Jacob VAN METER

Birth:
1 Dec 1834
Hardy co, Va, Usa
Death:
Jul 1903
Jacksonville, Morgan co, Il, Usa
Burial:
Mansfield Cemetery, Piatt co, Il, Usa
Marriage:
17 Nov 1857
Sources:
#8
Notes:
                   Section 3, row 12

age = 15


1860 U.S. Census, Missouri, Saline County, Arrow Rock TWP, Marshall P. O. (Roll 645, Book I, p. 472):   Jacob VanMeter, age 25 M Farmer $6,400, $3,100, born VA; Mrs. Annie  age 22 F, born VA; Margaret, age 1 F, born MO; also in household, Chas. W. VanMeter, age 22 M, Farmer, real property $6,400, born VA.

1870 U. S. Census, Illinois, Piatt County, Blue Ridge TWP, Mahomet P. O. (Roll 268, Bk 1, Pg 313b-314a):     Jacob VanMeter, age 35 M W Farmer $10,000, $1,000, born VA; Annie  age 31 F W Keeping house, born VA; Margaret, age 11 F W at home, born MO; Charles, age 9 M W, born MO; Catherine, age 7 F W, born MO; John, age 5 M W, born IL; Garrett, age 1 M W, born IL; also includes future son-in-law, Robert Sherrard, age 24, farmer, born VA.

1880 U. S. Census, Illinois, Piatt County, Blue Ridge TWP:  Jacob VanMeter, age 45, W M, farmer, born VA; Ann M., age 41, W F, wife, keeping house, born VA; Kate, age 17, W F, daughter, at home, born MO; John H., age 14, W M, son, born IL; Oliver, age 11, W M, son, born IL; Susan, age 9, W F, daughter, born IL; Nannie T., age 6, W F, daughter, born IL; Sallie H., age 3, W F, daughter, born IL.
Anna McNeill HARNESS
Birth:
Apr 1838
Moorefield, Hardy co, Va, Usa
Death:
May 1914
Mansfield, Piatt co, Il, Usa
Burial:
Mansfield Cemetery, Piatt co, Il, Usa
Sources:
#8
Notes:
                   Section 3, row 12
Children
Marriage
1
Margaret C. VAN METER
Birth:
1859
Mo, Usa
Death:
1926
Notes:
                   section 4, row 7


1880 U. S. Census, Illinois, McLean County, Belleflower TWP:Robert V. Sherrard, age 33, grain dealer, born VA (parents born VA); Margaret C, age 21, wife, keeping house, born MO (parents born VA).

1910 U. S. Census, Iowa, Calhoun County, Union Township (April 29, 1910):     Margaret Sherrard, head, F W age 51, widowed, mother of 4 children, 4 living, born MO (parents born VA), farmer (general farm); Robert M., son, M W, age 27, single, born IL, (father born VA, mother born MO), farmer (general farm); John, son, M W age 17, born IL; Helen, daughter, F W age 12, born IL; also included in household: brother-in-law, Garrett Sherrard, M W age 58, born VA (parents born VA), farmer (general farm).

Year of death from information supplied by Allerton Library, Monticello, Illinois.
2
Charles W. VAN METER
Birth:
1861
Mo, Usa
Death:
1870
Blue Ridge Township, Piatt co, Il, Usa
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Section 3, row 12
3
Elizabeth Catherine ÒKateÓ VAN METER
Birth:
1862
Mo, Usa
Death:
1922
Lohrville, Calhoun co, Ia, Usa
Notes:
                   In 1914, was living in Lohrville, Iowa, married to ??? Sherrod.  Source: Obituary of mother, Ann McNeill VanMeter.
4
John H. VAN METER
Birth:
1865
Blue Ridge Township, Piatt co, Il, Usa
Death:
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   In 1914, was living in South Dakota.  Source: Obituary of mother, Ann McNeill VanMeter.
5
Joseph D. VAN METER
Birth:
26 Aug 1867
Blue Ridge Township, Piatt co, Il, Usa
Death:
19 Sep 1867
Piatt co, Il, Usa
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Section 3, row 12
6
Garret Oliver VAN METER
Birth:
1869
Blue Ridge Township, Piatt co, Il, Usa
Death:
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   In 1870 Census, name is listed as "Garrett, age 1", in 1880 Census, name is listed as  "Oliver, age 11."  In 1914, G. O. VanMeter was living in South Dakota.  Source: Obituary of mother, Ann McNeill VanMeter.
7
Susan VAN METER
Birth:
Aug 1870
Blue Ridge Township, Piatt co, Il, Usa
Death:
5 Jul 1904
Blue Ridge Township, Piatt co, Il, Usa
Albert M. HENDER 
Marr:
8 Oct 1903
Piatt co, Il, Usa 
Notes:
                   Section 3, row 12


