Curtis' middle name is the married name of one of his grandmother's sisters. His grandmother, Elizabeth Young's sister Nancy was married to Christopher Foster.
From "The Minteers As I Have Known Them" by Josephine Minteer Dickinson (1961 limited-edition private printing of 200 copies), youngest and last surviving of William Minteer and Mary Nicholson's 85 grandchildren:
"Married Leila Clark, daughter of Sam. Her mother was one of my mother's dearest friends. Curtis started as a farmer in Worthington but soon after his marriage moved to Wilkinsburg and went into the moving and transportation business. Later they went to New Wilmington, Pa. and continued in the same business."
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In 1860 he lived with his parents and brother on the farm south of Worthington. In 1870 he lived there with his parents and two brothers and a sister. In about 1875 his father and his uncle Joseph swapped farms, which made good sense since his father had the bigger family.
In 1880 he and his parents and five brothers and sisters--James Shields got married and started his own family that year--lived back in the old family home on the old family farm. (I call it the old family home, but it was really the newer family home. They had been living in part of the old family home, although it had been moved, reassembled and modernized.)
In 1900 he and his wife and four children lived in a house on Karl Street in Pittsburgh, PA which he owned, with a mortgage. He worked as an Expressman.
In 1910 he and Mary and their five youngest children lived on a farm in Wilmington Township, Mercer County, PA that they owned, with a mortgage.
In 1920 he and his wife and five of their children lived in a house on Neshannock Avenue near North Mercer Street in New Wilmington, PA. He owned the house, mortgage free, and worked as a laborer and assistant janitor. Their daughter Mary worked as a servant in a dining room, likely at Westminster College. Their oldest daughter was married, and her husband Walt and their daughter Alta were all living with them. Walt worked as a laborer in the tin mill.
In 1930 he and Mary and their youngest child and his wife and son lived in a different house in New Wilmington. The census record gives the address as 130 Park Ave., but from the names of adjacent streets it is clear that it was 130 South Park Street. Curtis owned their home, which was valued at $7000, and they did not have a radio. He rented part of the house to their son Arthur for $20 a month. He worked as a laborer doing odd jobs and Arthur worked as a foreman doing bridge construction.
In 1940 he and his wife lived in the same house, which was valued at only $3500 after the Great Depression. He worked as a caretaker at a church, with an income in 1939 of $900 for 52 weeks of work. They rented part of the house to their son Arthur and his wife for ten dollars a month.
Their other child was:
John Young Minteer (1892-1980)
From "The Minteers As I Have Known Them" by Josephine Minteer Dickinson (1961 limited-edition private printing of 200 copies), youngest and last surviving of William Minteer and Mary Nicholson's 85 grandchildren:
"Married Leila Clark, daughter of Sam. Her mother was one of my mother's dearest friends. Curtis started as a farmer in Worthington but soon after his marriage moved to Wilkinsburg and went into the moving and transportation business. Later they went to New Wilmington, Pa. and continued in the same business."
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In 1860 he lived with his parents and brother on the farm south of Worthington. In 1870 he lived there with his parents and two brothers and a sister. In about 1875 his father and his uncle Joseph swapped farms, which made good sense since his father had the bigger family.
In 1880 he and his parents and five brothers and sisters--James Shields got married and started his own family that year--lived back in the old family home on the old family farm. (I call it the old family home, but it was really the newer family home. They had been living in part of the old family home, although it had been moved, reassembled and modernized.)
In 1900 he and his wife and four children lived in a house on Karl Street in Pittsburgh, PA which he owned, with a mortgage. He worked as an Expressman.
In 1910 he and Mary and their five youngest children lived on a farm in Wilmington Township, Mercer County, PA that they owned, with a mortgage.
In 1920 he and his wife and five of their children lived in a house on Neshannock Avenue near North Mercer Street in New Wilmington, PA. He owned the house, mortgage free, and worked as a laborer and assistant janitor. Their daughter Mary worked as a servant in a dining room, likely at Westminster College. Their oldest daughter was married, and her husband Walt and their daughter Alta were all living with them. Walt worked as a laborer in the tin mill.
In 1930 he and Mary and their youngest child and his wife and son lived in a different house in New Wilmington. The census record gives the address as 130 Park Ave., but from the names of adjacent streets it is clear that it was 130 South Park Street. Curtis owned their home, which was valued at $7000, and they did not have a radio. He rented part of the house to their son Arthur for $20 a month. He worked as a laborer doing odd jobs and Arthur worked as a foreman doing bridge construction.
In 1940 he and his wife lived in the same house, which was valued at only $3500 after the Great Depression. He worked as a caretaker at a church, with an income in 1939 of $900 for 52 weeks of work. They rented part of the house to their son Arthur and his wife for ten dollars a month.
