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Sophia <I>Clark</I> Van Meter

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Sophia Clark Van Meter

Birth
Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Death
15 Jul 1841 (aged 49)
Brush Ridge, Marion County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Brush Ridge, Marion County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Sophia Clark Van Meter, wife of Capt. John Van Meter. Born in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, to Israel Clark and his second wife Mary Kendall. Clark was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

Mother of Mary Ann Van Meter (Eli Powell), James Van Meter (Mary Plymel), Sarah Van Meter (Moses Wilson), William Elmer Van Meter (Charlotte Burtsfield), John Van Meter and Nancy Jane Van Meter (John Burtsfield).

An old school baptist, she helped to establish the Rocky Fork Baptist Church at Brush Ridge.

Laid to rest in Burtsfield Cemetery, her physical remains and the remains of her husband were later removed to Grand Prairie Cemetery in the 20th Century.

View Cenotaph Burtsfield Cemetery.
Sophia Clark Van Meter, wife of Capt. John Van Meter. Born in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, to Israel Clark and his second wife Mary Kendall. Clark was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

Mother of Mary Ann Van Meter (Eli Powell), James Van Meter (Mary Plymel), Sarah Van Meter (Moses Wilson), William Elmer Van Meter (Charlotte Burtsfield), John Van Meter and Nancy Jane Van Meter (John Burtsfield).

An old school baptist, she helped to establish the Rocky Fork Baptist Church at Brush Ridge.

Laid to rest in Burtsfield Cemetery, her physical remains and the remains of her husband were later removed to Grand Prairie Cemetery in the 20th Century.

View Cenotaph Burtsfield Cemetery.

Gravesite Details

This is a re-internment, previously buried at Burtsfield Cemetery, Grand Prairie Township Marion County Ohio



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  • Created by: SHaley
  • Added: Jun 15, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38383899/sophia-van_meter: accessed ), memorial page for Sophia Clark Van Meter (4 May 1792–15 Jul 1841), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38383899, citing Grand Prairie Cemetery, Brush Ridge, Marion County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by SHaley (contributor 47137674).