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Richard "Dick" Howard Vance 1792–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1792

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

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Breeden, Logan County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Reverend Sr

Mother: Susannah Cherokee

Spouse(s): Mary Sims

Children(s): John Vance, Meekin Calvary], Washington Vance, Richard Vance, John Vance, McKinley Vance, Nancy Vance, Paris Vance, Emmaline Vance, Mary Vance, Lewis Vance, Paris Vance, Lucinda Vance

In 1792, Richard "Dick" Howard Vance entered the world in Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA, born to Reverend Abner Vance Sr And Susannah Howard Vance Cherokee. Richard "Dick" Howard Vance married Mary Polly Ann Roberts Sims, Nancy Burnsides, and had children including Emmaline Emma Sims Vance, John Clay Vance, John Wesley Vance, Lewis G Vance, Lucinda Vance, Mary Polly Ann Sims Vance, Mckinley Vance, Meekin Sims Vance Civil War Confederate Veteran 34Th Virginia Calvary, Nancy Nannie Sims Vance, Paris J Simms Vance, Paris Smith Vance, Richard Austin Vance, Washington Anderson Sims Vance. Richard "Dick" Howard Vance passed away in 1850 in Breeden, Logan County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1792, Richard "Dick" Howard Vance entered the world in Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA, born to Reverend Abner Vance Sr And Susannah Howard Vance Cherokee.
  • Richard "Dick" Howard Vance married Mary Polly Ann Roberts Sims, Nancy Burnsides, and had children including Emmaline Emma Sims Vance, John Clay Vance, John Wesley Vance, Lewis G Vance, Lucinda Vance, Mary Polly Ann Sims Vance, Mckinley Vance, Meekin Sims Vance Civil War Confederate Veteran 34Th Virginia Calvary, Nancy Nannie Sims Vance, Paris J Simms Vance, Paris Smith Vance, Richard Austin Vance, Washington Anderson Sims Vance.
  • Richard "Dick" Howard Vance passed away in 1850 in Breeden, Logan County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reverend Sr
1759–1819
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
RS
Susannah Cherokee
1767–1850
Birth Location: Rowan, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Sims
1792–1860
Birth Location: Twelve Pole Creek, Big Creek, Rich Creek, Magnolia, Logan, West Virginia, Logan, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Vance
1815–1886
Birth Location: Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA
JV
Meekin Calvary]
1819–1880
Birth Location: Vance Bottom, Abington, Russell, Washington, Virginia
MC
Washington Vance
1821–1870
Birth Location: Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA
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Richard Vance
1817–1886
Birth Location: Dry Creek, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
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John Vance
1818–1896
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
JV
McKinley Vance
1819–1880
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Vance
1824–1910
Birth Location: Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA
NV
Paris Vance
1825–1880
Birth Location: Logan, West Virginia, United States
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Emmaline Vance
1827–1853
Birth Location: Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA
EV
Mary Vance
1823–1905
Birth Location: Breeding, Logan, West Virginia, Lincoln, Russell, Virginia, USA
MV
Lewis Vance
1839–
Birth Location: Logan, Logan, West Virginia, United States
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Paris Vance
1817–1847
Birth Location: Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA
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Lucinda Vance
1840–
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
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Richard Vance's Ancestors

Self
Richard Vance
1792–1850
Birth Place: Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA
Parents
Reverend Abner Vance Sr
1759–1819
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Susannah (Howard Vance) Cherokee
1767–1850
Rowan, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Vance's Descendants

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Richard ("Dick" Howard) Vance (1792–1850) m. Mary ("Polly" Ann Roberts) Sims (1792–1860)
  1. 1. John (Wesley) Vance 1815–1886 m. Martha (Patsy) Hall 1821–1878
    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–
  2. 2. Meekin (Sims Vance [Civil War Confederate Veteran - 34th Virginia) Calvary] 1819–1880
  3. 3. Washington (Anderson Sims) Vance 1821–1870
  4. 4. Richard (Austin) Vance 1817–1886
  5. 5. John (Clay) Vance 1818–1896
  6. 6. McKinley Vance 1819–1880
  7. 7. Nancy ("Nannie" Sims) Vance 1824–1910
  8. 8. Paris (Smith) Vance 1825–1880
  9. 9. Emmaline ("Emma" Sims) Vance 1827–1853
  10. 10. Mary ("Polly" Ann Sims) Vance 1823–1905
  11. 11. Lewis (G) Vance 1839–
  12. 12. Paris (J Simms) Vance 1817–1847
  13. 13. Lucinda Vance 1840–

Richard Vance's Timeline

2 Records

1792
1792
Birth of Richard "Dick" Howard Vance in Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA
Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 58
Death of Richard "Dick" Howard Vance in Breeden, Logan County, West Virginia, USA
Breeden, Logan County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Vance Bottom, Abingdon, Russell, Washington, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Breeden, Logan County, West Virginia, USA
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