Here is what we have on my husband's VANCE line. Any additions or corrections would be appreciated. Descendants of Nathaniel Vance 1 Nathaniel VANCE . +_____ ..... 2 Samuel VANCE ......... +Millie Margaret LEWIS, b: 15 Feb 1833 MO; d: 16 Jan 1928; m: Abt. 1849 ............ 3 Simeon D. VANCE, b: Abt. 1859; d: 1928 Ray Co., MO ................ +Sarah D. _____, b: 1867; d: 1960 Ray Co., MO ................... 4 Lemmie Kirtley VANCE, b: 1884; d: 1945 Ray Co., MO ....................... +Claudia L. _____, b: 1887; d: 1968 ................... 4 Eliza VANCE, b: 16 Jan 1886; d: 17 Jan 1886 Ray Co., MO ................... 4 Millie VANCE, b: 28 Aug 1889; d: 16 Nov 1908 Ray Co., MO ................... 4 Nancy VANCE, b: 28 Aug 1889; d: 13 Mar 1896 Ray Co., MO ................... 4 Georgia VANCE, b: 02 Dec 1900; d: 24 Dec 1900 Ray Co., MO ................... 4 Lola VANCE, b: 20 Jun 1907; d: 06 Mar 1908 Ray Co., MO ............ 3 William "Uncle Will" VANCE; b: Abt. 1861; d: 1935 Ray Co., MO ................ +Susanah/Susanna "Aunt Sutie" CLEVENGER, b: 15 Jul 1868 Ray Co., MO; d: 25 Jun 1952; m: 25 Dec 1887 ................... 4 Pearl VANCE, b: Abt. 1888; d: 1956 ....................... +Robert SMITHEY ................... 4 Nettie Earl VANCE, b: 09 Nov 1892; d: 11 Feb 1979 ....................... +Purvall E. SMITHEY ........................... 5 William P. SMITHEY, b: 31 Dec 1914; d: 18 Feb 1915 ................... 4 Samuel F. VANCE, b: 09 Nov 1894; d: 19 Feb 1915 Ray Co., MO ................... 4 Millie Ann VANCE, b: 05 Nov 1896; d: 09 Jan 1983 Ray Co., MO ....................... +William IRONS, d: 31 Mar 1975; m: 10 Nov 1915 Liberty, Clay Co., MO ................... 4 Infant Son VANCE, b: 27 May 1899; d: 03 Jun 1899 Ray Co., MO ................... 4 William Clyde VANCE; b: 10 May 1902 Ray Co., MO; d: 10 Mar 1975 Ray Co., MO ....................... +Leonore Esther BENCLER, m: 24 Jul 1933 ................... 4 S. D. VANCE; b: 09 Sep 1910; d: 09 Sep 1974 ....................... +Mary Louise WARE, m: 06 Apr 1940 ............ 3 James VANCE My husband is not directly related to the VANCEs, he descends from Millie Margaret LEWIS' second marriage to William H. BROADHURST abt. 1867. But we would still like to fill in the gaps. Thanks for any help, and I'm happy to share info. that I have. Judy Judy Marshall Arnold - mailto:[email protected] Judy's Place - http://www.flash.net/~judyad/

Hi Gang, Looking for the husband and parents of a MARY VANCE who married a Mr. Neal. In ca 1847-50 they lived in Pa. Mary died Aug. 1, 1874 in Allegheny Co., Pa. I know shw had at least 1 son, William H. Neal, b. ca 1847, Pa. In 1860, William attended school and lived with Baltzer Good in Ross Twp., Allegheny Co., Pa. Does anyone know of a VANCE - NEAL/NEEL/NEIL/NIEL, etc. marriage in Pa.? Thanks, Clare Pebworth Clearwater, Fla.

