BIO:  John MINTER, Butler Township, Adams County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania
Chicago:  Warner, Beers & Co., 1886
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Part III, History of Adams County, Page 385

JOHN MINTER, farmer, P.O. Bigler, was born in Franklin County, Penn., in 1825, 
and is a son of Michael and Sarah (Hoffman) Minter, natives of Adams County.  
Michael was a son of Martin Minter, who was also born in Adams County.  The 
father of Martin (name unknown) was born in Germany.  Michael died in Franklin 
County in 1827.  After his death his widow, with his five children - Catherine, 
Elizabeth, Sarah, Michael and John - removed to this county.  Later she married 
Peter Gross, and moved to Stark County, Ohio, where Mr. Gross died.  His widow 
died in Somerset County, Penn., in 1884, aged eighty years.  Martin Minter lived 
the most of his life in Franklin Township, and reared a large family of 
children, now nearly all deceased.  John Minter, at the age of eighteen, began 
to learn the blacksmith trade, and for thirty years followed the same in the 
county.  In 1860 he purchased ninety-four acres of land, seventy-six of which 
are under cultivation and well improved.  He had not a dollar to begin life 
with, but through persistency and industry has built up a snug little fortune of 
about $15,000 or $20,000.  He has been collector for school and State taxes.  He 
and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church, of which Mr. Minter has served 
as elder.  He married, in 1848, Anna Steinour, who has borne him eight children, 
seven of whom are living:  Emaline, William, John, Thomas, Amos, Allen, Clara 
and Sarah C. (latter deceased).  Mr. Minter votes with the Republican party.