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NameLast: Miner
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Parents: Byrum D. and Sarah E. (Householder) Miner
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OriginalNotes: Note: There were two Estella Miners in Fort Wayne. An Estella Miner was also the wife of George Ewing Miner, brother of the retoucher.

Journal Gazette, 11 Nov 1949, obituary for Estella Miner, p. 15 (her sister Leora's obituary is in the JF, 21 July 1952, p. 9; mother, Mrs. Sarah Miner, JG, 26 January 1926; Charles S. Miner, JG 7 January 1914, p. 15)

FindAGrave, Estella Miner, 1869-1949, buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne City Directories
1895, p.. 475, Estella Miner, clk Miner & Dexter, bds. 62 Douglas av.
1896, p. 460, Estella Miner, clk C W Miner, bds 62 Douglas av.
1897, p. 453, Estella Miner, clk C W Miner, bds 62 Douglas av.
1898, p. 438, Estella Miner, retoucher, b 62 Douglas av.
1899, p. 438, Mrs. Estella Miner, retoucher Miner & Law, b 62 Douglas av.
1900, p. 483, Estella Miner, retoucher Miner & Law, b 62 Douglas av.
1901, p. 537, Estella Miner, retoucher C W Miner, b 62 Douglas av.
1904, p. 616, Estella Miner, retoucher Miner's Studio, b 248 Douglas av
1905, p. 614, Estella Miner, retoucher Miner's Studio, b 248 Douglas av.
1906, p. 656, Estella Miner, retoucher Miner's Studio, b 248 Douglas av.
1907, p. 687, Estella Miner, retoucher Miner's Studio, b 248 Douglas av.
1909, p. 754, Estella Miner, retoucher Miner's Studio, b 248 Douglas av.
1910, p. 771, Estella Miner, retoucher Miner's Studio, b 248 Douglas av.
1913, p. 849, Estella Miner, mngr Miner's Studio, b 248 Douglas av.
1915, p. 776, Estella Miner, photogr, b 248 Douglas av. [no studio named; Miner's Studio, H J Ozaki propr, 121 W Wayne]
1917, p. 828, Estella Miner, photogr, b 248 Douglas av.[no studio name, Miner's Studio not listed from this point forward]
1918, p. 841, Estella Miner, photogr, b 248 Douglas av. [no studio name]
1921, p. 900, Estella Miner, photogr, b 248 Douglas av. [no studio name]
1922, p. 734, Estella Miner, b 248 Douglas av. [no occupation listed]
1925, p. 864, Estella Miner, b 248 Douglas av. [no occupation listed]
1926, p. 847, Estella Miner, retoucher, b 248 Douglas av
1928, p. 569, Estella Miner, emp Penn R R, h 248 Douglas av
1929, p. 537, Estella Miner, h 248 Douglas av
1930, p. 549, Estella Miner, h 248 Douglas av
1931, p. 531, Estella Miner, h 248 W Douglas av
1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1949

1900 Census, Fort Wayne, Allen County, 62 Douglas Ave.
Sarah Miner, head, b. Feb. 1838, age 62, widow, 6 of 8 children living, b. NY, parents b. Germany, no occupation, owns home (free not mortgaged)
George E. Miner, son, b. June 1860, age 39, single, real estate agent
Stella Miner, daughter, b. Sept 1870, age 29, single, clerk, photo studio
Leora Miner, daughter, b. Dec. 1872, age 26, single, school teacher
Charles S. Miner, son, b. Aug. 1876, age 23, single, teamster
Charles Miner, nephew, b. Jan. 1867, age 33, single, b. IN, fb NY, mb OH, photographer
All children of Sarah b. IN, fb Mass, mb NY

1910 Census, Fort Wayne, Allen County, 248 Douglas Avenue
Sarah Miner, head, 72, widow, b. IN, parents b. Germany, no occupation
George E. Miner, son, 50, S?, Distributor, Advertising
Charles S. Miner, son, age 38, single, manager, Princess ??(Clock, Link?)
Estella Miner, daughter, age 32, single, retoucher, photography
Leora Miner, daughter, age 27, single, teacher, public 
(all children born in IN, father b. NY, mother b. IN)

