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Alexander Richard Vance 1857–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1857

Birth Location: Logan Co, West Virginia

Death Date: BEF 1910

Death Location: Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia, USA

Father: Meeken Vance

Mother: Phoebe Workman

Spouse(s): Celia Snodgrass, Celia Vance, Mary ARose

Children(s): Elijah Vance, Nancy Vance, Wilburn Vance, Mary Vince, Abijah Vance, Ali Vance, Phoebe Vance, Jane Vance, Katie Vance, Sarah Vance

Alexander Richard Vance was born in 1857 in Logan Co, West Virginia, the child of Meeken Vance And Phoebe Elizabeth Workman. In 1860, Alexander Richard Vance resided in Virginia, USA. In 1870, Alexander Richard Vance resided in Chapmanville, Logan, West Virginia, USA. Alexander Richard Vance married Celia A Snodgrass, Celia Vance, Mary Arose, and had children including Abijah Vance, Ali Vance, Elijah Jennings Vance, Jane Vance, Katie Vance, Mary Vince, Nancy Vance, Phoebe Vance, Sarah Elizabeth Sallie Vance, Wilburn Lee Vance. Alexander Richard Vance passed away in 1910 in Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander Richard Vance was born in 1857 in Logan Co, West Virginia, the child of Meeken Vance And Phoebe Elizabeth Workman.
  • In 1860, Alexander Richard Vance resided in Virginia, USA.
  • In 1870, Alexander Richard Vance resided in Chapmanville, Logan, West Virginia, USA.
  • Alexander Richard Vance married Celia A Snodgrass, Celia Vance, Mary Arose, and had children including Abijah Vance, Ali Vance, Elijah Jennings Vance, Jane Vance, Katie Vance, Mary Vince, Nancy Vance, Phoebe Vance, Sarah Elizabeth Sallie Vance, Wilburn Lee Vance.
  • Alexander Richard Vance passed away in 1910 in Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Meeken Vance
1820–1880
Birth Location: Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA
MV
Phoebe Workman
1822–1900
Birth Location: Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
PW

Spouses(s)

Celia Snodgrass
1857–1938
Birth Location: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States
CS
Celia Vance
1857–1916
Birth Location: Roan Mountain, Carter, Tennessee, USA
CV
Mary ARose
1856–1914
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia
MA

Children(s)

Elijah Vance
1877–1957
Birth Location: Buchanan, Virginia
EV
Nancy Vance
1887–
Birth Location: West Virginia
NV
Wilburn Vance
1894–1951
Birth Location: Dingess, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
WV
Mary Vince
1878–
Birth Location: Virginia
MV
Abijah Vance
1878–
Birth Location: West Virginia
AV
Ali Vance
1890–
Birth Location: West Virginia
AV
Phoebe Vance
1893–
Birth Location: West Virginia
PV
Jane Vance
1875–
Birth Location: West Virginia, United States
JV
Katie Vance
1881–1973
Birth Location: Buchanan, Iowa, United States
KV
Sarah Vance
1880–1955
Birth Location: West Virginia
SV

Alexander Vance's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Vance
1857–1910
Birth Place: Logan Co, West Virginia
Parents
Meeken Vance
1820–1880
Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA
Phoebe (Elizabeth) Workman
1822–1900
Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard (David Vance, Civil War Confederate) Veteran
1792–1865
Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Simms
1787–1860
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Moses Workman
1777–1847
Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah (Ann) Marrs
1797–1850
Wythe, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abner SR
1759–1819
Susannah HOWARD
1767–1860
James Simms
1754–1799
Mary Sims
1776–1853
Joseph Workman
1736–1813
Phoebe McMahon
1745–1815
Henry Marrs
1762–1835
Elizabeth Maxwell
1767–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Vance
1726–1790
Anne Barber
1729–1770
Abraham Howard
1726–1782
Jane Allen
1729–1805
Jerimiah Sims
1737–1768
Agatha Nalle
1730–1782
Drury Sr.
1756–1839
Lucy Watson
1722–1808
Abraham Workman\Woertman
1709–1749
Annetje Smith
1706–1782
Hugh McMahon
1699–1749
Agnas Norton
1699–1747
Samuel Marrs
1740–1817
Francina Bradshaw
1742–1775
James Maxwell
1745–1821
Jane Roberts
1745–1820

Alexander Vance's Descendants

1.
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Alexander (Richard) Vance (1857–BEF 1910) m. Celia (A) Snodgrass (25 DEC 1857–18 SEP 1938) m. Celia Vance (DEC 1857–1916) m. Mary ARose (1856–3 AUG 1914)
  1. 1. Elijah (Jennings) Vance 1877–1957 m. Marget Vance 1878–1945
    1. 1. Claude (W) Vance 1909–
    2. 2. Mallie (Jone) Vance 1901–
    3. 3. William (Ervin) Vance 1903–1950
    4. 4. Henry (D) Vance 1905–
    5. 5. Charles (F) Vance 1898–1960
    6. 6. Walter (Richard) Vance 1907–1968
  2. 2. Nancy Vance 1887–
  3. 3. Wilburn (Lee) Vance 1894–1951 m. Cuba (Rebecca Vance Vance) Jones 1898–1978 m. Luvernie ('Lulu' Dillon) Vance 1902–1950
  4. 4. Mary Vince 1878–
  5. 5. Abijah Vance 1878–
  6. 6. Ali Vance 1890–
  7. 7. Phoebe Vance 1893–
  8. 8. Jane Vance 1875–
  9. 9. Katie Vance 1881–1973
  10. 10. Sarah (Elizabeth Sallie) Vance 1880–1955

Alexander Vance's Timeline

13 Records

1857
1857
Birth of Alexander Richard Vance in Logan Co, West Virginia
Logan Co, West Virginia
1860
1860
Age 3
Alexander Richard Vance resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 13
Alexander Richard Vance resided here in Chapmanville, Logan, West Virginia, USA
Chapmanville, Logan, West Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 13
Alexander Richard Vance resided here in Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 13
Alexander Richard Vance resided here in Chapmanville, Logan, West Virginia, USA
Chapmanville, Logan, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 23
Alexander Richard Vance resided here in Age: 23Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Self, Chapmansville, Logan, West Virginia, United States
Age: 23Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Self, Chapmansville, Logan, West Virginia, United States
1880
1880
Age 23
Alexander Richard Vance resided here in Age: 24Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self, Chapmansville, Logan, West Virginia, United States
Age: 24Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self, Chapmansville, Logan, West Virginia, United States
1880
1880
Age 23
Alexander Richard Vance resided here in Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 43
Alexander Richard Vance resided here in Age: 44Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head, Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Age: 44Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head, Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 43
Alexander Richard Vance resided here in Age: 44Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head, Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia
Age: 44Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head, Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia
1900
1900
Age 43
Alexander Richard Vance resided here in Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 43
Alexander Richard Vance resided here in Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
1910
BEF 1910
Age 53
Death of Alexander Richard Vance in Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Chapmanville, Logan, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Logan Co, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Marriages Index
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: West Virginia, Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 1910
    Event Place: Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Age: 23Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Self, Chapmansville, Logan, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Age: 24Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self, Chapmansville, Logan, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Age: 44Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head, Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Age: 44Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head, Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Harvey, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Chapmanville, Logan, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mingo, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: West Virginia, Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: West Virginia, Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: West Virginia, Marriages Index
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