Mary Catherine Vance was my 4g grandmother, she married William Cotter on 25 Jan 1784 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. I copied the marriage bond from the internet and it was signed by Patrick Vance, thought to be her uncle. John Vance is thought to be her father, but I am seeking proof of this fact. William and Catherine moved to Union District of South Carolina and lived near Robert and Mary Lusk, Mary is thought to be her aunt. Would appreciate any information about Mary Catherine Vance Cotters parents and siblings. Billie

Our oldest VANCE so far is Warren Vance, born around 1833, somewhere in GA. By 1860 he is married to Sarah GOUGH (also spelled GOFF) and living in Dale County, AL near her family. Should note that in the 1860 census, he is listed as VAN, not VANCE, and there are some other VAN names in Dale County. Warren served in Co A 25th AL CSA during the Civil War. He and Sarah had a number of children, including a set of twins in 1867 - John W. and Robert Lee. Robert Lee VANCE is our line. By 1910 John W. and Robert Lee are living with their families in Covington Co, AL, along with Sarah who is a widow by then. In 1920 Robert Lee is there, but not John W. or Sarah. Have picked up another side branch of VANCE. In the obituary from Columbus GA of Don's Grandfather, O. Z. McDowell (he married a VANCE girl around 1922), dated 1976, it lists OZ's sister Alice as Alice VANCE. Our bet is she married a brother of Vance girl who married OZ. Don and Mary in Wyoming

----- Original Message ----- From: Connie Chancellor <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 1999 11:46 AM Subject: Vance Researcher > I have been a subscriber for several months and waiting to see if my Vance > line showed up. Since nothing promising has showed up I have decided to bit > the bullet and add a brief summary of my Vance connection > > 1. Abner Vance m. Susannah Howard > 2. (?)Elizabeth Vance b. abt 1794 had children by John Ferrell, b. abt > 1770. > Her child, > 3. (?)James Vance m. Mary // > 4. Jane (Jessie) Vance, b. 1849 m. Evans Ferrell, b. abt 1843 > 5. Allen Ferrell, b. 1889; m. Jessie Compton, b. 1885 > 6. Henrietta Ferrell, b. 1918; m. Clifford Lyons, my parents > > If there is anyone out there with ties to James or Elizabeth Vance, I would > like to correspond and exchange information with them. > > Thank you, > Connie Chancellor > [email protected] > > >

>Hi Everyone, we now have 131 Vance researchers subscribed to the Vance >email list. If anyone would like to post their line for the new >subscribers now is a good time. > Sonya and all, Again, here is my my VANCE connections. Please help. I am looking for the family of Virginia (Jinny) VANCE GILLESPIE. She was from either Mecklenburg County, NC or Guilford County, NC. She is my gggggrandmother. She was married to (Capt.) Thomas GILLESPIE, possibly of Mecklenburg, NC, who was born abt. 1754. They were married about 1790. They moved to East Tennessee and were part of the founding families of the Lebanon-in-the-Forks Presbyterian Church in Knox Co., TN. The following are their children: Sally married a Brock, Jinny married William Craighead, Ann married a Callison and Margaret (Peggy) Vance married William Black McNutt (this is my line). Thomas Gillespie Samuel Gillespie Early deed records show that Thomas sold property to a John Vance. Also, Thomas Gillespie and John Vance sold property to Jacob Yocum. Can anyone make a connection? Glenda Cook Melson Lebanon, MO

Hi Everyone, we now have 131 Vance researchers subscribed to the Vance email list. If anyone would like to post their line for the new subscribers now is a good time. Sonya Vance Woosley

I am researching the famlies pertaining to the these BLAIRs and those they married. Ida L. Blair (d/o James C. & Elen Adams BLAIR) b. abt 1871 in Wayne co. W Va. married Alexander Vance on 10/15/1887 in Wayne Co. W VA. Alex was born in Wise Co. VA and was the son of Absolem and Nancy Vance.

I need to send a letter to the List Administrator. Will someone please tell me who this is and how to do this. Don and Mary in Wyoming

