Arthur Henry Minteer was the son of Joseph Warren Minteer and Ada Irene(Dunkle).In his early childhood his parent owned a Merchantile store in Craigsville, Pa. His faher was postmaster of Craigsville for a long while and a member of the Craigsville "Odd Fellow" Lodge No. 836. The family also had a farm farm near Worthington, Pa. His parents were Presbytarians.

Arthur attended a typical one room school house as a child. he and his siblings had to walk several miles to get to school daily. Arthur had an older brother "John" who was a victim of polio as a young toddler. Arthur had to saddle one of the families older plow horses , help his brother onto the horse and walk the horse with his brother to and from school. In his teens he lived quite a few miles from where he attended high school . He bought a used bicycle and rode it daily during to get to high school. Arthur graduated from Kithanne high school Kittanning, Pennsylvania in 1932.

Arthur Henry Minteer married Martha Aseneth Graham on June 14th, 1937 in Worthington, Pa. This was the brides 19th birthday.The groom was 23 years of age. Martha was the daughter of Adolphus S. Graham and Grace Weitzel Graham who at the time resided in Fenelton ,Pennsylvania. Arthur was always a hard worker and was one of the few young gentlemen in the area to have his own car when they started dating. They were first introduced to each other by his sister Anna and Martha's brother Warren who were dating and later married. The 1940 census for Fenelton, PA. showed he and Martha living with her parents Adolphus S. Graham and Grace Weitzel Graham.
Arthur moved to Tennessee in 1941 and worked on various jobs for Harrison Construction company.

Arthur and his wife Martha(Graham) Minteer moved to Ootlewa,Tennessee about 1942. There he worked for T.V.A. at the Chicamagwa Dam facility on the outskirts of Chattanooga , Tn. They did not like the area.

In late 1942 to 1943 Arthur and Martha moved to the newly formed town of Oak Ridge TN. At Oak Ridge Arthur worked on the construction and excavation of the Oak Ridge "A" Bomb facilities that were part of the Manhattan project.
Many times the story was told that he and his coworkers had no idea that they were working on a site connected with the first atomic bomb. He received a pin and certificate as did many of the workers after WWII for his participation in the Manhattan Project.

From Oak Ridge,TN., Arthur , Martha and her parents moved to ALCOA ,TN. in about 1945. There he started his own excavation business. He and Martha lived on in a large travel Trailer and also on the property and his in-laws lived in a smaller travel trailer. This property was sold in the 1970's. He started his own excavation business which he ran from then until 1975. Many knew him by nickname "Red" because in his younger years he had bright red hair.

In 1957 Arthur bought their first house which was on four acres of land. Here he lived for 34 years on Wildwood Rd. on the "Mitchell Hollow" side of Maryville TN. on Wildwood Rd. He and Martha adopted two children. The daughter was adopted as an infant in April 1959 and the son in March 1961 as an infant. The son Marvin Lee Minteer had no children and passed away in 1999. The daughter Myra has six Children and Twelve grandchildren. In the late 1960's Arthur purchased five and a half more acres of adjoining property.

Arthur faithfully attend The Maryville, Tn. Church of Christ from 1945 until 1992. He worked the last three years before his retirement for T.V.A. at the Tellico Dam site and on the early building of the Scottsboro , AL. nuclear power plant.

Arthur Minteer also invented an under the seat "CAR LITTER COLLECTION" device which was filed with the U.S. patent Office in March 4,1965 and was official on July 4,1966 . Patent No. 33259423 SERV No. 437162 CL No. 296-37. He later sold the patent to a company that was worried about patent infringement on a completely different invention that had a screw turning device to it that was similar to the rolling turning device that brought the litter device out from under the seat of one's car. He made less than $1000. selling his patent but in the 1960's this was a good amount of money.

In 1993 He his wife and son moved back to Butler, Pa. He and his wife bought a well kept home on N. 6th street in Butler, Butler Co. PA. Here he lived until shortly before his death. Arthur died of Pulmonary Edema in June of 1994 at a local nursing home .

Arthur Minteer was known for his being friendly to all , his willingness to help his friends and his love of his family. He is missed by family and his friends to this day. His ashes remain with his daughter at this time in Huntsville, Al.

Cites: Personal Family Papers and documents. Online Censuses, "The Minteer's , As I Have Known Them" by Josephine Minteer Dickinson, "True Tales of Clarion River" by George P. Sheffer , Personal family and my experiences and stories told to me as, Arthur H. Minteer's daughter.

