Not sure how this will tie in to the main thread, but Julius J. "Jule" Van Meter (1851-1929, s. of Jacob R. Van Meter and Mahalia Ashley) married Celestia Mary Gray (1859-1919, d. of Nathan M. Gray and Sarah Kathleen Gaff Kepford
Looking for information about Jule and his family.
Have already found the biography of Jule and his brother Baker in Lockard's "History of the Early Settlement of Norton County, Kansas" and also have several letters from Jule and Baker that might be of interest to Van Meter family researchers.