Yes, these are the right ones. Richard is actually James Richard according to family records. Robert, one of the twins, was Don's g. grandfather. William and Martha -- that is Warren and Sarah's oldest son, William R., who was 10 months old in the 1860 census of Dale County. Now we have to figure out who the Goff names belong to. We have no idea where Warren Vance was born in Georgia. Don's grandmother, Mattie Pearl Vance, was living in Columbus, Georgia after she got married and had their daughter (Don's mother). Mattie is buried in Phenix City we think. If you keep a database on Vances, we will gladly share what we have from Warren forward. We have a hunch, and hunches are notoriously wrong, that John W. Vance ended up moving to Florida, but as yet we have not found him after 1910. Do you happen to know if Alabama took a state census in 1885? Also do you know where to write for CSA military records in Alabama? Thank you so much for all of this. What part of Georgia do you live in? How's your weather? Don and Mary in Wyoming - where it has turned to Fall. >Look at these folks and see if they seem familiar: > >1880 Pike Co Al >#591 Warren Vance w m 47 born GA, father born VA, mother born NC > Sarah w f 43 GA SC > SC > Richard w m 17 AL GA > GA > Robert 11 > John 11 > Ella 10 > Mary 09 All of these are w, with the same >info as Richard. > >#593 Vance, Wm 19 > Martha 18 > Goff, Jessee 24 > Mary 34 > Jane 19 > Bettie 15 > >In 1880 Warren said his father was born in Virginia. > >You will want to contact Mary V. Shaw; 99 Shaw Lane, Alpine, Al 30514 > phone 205-268-0234. Mary has researched the Vances in Alabama for years and >is always willing to share her info. In the meantime, I will go through my >piles of data and see if I have anything on John. >By the way, I live in Georgia, not many Vances here. Do you have a clue as to >where yours were? >Happy Hunting, >Grace Dotson >

We have Warren Vance, born around 1833, married Sarah Gough (Goff). We believe he was born in GA. In 1860 Warren and Sarah are listed in the Dale County, AL census with their 10 month old son, William R. The name is listed as "Van" however and not "Vance".Warren served in the Co E, 25th AL CSA. He was wounded but survived to raise a family. One of their later children, Robert Lee Vance (twin to John W.) is our line. By 1910 Sarah is a widow and living in Covington County with son John W. Vance's family. Robert Lee Vance and his family is also listed in Covington County, AL in 1910 and also in 1920. John W. Vance is not in Covington County in 1920. Have not found where he went. We are presuming Sarah died between 1910 and 1920. What is interesting is that in the same area of Dale County, AL in 1860 where other families by the name of "Van", the eldest of which was a John Van (around 70). The older ones were from NC, and ones around Warren's age were born in GA. We have visited the Vance homepage. Very well put together, especially the article on Abner! Don and Mary in Wyoming >Your subscription to the Vance list must have worked since I received your >test note. >Which Vances are you looking for, I might be able to help you. > >Check out the VANCE FAMILY ASSOCIATION homepages at >http://homepages.rootsweb/~rtr89/Vance >and while there be sure to read my article on my ancestor, Abner Vance. > >Grace Dotson >Historian, Vance Family Association >

Just checking to see if we were subscribed. Had sent in our request to subscribe and have not heard anything. Don and Mary in Wyoming

I still can't get thru to that site. Vicki ----- Original Message ----- From: Norm Vance <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 1999 4:55 PM Subject: Re: [VANCE] Tombstone photos > [email protected] wrote: > > > > I just found this on another list and thought everyone would want to know > > about it. It is a neat site and a wondreful idea. > > Delores > > > > >>Hello Everyone, > > I just wanted to let you know that The Gravesite Project site is > > FINALLY > > open! The link is: http://www.piedmontsoftware.com/graves/ We are still > > adding photos to the site as well as some other graphics so please ignore > > the > > bare pages after the introductory page. We will also be adding some minor > > necessities over the next few days, but since the database is now ready to > > use we wanted to let everyone have access to it. Please spread the word > > about > > the site so that more photos are contributed---and if you notice any errors > > please bring that to our attention so that we can quickly get them > > corrected. > > I hope that you all enjoy it and thanks again for all of your help with the > > photos! :o) > > Just wanted to let you know that I couldn't get thru to the site > (Sunday). I do have some Vance gravestone photos I'd be happy to submit > should you care to have them - great idea!! Mine are all in the > California Corners (Hall's Corners) cemetery in Branch County, Michigan. > They go back into the late 1800's and run thru the 1990's. > > > Norm > Trail Tree Village > 175 N. Michigan Ave., #127 > Coldwater, MI 49036 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ICQ 1705347 E-Mail: [email protected] AOL IM: norm1231 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Surnames: VANCE-STEELE-BLANCHARD-FERRIS-ADAMS > TERPENING-DUNTON-DONBROCK-PAUL > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > NOTE**: All my Family Trees are NOW LISTED in my homepage. > Homepage URL: http://members.tripod.com/~nvance/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > My 10 MI County Index: Michigan USGenWeb A.L.H.N. Project Pages > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5666/index.html > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > State Coordinator - Maryland A.L.H.N. > http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnmdus/md.html > ******************************************************************* >