Arthur Henry Minteer was the son of Joseph Warren Minteer and Ada Irene(Dunkle).In his early childhood his parent owned a Merchantile store in Craigsville, Pa. His faher was postmaster of Craigsville for a long while and a member of the Craigsville "Odd Fellow" Lodge No. 836. The family also had a farm farm near Worthington, Pa. His parents were Presbytarians.

Arthur attended a typical one room school house as a child. he and his siblings had to walk several miles to get to school daily. Arthur had an older brother "John" who was a victim of polio as a young toddler. Arthur had to saddle one of the families older plow horses , help his brother onto the horse and walk the horse with his brother to and from school. In his teens he lived quite a few miles from where he attended high school . He bought a used bicycle and rode it daily during to get to high school. Arthur graduated from Kithanne high school Kittanning, Pennsylvania in 1932.

Arthur Henry Minteer married Martha Aseneth Graham on June 14th, 1937 in Worthington, Pa. This was the brides 19th birthday.The groom was 23 years of age. Martha was the daughter of Adolphus S. Graham and Grace Weitzel Graham who at the time resided in Fenelton ,Pennsylvania. Arthur was always a hard worker and was one of the few young gentlemen in the area to have his own car when they started dating. They were first introduced to each other by his sister Anna and Martha's brother Warren who were dating and later married. The 1940 census for Fenelton, PA. showed he and Martha living with her parents Adolphus S. Graham and Grace Weitzel Graham.
Arthur moved to Tennessee in 1941 and worked on various jobs for Harrison Construction company.

Arthur and his wife Martha(Graham) Minteer moved to Ootlewa,Tennessee about 1942. There he worked for T.V.A. at the Chicamagwa Dam facility on the outskirts of Chattanooga , Tn. They did not like the area.

In late 1942 to 1943 Arthur and Martha moved to the newly formed town of Oak Ridge TN. At Oak Ridge Arthur worked on the construction and excavation of the Oak Ridge "A" Bomb facilities that were part of the Manhattan project.
Many times the story was told that he and his coworkers had no idea that they were working on a site connected with the first atomic bomb. He received a pin and certificate as did many of the workers after WWII for his participation in the Manhattan Project.

From Oak Ridge,TN., Arthur , Martha and her parents moved to ALCOA ,TN. in about 1945. There he started his own excavation business. He and Martha lived on in a large travel Trailer and also on the property and his in-laws lived in a smaller travel trailer. This property was sold in the 1970's. He started his own excavation business which he ran from then until 1975. Many knew him by nickname "Red" because in his younger years he had bright red hair.

In 1957 Arthur bought their first house which was on four acres of land. Here he lived for 34 years on Wildwood Rd. on the "Mitchell Hollow" side of Maryville TN. on Wildwood Rd. He and Martha adopted two children. The daughter was adopted as an infant in April 1959 and the son in March 1961 as an infant. The son Marvin Lee Minteer had no children and passed away in 1999. The daughter Myra has six Children and Twelve grandchildren. In the late 1960's Arthur purchased five and a half more acres of adjoining property.

Arthur faithfully attend The Maryville, Tn. Church of Christ from 1945 until 1992. He worked the last three years before his retirement for T.V.A. at the Tellico Dam site and on the early building of the Scottsboro , AL. nuclear power plant.

Arthur Minteer also invented an under the seat "CAR LITTER COLLECTION" device which was filed with the U.S. patent Office in March 4,1965 and was official on July 4,1966 . Patent No. 33259423 SERV No. 437162 CL No. 296-37. He later sold the patent to a company that was worried about patent infringement on a completely different invention that had a screw turning device to it that was similar to the rolling turning device that brought the litter device out from under the seat of one's car. He made less than $1000. selling his patent but in the 1960's this was a good amount of money.

In 1993 He his wife and son moved back to Butler, Pa. He and his wife bought a well kept home on N. 6th street in Butler, Butler Co. PA. Here he lived until shortly before his death. Arthur died of Pulmonary Edema in June of 1994 at a local nursing home .

Arthur Minteer was known for his being friendly to all , his willingness to help his friends and his love of his family. He is missed by family and his friends to this day. His ashes remain with his daughter at this time in Huntsville, Al.

Cites: Personal Family Papers and documents. Online Censuses, "The Minteer's , As I Have Known Them" by Josephine Minteer Dickinson, "True Tales of Clarion River" by George P. Sheffer , Personal family and my experiences and stories told to me as, Arthur H. Minteer's daughter.