~~ Rev. Williamson Dunn Vater ~~

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Named after his grandfather Williamson Dunn Vawter, his mother 's father. Who is buried in this same Cem.

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Bio
"Williamson Dunn Vater was born on May 17, 1868, at Lafayette, Indiana. He was graduated from Lafayette grade school, Purdue University,and Princeton Theological Seminary, in addition to studying privately. For a
year or two he was associated with his father on the Evening Call. Ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1899, he held several; pastoral posts, in 1912 being the pastor of the North Covenant Presbyterian Church in St. Louis. "Rev. Mr.
Vater has always been successful in his work, harmonizing and uniting whatever discordant elements he found." On November 29, 1898, he married at Logansport, Indiana, Grace Ann Barker, born in 1873. She died childless and he married in 1908 in St. Louis Elizabeth Brey, born in 1883. Williamson Dunn Vater died in the late Twenties. His widow Elizabeth Brey Vater."

Source:
"The Ancestors and Descendants of William Henry Venable"
By Henrietta Brady Brown, Cincinnati, Ohio 1954

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Married:
1st Grace A. Barker - Married 29 Nov 1899, Cass County, Indiana She died in Nov 1905, Indiana

2nd Elizabeth Beatrice Brey - Married 15 Jun 1908, St. Louis, Missouri at her parents home.

Pastor at:
Attica Presbyterian Church, Fountain County, Indiana from July 2 1905 to July 1909
North Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, Missouri from August 1, 1909, to September 15, 1913

Source: Book "Presbyterian Pioneers" By Carol Parks Morrison page 150

Source: Directory: North Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, Mo. (St. Louis, Mo., 1915)
Location: St.L. / 285 / N811d

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Records:

I found no record of Williamson having any children.

Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 about Williamson D Vater
Name: Williamson D Vater
Spouse Name: Grace A Barker
Marriage Date: 29 Nov 1899
Marriage County: Cass
Source Title 1: Cass County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index To Marriage Record 1850-1920 Inclusive Volum
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located County Clerk's Of
Book: 17
OS Page: 206

1870 United States Federal Census about Williams D Vater
Name: Williams D Vater
Age in 1870: 2
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1870: Lafayette Ward 4, Tippecanoe, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Lafayette
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
S Vater 25
Mattie C Vater 28
Williams D Vater 2
Mathilda Anderson 16
Mary E Vater 32

1880 United States Federal Census about William Vater
Name: William Vater
Age: 12
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1880: La Fayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Septemus Vater
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: C. Armancha Vater
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: At Home
Household Members:
Name Age
Septemus Vater 36
C. Armancha Vater 38
William Vater 12
Eugenie Vater 7
Minnie Vater 22
Sarah Bohan 22


1900 United States Federal Census about W D Vater
Name: W D Vater
Age: 32
Birth Date: May 1868
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1900: Gas City, Grant, Indiana
[Grant]
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Grace A Vater
Marriage Year: 1899
Years Married: 1
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
W D Vater 32
Grace A Vater 26

1910 United States Federal Census about Williamson Vater
Name: Williamson Vater
Age in 1910: 41
Birth Year: 1869
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1910: St Louis Ward 21, Saint Louis City, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son-in-law
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
William L C Brey 69
Ella W Brey 56
Elizabeth B Vater 26
Williamson Vater 41

1920 United States Federal Census about Williamson D Vater
Name: Williamson D Vater
Age: 51
Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1920: St Louis Ward 24, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth S Vater
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Williamson D Vater 51
Elizabeth S Vater 35
Ella W Brey 65

1930 United States Federal Census about Williamson D Vater
Name: Williamson D Vater
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1868
Birthplace: Indiana
Race: White
Home in 1930: El Cajon, San Diego, California
View Map
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth B Vater
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Williamson D Vater 61
Elizabeth B Vater 46
Ella W Brey 76

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) about Williamson D Rev. Vater
Name: Williamson D Rev
North-Covenant Presbyterian Church
Residence Year: 1913
Street Address: 4004 Lexington av
Residence Place: St Louis, Missouri
Publication Title: St Louis, Missouri, City Directory, 1913

U.S. School Yearbooks about Williamson D Vater
Name: Williamson D Vater
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
Age: 20
School: Purdue University
School Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
Year: 1889

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