[email protected] wrote: > > I just found this on another list and thought everyone would want to know > about it. It is a neat site and a wondreful idea. > Delores > > >>Hello Everyone, > I just wanted to let you know that The Gravesite Project site is > FINALLY > open! The link is: http://www.piedmontsoftware.com/graves/ We are still > adding photos to the site as well as some other graphics so please ignore > the > bare pages after the introductory page. We will also be adding some minor > necessities over the next few days, but since the database is now ready to > use we wanted to let everyone have access to it. Please spread the word > about > the site so that more photos are contributed---and if you notice any errors > please bring that to our attention so that we can quickly get them > corrected. > I hope that you all enjoy it and thanks again for all of your help with the > photos! :o) Just wanted to let you know that I couldn't get thru to the site (Sunday). I do have some Vance gravestone photos I'd be happy to submit should you care to have them - great idea!! Mine are all in the California Corners (Hall's Corners) cemetery in Branch County, Michigan. They go back into the late 1800's and run thru the 1990's. Norm Trail Tree Village 175 N. Michigan Ave., #127 Coldwater, MI 49036 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICQ 1705347 E-Mail: [email protected] AOL IM: norm1231 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Surnames: VANCE-STEELE-BLANCHARD-FERRIS-ADAMS TERPENING-DUNTON-DONBROCK-PAUL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTE**: All my Family Trees are NOW LISTED in my homepage. Homepage URL: http://members.tripod.com/~nvance/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My 10 MI County Index: Michigan USGenWeb A.L.H.N. Project Pages http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5666/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ State Coordinator - Maryland A.L.H.N. http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnmdus/md.html *******************************************************************

