Solomon VAN METER
Section 4, row 1 age = 17 Served in Confederate Army; moved to Mansfield, Piatt County, Illinois after Civil War.
Section 4, row 1 Tombstone gives date of birth as June 28, 1834 and date of death as March 18, 1904.
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Obituary, September 23, 1943: "William Thompson VanMeter, 71, life long resident of Mansfield died Monday at the Mennonite hospital in Bloomington. "Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Mansfield Methodist church with Rev. Kenneth Knox officiating assisted by Rev. Martha Wisler. Burial was in the Mansfield cemetery. "He was born October 31, 1872 on the VanMeter estate near Blue Ridge. He was married April 27, 1898 (?) to Marry [sic] F. Parsons, who survives."
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He married Ann Jemima Parsons 31 Dec 1867 at Hardy co, Wv, Usa . Ann Jemima Parsons was born at Hardy co, Va, Usa 28 Jun 1834 .
They were the parents of 3
children:
Elizabeth M. Van Meter
born 22 Nov 1869.
William Thompson Van Meter
born 31 Oct 1872.
Lelia Vernon Van Meter
born 13 Oct 1875.
Solomon Van Meter died 15 Apr 1929 at Mansfield, Piatt co, Il, Usa .
Ann Jemima Parsons died 19 Mar 1904 at Mansfield, Piatt co, Il, Usa .