Helen, According to Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin Co., Ky., by Daniel McClure: "There were three Jacob VanMeters living n the Severn's Valley community at the one time, the elder, Jacob (Sr.), his son, Jacob, Jr. and Jacob VanMeter, the son of Henry VanMeter, the elder brother of elder VanMeter's brother. To relieve the confusion, the elder VanMete(Sr.)r was called "Valley Creek Jake" and his nephew, "Miller Jake," both men operating mills in the Valley." Carolyn Helen Graves wrote: >Can someone clarify who the parents were of Jacob "Miller Jake" Van Meter who settled in Severn's Valley, Hardin Co., KY. > >I have seen the history books that explain he was the nephew of Jacob "Valley Creek Jake" Van Meter. But now I have run into conflicting information about who "Miller Jake"'s parents were. > >One source says "Miller Jake" was the son of 'Valley Creek" Jake's brother Henry Van Meter. (Then more confusion as some dispute that that Henry was Valley Creek Jake's brother.) > >Another source says "Miller Jake" was the son of John VanMeter of Berkely Co., VA. > >1. Who were the parents of "Miller Jake" Van Meter? > >2. Did "Valley Creek Jake" have a brother Henry Van Meter who married a Martha? > >Please cite your sources so I know if we are looking at the same sources or if you have a different source than I do. > >Many thanks, >Helen Graves > > >==== KYHARDIN Mailing List ==== >If you wish to unsubscribe from the Hardin Co., KY Mailing List, send only the word >UNSUBSCRIBE to [email protected] or if you are on the Digest >List to [email protected] > >============================== >Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > >