Born in United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jacob Pyle Van Meter
and Catherine Ann (Covenhaven) Van Meter
Sister of
Rebecca (Van Meter) Morrison, Hannah (Van Meter) Richardson, George Washington VanMeter [half], Henry Van Meter, John (Van Meter) VanMetre [half], Nancy Letitia Van Meter [half] and Edward Rawlings Van Meter [half]
Wife of
Giles Chambers
— married
6 Sep 1817 in Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
John C. Chambers and Henry Vanmeter Chambers
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Aug 2018
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Biography
Ruth L. Van Meter was the daugher of Jacob Van Meter, apparently his last child by his first marriage. She had at least two daughters with her first husband, Thomas Davis, and remarried Giles Chambers in 1817.[1][2]
RUTH L. VAN METER, b. 1779; m. 9-17-1797 ( ) THOMAS DAVIS, b.
1775, d 1816.
1272. Nancy 1273. Elizabeth V. 1798
She m. 2nd 9-16-1817 GILES CHAMBERS
E-359 Jacob VanMeter m.2nd Rebecca Rawlings
Sources
- ↑ The American descendants of Chrétien Du Bois of Wicres, France, Volumes 3-7. By William Heidgerd, Du Bois Family Association. Published by Huguenot Historical Society, 1969. Page 324.
- ↑ Kentucky Ancestors, Volumes 11-13. Written and published by the Genealogical Committee of the Kentucky Historical Society, 1975. Page 71.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
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~1.56%
Bocca Sue McKellar
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Ann (Buster) McDaniel :
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~0.78%
Bobby Day :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Karl Redfern :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kredfern1
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Susan Chaffin :
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~0.39%
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