John W Vance

1841 - 1917  (75 years)   Has 12 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	John W Vance
  Birth	5 Dec 1841	Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  Gender	Male
  _UID	62D0888DD2DAD4118AC444455354000056E5
  Death	11 May 1917	Avery Co, NC
  Burial	Daniels Cem, Avery Co, NC
  Person ID	I3947	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	John Vance,   b. 5 Sep 1796, Greenville Dist, SC d. Bef 11 Jan 1873, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age < 76 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Davis,   b. 24 Sep 1796, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 10 Oct 1883, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1825/1828	Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  _UID	BE788F9B7D203843B494A2463FB1907DA5E2
  Family ID	F835	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lilly Ann Isaacs,   b. Nov 1846, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 1935, Avery Co, NC (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1864/1865	Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown
  _UID	54EC9BAD88119A479F7A065405FE05F16E14
  Children	1. Julia Vance,   b. 1869/1870, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 11 years)   2. Rhoda Elizabeth Vance,   b. Sep 1871, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 24 Nov 1931, Avery Co, NC (Age 60 years)   3. Robert Vance,   b. 1872/1873, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 8 years)   4. Edgar L Vance,   b. 1874/1875, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 6 years)   5. Zebulon B Vance,   b. Feb 1879, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 22 years)   6. Lindsey Vance,   b. Mar 1882, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 19 years)   7. Vester Vance,   b. Jun 1884, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 17 years)   8. Ervin Vance,   b. Mar 1887, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 14 years)   9. Harrison Vance,   b. Aug 1888, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 13 years)   10. Lottie E Vance,   b. Aug 1890, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 11 years)
  Family ID	F2639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/wnc/davis-elizabeth-vaughn-vance.html !NOTE:Family data from old document (shared by Joanne Libera, Forest City, NC) Memorandom (sic) of ages 1. John Vance was born September the 5 day 1796 2. Elisabeth Vaughn his wife was born September 24 day 1796 3. Alfred Vaughn was born October 25 day 1815 4. Frances Vaughn was born January 20 day 1818 5. Eleanor Vaughn was born September 24 day 1823 6. Nancy Vaughn was born June the 12 day 1824 7. Barbary Vance was born January 8 day 1828 8. William Vance was born July the 12 day 1831 9. Thomas Vance was born January the 4 day 1834 10. Flemmon Vance was born August the 12 day 1837 11. John Vance was born December the 5 day 1841 !CENSUS:1850 Watauga Co., NC Watauga # 474/478 John Vance 54 Farmer $130 NC Elizabeth 54 William 19 Fleming 14 John 8; !CENSUS:1860 Watauga Co., NC Mountain Home Dist, Cranberry Forge & Valley Cruces PO # 371/267 John Vance 64 Farmer $1000/590 SC Elizabeth 64 NC John 17* * Age overwritten and hard to read.; !CENSUS:1870 x !CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co., NC Toe River # 193/181 John Vance 38 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Lillia 34 Wife M Keeping House Julia 10 dau Rhoda 9 dau Robert 7 son Edgar L. 5 son Zebulon 2 son Elizabeth 85 mother Wd NC-VA-VA; !CENSUS:1900 Mitchell Co., NC Toe River # 79/79 John W. Vance head Dec 1841 58 M 35 NC-NC-NC Farmer Ervin son Mar 1887 13 Harrison son Aug 1888 11 Lottie E. dau Aug 1890 9;