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Minerva Edwards is the
daughter of Alpheus Edwards and Leah Shriner. She was
born 20 Feb 1848 in Blanchard, Hancock, Ohio. She died 3 Jan 1924 at age 73
in McComb, Hancock, Ohio. On 4 January 1924, she was buried at Clymer
Cemetery, Mt. Cory, Hancock, Ohio.
On the day before Christmas, 24 Dec 1868, she married James
Harkness Sites
in Hancock County, Ohio. Perd, as he is known, is the son of Samuel Sites and Martha Harkness. He was born
12 January 1847 in Richland county, Ohio. He died 4 October 1918 at age 71
in McComb, Hancock, Ohio. On 6 October 1918, he was buried at Clymer
Cemetery, Mt. Cory, Hancock, Ohio.
Children of Minerva Edwards and James Harkness Sites:
- Victoria Ione Sites was born 7 Dec 1869
in Blanchard, Hancock, Ohio.
- Wallace Champion Sites was born 23 May 1873 in
Hancock County, Ohio.
- Lettie S. Sites was born 23 September 1874 in Hancock county, Ohio. She died 6 months later
on 21 April 1875 in Hancock county, Ohio. She is buried at Clymer Cemetery, Mt. Cory, Hancock, Ohio.
- Homer Howard Sites was born 24 Nov 1876 in Hancock County,
Ohio.
- Austin Perd Sites was born 10 December 1879 in Union, Hancock, Ohio.
- Glenn Oliver Sites was born 15 Apr 1884 in
Hancock County, Ohio.
- Harry Francis Sites was born 9 Sep 1886 in
Benton Ridge, Hancock, Ohio.
Children of Alpheus Edwards (and their spouses)
Back row (l-r) Christopher Grubb, ?, James Sites, Henry Martin, Jefferson Bunn, Harvey Edwards, ?, ?, Norman Edwards
Front row (l-r) Elizabeth (Edwards) Grubb, Minerva (Edwards) Sites, Hulda (Edwards) Martin, Jeanette (Edwards) Bunn, ?, Luzetta (Blodgett) Edwards
[Photo courtesy of Bobbie Jean Barron] |
Sources
Minerva:
- Birth, Death and Burial from her death
certificate [Name: Minerva E. Sites; Death date: 03 Jan 1924; Death
place: Mccomb, Hancock, Ohio; Birthdate: 20 Feb 1848; Birthplace:
Hancock Co., Ohio; Age at death: 75 years 11 months 13 days; Gender:
Female; Marital status: Widowed; Race or color: Caucasian; Street
address: East Main; Occupation: Housewife; Burial date: 04 Jan 1924;
Cemetery name: Clymer Cemetery; Spouse's name: James H. Sites (who died
Oct 4, 1918); Father's name: Alfus Edwards; Father's birthplace: Penn;
GSU film number: 1992489; Digital GS number: 4000605; Image number: 539;
Reference number: fn 3191; Collection: Ohio Deaths 1908-1953; Informant:
H. H. Sites, Findlay, Ohio].
- Marriage from Marriages of Hancock County Ohio.
James:
- Birth, Death and Burial from his death certificate [Name: James
Harkness Sites; Death date: 04 Oct 1918; Death place: Mccomb Village,
Hancock, Ohio; Birthdate: 12 Jan 1847; Birthplace: Richland Co., Ohio;
Age at death: 71 years 8 months 22 days; Gender: Male; Marital status:
Married; Race or color: Caucasian; Street address: E. Main; Occupation:
Farmer; Burial date: 06 Oct 1918; Burial place: Hancock Co., Ohio;
Cemetery name: Clyner Cemetery; Spouse's name: Manerva E. Sites;
Father's name: Samuel Sites; Father's birthplace: U. S. A.; Mother's
name: Martha Harkness; Mother's birthplace: U. S. A.; GSU film number:
1984445; Digital GS number: 4021843; Image number: 2861; Reference
number: fn 64785; Collection: Ohio Deaths 1908-1953; Informant: Manerva
E. Sites, McComb, Ohio].
Census Listings
The individuals in this family appear in the following census
listings.
- Minerva: 1850 census.
Blanchard, Hancock, Ohio. Page 809.
- James: 1850 census.
Pleasant, Hancock, OH. p. 833.
- Minerva: 1860 census.
Blanchard, Hancock, OH. p. 243.
- 1870 census.
Blanchard, Hancock, OH. p. 22.
- 1880 census.
Union, Hancock, OH. p. 32.
- 1900 census. Blanchard,
Hancock, OH. p. 14.
- 1910 census. Findlay,
Hancock, OH. p. 48.
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