William Miner Sr. (1897 - 1941)

Born 13 Nov 1897 in Friendship, Adams, Wisconsin, United States

Husband of Clara (Brown) Miner — married about 1919 (to 21 Jan 1936) in Wisconsin, United States [uncertain]

Husband of Dora (Lowe) Miner — married after 1934 in Wisconsin, United States [uncertain]

William was Ho-Chunk.

Biography

Birth

William was born on 13 November 1897 in Friendship, Adams County, Wisconsin, although his draft card says 13 November 1896 in Necedah, Wisconsin. In his zealousness to enlist, he went to the neighboring county, where he was less likely to be known, and gave his birthplace as in Necedah in that county of Juneau, and his year of birth as 1896, making him 21, rather than his actual birth year of 1897. So his draft card entry is false. His Social Security claim (SS #387-18-3797) shows him to have been born in ’97 in Friendship, Wisconsin. He was the son of Fred Miner (Lists, 1905 census)

Appearance

He was tall, of medium build, with black hair and brown eyes. (Draft Card)

Military Service

William, service number 283779, enlisted in the Army on 30 June 1917. He saw action in WWI with Co. D, 128ᵀᴴ Infantry, 32ᵈ Infantry Division (the Red Arrow Division). (Headstone) He returned to the United States aboard the U. S. S. George Washington on 27 April 1919. (Lists)

Death

He died on 19 December 1941. He is buried at Block 43, Lot 07 of Spring Grove Cemetery, Wisconsin Dells, Columbia County, Wisconsin. (Find a Grave)

Sources

• 1905 Indian census; Roll: M595_671; Line: 5. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
• U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939. Lists of Incoming Passengers, 1917-1938. Textual records. 360 Boxes. NAI: 6234465. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, Maryland. Lists of Outgoing Passengers, 1917-1938. Textual records. 255 Boxes. NAI: 6234477. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• 1937 Indian census; Roll: M595_573; Page: 72; Line: 1; Agency: Tomah Indian School. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
• U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 02 October 2020), memorial page for William Miner (1897–19 Dec 1941), Find a Grave Memorial no. 140944411, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Wisconsin Dells, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by El Memorializer (contributor 47029561) .