This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Holt, Van Valin, Ver Valin, Meeker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eej.2ACIB/2880 Message Board Post: I have a Margaret/Margaretta Van Valin (or Ver Valin, among numerous other possible spellings) who was married to a Mr. Holt. Margaret was born in the Dutchess Co., NY area in December, 1812. Other family members lived along the Erie Canal route and in Michigan (Grand Rapids area or Calhoun County) and in Racine and Walworth Counties in Wisconsin. Later in life she lived in Chicago. Any of these areas may have been where she lived with Mr. Holt. She married for a second time in October of 1850 to Joseph Meeker of Chicago as "Mrs. Holt", so he probably died before then. It is not known whether they had any children. Any help finding a connection most appreciated.