Individual Details
Solomon Van Meter
(10 Jul 1818 - 14 Sep 1859)
Names of wives and children from G & BS, pp. 65-66, see also Dee d of Partition and Division, Deed Book 104, Page 346, Fayette Co unty [KY] Clerk's office: Solomon VanMeter died intestate in Fay ette County, Kentucky on September 14, 1859, children and heirs : John S. VanMeter (and his wife, Lizzie M. VanMeter) of Ray Cou nty, Missouri; Lizzie M. Nicholas (widow of Capt. W. D. Nicholas ) of Fayette County, Kentucky; Lucy H. V. Kerr (widow of Dr. E . M. Kerr) of Callaway County, Missouri; Isaac C. VanMeter, Jr . (widower) of Clark County, Kentucky; Nelson P. VanMeter (and h is wife, Lizzie C. VanMeter) of Clark County, Kentucky; and Solo mon L. VanMeter (and his wife, Evie T. VanMeter) of Fayette Coun ty, Kentucky; widow of Solomon VanMeter, Martha C. subsequentl y married William R. Estill and died May 21, 1894.
He lived most of his life in Fayette County, Kentucky, three mil es north of Lexington on a farm called Duncastle. He was a promi nent and successful farmer, and for many years was a consisten t member of the Presbyterian Church. He died September, 1859. H e was chosen as the agent from Clark County (where he was residi ng at the time and where he was born and reared) to go to Englan d, along with Nelson Dudley, of Fayette County, and Charles T. G arrard, of Bourbon County, to select and import shorthorn cattl e and other blooded stock for the Northern Kentucky Importing Co mpany, and they made an importation which paid more than 100 pe r cent net profit. He was a fine judge of cattle; a very enterpr ising and intelligent man; highly esteemed by all of his acquain tances. G&BS, p. 66.
He lived most of his life in Fayette County, Kentucky, three mil es north of Lexington on a farm called Duncastle. He was a promi nent and successful farmer, and for many years was a consisten t member of the Presbyterian Church. He died September, 1859. H e was chosen as the agent from Clark County (where he was residi ng at the time and where he was born and reared) to go to Englan d, along with Nelson Dudley, of Fayette County, and Charles T. G arrard, of Bourbon County, to select and import shorthorn cattl e and other blooded stock for the Northern Kentucky Importing Co mpany, and they made an importation which paid more than 100 pe r cent net profit. He was a fine judge of cattle; a very enterpr ising and intelligent man; highly esteemed by all of his acquain tances. G&BS, p. 66.
Events
| Birth | 10 Jul 1818 | Clark, Kentucky, United States |  | ||
| Census | 12 Sep 1850 | Clark, Kentucky, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 1 Mar 1855 | Montgomery, Kentucky, United States - Martha Coleman Prewitt | |||
| Death | 14 Sep 1859 | Fayette, Kentucky, United States | | ||
| Burial | Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Martha Coleman Prewitt (1830 - 1894) |
| Child | I. C. Van Meter (1855 - ) |
| Child | Solomon Van Meter (1859 - ) |
| Father | Isaac Van Meter (1794 - 1854) |
| Mother | Rebecca Cunningham (1800 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Isaac Cunningham Van Meter (1820 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Jacob Van Meter ( - ) |
| Sibling | Susan Tabitha Van Meter (1827 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Sarah Ann Van Meter ( - ) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Van Meter ( - 1866) |
| Sibling | Eliza C. Van Meter ( - 1866) |
| Sibling | Amanda B. Van Meter ( - 1866) |
| Sibling | William Van Meter ( - 1866) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Franklin Van Meter (1834 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Thomas C. Van Meter (1835 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Abram Van Meter (1839 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Lewis Marshall Van Meter (1841 - 1924) |
| Sibling | John Milton Van Meter (1842 - 1925) |
Notes
Census
Mathias Scott, 25 M, Farming, KY& family
Solomon Vanmeter, 32 M, Farming, 22000, KY
Endnotes
1. Van Meter, Benjamin Franklin, Genealogies and sketches of some old families who have taken prominent part in the development of Virginia and Kentucky especially, and later of many other states of the Union (Louisville Ky: J.P. Morton, 1901, 207 pgs.), pg 65.
2. , "Lexington Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 7 October 2011), Van Meter family.
3. , "Lexington Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 7 October 2011), Van Meter family.