An update to my update. 
After perusing the community a bit more, I stumble across this little nugget from @NickT:
On a whim, I downloaded CM431 again, which of course gave the the fail notice of the missing MSVCP140. Went ahead and went to the link provided by @NickT, downloaded and installed. Guess who now has a functional CM431 on his tablet!
Also added a USB hub so I can use my Rii keyboard again too.
Thanks to all in this community for all the great advice and help.
Jeremy