12.18.06
Link between Utah Mineer and Arizona Mineer
As far as I can tell the split of the Mineer name – some stayed in Utah while others responded to the call of President Brigham Young and moved their families to Arizona – occured with the family of my Great-Great-Grandfather Alma Ambrose Mineer. It seems as though one of his brothers was called and accepted the Prophets invite to move. Alma stayed in Utah and eventually remarried (his first wife was one of the first casualties of an automobile accident in Salt Lake City). From this second marriage came my grandfather, Kenneth Alma Mineer, who was the youngest of 7 children. Therefore, it was the uncle to my grandfather who, as far as I can tell, was called to go to Arizona.
And, from everything I have read, heard, and learned, the Mineer clan in Arizona is a pretty great group of people. They have given us even more to be proud of for our name.
Please feel free to post if you have any information on the Mineer family no matter where they might be.
12.14.06
My Family
Today I would like to talk about my family. Every couple of days I am going to add information on one of the families that carry the Mineer name. If you would like to share your Mineer family stories please send me an email and I will include it in this Mineer Family Blog.
My family consists of Myself Michael, my wife Taralyn, and my three children Mikayla – 6, Marc – 4, and Megan – 7 months. Currently we live in Lehi, Utah and love our home. We live next door to a 2-acre park that, with the exception of my children, gets very little traffic. My kids call it their park. It is awesome.
Tara and I were married in the Salt Lake Temple, June 5, 1999. We were introduced by her mother, even though I didn’t think that her mom like me. After a little confusion as to who Tara actually was we went on our first date December 12, 1998. I went home from that date and told my sister that I was going to marry her and she told her mom that same evening the same thing. As they say – “The rest is history”.
I will add additional info on my Mineer family in the future. For now enjoy my family picture. Notice, Megan (7 month old) is pasted into a family picture from before she was born.
12.07.06
Change for the Mineer Blog
Well everybody, the dumb stuff has ended. I am no longer going to talk about BYU, Wierdos, or anything else. The new focus of the Mineer blog is to actually have an online resource where members of the Mineer family can go to learn about, share information, and get to know better Mineer family members both living and deceased.
I have received three posts from Mineer’s that I have never met. Each time I am honestly like a little kid on Christmas waiting to walk down the stairs. The most recent was from a woman in St John’s Arizona. The way she talked about her family and the reputation they have put on the Mineer name (which was outstanding) made me realize that we need a place where we can share whatever information we have with relatives whom we have never met.
I will try to make at least 2 weekly posts of information I have gathered pertaining to the family. Most will more than likely be for the Utah Mineer’s since I don’t have much information on other topics. However, hopefully over the coming months and years we will be able to have an online library of stories, pictures, experiences, pedigrees, and more that will allow us to learn more about our forefathers. We owe it to them and we owe it to us.
Michael Mineer
