VAN ALSTINE, John E. and Mary E. Hart – John was the son of Cornelius, born in 1854 near Beardstown, Illinois. He came to Palestine Twp. in 1856, settling in Secor when it was founded. He married the daughter of Allen Hart, 1837 Palestine settler. He lived late in life in Greene Twp.

VAN BUSKIRK, Thomas – Settled south of the Mackinaw River at an early date. He died at the age of 70 on June 8, 1851. He is buried in the Hinthorn Cemetery.

VANCE, James – A resident in Kansas-Montgomery Twps. in 1837, perhaps earlier. The area's first Baptist Church was organized in his home in 1837. (See Rev. Isaac Newell.) When these two townships were divided, he became Montgomery's first Supervisor.

VANDEGRAFT, Henry and Elizabeth (1828-1912) – Lived in the Money Creek area south of the Mackinaw in 1858. Henry was born February 6, 1825 and died November 15, 1906.

VANDEGRAFT, Reason and Abagail (1812-1887) – Reason was born March 5, 1810 and died May 18, 1870. They were early settlers in the Money Creek area just south of the Mackinaw River. Reason is buried in the Hinthorn Cemetery.

VAN DOREN, Catherine – Purchased Lot 8, Block 33 from Gibson on April 5, 1858 and sold it to Rev. William T. Adams in 1864.

VAN SCYOC, Anderson Sr. and (1) Mary L. Carr (1840-1865), (2) Mrs. Margaret J. Pierce (1835- ) – Anderson was born in Marshall County, Virginia on July 12, 1822. He came to Indiana about 1825 with his parents, John and Margaret (Shepherd) Van Scyoc, and with them by team and wagon to Palestine Twp., arriving March 5, 1838. He married Miss Carr on December 31, 1857 and after her death in 1865 contracted a second marriage to Mrs. Pierce on April 17, 1873. There were four children. Anderson died in 1908 and is buried in the Centennial Church Cemetery.

VAN SCYOC, John and Margaret Shepherd (1789-1878) – John was a Virginian who moved into Shelby County, Indiana about 1825, and on to Palestine Twp. with team and wagon, arriving, there March 5, 1838. He and Margaret had intended to settle on the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 4 in Kansas Twp., which they had patented October 16, 1837 before their trip, but decided to move on an 80 acres due a soldier named William Mitchell which was over in Palestine then in McLean County. He lived there the rest of his life and acquired much more land. He died July 18, 1847 and was buried in the Centennial Cemetery. His widow later contracted a second marriage to James Pearson. John and Margaret were the parents of Anderson Van Scyoc, who finally took over the home farm. They also had two daughters.

VAN VLEET, M. – Purchased with W. H. Boies the W 1/2 of Lot 10 in Block 43 from Gibson in 1857.

VOGEL, Sebastian – Settled in Greene Twp. in 1857. Ancestor of the "Vogel settlement."

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