John and Catherine Simmons Minteer, resided in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio. They were married 1822, had 5 children, Eli, Elizabeth, John, Joseph, Catherine and Lewis. Catherine's birth date is 1801 and death is 1846 or 1847. It is believed two children, Elizabeth and John did not reach adult maturity and are buried in the same area as their mother. A second marriage for John Minteer was to Ann Moffett in 1847.