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About David Van Cleave

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@R903160480@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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Son of John Van Cleave and Rachel Demaree-Ryker.

David was born in the old original Jefferson County, that part which became Shelby County in 1792.

He was married February 16, 1809 in Shelby County, Kentucky, to Rachael Swearingen. Between them they produced 15 known children and possibly a 16th (Naomi), 14 of which grew to adulthood.

The Hopewell Cemetery is more properly known as The Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, located in Clinton Township.

Source: The Grand Endeavour, The Van Cleave Family, Volume III, by Allan Ray Wenzel, Library of Congress Card Catalog #86-50753, Copyright 1986, Seattle Publishing Company.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 11 2021, 15:00:46 UTC

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David Van Cleave's Timeline

1787
March 24, 1787
Shelby County, Kentucky, United States
1810
1810
Shelby, KY, United States
1812
1812
Shelby, KY, United States
1814
1814
Shelby, KY, United States
1816
August 27, 1816
Bedford, Trimble Co., KY
1818
October 25, 1818
?, Shelby, Kentucky
1820
1820
Shelby, KY, United States
1821
August 31, 1821
Shelby, Kentucky, United States
1823
1823
Shelby, IN, United States