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Joseph "Rich Joe" Vann 1798–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 February 1798

Birth Location: Spring Place, GA

Death Date: 26 Oct 1844

Death Location: New Albany, Illinois, United States

Father: James America

Mother: Nancy Brown

Spouse(s): Polly Blackburn, Jennie Springston

Children(s): Johnson Vann, Nancy Vann, Charles Vann, Sally Vann, Sophia Vann, David Vann, William Vann, John Vann, James Vann, Mary Vann, Delilah Vann, Henry Vann

Joseph "Rich Joe" Vann was born in 1798 in Spring Place, GA, the child of James Di Ga Lo Hi Vann Chief Native America And Nancy Brown. Joseph "Rich Joe" Vann married Jennie Springston, Polly Blackburn, Unknown Woman, and had children including Charles Vann, David Vann, Delilah Amelia X Vann, Henry Clay Vann, James Springston Vann, John Shepherd Vann, Johnson Vann, Mary Frances Vann, Nancy Ann Vann, Sally Blackburn Vann, Sophia S Vann, William Vann. Joseph "Rich Joe" Vann passed away in 1844 in New Albany, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph "Rich Joe" Vann was born in 1798 in Spring Place, GA, the child of James Di Ga Lo Hi Vann Chief Native America And Nancy Brown.
  • Joseph "Rich Joe" Vann married Jennie Springston, Polly Blackburn, Unknown Woman, and had children including Charles Vann, David Vann, Delilah Amelia X Vann, Henry Clay Vann, James Springston Vann, John Shepherd Vann, Johnson Vann, Mary Frances Vann, Nancy Ann Vann, Sally Blackburn Vann, Sophia S Vann, William Vann.
  • Joseph "Rich Joe" Vann passed away in 1844 in New Albany, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James America
1765–1809
Birth Location: Spring Place, Cherokee Nation East Murray County, Georgia, USA
JA
Nancy Brown
1776–1850
Birth Location: Cherokee, Alabama, CNE
NB

Spouses(s)

Polly Blackburn
1800–1851
Birth Location: Georgia Cherokee Nation East
PB
Jennie Springston
1804–1863
Birth Location: Cherokee Nation East Chickamauga,,Georgia,USA
JS

Children(s)

Johnson Vann
1836–
Birth Location: Georgia Cherokee Nation East
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Nancy Vann
1824–1844
Birth Location: Spring Place, Cherokee Nation East, Murray, Georgia, USA
NV
Charles Vann
1823–
Birth Location: Spring Place, Cherokee Nation East, Murray, Georgia, USA
CV
Sally Vann
1828–1890
Birth Location: Spring Place, Cherokee Nation East, Murray, Georgia, USA
SV
Sophia Vann
1834–1862
Birth Location: Georgia Cherokee Nation East
SV
David Vann
1827–1863
Birth Location: Spring Palce, Georgia
DV
William Vann
1831–1852
Birth Location: Georgia CNE
WV
John Vann
1826–1877
Birth Location: Spring Place, Murray, Georgia, USA
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James Vann
1822–1863
Birth Location: Spring Place, Cherokee, Georgia, United States
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Mary Vann
1824–1841
Birth Location: Spring Place, Cherokee Nation East, Murray, Georgia, USA
MV
Delilah Vann
1834–1915
Birth Location: Spring Place, Cherokee Nation East, Murray, Georgia, USA
DV
Henry Vann
1844–1862
Birth Location: Canadian Dist, Cherokee Nation
HV

Joseph Vann's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Vann
1798–1844
Birth Place: Spring Place, GA
Parents
James Di-Ga-Lo-Hi Vann Chief Native America
1765–1809
Spring Place, Cherokee Nation East Murray County, Georgia, USA
Nancy Brown
1776–1850
Cherokee, Alabama, CNE
Grandparents
John ("Joseph" Cherokee "U-Wa-Ni" (Cherokee Interpreter and Scottish trader)) Vann
1736–1815
Abbotts Creek, Davidson "Chowan" County, North Carolina, USA
Waw-Wli ((baptized and given Christian name of Mary Christana) Vann
1751–1815
Spring Place, Cherokee Nation East "Murray" County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
"Chief" Vann
1720–1770
Mary Barnes
1720–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (??)
1690–1770
Mary King
1699–1770

Joseph Vann's Descendants

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Joseph ("Rich Joe") Vann (11 February 1798–26 Oct 1844) m. Polly Blackburn (1800–aft 1851) m. Jennie Springston (1804–4 Aug 1863)
  1. 1. Johnson Vann 1836–
  2. 2. Nancy (Ann) Vann 1824–1844
  3. 3. Charles Vann 1823–
  4. 4. Sally (Blackburn) Vann 1828–1890
  5. 5. Sophia (S.) Vann 1834–1862
  6. 6. David Vann 1827–1863
  7. 7. William Vann 1831–1852
  8. 8. John (Shepherd) Vann 1826–1877
  9. 9. James (Springston) Vann 1822–1863
  10. 10. Mary (Frances) Vann 1824–1841
  11. 11. Delilah (Amelia X) Vann 1834–1915 m. Oliver (Hazard Perry Brewer) Sr 1829–1891
    1. 1. Oliver (Hazard Perry Brewer Jr) Judge 1871–1951
    2. 2. Cherokee ("Cherry" Juliette Jackson) Brewer 1867–1959
    3. 3. Thomas (Henry) Brewer 1863–1884
    4. 4. Ethel Brewer 1873–1873
    5. 5. John (Duncan) Brewer 1852–1882
    6. 6. Mary (Vann) Brewer 1857–1884
  12. 12. Henry (Clay) Vann 1844–1862

Joseph Vann's Timeline

2 Records

1798
11 February 1798
Birth of Joseph "Rich Joe" Vann in Spring Place, GA
Spring Place, GA
1844
26 Oct 1844
Age 46
Death of Joseph "Rich Joe" Vann in New Albany, Illinois, United States
New Albany, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 February 1798
    Event Place: Spring Place, GA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1844
    Event Place: New Albany, Illinois, United States
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