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Van Meter Post 265 in Van Horne, Iowa

The Van Meter post was named in honor of Joseph Van Meter who was wounded at Springfield, MO on Jan. 8, 1863 and died of his wounds on Jan. 14, 1863 at age 22. He was buried at the National Cemetery in Springfield, MO in section 9, grave 12. He was from Vinton and was appointed Captain, June 4, 1862.

The post was chartered January 9, 1884. The post had 16 charter members and a total of 46 members. The post was disbanded December 15, 1896.

Note that the index cards on FamilySearch.org may have additional information about the veteran and his family and in a few cases there are letters written to the post regarding a particular veteran.

Page Last Updated: Wednesday, 05-Oct-2016 08:12:08 CDT

Last	First	Post Location	Post	Birth Date	Birth Location	Death Date	Death Location	Burial Location
Aldrich	Abner Clarence	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	1843	NY
Allen	Amos	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265
Bean	Ole O.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265
Briggle	Jeremiah	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	Apr. 16, 1846	Ashland, Ohio	Jan. 2, 1914	Chicago, IL	Vioet Hill Cem, Perry, Iowa
Burns	Henry B.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	May 7, 1840		June 15, 1908	Van Horne, Iowa	Pleasant Hill Cem, Blairstown, Iowa
Burris	Nathan	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265
Catlin	James E.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	1841		Dec. 3, 1905	Vinton, Iowa	Maplewood Cem, Benton Co, Iowa
Coldren	Orth N.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265		Indiana
Cooper	Joseph L.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265
Corbett	David	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265
Fisk	Walter L.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265
Fonderling	John F.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265
Fortner	Church	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	1839		Aug. 11, 1915	Marshalltown, Iowa
Fry	John	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265		PA
Gaylord	Alfred E.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	1846	McConnelsville, Ohio	May 23, 1932	Corydon, Iowa
Grote	Henry August	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	Nov. 30, 1830	Germany	Mar. 26, 1898	Van Horne, Iowa	Salem Cem, Benton Co, Iowa
Handley	Christopher	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265
Hayward	Robert	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265
Hickey	James E.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	1843	Ireland	June 18, 1923	Van Horne, Iowa	Calvary Cem, Benton Co, Iowa
Howard	Freeman C.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265
Hughey	James W.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	Dec. 12, 1830	Brown Co, Ohio	Mar. 14, 1917	Vinton, Iowa
Kerst	Augustus	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265
Kimnball	Calvin S.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265
Koch	Frederick	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265		Denmark	July 1899
LaRue	Chambers C.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265			1899		Big Grove Cem, Benton Co, Iowa
Marshall	John	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265
Rickard	John	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265
Rozell	John Sol	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	1842		Oct. 24, 1924	Vinton, Iowa	Evergreen Cem, Vinton, Iowa
Shaw	John C.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265			1901		Big Grove Cem, Benton Co, Iowa
Shutts	Henry M.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	Mar. 23, 1825	Maryland, NY	Nov. 13, 1902	Vinton, Iowa	Evergreen Cem, Vinton, Iowa
Shutts	Lewis Ebenezer	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	Oct. 19, 1847	Potter Co, PA	Oct. 15, 1929	Van Horne, Iowa	Evergreen Cem, Vinton, Iowa
Stanley	James A.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	1830	Maine
Sutton	Charles	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265			Mar. 1, 1909	Maquoketa, Iowa	Elwood, Iowa
Thrasher	Notley H.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	Aug. 30, 1832	Pickaway Co, Ohio	Apr. 7, 1907	Morrison, Iowa	Washington Twp Cem, Morrison, Iowa
Vaughn	Samuel Isam	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	Apr. 8, 1846	Logan Co, IL	Dec. 17, 1922	Marengo, Iowa	I.O.O.F. Cem, Marengo, Iowa
Wagner	Jacob K.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	1842		May 15, 1899	Marengo, Iowa	Pleasant Hill Cem, Blairstown, Iowa
Wean	Daniel	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	Jan. 25, 1825	Alliance, Ohio	Oct. 11, 1918	Vinton, Iowa	Evergreen Cem, Vinton, Iowa
Wells	William H.	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265
Witte	George Louis	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265	Aug. 1, 1839	Germany	Sept. 18, 1915
Wone	John	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265		Germany	Sept. 8, 1897	Albion, Iowa	I.S.H., Marshalltown, Iowa
Young	Charles	Van Horne	Van Meter Post 265

Submitted by John Shuck.
Copyright © 2016 by John Shuck.
Extracted from Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949 on FamilySearch.org
Original Images from State Historical Department, Des Moines, Iowa



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