PHOTO ALBUM
|
SPOUSE: TAMMA DURFEE
Marriage: 9
August 1831
Place: New
London, Huron, Ohio
Birth Date:
31 March 1809
Birth Place: Jefferson
Co., New York
Death Date:
3 January
1848
Burial: Iowaville, Iowa
CHILDREN
Polly
Miner
Orson Miner
Moroni Miner
Sylvia Miner
Mormon Miner
Matilda Miner
Alma Lindsay Miner
Don Carlos Smith Miner
Melissa Miner
|
1832-1896
1833-1851
1835-1935
1836-1838
1837-1920
1840-1909
1841-1912
1843-1902
1846-1846
|
OCCUPATION(S):
|
FAMILY
Father: AZEL
MINER
Mother: SYLVIA
MUNSON
SIBLINGS
Polly Miner
George Miner
Almira Miner
Albert
Miner
Amos Dean Miner
Joel Miner
Asel Miner
INDEX TO HISTORY |
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:
The Mormon Miner and Emeline Phoebe Curtis
Miner Family
Compiled by the Mormon Miner Fmily
Organization
p. 4 Albert Miner
Albert Miner was born in Jefferson County, New York , 31 March
1809, the fourth child of Azel and Sylvia. From age seven Albert
helped pioneer New London, Ohio. When he was eighteen years of
age, his next younger sibling, Amos Dean Miner, with whom he
felt a close relationship, died. Two years later Albert's father
also died. Our next knowledge of Albert is at age 22, in 1831.
It is the assessment of the young woman, Tamma Durfee, whom Albert
was courting. When her family joined the newly organized Church
of Jesus Chrsit of Latter-day Saints in June 1831, Tamma purposely
delayed her baptism until the good young man could know more
about it as well. After Albert's marriage to Tamma, 9 August
1831, she was baptized in December 1831, and Albert in February
1832. Tamma was born 6 March 1813, the daughter of Edmond Durfee
and Magdalena Pickle. Together Tamma and Albert had nine children:
Polly, Orson, Moroni, Sylvia, Mormon, Matilda, Alma, Don Corlos,
Melissa.
In 1833, Tamma and
Albert followed their new church to it's gathering place in Kirtland,
Lake, Ohio. Here Albert hauled stone every Saturday for the construction
of the Kirtland Temple, and they attended the dedication ceremony
of that edifice in March 1836. Tamma's family moved on to Missouri
in the spring of 1837. That fall, Albert became very ill. By
January 1838, Albert was improved, so Tamma procured a sleigh,
in which she made a bed for Albert, and they traveled eighty
miles in four days to his mother's home in New London for a much
needed recuperation. They did not return to Kirtland until May.
In June 1838 the Miners sold their
farm in Kirtland and again followed family and church, this time
to Missouri, arriving in September at Tamma's father's home.
All members of the Miner Family had become sick during this journey,
but all soon recovered except two-year-old Sylva, who died in
October. They established their home on Log Creek, six miles
from Far West, Caldwell, Missouri. There they endured harassment
from the people who were fearful that the numerous Mormons would
take over the politics of their communities.
The Miners sojourn in Missouri
was short lived |
REFERENCES:
|
|