From "The Minteers As I Have Known Them" by Josephine Minteer Dickinson (1961 limited-edition private printing of 200 copies), youngest and last surviving of William Minteer and Mary Nicholson's 85 grandchildren:
"Married Leslie Kerr. Cora was one of the "belles" of Worthington and was always beautifully dressed. Her mother's death left her as the homemaker while she was still in her early twenties. Her father was employed in Kittanning, this left her with the responsibility of her younger brother, Harry. The Kerr family was one generation out of Scotland."
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In 1870 she lived with her parents and four brothers and sisters in a house in Kittanning. It may have been the same house her mother had lived in in 1860, although with a growing family it seems a bigger house would have been needed. Her father was a carpenter and owned $200 worth of personal property.
In 1880 they lived in a house in West Franklin Township, Armstrong County, PA. Most of their neighbors were Claypooles, and from other neighbors' names it might be possible to determine almost exactly where they lived.
In 1900 she and her first husband and their son lived in an apartment building at 163 Third Street in Beaver, PA. William was a conductor for the steam railroad. There were twelve apartments in the building.
In 1910 they lived in the same apartment, probably. There were only eight apartments in the building then, and only one other one had the same tenants as in 1900. Imagine the stories that they could have told about the comings and goings of hundreds of people over ten years or more. William was a general foreman for the railroad. Cora and William divorced by 1920.
In 1920 she and her second husband lived in an apartment at 204 Anderson Street in Pittsburgh, PA. He was a clerk in a grocery store. She lied about her age, claiming to be just 33 when she was really 51.
In 1930 they were two of twelve lodgers in the home of William Powell, his wife Emma, and their son John at 1211 Palo Alto Street in Pittsburgh. Wilson was a laborer doing odd jobs. Cora had added five years to her claimed age, stating she was 48, although she was really 62.
She died of Broncho-pneumonia, with Arterioslerotic heart disease as a contributing factor, in what was then called the Pittsburgh City Home & Hospital in South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, PA--later renamed Mayview. The informant, apparently her attending physician, recorded that he attended her from January 6 until her death. Of particular interest to me is the fact that her second husband joined her there at the Hospital on January 11 or 21, 1939, and remained there until his death. See his memorial page for more details.
other sibling:
William Ellsworth McNabb (1863-1900)
"Married Leslie Kerr. Cora was one of the "belles" of Worthington and was always beautifully dressed. Her mother's death left her as the homemaker while she was still in her early twenties. Her father was employed in Kittanning, this left her with the responsibility of her younger brother, Harry. The Kerr family was one generation out of Scotland."
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In 1870 she lived with her parents and four brothers and sisters in a house in Kittanning. It may have been the same house her mother had lived in in 1860, although with a growing family it seems a bigger house would have been needed. Her father was a carpenter and owned $200 worth of personal property.
In 1880 they lived in a house in West Franklin Township, Armstrong County, PA. Most of their neighbors were Claypooles, and from other neighbors' names it might be possible to determine almost exactly where they lived.
In 1900 she and her first husband and their son lived in an apartment building at 163 Third Street in Beaver, PA. William was a conductor for the steam railroad. There were twelve apartments in the building.
In 1910 they lived in the same apartment, probably. There were only eight apartments in the building then, and only one other one had the same tenants as in 1900. Imagine the stories that they could have told about the comings and goings of hundreds of people over ten years or more. William was a general foreman for the railroad. Cora and William divorced by 1920.
In 1920 she and her second husband lived in an apartment at 204 Anderson Street in Pittsburgh, PA. He was a clerk in a grocery store. She lied about her age, claiming to be just 33 when she was really 51.
In 1930 they were two of twelve lodgers in the home of William Powell, his wife Emma, and their son John at 1211 Palo Alto Street in Pittsburgh. Wilson was a laborer doing odd jobs. Cora had added five years to her claimed age, stating she was 48, although she was really 62.
