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Elbert 'Bertie' Kelsey Vance 1878 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1878

Birth Location: Island Mills, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1945

Death Location: South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA

Father: Benjamin Vance

Mother: Mary Stickley

Spouse(s): Alice Harkleroad

Children(s): Mary Vance, James Vance, Maude Vance, Samuel Vance, Frances Vance, Lillian Vance

Elbert 'Bertie' Kelsey Vance MD was born in 1878 in Island Mills, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA, the child of Benjamin Franklin Vance and Mary Edelle Stickley. Elbert 'Bertie' Kelsey Vance MD married Alice Harkleroad, and had children including Mary Irene Vance, James Alan Vance, Maude Elizabeth Vance, Samuel Lynn Vance, Frances Imogene Vance, Lillian Reeves Vance. Elbert 'Bertie' Kelsey Vance MD passed away in 1945 in South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Elbert 'Bertie' Kelsey Vance MD was born in 1878 in Island Mills, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA, the child of Benjamin Franklin Vance and Mary Edelle Stickley.
  • Elbert 'Bertie' Kelsey Vance MD married Alice Harkleroad, and had children including Mary Irene Vance, James Alan Vance, Maude Elizabeth Vance, Samuel Lynn Vance, Frances Imogene Vance, Lillian Reeves Vance.
  • Elbert 'Bertie' Kelsey Vance MD passed away in 1945 in South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Vance
1854 – 1939
Birth Location: Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
BV
Mary Stickley
1861 – 1944
Birth Location: Holston, Washington, Virginia, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Alice Harkleroad
1877 – 1966
Birth Location: Sullivan Co, Tn
AH

Children(s)

Mary Vance
1901 – 1965
Birth Location: Bristol, Sullivan Co, Tn
MV
James Vance
1902 – 1975
Birth Location: Bristol, Sullivan Co, Tn
JV
Maude Vance
1905 – 1995
Birth Location: Bristol, Sullivan Co, Tn
MV
Samuel Vance
1908 – 1990
Birth Location: Bristol, Sullivan Co, Tn
SV
Frances Vance
1913 – 1978
Birth Location: Bristol, Sullivan Co, Tn
FV
Lillian Vance
1915 – 1987
Birth Location: Bristol, Sullivan Co, Tn
LV

Elbert Vance's Ancestors

Self
Elbert Vance
1878 – 1945
Birth Place: Island Mills, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Vance
1854 – 1939
Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Edelle) Stickley
1861 – 1944
Holston, Washington, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Vance
1822 – 1899
Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Susan (Vinie) Berry
1834 – 1913
Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elbert Vance's Descendants

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Elbert ('Bertie' Kelsey) Vance (29 Dec 1878 – 18 May 1945) m. Alice Harkleroad (20 Feb 1877 – 26 Jan 1966)
  1. 1. Mary (Irene) Vance (05 Jul 1901 – 17 Oct 1965)
  2. 2. James (Alan) Vance (18 Sep 1902 – Feb 1975)
  3. 3. Maude (Elizabeth) Vance (23 Feb 1905 – 11 Jun 1995)
  4. 4. Samuel (Lynn) Vance (16 Dec 1908 – 17 Apr 1990)
  5. 5. Frances (Imogene) Vance (09 Jan 1913 – 25 Oct 1978)
  6. 6. Lillian (Reeves) Vance (13 Jun 1915 – 31 Oct 1987)

Elbert Vance's Timeline

2 Records

1878
29 Dec 1878
Birth of Elbert 'Bertie' Kelsey Vance MD in Island Mills, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Island Mills, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1945
18 May 1945
Age 67
Death of Elbert 'Bertie' Kelsey Vance MD in South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1878
    Event Place: Island Mills, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1945
    Event Place: South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
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