A Jan Joosten Van Meteren Line: INTRO & DIRECTORY

Van Matre Properties Wisconsin

John Johnson Van Matre and several of his sons and later descendants settled in Fayette Township, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. although some of his descendants were most likely born on one of the home farms in Lafayette County, many of them were buried at Waldwick, which is located just over the county line in Ohio County, Wisconsin. 

N.K. (Nathan Kelly) Van Matre owned property on the western boundary of Fayette Township and overflowed into Willow Springs Township.

Many webgens show the children being born in Waldwick. I’ve found no evidence that any of them lived or were born in Waldwick, although many of them were buried there. I’m assuming that the Waldwick Cemetery was closest to their farms and where there were family plots.

The following maps will give you a visual of where they settled including a full Plat 1895 Plat Map for Fayette Township.

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Lafayette and Ohio County Line

County Border Line, between Lafayette County on the bottom and Ohio County on the top.This shows Waldwick in Ohio County just north of the border. The Van Matre Properties are marked in Red Dots.Interesting tidbit, my husband John Henry Burns great grandfather, John Henry Meili's farm is marked in blue...it's a small world.
County Border Line, between Lafayette County on the bottom and Ohio County on the top.
This shows Waldwick in Ohio County just north of the border. The Van Matre Properties are marked in Red Dots.
Interesting tidbit, my husband John Henry Burns great grandfather, John Henry Meili's farm is marked in blue...it's a small world.

Partial 1895 Willow Springs Township and Fayette Township

Van Matre Properties are showing in blue - 1895 Partial Plat Maps for Fayette Township and Willow Springs Township, Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
Van Matre Properties are showing in blue - 1895 Partial Plat Maps for Fayette Township and Willow Springs Township, Lafayette County, Wisconsin.

Full 1895 Fayette Township, Lafayette County, Wisconsin

1895 Plat Map for Fayette Township, Lafayette County, Wisconsin.

1895 Plat Map for Fayette Township, Lafayette County, Wisconsin.1

Attribute:

  1. 1895 Plat of Fayette Tow.nship-Lafayette County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin Historical Society, Maps and Atlases Collection. Oneline at https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/25676 (Accessed 7 Jun 2023).

Disclosure:
The family Information was retrieved from a variety of family trees, webgens and family stories. I will note citations as appropriate and hope the information assists you in your research, but please do not use this as proven evidence. Feedback is welcome!

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