She died of Broncho-pneumonia, with Arterioslerotic heart disease as a contributing factor, in what was then called the Pittsburgh City Home & Hospital in South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, PA--later renamed Mayview. The informant, apparently her attending physician, recorded that he attended her from January 6 until her death. Of particular interest to me is the fact that her second husband joined her there at the Hospital on January 11 or 21, 1939, and remained there until his death. See his memorial page for more details.
other sibling:
William Ellsworth McNabb (1863-1900)
From "The Minteers As I Have Known Them" by Josephine Minteer Dickinson (1961 limited-edition private printing of 200 copies), youngest and last surviving of William Minteer and Mary Nicholson's 85 grandchildren:
"Married Leslie Kerr. Cora was one of the "belles" of Worthington and was always beautifully dressed. Her mother's death left her as the homemaker while she was still in her early twenties. Her father was employed in Kittanning, this left her with the responsibility of her younger brother, Harry. The Kerr family was one generation out of Scotland."
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In 1870 she lived with her parents and four brothers and sisters in a house in Kittanning. It may have been the same house her mother had lived in in 1860, although with a growing family it seems a bigger house would have been needed. Her father was a carpenter and owned $200 worth of personal property.
In 1880 they lived in a house in West Franklin Township, Armstrong County, PA. Most of their neighbors were Claypooles, and from other neighbors' names it might be possible to determine almost exactly where they lived.
In 1900 she and her first husband and their son lived in an apartment building at 163 Third Street in Beaver, PA. William was a conductor for the steam railroad. There were twelve apartments in the building.
In 1910 they lived in the same apartment, probably. There were only eight apartments in the building then, and only one other one had the same tenants as in 1900. Imagine the stories that they could have told about the comings and goings of hundreds of people over ten years or more. William was a general foreman for the railroad. Cora and William divorced by 1920.
In 1920 she and her second husband lived in an apartment at 204 Anderson Street in Pittsburgh, PA. He was a clerk in a grocery store. She lied about her age, claiming to be just 33 when she was really 51.
In 1930 they were two of twelve lodgers in the home of William Powell, his wife Emma, and their son John at 1211 Palo Alto Street in Pittsburgh. Wilson was a laborer doing odd jobs. Cora had added five years to her claimed age, stating she was 48, although she was really 62.
She died of Broncho-pneumonia, with Arterioslerotic heart disease as a contributing factor, in what was then called the Pittsburgh City Home & Hospital in South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, PA--later renamed Mayview. The informant, apparently her attending physician, recorded that he attended her from January 6 until her death. Of particular interest to me is the fact that her second husband joined her there at the Hospital on January 11 or 21, 1939, and remained there until his death. See his memorial page for more details.
other sibling:
William Ellsworth McNabb (1863-1900)
"Married Leslie Kerr. Cora was one of the "belles" of Worthington and was always beautifully dressed. Her mother's death left her as the homemaker while she was still in her early twenties. Her father was employed in Kittanning, this left her with the responsibility of her younger brother, Harry. The Kerr family was one generation out of Scotland."
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In 1870 she lived with her parents and four brothers and sisters in a house in Kittanning. It may have been the same house her mother had lived in in 1860, although with a growing family it seems a bigger house would have been needed. Her father was a carpenter and owned $200 worth of personal property.
In 1880 they lived in a house in West Franklin Township, Armstrong County, PA. Most of their neighbors were Claypooles, and from other neighbors' names it might be possible to determine almost exactly where they lived.
In 1900 she and her first husband and their son lived in an apartment building at 163 Third Street in Beaver, PA. William was a conductor for the steam railroad. There were twelve apartments in the building.
In 1910 they lived in the same apartment, probably. There were only eight apartments in the building then, and only one other one had the same tenants as in 1900. Imagine the stories that they could have told about the comings and goings of hundreds of people over ten years or more. William was a general foreman for the railroad. Cora and William divorced by 1920.
In 1920 she and her second husband lived in an apartment at 204 Anderson Street in Pittsburgh, PA. He was a clerk in a grocery store. She lied about her age, claiming to be just 33 when she was really 51.
In 1930 they were two of twelve lodgers in the home of William Powell, his wife Emma, and their son John at 1211 Palo Alto Street in Pittsburgh. Wilson was a laborer doing odd jobs. Cora had added five years to her claimed age, stating she was 48, although she was really 62.
She died of Broncho-pneumonia, with Arterioslerotic heart disease as a contributing factor, in what was then called the Pittsburgh City Home & Hospital in South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, PA--later renamed Mayview. The informant, apparently her attending physician, recorded that he attended her from January 6 until her death. Of particular interest to me is the fact that her second husband joined her there at the Hospital on January 11 or 21, 1939, and remained there until his death. See his memorial page for more details.
other sibling:
William Ellsworth McNabb (1863-1900)
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