Jane, I wasn't sure if you realized that Minton is a name with Tipperary roots as well. All of the families I mentioned are from an area around Nenagh. In the Griffith's Valuation, the name Minton appears there as well. There is also in the 1880 Louisville census a Patrick Minton who is listed as the fire chief. I had family from Nenagh, Cleary's, who worked in the fire department at that time. Jean