1860 census for Spring Creek Twp., Elk County lists 'Stephen' as b. in Penna. Stephen Miner: 43, b. in PA as were the wife and kids, $500 Real Estate, $300 Personal Estate, Lumberman Mary C.: 23 Orville: 18 Matilda: 3 Peter: 2 Andrew 2/12 James Graham: 37, Day Laborer Patty Crow: 17, b. in PA, Servant preceding household was a Thompson Crow, 25, Day Laborer, b. in PA 1820 census index lists 18 Miners and 8 Minors in Pennsylvania so you've got some winnowing to do.  If he owned the land in Spring Creek then a search of the land records in Elk County might have a deed listing him with  his prior residence ...  That would help narrow the search. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "linda.lathrop @ yahoo.com" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 12:29:16 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [PaOldC] My Brick Wall I don't think I have ever posted here but I may have awhile ago. I am researching the Minor family. My mother was Joan Rosemary Minor, daughter of Warren Xavier Minor & Helen Olson, born in Ridgeway and raised in Bradford, PA. Warren Xavier Minor born in Ridgeway, PA His father was a well-known architect and builder in that area named: William Henry Minor who was married to His father was Stephen/Stephenson Lesie Minor who was married to Rachel Crow who died of TB. Stephen's second wife was Mary Ann Chamberlain. He had 3 children by Rachel and 9 by Mary Ann Chamberlain, daughter of Jacob and MaryAnn Chamberlain. Stephenson was born Jan 10, 1820 and died in a barn raising accident on July 8, 1870 in Jefferson County, PA. One of his sons died 2 days later and we assume he was invovled in the accident also. Family lore says that Stephenson was from Scotland and others say he was born in PA. Another thought is that he might be the son of John Updike Minor and Rebecca Maxwell, but I have no proof of this. Are there any Minors here or does any of this sound familiar to anyone? Thanks for any help. Linda Hooker Lathrop   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message