Their other child was:
John Young Minteer (1892-1980)
Curtis' middle name is the married name of one of his grandmother's sisters. His grandmother, Elizabeth Young's sister Nancy was married to Christopher Foster.
From "The Minteers As I Have Known Them" by Josephine Minteer Dickinson (1961 limited-edition private printing of 200 copies), youngest and last surviving of William Minteer and Mary Nicholson's 85 grandchildren:
"Married Leila Clark, daughter of Sam. Her mother was one of my mother's dearest friends. Curtis started as a farmer in Worthington but soon after his marriage moved to Wilkinsburg and went into the moving and transportation business. Later they went to New Wilmington, Pa. and continued in the same business."
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In 1860 he lived with his parents and brother on the farm south of Worthington. In 1870 he lived there with his parents and two brothers and a sister. In about 1875 his father and his uncle Joseph swapped farms, which made good sense since his father had the bigger family.
In 1880 he and his parents and five brothers and sisters--James Shields got married and started his own family that year--lived back in the old family home on the old family farm. (I call it the old family home, but it was really the newer family home. They had been living in part of the old family home, although it had been moved, reassembled and modernized.)
In 1900 he and his wife and four children lived in a house on Karl Street in Pittsburgh, PA which he owned, with a mortgage. He worked as an Expressman.
In 1910 he and Mary and their five youngest children lived on a farm in Wilmington Township, Mercer County, PA that they owned, with a mortgage.
In 1920 he and his wife and five of their children lived in a house on Neshannock Avenue near North Mercer Street in New Wilmington, PA. He owned the house, mortgage free, and worked as a laborer and assistant janitor. Their daughter Mary worked as a servant in a dining room, likely at Westminster College. Their oldest daughter was married, and her husband Walt and their daughter Alta were all living with them. Walt worked as a laborer in the tin mill.
In 1930 he and Mary and their youngest child and his wife and son lived in a different house in New Wilmington. The census record gives the address as 130 Park Ave., but from the names of adjacent streets it is clear that it was 130 South Park Street. Curtis owned their home, which was valued at $7000, and they did not have a radio. He rented part of the house to their son Arthur for $20 a month. He worked as a laborer doing odd jobs and Arthur worked as a foreman doing bridge construction.
In 1940 he and his wife lived in the same house, which was valued at only $3500 after the Great Depression. He worked as a caretaker at a church, with an income in 1939 of $900 for 52 weeks of work. They rented part of the house to their son Arthur and his wife for ten dollars a month.
Their other child was:
John Young Minteer (1892-1980)
From "The Minteers As I Have Known Them" by Josephine Minteer Dickinson (1961 limited-edition private printing of 200 copies), youngest and last surviving of William Minteer and Mary Nicholson's 85 grandchildren:
"Married Leila Clark, daughter of Sam. Her mother was one of my mother's dearest friends. Curtis started as a farmer in Worthington but soon after his marriage moved to Wilkinsburg and went into the moving and transportation business. Later they went to New Wilmington, Pa. and continued in the same business."
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In 1860 he lived with his parents and brother on the farm south of Worthington. In 1870 he lived there with his parents and two brothers and a sister. In about 1875 his father and his uncle Joseph swapped farms, which made good sense since his father had the bigger family.
In 1880 he and his parents and five brothers and sisters--James Shields got married and started his own family that year--lived back in the old family home on the old family farm. (I call it the old family home, but it was really the newer family home. They had been living in part of the old family home, although it had been moved, reassembled and modernized.)
In 1900 he and his wife and four children lived in a house on Karl Street in Pittsburgh, PA which he owned, with a mortgage. He worked as an Expressman.
In 1910 he and Mary and their five youngest children lived on a farm in Wilmington Township, Mercer County, PA that they owned, with a mortgage.
In 1920 he and his wife and five of their children lived in a house on Neshannock Avenue near North Mercer Street in New Wilmington, PA. He owned the house, mortgage free, and worked as a laborer and assistant janitor. Their daughter Mary worked as a servant in a dining room, likely at Westminster College. Their oldest daughter was married, and her husband Walt and their daughter Alta were all living with them. Walt worked as a laborer in the tin mill.
In 1930 he and Mary and their youngest child and his wife and son lived in a different house in New Wilmington. The census record gives the address as 130 Park Ave., but from the names of adjacent streets it is clear that it was 130 South Park Street. Curtis owned their home, which was valued at $7000, and they did not have a radio. He rented part of the house to their son Arthur for $20 a month. He worked as a laborer doing odd jobs and Arthur worked as a foreman doing bridge construction.
In 1940 he and his wife lived in the same house, which was valued at only $3500 after the Great Depression. He worked as a caretaker at a church, with an income in 1939 of $900 for 52 weeks of work. They rented part of the house to their son Arthur and his wife for ten dollars a month.
Their other child was:
John Young Minteer (1892-1980)
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