1920 Census, Fort Wayne, Allen County, 248 Douglas Avenue
Sarah Miner, head, 87, widow, own home, mortgaged, b. NY, parents b. Germany, no occupation
Estella Miner, daughter, age 47, single, photograph retoucher, st?? Home, Own Account
Leora Miner, daughter, age 45, single, teacher, Grade School, public 
Sarah M. Miner, grand niece, age 12, single, b. IN, parents b. IN
(all children born in IN, father b. NY, mother b. IN; note that Sarah M. Miner was the daughter of photographer Charles W. Miner who died in 1912]

1930 Census, Fort Wayne, Allen County, 248 W. Douglas Ave.
	Estella Miner, head, own home worth $20,000, age 54, single, b. IN, father b. Mass, mother b. NY, cook, home
Leora Miner, sister, age 52, single, b. IN, father b. Mass, mother b. NY, teacher, public school
Mildred F. Miner, cousin, age 19, single, b. IN, parents b. IN, no occupation
Sarah M. Miner, cousin, age 22, single, b. IN, parents b. IN, artist, advertising
Cora Harris, sister, age 60, widow, b. IN, father b. Mass, mother b. NY, no occupation
Sarah C. Harris, neice, age 25, single, b. PA, parents b. IN, typist, electric factory

1940 Cesus, Fort Wayne, Allen County, 248 West Douglas Street
Estella Miner, head, owns home worth $5500, age 69, single, b. IN, attended high school 4 years, no occupation listed
Leora Miner, sister, age 67, single, attended college 2 years, b. IN, no occupation
Sara C. Harris, neice, age 36, single, attended high school 4 years, b. PA, typist, Electrical Supply Manufacturer
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CATNUM: 3505
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Address1: 121 W. Wayne St.
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City: Fort Wayne
State: IN
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Name: Charles W. Miner
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OriginalSource: Fort Wayne, 1913, p. 96: For 20 yrs., the Miner Studio, located at 121 W. Wayne St., has been widely known for excellency of work done there. Special feature is fine portrait work, including a variety of photo work, enlargements, and color work. Out door and interior views of superior grade are furnished as well as every kind of photos for catalogues and other commercial purposes, including photos of machinery, furniture, etc. Copying is also a part of the work. Special cameras and lenses are used for the several kinds of work. Under management of Miss Stella Miner whose wide experience and progressive methods have brought continued success to the business. Mr. John D. Albrecht is the efficient operator and is an artist as well as photographer. He makes a continuous study of his work and keeps abreast of the times in all that is new in photography, both in methods and materials. Photographs signed "Miner" compare favorably with those from our larger cities.

1910 Fort Wayne Polk City Directory, p. 771, Miner's Studio, Charles W. Miner, Propr. 121 W. Wayne, Tel 885
Estella Miner, retoucher Miner's Studio, b 248 Douglas av.

1913 Fort Wayne City Directory, p. 849
Estelle Miner, mngr Miner's Studio, b 248 Douglas av.
Miner's Studio, Estella Miner Mngr, 121 W Wayne, Tel 885

1915 Polk's Fort Wayne City Directory, p. 776, Miner's Studio, H J Ozaki propr, 121 W Wayne
Miner, Estella, photogr, b. 248 Douglas av. [studio not indicated; possibly Miner Studio]

The Cauldron, 1916 (yearbook for Fort Wayne High and Manual Training School)
Go to the Ozaki Studio for Firstclass Photos (Successor to Miner), H. Y. Ozaki, Proprietor, 121 W. Wayne Street

Fort Wayne 1917 Polk City Directory, p. 828, Estella Miner, photogr, b. 248 Douglas av.

Bulletin of Photography, v. 10, Wednesday, June 12, 1912, p. 809
Mrs. Charles W. Miner, of Fort Wayne, Ind., has assumed control of the Miner studio, owing to the death of her husband. She will be ably assisted by Miss Estella Miner, who has had charge of the reception room and the retouching, and John D. Albrecht, who for years has been head of the printing department and was always Mr. Miner's assistant under the skylight.
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