OBIT: Maria C. (Reed) MINNICH, 1900, native of Bedford County, PA

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Mrs. Maria C. Minnich

Mrs. Maria C. Minnich, widow of the late John G. Minnich, died at the residence 
of her daughter, Mrs. Salome Jordan, on February 4, after a lingering illness 
of several months. She was a most estimable lady and arrived at the good old 
age of eighty years, seven months and twenty-five days. She was a daughter of 
Michael Reed, Esq., deceased, and was born in Schellsburg, June 11, 1819. She 
was baptized and reared in the Reformed church, the church of her parents.  She 
was united in marriage to John G. Minnich October 3, 1843, when she united 
herself with the Lutheran church, of which he was a member.  Subsequently he 
purchased the "Morrison Mansion" and they moved to Bedford, where they 
subsequently resided. She lived an honored member of her church and was noted 
for her benevolent and charitable work and had many warm friends in the town 
and county.  Her remains were committed to the grave in the Bedford cemetery, 
attended by sympathetic friends and relatives, February 6. She left surviving 
her three sons, Rev. Reed Minnich and Luther, residing in Philadelphia, and 
Harry, residing in Princeton, Ill., and one daughter, Salome, wife of Frank 
Jordan, of Bedford.   R. I. P

Bedford Gazette    2/9/1900