General Taylor A Vance

1846 - 1915  (69 years)   Has 12 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	General Taylor A Vance
  Birth	4 Jul 1846	Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  Gender	Male
  _UID	94D0888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400008805
  Death	4 Aug 1915	Avery Co, NC
  Burial	Minneapolis Methodist Church, Avery Co, NC
  Person ID	I3972	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	Lewis Vance,   b. 1802/1803, Greenville Dist, SC d. 10 Mar 1883, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Isabell Davis,   b. 1811/1812, Iredell Co, NC d. 1860/1869, Watauga Co, NC (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	25 Mar 1828	Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  _UID	E75DF28D52C3E146834CCD93E2E936D5041E
  Family ID	F2627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha A Erwin,   b. 9 Feb 1851, Watauga Co, NC d. 3 May 1928, Avery Co, NC (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	16 Mar 1873	Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  _UID	407E38AD29109F48AC60425BE49D422756FA
  Children	1. Ida L Vance,   b. 1873/1874, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 7 years)   2. Margaret E Vance,   b. 1874/1875, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 6 years)   3. Horton M Vance,   b. Mar 1877, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 24 years)   4. Robert L Vance,   b. 1878/1879, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 2 years)   5. Crede Vance,   b. Jul 1881, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 20 years)   6. Julia J Vance,   b. Oct 1883, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 18 years)   7. Raymond Vance,   b. Jan 1886, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 15 years)   8. Edward Vance,   b. Sep 1887, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1910, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 24 years)   9. Kersey Vance,   b. Mar 1891, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1920, Avery Co, NC (Age > 30 years)   10. Maude Vance,   b. Jul 1894, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1910, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 17 years)
  Family ID	F2655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. However, I am interested in all Davis families in western North Carolina to some extent. * I am interested in Yancey County Davis families through 1900. * I am interested in Mitchell County Davis families through 1900. * Mother is a Davis.; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ !NOTES:B/D & D/D from T/S. Find-a-grave link: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=281&GScid=2200309&GRid=28366983& !CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # 541/568 Lewis Vance, 47, Farmer $75 SC Thomas, 16 Laborer NC Andrew, 14 Lewis S. 7 Taylor A. 2 Isabel 35 Sarah E. 12 Isabel L. E. 3 Mary S. 7/12; !CENSUS:1860 Watauga Co., NC Mountain Home District, Valley Cruses PO # 397/272 Lewis Vance 58 Farmer $50/175 NC Issabel 48 Lewis S. 16 Lurany E. 14 Taylor A. 12 Susan 9 Martha J. 7 Laura E. 6 Hulda E. 4; !CENSUS:1870 x !MARRIAGE:16 Mar 1873 Mitchell Co., NC G. T. Vance, s/o Livi & Isabel Vance & Martha A. Erwin, d/o R. A. & Eligar Erwin by L.D. Vance, JP from "Mitchell County Marriage Records 1865-1889"; !CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co., NC Linville # 101/101 Gen T. Vance 30 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Martha A. 29 Wife M Keeping House Ida L. 6 dau Margaret E. 5 dau Horton M. 3 son Robert L. 1 son; !CENSUS:1900 Mitchell Co., NC Cranberry # 36/36 (very dim) General Vance head Jul 1846 53 M 27 NC-NC-NC Farmer Martha wife Feb 1851 49 M 27 9-9 Bernie? son Mar 1877 23 S Farm Laborer Crede son Jul 1881 18 S Farm Laborer Julia J. dau Oct 1883 16 Raymon son Jan 1886 14 Farm Laborer Eddie son Sep 1887 12 Farm Laborer Cursy? son Mar 1891 9 Maud dau Jul 1894 5 Dick Burleson boarder Oct 1881 18 S Day Laborer Colt Stewart boarder Sep 18782 27 S Day Laborer Decater Luttrell boarder Aug 1875 24 S TN-TN-TN Day Laborer; !CENSUS:1910 Mitchell Co., NC Cranberry # 395/395 General Vance head 61 M1 36 NC-NC-NC Farming Marthie wife 58 M1 36 12-9 Ed son 21 M1 1 Carsie son 20 S Maud dau 15 S Frank Davidson boarding 2;