Unknown VAN METER and Katherine [SMITH] Family

• Father | Male Unknown VAN METER

  
  

  Born
  Died
  Buried
  Married
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Mother | Female Katherine [SMITH]

  
  

  Born	Abt 1799	Virginia, USA
  Died	Abt 1870	Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Child 1 | Male + Laban Valentine SMITH

  
  

  Born	12 Feb 1821	Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	11 Jul 1904	Harman, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried		Laban Smith Family Cemetery, Harman, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA
  Spouse	Elizabeth SITES | F484
  Married

  
  

• Notes

  The family legend is that Katherine became pregnant and never completely identified the father. She claimed that "an Indian" who worked or lived at the neighboring Van Meter farm was the father. But DNA testing supposedly disproved that claim and suggested a family connection to the Van Meter family.