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James Arthur Vance 1926 – 2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1926

Birth Location: Gamoca, Fayette, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Oct 2011

Death Location: Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, USA

Father: James Vance

Mother: Pearl Peterson

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In 1926, James Arthur Vance entered the world in Gamoca, Fayette, West Virginia, USA, born to James Arthur Vance and Pearl Loraine Peterson. James Arthur Vance passed away in 2011 in Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1926, James Arthur Vance entered the world in Gamoca, Fayette, West Virginia, USA, born to James Arthur Vance and Pearl Loraine Peterson.
  • James Arthur Vance passed away in 2011 in Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, USA.

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James Vance's Ancestors

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James Vance
1926 – 2011
Birth Place: Gamoca, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Parents
James Arthur Vance
1903 – 1983
West Virginia, USA
Pearl (Loraine) Peterson
1898 – 1966
Mount Carbon, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (Richard) Peterson
1873 – 1953
Richland Furnace, Vinton, Ohio, USA
Elizabeth (Adeline) Clendenen
1878 – 1954
Rush Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jackson Peterson
1838 – 1900
Mary Saunders
1844 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Peterson
1809 – 1880
Nancy Farrell
1810 – 1880

James Vance's Timeline

2 Records

1926
25 Sep 1926
Birth of James Arthur Vance in Gamoca, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Gamoca, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
2011
16 Oct 2011
Age 85
Death of James Arthur Vance in Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, USA
Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1926
    Event Place: Gamoca, Fayette, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 2011
    Event Place: Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, USA

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