Van Cleave, Samuel M.
(1844-1916)




Birth: February 24, 1844, Montgomery County
Death: June 24, 1916, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, CA
Parents: Matthias Mount and Nancy (Nicholson) Van Cleave
Spouse: Mary M. Johnson, married December 15, 1865
Second Spouse: Clara Massey
Known Children: by Mary: Minnie (1865-1911), Charles A. (1866-1897), William M. (1869- )
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Other Occupations While Photographer:
Other Occupations: traveling salesman, farmer
Individual Number: 948


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1860s-July 1872* S. M. Vancleave Studio owner Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, IN cor. Green and Market Sts.





1865-1880 S. M. Vancleave Studio owner Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, IN





1870s S. M. Vancleave Studio owner Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, IN North End Commercial Block
S. M. Van Cleave's Photograph and Fine Art Gallery























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OriginalBirthCounty: Montgomery
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DeathDay: 24
DeathYear: 1916
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OriginalDeathCity: Santa Monica
OriginalDeathState: CA
OriginalDeathCounty: Los Angeles
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Parents: Matthias Mount and Nancy (Nicholson) Van Cleave
Children: by Mary: Minnie (1865-1911), Charles A. (1866-1897), William M. (1869- )
Spouse1Name: Mary M. Johnson
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:59 PM
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LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:59 PM
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OriginalNotes: Find A Grave #33442369 - Samuel M. Van Cleave, b. 24 Feb. 1844; (his death date is not on tombstone shared with wife in the Elmwood Cemetery in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri)

Find A Grave #167860918 - S. M. Van Cleave, b. Feb. 24, 1844, d. June 24, 1916; shares tombstone with Clara Adams (1864-1929) at Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, CA

1870 Census, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County
Samuel Vancleave, 26, photographer, b. IN
Mary, 21
Minnie, 5; Charles 3; William 1; all born in Indiana
Abram, 56, day laborer, b. OH
Sarah, 56, at home, b. OH

1880 Census, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Wabash Avenue
Samuel Vancleave, age 34, b. IN, traveling salesman
Mariah wife; children Minie, Charlie, and Willie

1900 Census, Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas
Samuel Vancleave, b. Feb 1844 in IN, married 1864, house owned, farmer
wife Mary N.; daughter Minnie M. Pahlman; son in law John S. Pahlman

U.S. Civl War Soldiers (from Ancestry.com)
Samuel M. Vancleave, 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Co. D; private, 100 days 1864
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PersonID: 879
CATNUM: 948
NameFirst: Vancleave ~S. M.
NameLast: Van Cleave
LocationID: 7391
Address1: cor. Green and Market Sts.
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City: Crawfordsville
State: IN
StudioID: 5309
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:04:15 PM
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Name: S. M. Vancleave
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EndYear: 1872
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County: Montgomery
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KnownDates: 1860s
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OriginalSource: Circa late 1860s CDV printed on verso: S. M. Vancleave, Photographer, Cor Green & Market Sts. Crawfordsville, Ind.

Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), July 4, 1872, p. 3
"Champion & Blackledge have leased the Vancleave photograph gallery, on Green street, over Sloan & Southard's grocery store. They announce their intention to refit and refurnish the rooms, and make such other improvements as will make the gallery an attractive place to visit."
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PersonID: 879 CATNUM: 948 NameFirst: Vancleave ~S. M. NameLast: Van Cleave LocationID: 7390 Address1: Address2: City: Crawfordsville State: IN StudioID: 5309 ---------------------------------- ID: 5309 StudioName: S. M. Vancleave SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:04:15 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: S. M. Vancleave Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 7967 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Montgomery Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Samuel KnownDates: 1865, 1866, 1869, 1870, 1880 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1865 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: 1880 OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: M. NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: CDV Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), December 9, 1865, p. 1 List of Premiums Awarded at the Fair of the Montgomery County Agricultural Society, Sept. 26-29, 1865 S. M. Vancleve, Photograph, best - $2 S. M. Vancleve, Ambrotype, best - $2 1866-67 State Gaz. & Shipper's Guide, p. 546 S. M. Vancleve, Crawfordsville 1869 Logansport Directory and Classified Business Directory of Indianapolis, Lafayette, and 100 Surrounding Towns (Cowen, Indianapolis): p. 278, S. M. Van Cleave, Crawfordsville 1870 Census, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County - Samuel Vancleave, 26, photographer, b. IN Zach, "Photographers of Montgomery County" Listed as salesman in many censuses. Listed as photographer in 1870 census. Married Mary Johnson on December 15, 1865 in Montgomery County. Mary was killed in buggy accident in 1903 and Samuel went west. OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 8430

PersonID: 879 CATNUM: 948 NameFirst: Vancleave ~S. M. NameLast: Van Cleave LocationID: 7392 Address1: North End Commercial Block Address2: City: Crawfordsville State: IN StudioID: 5309 ---------------------------------- ID: 5309 StudioName: S. M. Vancleave SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:04:15 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: S. M. Vancleave Alternate Studio Names: S. M. Van Cleave's Photograph and Fine Art Gallery StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 7969 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Montgomery Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Samuel KnownDates: 1870s OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1870 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: s OutputEndS: NameMiddle: M. NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: ca. 1868-72 CDV: Dealer in Oval, Arch op, Square & Rustic Frames, of all styles and sizes. Negative preserved. Duplicates can be had at any time. OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 8432




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