John Stonestreet VanMeter (1845-1904)
Son of Solomon VanMeter (1818-1859) and
Elizabeth Stonestreet (1824-1847). He was a Confederate soldier in the Civil
War, and fought under John Hunt Morgan. After the War, he attended Washington
College in Lexington, VA (now Washington & Lee University). He then studied law
under Hon. John I. VanMeter in Chillicothe, OH. Uncle Street returned to Fayette
County, KY, practiced law, and was elected Fayette County Attorney in 1874. He
served out his term, and in 1878, retired from the practice of law and went to
Princeton Theological Seminary, where he obtained a divinity degree. Thereafter, until his
death, he was a Presbyterian minister in KY and MO. His wife was Elizabeth
Yerkes. They had one son, Stephen Yerkes VanMeter (1876-1940).
John Stonestreet VanMeter was a half-brother of my great-grandfather, Isaac
Cunningham VanMeter (1854-1906).
Contributed by Laurance VanMeter