M 65 Ohio
        Christiana Minnich Wife F 55 Indiana
        Chalmer Martin Stepson M 26 Indiana
        Harry Martin Stepson M 19 Indiana

  8. US Census of 1920 [S0041]
      • Date: 1920-01-05
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF7J-KYW : 14 December 2015), John Minnich, Huntington Ward 3, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 2A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,437.

        Event Date 1920
        Event Place Huntington Ward 3, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        John Minnich Head M 73 Ohio
        Christianana Minnich Wife F 66 Indiana
        Elmer C Martain Stepson M 28 Indiana