The 1917 McKnight History of Jefferson County, PA reports the following: 1. P. 530: Charles Phineas McMinn (b. 5 Feb. 1873 in Snyder Twp., Jeff. Co.) married on 28 Nov. 1900 to Amelia Kohler, born 15 April 1877 at Ridgway, PA. Caspar Kohler, grandfather of Mrs. McMinn, was a native of Switzerland, coming to America when young. In New York State he married Lucy Ruff and they had children as follows: John C., Caspar, Emma, Lucy, William, Charlotte, Wallace, Albert, and Robert. John C. Kohler, father of Mrs. McMinn, was born 23 March 1848 at Jeffersonville, NY and died 6 Oct. 1898 at Island Run, PA, being buried in the cemetery at Ridgway. In Sullivan Co., NY he married Caroline Neiger, a native of that county, born 18 March 1850, who now lives with her children. They were the parents of the following family: Charlotte, Mrs. Charles Hobart of Liberty, NY; Amelia, Mrs. Charles P. McMinn; Walter, of Marlinton, WV, who married Carrie Muffitt; and Edwin, of Rockton, PA, who married Vida McMinn... 2. Claude K. Hawthorne, born in Beaver Twp., Jeff Co. on 1 May 1872. Married in 1896 to Louisa Koehler, who was born in Mountain Home, Monroe Co., PA, the daughter of Philip Koehler. 3. Vida Annetta McMinn, born 4 Sept. 1887, married Edwin Kohler, and they have 2 children: John Chester and Emma Harriet.