> Perhaps some of this information will be of assistance.

Yes, thank you very much for sharing information.
New clues lead me to search down new avenues

The author Mrs. Jean FRITZ who I mentioned before is a MINTON descendant.
Both she & her father have Minton as a middle name.
I think I have their MINTON line traced back to the
MINTON that first migrated into PA,Washington-Co ...
but I have one link that I still need to verify.
The majority of FRITZ's books are short biographies
for children of noted people throughout history.
Out of 55 books FRITZ wrote, only 4 were historical
novels based on a fictional storyline ...
however the background of her novels was
historically accurate. FRITZ was born in 1915 & was still
writing as of 2001 but she would be 93 years old now.

NICOLE