I think the following person is who you are looking far but I cannot give you 100% assurance but it may point you in the right direction. It is possible that James Vance was born circa 1869 in Crawford Co., Mo. to Elijah Vance (1833-1911) of. Va. or W.V. and Mary Elizabeth Harman (circa 1836/1840-????) of Va. or W.V and his name on the 1870 census is "Joshua Vance." By 1880, "Joshua" is now called "James K." Vance and he is living with his parents and siblings in Washington Co., Mo. I am not sure where "Joshua i.e. James K." Vance is in 1900 but by 1901 he is married and living in St. Francois Co., Mo. James Vance married Christell L. Calahan on 4/14/1903 at "Mr. Liars Calahan" house in St. Francois Co., Mo. It is possible that Christell died prior to 1906 because I think that James Vance married Frankie Kirby of Leadwood on 4/11/1906 at Flat River, Mo. St. Francois Co. He is now called "James J. Vance." James J. Vance and Frances (Francis) Kirby Vance lived in St. Francois Co., Mo. for the 1910 and 1920 censuses. It appears that they had 3 children before 1920 while they lived there - Durwood (1909), Kirby (1912), and Ruby (1915) Vance. By 1930, the Vance family had moved to Hutchinson Co., Tx. The 1930 census shows that Frances is a widow and head of the household. Living with her are Durwood, Kirby, Ruby and Geneva (1923) Vance. Geneva was born in Mo. so the Vance family evidently moved to Texas between 1923-1930. I found no other information except that Elijah Vance is buried in the Shirley Union Church Cemetery in Washington Co., Mo. If I can be of further assistance, just drop a not here on the website and we can go off-line if needed to continue the investigation of the Vance family. By the way, Elizah Vance was first married to Mary Elizabeth Harman but he also married Rosa Belle Stinson on 9/25/1897 in Washington Co., Mo. ----- Original Message ----- From: Alanna L Scanlon To: mostfran@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 7:54 PM Subject: Re: [MOSTFRAN] Brian Oster's Early Marriage Website Thank you. I tried it and looked up my Janes [38] Vance and Christell [>18] Calahan who married in 1901. Still cannot find them any more than that. I know they had a child, male or female, do not know. Wiil try bc, but my grandfather who was wealthy then did not register births, so they may not have done so either. Anyone know of these Vances'? Alanna

WOW, Big, Giant Thank YOU!!!!!   My computer has been down over a week and am just back up 08/13 pm!!!   I have found some of what you have posted already, but was not sure if the information was correct or not.   Christell was my grandmother's younger sister.  My mother who was one of the last children of my grandmother, thought that Christell had died around the age of 18.   In my mother's photo album that she had received from either her mother or far older sister and I would guess from her mother, there are pictures of James, Christell, baby, and Aunt Margie.   I need to get rid of 1K emails plus new ones coming in.  So, I will get back to you off the list, but give me some time, PLEASE!!!!   Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!   Alanna --- On Tue, 8/10/10, n sam hill <nsamhill@charter.net> wrote: From: n sam hill <nsamhill@charter.net> Subject: Re: [MOSTFRAN] James Vance & Christell Calahan To: mostfran@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 9:05 AM I think the following person is who you are looking far but I cannot give you 100% assurance but it may point you in the right direction. It is possible that James Vance was born circa 1869 in Crawford Co., Mo. to Elijah Vance (1833-1911) of. Va. or W.V. and Mary Elizabeth Harman (circa 1836/1840-????) of Va. or W.V and his name on the 1870 census is "Joshua Vance." By 1880, "Joshua" is now called "James K." Vance and he is living with his parents and siblings in Washington Co., Mo. I am not sure where "Joshua i.e. James K." Vance is in 1900 but by 1901 he is married and living in St. Francois Co., Mo. James Vance married Christell L. Calahan on 4/14/1903 at "Mr. Liars Calahan" house in St. Francois Co., Mo. It is possible that Christell died prior to 1906 because I think that James Vance married Frankie Kirby of Leadwood on 4/11/1906 at Flat River, Mo. St. Francois Co. He is now called "James J. Vance." James J. Vance and Frances (Francis) Kirby Vance lived in St. Francois Co., Mo. for the 1910 and 1920 censuses. It appears that they had 3 children before 1920 while they lived there - Durwood (1909), Kirby (1912), and Ruby (1915) Vance. By 1930, the Vance family had moved to Hutchinson Co., Tx. The 1930 census shows that Frances is a widow and head of the household. Living with her are Durwood, Kirby, Ruby and Geneva (1923) Vance. Geneva was born in Mo. so the Vance family evidently moved to Texas between 1923-1930. I found no other information except that Elijah Vance is buried in the Shirley Union Church Cemetery in Washington Co., Mo. If I can be of further assistance, just drop a not here on the website and we can go off-line if needed to continue the investigation of the Vance family. By the way, Elizah Vance was first married to Mary Elizabeth Harman but he also married Rosa Belle Stinson on 9/25/1897 in Washington Co., Mo. ----- Original Message ----- From: Alanna L Scanlon To: mostfran@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 7:54 PM Subject: Re: [MOSTFRAN] Brian Oster's Early Marriage Website Thank you. I tried it and looked up my Janes [38] Vance and Christell [>18] Calahan who married in 1901. Still cannot find them any more than that. I know they had a child, male or female, do not know. Wiil try bc, but my grandfather who was wealthy then did not register births, so they may not have done so either. Anyone know of these Vances'? Alanna ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message