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James M. Vance

Born 23 Mar 1849 in Davis Co., Iowa

Ancestors

Son of Robert Vance and Violetta (Figgins) Vance

Brother of John C Vance, Willis F. Vance, Rachel Elizabeth (Vance) Harris, Claudius Vance, Marquis L Vance, William R. Vance and Mary Jane (Vance) Puchert

Husband of Lillian Alfretta (Nesmith) Vance — married about 1873 in Republic, Kansas

Descendants

Father of John Robert Vance, Olive Ora (Vance) Moxham, Elvira Violet Vance, Alta Frances (Vance) Thompson, Sylvia Dell (Vance) Blanchard, Jessie M Vance, Lucy Genevieve (Vance) Ridley, Tessa Vance and Violet Elvira (Vance) Clark

Died 3 Mar 1933 at age 83 [location unknown]

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Biography

J. M. VANCE, farmer, P. O. Chester, Neb. Was born in Davis County, Iowa, in 1849. Soon after his parents moved to Illinois, locating in Mercer County, where he lived most of the time up to 1872, when he emigrated to Kansas, locating in Republic County while the country was wild and very few settlers in it. He took a homestead on Section 21 which he at once proceeded to improve. He put out three acres of timber, a good orchard of 100 cherry and 150 apple trees, besides small fruits. He has 160 rods of hedge, good frame house, 14x24 feet, and other improvements. Is raising come stock. Has seventy-five head of hogs, and usually markets from forty to fifty head per annum. He is considered one of the best farmers in the township. He has made all he has since he came to Kansas. He was married in 1873, in Republic County, to Miss Lillie Nesmith. They have three children--John, Violet, and Olive. ^[1]

Sources

↑ William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas 1883, REPUBLIC COUNTY, Part 16, Liberty Township KANSAS COLLECTION BOOKS

Research In Progress

1855 Kansas Territory Census, Kansas State Historical Society
1856, 1857, and 1858 Kansas Territory Censuses, Kansas State Historical Society
1859 Kansas Territory Census
1865 Kansas State Census
1875 Kansas State Census
1885 Kansas State Census
1895 Kansas State Census
1915 Kansas State Census
1925 Kansas State Census
1850; Census Place: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa
1860 Census Township 13 N 4 W, Mercer, Illinois, NARA
1870 Census Abingdon, Mercer, Illinois, NARA
1880 Census Liberty, Republic, Kansas, NARA
1900 Census Belleville, Republic, Kansas, NARA
1910 Census Belleville Ward 3, Republic, Kansas
1920 Census Fisher, Mesa, Colorado
1930; Census Place: Belleville, Republic, Kansas

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James: