There were lots of William Vance Carlocks. Mine is the oldest. Perhaps he was so "famous" that all the others were named after him. One can only Hope! Here is a chronology of William Vance Carlock, whom I believe was the son of David Carlock of Warren Co., KY, because (1) Wm. sold land in Stoddard Co., KY, to John D. Carlock, proven son of David Carlock; (2) Wm. named one of his sons David. There were several William Vance Carlocks. They were probably all named after my William Vance Carlock who was 30-40 years older than them. Those I have found are as follows: *1. b.c. 1795 prob. NC, d.1838-40 Stoddard Co., MO. (mine) 2. b. 1834 MO, d. 1863 LA/MS (son of William Vance Sr.)) 3. b.c. 1830 IL, d. Nov. 14, 1915 Austin, TX (son of Jacob b. Darke Co., OH & grson of Jacob b. Rockbridge Co., VA) 4. b.c. 1840 Missouri, d.1924, Austin, TX (I think he is the same as #3) For many years I thought his mother's maiden name might have been Vance. However, WorldConnect shows 528 men with the first name of William Vance, so it may have been just a popular name at that time. 1810: Probable father David Carlock was on page 276, line 11 of the Warren/Spencer (formerly Logan and Lincoln) Co., KY, census as follows: 1 male 45+ - David 1 male 16-26 - son John D. 1 male 1-16 - son WILLIAM VANCE probably (he m. c. 1820 in MO) 1 female 45+ - Elizabeth Probable sister Mary Carlock with husband Tho's Hefington (m. 1804) next door on line 12 as follows: 1 male 26-44 - Thomas 1 male 0-10 - son 1 female 16-26 - wife Mary Carlock 1 female 0-10 - dtr 1 female 0-10 - dtr Probable sister Margaret Carlock with husband Barney Law (m. 1806) next door on line 13 as follows: 1 male 16-26 - Barnabus 1 male 0-10 - son 1 female 16-26 - wife Margaret Carlock 1 female 0-10 - dtr Future wife of John D. Carlock ~ Polly Gibson ~ on line 21 with father John Gipson as follows: 1 male 44+ - Father John Gipson 1 male 0-10 - son 2 males 10-16 - sons 2 males 16-26 - sons 1 female 45+ - Mother Polly 1 female 10-16 - Polly Probable sister Catherine Carlock with husband James Hendricks (m. 1809) on page 277, line 2 as follows: 1 male 16-26 - James Hendricks 1 female 16-26 - wife Catherine Carlock 1 female -10 - dtr Father-in-law of probable brother George W. Carlock ~ John Landers, father of Rachel Landers ~ was on pg. 279, line 27 as follows: 1 male 26-44 - Father John Landers 1 male 1-10 - son 1 female 45+ - Grandmother? 1 female 26-44 - Mother? 3 females 0-10 - dtrs. 1820: July 1, William Carlick had a letter waiting for him in the post office at Cape Girardeau Co., MO. Philip Dellinger (formerly of Lincoln Co., NC) had a letter for him there also on April 8. [Reference: "Missouri Pioneers" Vol. 3] 1830: Found in census of Cape Girardeau Co., MO, as follows: 1 male 30-39 (1791-1800] William 1 male 0-4 [1826-1830] Unk. prob. b.c. 1826 1 female 20-29 [1801-1810] Frances 1 female 10-14 [1816-1820] Prob. b.c. 1820 1 female 5-9 [1821-1825] Emmaline 1 female 0-4 [1826-1830] Unk. prob. b.c. 1828 Did some of his children die? Missouri was a forested wilderness full of malarial mosquitos then. Too, there was a terrible world-wide cholera epidemic in the early 1830s. 1836: William on first Grand Jury of Stoddard County, MO, which had now broken away from Cape Girardeau Co. [Reference: "History of SE Missouri" Goodpasture, pg. 359] 1837: November 14, William received a patent for 40 acres in Stoddard Co., MO, signed by President Martin Van Buren: South East quarter of the South East quarter of Section One in Township 25 North of Range 10 East [Citation: Jackson, MO, Patent Office, Land Patent 4641, Serial #M03450.211: Image via BLM internet site] **1838: May 26, William V. and Fanny his wife sold to William's probably brother John D. Carlock for $100 the following 20 acres in Stoddard Co., MO: One undivided half of the South East quarter of the South East quarter of Section No One in Township number Twenty five North of Range No. Ten East [Source: Stoddard Co., MO, Deed Bk. A, Pg. 53] **NOTE: It is because of this land transaction that I believe William Vance's father was David, the proven father of John D. Also, William named a son David. The 1810 census above shows that both William V. and John D. fit the male sons. 1840: Not in the Wayne Co., MO, census. Stoddard Co. census too light to read. I hope to get back to MO late next summer to look for Wm's marriage, see where he lived before his first MO land purchase, etc. Katheryn __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com