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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Van Meter Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Stephen Yerkes Van Meter, aged 29, who landed in America, in 1905
S.S. van Meter, aged 21, who settled in America, in 1909
Effuci Ada Van Meter, aged 35, who landed in America, in 1909
Seymour van Meter, aged 47, who emigrated to the United States, in 1912
Virginia van Meter, aged 17, who emigrated to America, in 1912
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Contemporary Notables of the name Van Meter (post 1700)

Thomas A. Van Meter (1943-1992), American politician, Member of the Ohio Senate (1973-1982)
Solomon Lee Van Meter Jr. (1888-1937), American inventor, famous for inventing the first successful backpack parachute; he also invented the ejection seat but was never credited for it
Jennifer "Jen" Van Meter, American comic book writer best known for her Oni Press series Hopeless Savages and for her work with DC and Marvel Comics
Homer Van Meter (1905-1934), American infamous criminal and bank robber, an associate of John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson
Edwin Van Meter Champion (1890-1976), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1937-1939)
Daniel Van Meter (1913-2000), American eccentric, best known for his Tower of Wooden Pallets at 15357 Magnolia Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, California which became a cultural historic monument
Victoria Louise "Vicki" Van Meter (1982-2008), American aviatrix, best known for setting several youngest-pilot distance-flying records at age of 11; she tragically committed suicide at the age of 26
John Inskeep Vanmeter (1798-1875), U.S. Representative from Ohio
John Vanmeter, American politician, Mayor of Portsmouth, Ohio, 1857-58; resigned 1858 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
James Vanmeter, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Salem County, 1847 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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Citations

^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

Other References

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Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
Gottschald, Max. Deutsche Namenkunde unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung. München: J.F. Lehmanns Verlag, 1932. Print.
Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2000. Print. (ISBN 978-0806303024).
De Jong, Gerald Francis. The Dutch in America 1609-1974. New York: Twayne, 1975. Print.
Haverkamp, Alfred. Medieval Germany 1056-1273 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print.
Göbel, Otto. Niederdeutsche Familiennamen der Gegenwart Wolfshagen-Schäbentz. Franz: Westphal, 1936. Print.
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The Van Meter Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Van Meter Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 26 November 2016 at 16:46.