Born in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Isaac Vance
and Susan V. (Berry) Vance
Brother of
Samuel Leander Vance, Sally Margaret (Vance) Harr, Lafayette Buckner Vance and Bruce Dudley Vance
Husband of
Mary Edelle (Stickley) Vance
— married
27 Mar 1878 (to 1939) in Mendota, Washington County, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
Reid Hall Vance
Died
at age 84
in Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jun 2018
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1854. He was the son of Isaac Vance and Susan Berry. He passed away in 1939.
Sources
- "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSRV-PRY : 9 March 2018), Isaac Vance in entry for Benjamin Franklin Vance, 09 Mar 1939; citing Glenwood Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, cn 6673, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,876,873.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin Franklin 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 Benjamin Franklin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin Franklin 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 Benjamin Franklin:
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~12.50%
Gary Vanniere
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A846709 [compare], Ancestry member recpros
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~1.56%
Colleen (Risley) Tilton :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Emily (Boy) Holmberg :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A980781 [compare], Ancestry member mompls1989
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B292827
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~0.78%
Don Johnston :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #90660
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