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Joseph Warren Minteer
JOSEPH WARREN MINTEER, general merchant at Craigsville, Armstrong Co., Pa.,
at which place he is postmaster, was born in West Franklin township, Armstrong
county, Nov. 15, 1881, son of James Nicholson and Matilda (Hindman) Minteer.William Minteer, the great-grandfather, was born in Ireland, as was his
wife, Mary Nicholson. They were of Scotch-Irish parentage. Coming to America
in the early part of the nineteenth century, they settled soon after in what
is now West Franklin township, Armstrong Co., Pa., where they cleared land.
They had the following children: James, William, Andrew, John, Joseph,
Alexander, Mary (who married Matthew Rayburn), Jennie (who married William
Smith), Nelly (who married John Smith), Nancy (who married John Milligan),
Betsey (who married Robert Galbraith), and Peggy (who married Anthony
Williams).William Minteer, son of William, and grandfather of Joseph Warren Minteer,
was a farmer in Armstrong county. He married Barbara Millen, and their
children were: James Nicholson; Mary, who married Richard Smith; and Eliza J.,
who married Downes Somerville.James Nicholson Minteer, son of William, was born on the old homestead in
West Franklin township on which he spent his entire life, and died there Aug.
31. 1905, at the age of sixty-nine years. He was a representative citizen and
successful farmer. He married Matilda Hindman, who survives with three
children: Ella B., James Francis, a physician, and Joseph W.James Hindman, maternal great-grandfather of Joseph Warren Minteer, and his
wife Mary (McClatchey) were born in Ireland, and they were pioneers in what is
now West Franklin township, Armstrong Co., Pa. James Hindman settled on wild
land and began to develop the farm on which George and Mark Hindman reside,
and there he died April 28, 1846, when in his eighty-third year. His widow
survived to be ninety-one years old, dying Aug. 22, 1856. Their children were:
Margaret, who married David Hall; Mary, who married Joseph Armstrong; John;
George; James; William, and Andrew.William Hindman, son of James Hindman, was born in West Franklin township,
Feb. 13, 1806. On May 10, 1832, he married Mary, daughter of George and Esther
(Beard) Long, natives of Ireland and early settlers in West Franklin township.
To William and Mary Hindman were born the following children who reached
maturity: George, who served in the 83d Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; Mary,
deceased, who was the wife of Robert Kiskadden; Matilda, who is the widow of
James Nicholson Minteer; Miriam; James, who is deceased; William, and Andrew
M. In the year 1832 William Hindman and his wife Mary (Long) settled on the
farm of 136 acres where their youngest son, Andrew M. Hindman, now lives, and
there his death occurred Feb. 5, 1881, at the age of seventy-five years, and
that of his wife June 5, 1887, at the age of eighty-two years.Joseph Warren Minteer remained on the homestead and obtained his education
in the local public schools. For three years following his marriage he
continued agricultural pursuits, and then turned his attention to
merchandising, in February, 1908, embarking in the general mercantile business
at Craigsville. He has built up a profitable trade and has won respect and
esteem in the community by his honorable methods. He has been postmaster at
Craigsville since 1908 and has been a satisfactory official.On October 4, 1905, Mr. Minteer was married to Ada Irene Dunkle, daughter
of Henry C. and Marie (Russell) Dunkle, of Craigsville, and they have three
children: John N., Dorothy M. and Ruth M. Mr. Minteer is a member of the
United Presbyterian Church. He is an Odd Fellow, belonging to Craigsville
Lodge No. 836, and in politics he is a Democrat.The Minteer family held its second reunion at Alameda Park, Butler Co.,
Pa., July 28, 1910, when over three hundred members were present and five
generations were represented. The Minteers are usually found associated with
the United Presbyterian denomination and earnest and active church workers.
Four United Presbyterian ministers of the present day are among this family’s
descendants, namely: Rev. W. E. Minteer, Rev. O. H. Milligan, Rev. F. A. Dumm;
and Rev. H. P. Smith.It is said that the first William Minteer above mentioned, in association
with Abram Smith, built the first Associate Presbyterian Church edifice, in
1815, at Slate Lick, Armstrong county. It was a log structure, 33 feet square,
and they and their families continued to worship there for many years, deeming
it a privilege, although many of them were obliged to walk a distance of five
or six miles to reach the place.Source: Pages 808-809, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed October 1998 by James R Hindman for the Armstrong County Beers
Project
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