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John Wesley Vance 1815–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Jun 1886

Death Location: Upper Beaver Creek, Dry Creek, Topmost, Knott, Kentucky, USA

Father: Richard Vance

Mother: Mary Sims

Spouse(s): Martha Hall

Children(s): Susannah Vance, Miles Vance, Auston Vance, Richard Vance, Margaret Isaacs, Bartha Isaacs, Polly Harris, Mariah Vance, Florence Vance, George Vance, Emmarine Vance, Susannah Slone, John Vann

John Wesley Vance was born in 1815 in Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Dick Howard Vance And Mary Polly Ann Roberts Sims. In 1860, John Wesley Vance resided in Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky, USA. John Wesley Vance married Martha Patsy Hall, and had children including Auston Vance, Bartha Isaacs, Emmarine Emma Vance, Florence Vance, George Washington Vance, John W Vann, Margaret Jane Isaacs, Mariah Vance, Miles Vance, Polly Harris, Richard R Vance, Susannah Slone, Susannah Vance. John Wesley Vance passed away in 1886 in Upper Beaver Creek, Dry Creek, Topmost, Knott, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Vance was born in 1815 in Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Dick Howard Vance And Mary Polly Ann Roberts Sims.
  • In 1860, John Wesley Vance resided in Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky, USA.
  • John Wesley Vance married Martha Patsy Hall, and had children including Auston Vance, Bartha Isaacs, Emmarine Emma Vance, Florence Vance, George Washington Vance, John W Vann, Margaret Jane Isaacs, Mariah Vance, Miles Vance, Polly Harris, Richard R Vance, Susannah Slone, Susannah Vance.
  • John Wesley Vance passed away in 1886 in Upper Beaver Creek, Dry Creek, Topmost, Knott, Kentucky, USA.

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John Vance's Ancestors

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John Vance
1815–1886
Birth Place: Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard "Dick" Howard Vance
1792–1850
Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Polly" Ann Roberts) Sims
1792–1860
Twelve Pole Creek, Big Creek, Rich Creek, Magnolia, Logan, West Virginia, Logan, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Reverend (Abner Vance) Sr
1759–1819
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Susannah (Howard Vance) Cherokee
1767–1850
Rowan, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Vance's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Vance (1815–10 Jun 1886) m. Martha (Patsy) Hall (20 Mar 1821–3 Oct 1878)
  1. 1. Susannah Vance 1839–1905 m. James (Monroe) Slone 1835–1900
    1. 1. Temperance Sloan 1875–1947
    2. 2. Cynthia (Ann 'Syntha' Slone) (Sloan) 1864–1917
    3. 3. John (W) Sloan 1856–
    4. 4. Martha (Jane) Sloan 1857–1911
    5. 5. Hiram Sloan 1859–1916
    6. 6. Monroe Sloan 1869–
    7. 7. Marvel Sloan 1870–
    8. 8. Tennessee (Virginia) Sloan 1875–1947
    9. 9. Henry (Washington) Sloan 1880–1930
    10. 10. Austin (Calvin) Slone 1871–1938
    11. 11. Margaret (M) Fugate 1865–1922
  2. 2. Miles Vance 1863–
  3. 3. Auston Vance 1842–1914
  4. 4. Richard (R) Vance 1855–1888
  5. 5. Margaret (Jane) Isaacs 1840–1909
  6. 6. Bartha Isaacs 1848–1875
  7. 7. Polly Harris 1843–1875
  8. 8. Mariah Vance 1857–
  9. 9. Florence Vance 1860–1942
  10. 10. George (Washington) Vance 1851–1916
  11. 11. Emmarine (Emma) Vance 1852–1868
  12. 12. Susannah Slone 1839–1905
  13. 13. John (W) Vann 1846–

John Vance's Timeline

3 Records

1815
1815
Birth of John Wesley Vance in Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA
Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 45
John Wesley Vance resided here in Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1886
10 Jun 1886
Age 71
Death of John Wesley Vance in Upper Beaver Creek, Dry Creek, Topmost, Knott, Kentucky, USA
Upper Beaver Creek, Dry Creek, Topmost, Knott, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: M653_367; Page: 64; Family History Library Film: 803367

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: M653_367; Page: 64; Family History Library Film: 803367

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1886
    Event Place: Upper Beaver Creek, Dry Creek, Topmost, Knott, Kentucky, USA

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