In order to give what would be termed Personal Experience in pioneering, the following account (with some slight changes in verbiage) is presented as related by IRA C. BRIDGES, of Industry, one of the oldest settlers in the county: "I (Mr. Bridges) was born in Morgan County, Ill., August 20, 1825, my parents coming hither from the state of Tennessee in 1823. There (in Morgan County) they resided until November, 1829 when they located in McDonough County, at that time composing a part of Schuyler County. With my maternal grandfather, JAMES VANCE, the Bridges family located in the south part of the county, Mr. Vance having removed to that locality in 1823. Mr. Vance was a Justice of the Peace from 1825 until the county was organized in 1830. He was one of the first County Commissioners, was the first Postmaster in his section of the county and assisted in naming and laying out the city of Macomb. Mrs. Bridges' father had located on eighty acres of prairie land adjoining the timber, and there built a small log house. In its construction not a nail was used; half of the floor was laid with linn-wood puncheons--that is, split logs; mother earth furnished the other half, and contributed to the construction of the hearth, fire-place back and jambs, surmounted by a stick chimney--that s, made up of small sticks plastered over with mortar made of common clay. The door was made of clapboards (split timber), with wooden latch and hinges. Bedsteads were made by boring two-inch auger holes in the logs, constituting the walls, erecting posts at a suitable distance for the width of a bed, and then stretching poles between them and the wall. Clapboards were laid on the poles for a bottom and on top of this was placed a tick filled with prairie hay, surmounted finally by a feather bed, stuffed with the soft down which the mother had plucked from her geese. A most excellent bed was the result. We had two such in our small room and the family enjoyed themselves and came out all right in the spring of 1830. Grandfather Vance erected a small horse-mill, which ground the corn-meal for the entire county. My parents had fifteen children, and all were raised on corn bread and bacon. The father broke up ten acres of prairie, and cutting the overturned sod with an ax, planted the first crop of corn therein (sod corn). Watermelons and pumpkins were produced abundantly; and altogether, the family lived on the fat of the land. In the summer it was necessary to add another room to out palace; and we felt quite comfortable and were no longer crowded. "The plow used for breaking prairie was called the barshare; its mold-board was of wood, the bar and shoe (or point) of steel, and with six yoke of oxen attached, it cut a furrow from sixteen to eighteen inches in width. It took a stout man to hold the plow, while the bare-footed boy did the driving. Often, on finishing a land, there would be a snake-killing, as the reptiles were very numerous in the early days. "The winter of 1830-31 proved to be very severe, on account of an unusually heavy fall of snow which continued on the ground for several months, causing much suffering. The little corn that was raised could be reached only after much digging and great labor, and both the deer and turkeys died for want of food. As we could not go to mill, we made graters for the manufacture of meal and for the supply of our daily bread, mush and hominy. The cold was intense, to add to our sufferings. We would cut down a tree, haul it to the house door, roll on big backlogs and fill in along the front; and then the family would sit around the roaring fire and sing all day long--there were no pianos then. In 1831-32 the Indians were quite numerous and troublesome. The Governor called out troops and, after some parleying, the Black Hawk War ended by the Indians agreeing to leave the state. Only a few remained to steal stock and otherwise make nuisances of themselves. Among those caught in thefts was Black Hawk himself, and THOMAS BRIDGES, a cousin of mine, had the honor of giving him a cow-hiding--after which all the Indians left. (The Black Hawk War occurred in 1832, though there had been much disturbance during the previous year). "Our churches were few and far between. There were a few Hard-Shell Baptists, but the missionary Baptists, under ELDER JOHN LOGAN, organized a church among the neighbors and preached from house to house. although the preacher stood behind a chair for a pulpit the people showed themselves eager to hear the Gospel--much more, it seems to me, than they do now. This church organization continued for some years. Mr. Logan then removed to Macomb, and the congregation recognized that place as their church home. "In the pioneer days we were much pestered with wolves, as they made sad havoc with our calves, pigs and sheep. Father made a wolf trap, and caught quite a number. He received $5 for each scalp, which proved quite useful to pay taxes with, money being then very scarce. We continued to beak a few acres of land each year. In 1832 emigration became quite extensive. "There being many ponds throughout the county, and the vegetation dense, malaria, with chills and fever, became quite prevalent; in fact, hardly any person was exempt. the few doctors in the county did what they could with calomel, and quinine and bleeding, when the case became serious. the fever would leave the patient very weak and listless, with skin of yellowish hue, and with an anxious, far-away look, which would cling to him for years, or until the disease was completely worn out by time and better sanitary conditions by way of drainage. "Crops of all kinds were abundant, the soil producing luxuriantly, but the prices obtained on account of distance from market and imperfect means of transportation, were at a low ebb compared wit those of today. Pork sold at $1.25 per hundred pounds, dressed; corn, to emigrants going west, at 8 to 10 cents pe bushel; and wheat (which had to e hauled to Beardstown) at 25 to 30 cents per bushel. Sales of produce were made on the principle o barter or exchange--that is, exchanged for store goods. Cattle were very cheap, buyers coming from Jacksonville and elsewhere south of McDonough, getting them at their own prices. "Our wheat was threshed on the ground by horses trampling on the sheaves. The separating was done with wooden forks; there was not a steal fork, or an iron shovel or scoop in the county. The first threshing separator machine was built and introduced into the county by DALLAMAND & IMES, the builders, in 1852. This changed our entire method of preparing grain for the market, and to us it was a most wonderful improvement. "In 1850 the California fever struck our neighborhood, and, with many others, I started for the Golden West. We left McDonough County on the 20th of March, of that year, and arrived at Hangtown, in California, on the 12th of August, after five months of weary pilgrimage spent in crossing the great plains and deserts f the West. We saw numerous bands of Indians, large herds of buffaloes, deer, prairie dogs, antelopes, rattlesnakes and many other animals--not a few of which were welcomed to our camp kettles. Our route was by way of Fort Kearney, up the South Platte river to Ash Hollow, where it was crossed, thence by way of the Black Hills to Fort Laramie, Sweet Water and Devil's Gate, and through the South Pass of the Rocky Mountains and down the Humboldt River to "the Sink," where it enters the ground; then across a grassless, waterless desert of fifty miles to the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and over the mountains to Hangtown. This was an old mining town, which received its name from the hanging there of two notorious thieves. There I remained and worked over two years. I had the usual success of these early miners--made little money, but gained great experience and saw much of the world. I returned by way of Panama, by steamer, to New York, and thence home." Mr. Bridges furnishes much more of his valuable and interesting history, but as this covers the early period of his life in connection with the first settling of McDonough County, other portions of his narrative will be reserved for later pages. (This account is from a book called The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of McDonough Co. It was written in 1907 and is out of print.)

