Benjamin Franklin Van Meter was the son of Isaac Van Meter (1794-1854) & Rebecca Cunningham (1817-1864)
He was the husband of Amelia Clay Lewis, d/o Thornton Lewis & Emma Wright.
They were the parents of 11 children, 8 of whom lived to adulthood:
1 infant 1855–1855 DY
2 Emma 1857–1942 [Archibald Logan Hamilton]
3 Everett Lewis 1860–1928 [Jessie Florence Bigelow]
4 Annette 1862-1951 [William Pettit}
5 Thomas Wright Lewis 1863–1939 [Mary Holloway]
6 Frank B 1865–1912 [Laura Banta]
7 Mary Belle "Mabelle" 1868–1960 [never married]
8 Joseph Clay 1870–1930 [1 Martha Pettit, 2 Emma B Snow]
9 Dr Benjamin Franklin, Jr 1873-1934 [May Hubbard Wetherill]
10 Willis 1875–1876 DY
11 Amelia Ellen 1880–1893 DY
Obit:
Benjamin Franklin Van Meter
Died at 4:00 a.m. at residence, 225 Ashland Avenue, Lexington, after an illness of a few days; native of Clark County, son of Isaac VanMeter and Rebecca Cunningham; lived
in Fayette County for many years; engaged in stock farming and cattle dealing, specializing in the raising of Shorthorn cattle; alumnus of Centre College; elder and charter member of Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church; Children listed in obituary are "three daughters, Emma VanMeter Hamilton, of Lexington, who is now in California; Mrs. Annette VanMeter Pettit and Miss Mabelle VanMeter, both of Lexington; and four sons, Everett L. VanMeter, of Ogden, Utah; T.W.L. VanMeter and Joseph Clay VanMeter, of Lexington, and Dr. B.F. VanMeter, Jr., of Lexington, who is now at Asheville, N.C. Senator Arch L. Hamilton is a grandson of Mr. VanMeter." Pallbearers were Arch Hamilton, Benjamin VanMeter, Prewitt VanMeter, William Pettit, Emanuel VanMeter and Field VanMeter.
Source: Lexington Herald, p. 1, Sunday, October 2, 1927
He was the husband of Amelia Clay Lewis, d/o Thornton Lewis & Emma Wright.
They were the parents of 11 children, 8 of whom lived to adulthood:
1 infant 1855–1855 DY
2 Emma 1857–1942 [Archibald Logan Hamilton]
3 Everett Lewis 1860–1928 [Jessie Florence Bigelow]
4 Annette 1862-1951 [William Pettit}
5 Thomas Wright Lewis 1863–1939 [Mary Holloway]
6 Frank B 1865–1912 [Laura Banta]
7 Mary Belle "Mabelle" 1868–1960 [never married]
8 Joseph Clay 1870–1930 [1 Martha Pettit, 2 Emma B Snow]
9 Dr Benjamin Franklin, Jr 1873-1934 [May Hubbard Wetherill]
10 Willis 1875–1876 DY
11 Amelia Ellen 1880–1893 DY
Obit:
Benjamin Franklin Van Meter
Died at 4:00 a.m. at residence, 225 Ashland Avenue, Lexington, after an illness of a few days; native of Clark County, son of Isaac VanMeter and Rebecca Cunningham; lived
in Fayette County for many years; engaged in stock farming and cattle dealing, specializing in the raising of Shorthorn cattle; alumnus of Centre College; elder and charter member of Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church; Children listed in obituary are "three daughters, Emma VanMeter Hamilton, of Lexington, who is now in California; Mrs. Annette VanMeter Pettit and Miss Mabelle VanMeter, both of Lexington; and four sons, Everett L. VanMeter, of Ogden, Utah; T.W.L. VanMeter and Joseph Clay VanMeter, of Lexington, and Dr. B.F. VanMeter, Jr., of Lexington, who is now at Asheville, N.C. Senator Arch L. Hamilton is a grandson of Mr. VanMeter." Pallbearers were Arch Hamilton, Benjamin VanMeter, Prewitt VanMeter, William Pettit, Emanuel VanMeter and Field VanMeter.
