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.