John Minear was born about 1784. His birthdate comes from census estimates [he was 65 in 1850, 77 in 1860; splitting the difference, he must have been born about 1784]. In the1850 census he claimed to have been born in Pennsylvania, and in 1860 in Virginia. He was undoubtedly born near the border between Pennsylvania and Virginia, during the time when the border was being disputed. His father was in Monongalia County Virginia (later Preston County, West Virginia) by 1789, when he purchased land on Monongalia Glade, near present day Reedsville. So, John grew up in Virginia.
The map to the left shows the watershed area of the Monongahela River (in yellow). The Cheat River, which feeds into the Monongahela is highlighted in dark blue. This is the area where John Menear was born, and lived out his life.
Groom: John Minear
Bride: Catherine Fourtney
Marriage Date: 27 Feb 1803
County: Monongalia
State: Virginia
[Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.]
From a History of Preston County, West Virginia by Morton, Oren Frederic (1914):
[Children of] John Menear & Catherine Fortney
1. Samuel H. [b. 1805 acc to 1850 Census] m. Rachel Wadsworth
2. Susan b. 23 Aug 1803 d. 19 Mar 1903 m John Orr
3. Henry m. Melinda Hawley
4. Keziah b. 1809 d. 1846 m. Hiram Orr
5. Elish m. Nancy Wadsworth
6. Millie m. William Moore
7. Jacob m. Elizabeth Rogers
8. Nancy m. Jonathan Fortney
9. Elizabeth m. George Morgan
10. Philip b. 1814 d. 1896 m. Sarah McKinney
11. Hiram m. (1) Phoebe Moon, (2) Elizabeth Snider
12. Solomon P. [b. 1827] m. Mary Minear
All lineage information, including John's connection to his daughter, Nancy Jane Minear, and his father, William Minear, come from Morton’s book A History of Preston County, West Virginia. Morton’s book contained information obtained prior to 1914, from living family members. That means that these 12 children’s names came from reports from their siblings, and this is likely to be accurate information.
John can be found in Monongalia County, in the area that would become Preston, for the 1810 Federal Census:
Jno Manier 2 m under 10, 1 m 26-44, 3 f under 10, 1 f 10-15, 1 f 16-25
Wm (William) Manier, John’s father, is found next door to him on one side and Dav (David) Manier, a brother, on the other side. Moses Manier, another likely brother, appears on the page several names above John. John would have been about 26 years of age.Preston County formed from Monongalia County VA in 1818. The Minear family did not move, but Preston County formed where they had been living. John continued to live in Preston County for the rest of his life.
1820 Federal Census, Preston County VA (WV)
David Menear is listed two households away. There is no longer any William present. So, John’s father died before 1820. John would have been about 36 years old in 1820.
1830 Federal Census, Preston County VA (WV)
John’s brother, David Menear, is a couple of pages away.
1840 Federal Census, Preston County VA (WV) [p. 32]
1850 Federal Census, Preston County VA (later WV)
Kazia Orr is their granddaughter, the daughter of their daughter Kezia who married Hiram Orr. Both parents had died shortly after Kazia Orr's birth, and her grandparents took her in to raise. For some reason, the Minear family was enumerated twice in 1850, as can be seen from these images.
1860 Federal Census, Preston County VA (WV) [House # 1767]
By 1870, he had lost his wife, and had gone to Ohio to live with his daughter Amelia (Minear) Moore and her husband William Moore. He can be found in their household in Adams County, Ohio in the 1870 Census:
His death record shows that he died in Ohio:
John Menear
Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001
Event Type:
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Death
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Event Date:
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01 Apr 1875
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Event Place:
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Richland, Clinton, Ohio, United States
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Residence Place:
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Richland Clinton, Ohio
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Gender:
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Male
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Age:
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105
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Marital Status:
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Widowed
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Race:
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White
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Race:
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White
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Occupation:
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Farmer
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Birth Year (Estimated):
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1770
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Birthplace:
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Pa.
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