Source: Lexington Herald, p. 1, Sunday, October 2, 1927
Benjamin Franklin Van Meter was the son of Isaac Van Meter (1794-1854) & Rebecca Cunningham (1817-1864)
He was the husband of Amelia Clay Lewis, d/o Thornton Lewis & Emma Wright.
They were the parents of 11 children, 8 of whom lived to adulthood:
1 infant 1855–1855 DY
2 Emma 1857–1942 [Archibald Logan Hamilton]
3 Everett Lewis 1860–1928 [Jessie Florence Bigelow]
4 Annette 1862-1951 [William Pettit}
5 Thomas Wright Lewis 1863–1939 [Mary Holloway]
6 Frank B 1865–1912 [Laura Banta]
7 Mary Belle "Mabelle" 1868–1960 [never married]
8 Joseph Clay 1870–1930 [1 Martha Pettit, 2 Emma B Snow]
9 Dr Benjamin Franklin, Jr 1873-1934 [May Hubbard Wetherill]
10 Willis 1875–1876 DY
11 Amelia Ellen 1880–1893 DY
Obit:
Benjamin Franklin Van Meter
Died at 4:00 a.m. at residence, 225 Ashland Avenue, Lexington, after an illness of a few days; native of Clark County, son of Isaac VanMeter and Rebecca Cunningham; lived
in Fayette County for many years; engaged in stock farming and cattle dealing, specializing in the raising of Shorthorn cattle; alumnus of Centre College; elder and charter member of Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church; Children listed in obituary are "three daughters, Emma VanMeter Hamilton, of Lexington, who is now in California; Mrs. Annette VanMeter Pettit and Miss Mabelle VanMeter, both of Lexington; and four sons, Everett L. VanMeter, of Ogden, Utah; T.W.L. VanMeter and Joseph Clay VanMeter, of Lexington, and Dr. B.F. VanMeter, Jr., of Lexington, who is now at Asheville, N.C. Senator Arch L. Hamilton is a grandson of Mr. VanMeter." Pallbearers were Arch Hamilton, Benjamin VanMeter, Prewitt VanMeter, William Pettit, Emanuel VanMeter and Field VanMeter.
Source: Lexington Herald, p. 1, Sunday, October 2, 1927
He was the husband of Amelia Clay Lewis, d/o Thornton Lewis & Emma Wright.
They were the parents of 11 children, 8 of whom lived to adulthood:
1 infant 1855–1855 DY
2 Emma 1857–1942 [Archibald Logan Hamilton]
3 Everett Lewis 1860–1928 [Jessie Florence Bigelow]
4 Annette 1862-1951 [William Pettit}
5 Thomas Wright Lewis 1863–1939 [Mary Holloway]
6 Frank B 1865–1912 [Laura Banta]
7 Mary Belle "Mabelle" 1868–1960 [never married]
8 Joseph Clay 1870–1930 [1 Martha Pettit, 2 Emma B Snow]
9 Dr Benjamin Franklin, Jr 1873-1934 [May Hubbard Wetherill]
10 Willis 1875–1876 DY
11 Amelia Ellen 1880–1893 DY
Obit:
Benjamin Franklin Van Meter
Died at 4:00 a.m. at residence, 225 Ashland Avenue, Lexington, after an illness of a few days; native of Clark County, son of Isaac VanMeter and Rebecca Cunningham; lived
in Fayette County for many years; engaged in stock farming and cattle dealing, specializing in the raising of Shorthorn cattle; alumnus of Centre College; elder and charter member of Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church; Children listed in obituary are "three daughters, Emma VanMeter Hamilton, of Lexington, who is now in California; Mrs. Annette VanMeter Pettit and Miss Mabelle VanMeter, both of Lexington; and four sons, Everett L. VanMeter, of Ogden, Utah; T.W.L. VanMeter and Joseph Clay VanMeter, of Lexington, and Dr. B.F. VanMeter, Jr., of Lexington, who is now at Asheville, N.C. Senator Arch L. Hamilton is a grandson of Mr. VanMeter." Pallbearers were Arch Hamilton, Benjamin VanMeter, Prewitt VanMeter, William Pettit, Emanuel VanMeter and Field VanMeter.
Source: Lexington Herald, p. 1, Sunday, October 2, 1927
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