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Elijah Jennings Vance 1877–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 AUG 1877

Birth Location: Buchanan, Virginia

Death Date: JUL 1957

Death Location: Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, USA

Father: Alexander Vance

Mother: Celia Vance

Spouse(s): Marget Vance

Children(s): Claude Vance, Mallie Vance, William Vance, Henry Vance, Charles Vance, Walter Vance

Elijah Jennings Vance was born in 1877 in Buchanan, Virginia, the child of Alexander Richard Vance And Celia Vance. In 1877, Elijah Jennings Vance resided in Buchanan C. H., Virginia, USA. Elijah Jennings Vance married Marget Vance, and had children including Charles F Vance, Claude W Vance, Henry D Vance, Mallie Jone Vance, Walter Richard Vance, William Ervin Vance. Elijah Jennings Vance passed away in 1957 in Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Jennings Vance was born in 1877 in Buchanan, Virginia, the child of Alexander Richard Vance And Celia Vance.
  • In 1877, Elijah Jennings Vance resided in Buchanan C. H., Virginia, USA.
  • Elijah Jennings Vance married Marget Vance, and had children including Charles F Vance, Claude W Vance, Henry D Vance, Mallie Jone Vance, Walter Richard Vance, William Ervin Vance.
  • Elijah Jennings Vance passed away in 1957 in Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Vance
1857–1910
Birth Location: Logan Co, West Virginia
AV
Celia Vance
1857–1916
Birth Location: Roan Mountain, Carter, Tennessee, USA
CV

Spouses(s)

Marget Vance
1878–1945
Birth Location: Virginia
MV

Children(s)

Claude Vance
1909–
Birth Location: Virginia
CV
Mallie Vance
1901–
Birth Location: Virginia
MV
William Vance
1903–1950
Birth Location: Virginia
WV
Henry Vance
1905–
Birth Location: Virginia
HV
Charles Vance
1898–1960
Birth Location: Virginia
CV
Walter Vance
1907–1968
Birth Location: Virginia
WV

Elijah Vance's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Vance
1877–1957
Birth Place: Buchanan, Virginia
Parents
Alexander Richard Vance
1857–1910
Logan Co, West Virginia
Celia Vance
1857–1916
Roan Mountain, Carter, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Meeken Vance
1820–1880
Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA
Phoebe (Elizabeth) Workman
1822–1900
Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Veteran
1792–1865
Mary Simms
1787–1860
Moses Workman
1777–1847
Sarah Marrs
1797–1850
2nd-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

Elijah Vance's Descendants

1.
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Elijah (Jennings) Vance (11 AUG 1877–JUL 1957) m. Marget Vance (1878–JUN 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

Elijah Vance's Timeline

10 Records

1877
11 AUG 1877
Birth of Elijah Jennings Vance in Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1877
11 AUG 1877
Birth of Elijah Jennings Vance in Buchanan, Virginia
Buchanan, Virginia
1877
30 SEP 1877
Elijah Jennings Vance resided here in Buchanan C. H., Virginia, USA
Buchanan C. H., Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 3
Elijah Jennings Vance resided here in Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 23
Elijah Jennings Vance resided here in Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
Elijah Jennings Vance resided here in Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
Elijah Jennings Vance resided here in Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 65
Elijah Jennings Vance resided here in Buchanan, Virginia
Buchanan, Virginia
1942
1942
Age 65
Elijah Jennings Vance resided here in Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1957
JUL 1957
Age 80
Death of Elijah Jennings Vance in Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, USA
Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 AUG 1877
    Event Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oakwood, Buchanan County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: JUL 1957
    Event Place: Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 AUG 1877
    Event Place: Buchanan, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Buchanan, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Buchanan, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 SEP 1877
    Event Place: Buchanan C. H., Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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