<A HREF="http://www.insidetheweb.com/mbs.cgi/mb737041">Click here: VANCE Millenium Homecoming !</A> I have started a VANCE Millenium Homecoming Page! This page not only is for VANCE decendents, but for VANCE, VAUSE, VANSE, VANTZ, VANS and any variation of these names! The link above is to the message board for adding your family information, and stories! This link will take you to the main Page, <A HREF="http://members.tripod.com/~TimothyV/index-102.html">VANCE Millenium Homecoming Page</A> Hope to be hearing from all the decendents of the Surnames listed above! Let's find our relatives, through our ancestors!!! Tim VANCE Tim <A HREF="mailto: [email protected]">E-mail</A> 15261 Madison Run Court Gordonsville, Virginia 22942

I just found this on another list and thought everyone would want to know about it. It is a neat site and a wondreful idea. Delores >>Hello Everyone, I just wanted to let you know that The Gravesite Project site is FINALLY open! The link is: http://www.piedmontsoftware.com/graves/ We are still adding photos to the site as well as some other graphics so please ignore the bare pages after the introductory page. We will also be adding some minor necessities over the next few days, but since the database is now ready to use we wanted to let everyone have access to it. Please spread the word about the site so that more photos are contributed---and if you notice any errors please bring that to our attention so that we can quickly get them corrected. I hope that you all enjoy it and thanks again for all of your help with the photos! :o)

Hello, Mary Ann Vance who was born in Delaware on March 12, 1786 married John DeGarmo December 5, 1808 in Washington County, PA. In 1820, 1830 and 1840 they resided in Clinton County, OH. Her family came to the Smith or Strabane Township, Washington County, PA area quite early in history. There were so many Vance's in Washington County I am unable to determine who Mary Ann's parents were. I would really appreciate any help on this one. Bill DeGarmo

On the 1880 Buchanan County, (current day Dickenson) VA Census is a family that seems to disappear and what makes the search harder is of course the lack of an 1890 census. I have looked in several surrounding counties in 1900 but can't find these Vances! and of course their names in the different Vance families are so common! Nancy Vance was the daughter of Jacob III and Jane McClanahan BLAIR, and the Blair's pretty much stayed in the area of Buchanan Co. that later became Dickenson Co. John Vance 38 son of David & Elizabeth Rose Vance Nancy Vance 36 John 16 Andrew 14 George W 11 Alexander 8 David 6 John & Nancy Blair Vance were married June 11, 1861 in Buchanan Co. On the certificate it lists his parents as David & Elizabeth Rose Vance. He is listed as being born in Wise Co..(could be he lived in the same area with all 3 of these county changes) Does anyone connect? Seem to have hit a brick wall. I have had no luck with the info from the Vance Family Association or boards, or the book on the Vance family. Thanks for any help....Another plea! John Blair

I am looking for information on a Virginia Vance family,who originally came from Winchester,VA. and moved to Washington Co.,PA in the 1770's. John Vance and wife Isabell had two sons, John and Isaac,a daughter Nancy.Nancy Vance married Samual SILLIK in 1775 and lived on a farm west of Vance Station. They had eight children: John b.1776 Mary b.1778 Isabel b. 1779 Thomas b. 171781 Samual b.1785 Hannah b. 1787 Isaac b. 1789 I am searching the SILLIK name in IL and a Samual SILLIK who was born in Washington Co. in 1718. I am trying to deter- mine his father,would anyone familiar with this family have any ideas? I am thinking it could be Samual b.1785. The son Samual b.1817 was married to Esther Miller. I also welcome any information on the Vance family, previous to John and Isabel. I do have his Bio. Sketch from "History of Washington Co.,PA." Thanks, Carole [email protected]