Mrs. Susie VanMeter-Hender is seriously ill at her home northwest of town.  Later-Mrs. Hender died, Tuesday morning at 5 o'clock; funeral arrangements not complete at this writing.
July 7, 1904
8
May McNeill VAN METER
Birth:
22 Apr 1872
Blue Ridge Township, Piatt co, Il, Usa
Death:
12 Aug 1872
Blue Ridge Township, Piatt co, Il, Usa
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Section 3, row 12
9
Nannie VAN METER
Birth:
Aug 1873
Blue Ridge Township, Piatt co, Il, Usa
Death:
Charles C. VAN SCOYOC 
Marr:
26 Jun 1901
Piatt co, Il, Usa 
Notes:
                   The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 148, page 211
Mrs. Nannie Van Meter Van Scoyoc.147662;  Born in Piatt County, Ill.; wife of Charles C. Van Scoyoc.
Descendant of Col. Garrett Van Meter, as follows: 1.  Jacob Van Meter (1834-1903) m. 1857 Ann McNeill Harness (1838-1914);
2.  Garrett Van Meter (1806-65) m. 1832 Elizabeth Inskeep Cunningham (1813-91);  3.  Jacob Van Meter (1764-1829) m. 1791 Tabitha Inskeep (1767-1829)[sic];  4. Garrett Van Meter m. Ann (Markee) Sibley.  Garrett Van Meter (1732-88) served as colonel of the Hampshire County, Virginia militia. He was born in New York.

In 1914, was living in Medford, Oregon, married. Obituary of mother, Ann McNeill VanMeter.

1930 U. S. Census, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon (So. Orange Av.)(Roll: T626_1944; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 41; Image: 0419.): Nannie Van Scoyoc, age 56, head of household, widowed, W F, born Illinois; also living in household, daughter Magaret Russell, age 24, F W, born Illinois, occupation: teacher, public school; son-in-law, Elmo Russell, age 22, M W, born Oregon, occupation, teller, bank; granddaughter, Sallie Lee Russell, age 1y, 11m, born Oregon.
10
Sara Hampton VAN METER
Birth:
Dec 1876
Blue Ridge Township, Piatt co, Il, Usa
Death:
26 Sep 1947
Medford, Jackson co, Or, Usa
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 93, page 202
Miss Sara Hampton Van Meter. DAR ID Number: 92642 Born in Mansfield, Ill.
Descendant of Col. Garrett Van Meter, as follows: 1. Jacob Van Meter (1834-1903) m. 1857 Ann McNeill Harness (b. 1838).  2. Garrett Van Meter (1806-65) m. 1832 Elizabeth Inskeep Cunningham (1813-91).  3. Jacob Van Meter (1764-1829) m. 1791 Tabitha Inskeep (b. 1767).  4. Garrett Van Meter m. 1757 Ann (Markee) Sibler.  Garrett Van Meter (1732-88) served as colonel of Hampshire County, Virginia militia. He was born in New York; died in Point Pleasant, W. Va.

In 1914, was living in Medford, Oregon, unmarried at that time. Obituary of mother, Ann McNeill VanMeter.

Oregon Death Index, 1903-98:   VanMeter, Sara H., Jackson County, DOD:  26 Sep 1947, Certif No. 6286.
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Jacob Van Meter - Anna McNeill Harness

Jacob Van Meter was born at Hardy co, Va, Usa 1 Dec 1834. His parents were Garrett Van Meter and Elizabeth Inskeep Cunningham.

He married Anna McNeill Harness 17 Nov 1857 . Anna McNeill Harness was born at Moorefield, Hardy co, Va, Usa Apr 1838 daughter of John George Harness and Ann McNeill .

They were the parents of 10 children:
Margaret C. Van Meter born 1859.
Charles W. Van Meter born 1861.
Elizabeth Catherine ÒKateÓ Van Meter born 1862.
John H. Van Meter born 1865.
Joseph D. Van Meter born 26 Aug 1867.
Garret Oliver Van Meter born 1869.
Susan Van Meter born Aug 1870.
May McNeill Van Meter born 22 Apr 1872.
Nannie Van Meter born Aug 1873.
Sara Hampton Van Meter born Dec 1876.

Jacob Van Meter died Jul 1903 at Jacksonville, Morgan co, Il, Usa .

Anna McNeill Harness died May 1914 at Mansfield, Piatt co, Il, Usa .