Abner Vance and
Christina Elkins

Abner Vance b 4 Nov 1813 VA d 4 Nov 1885 Lincoln Co WV s/o Richard Vance and Mary Ann Simms. Abner Vance m. 1832 to 1st Christina Elkins b 9 Nov 1810 d 22 Feb 1881. Children of Abner Vance and Christina Elkins;

1. Addison Vance b 1833 m. Thrice Ross b 1836. Children of Addison Vance and Thrice Ross;

i. Addison Vance b 1867 d 1941 m. 1889 to L Caldwell.

ii. Judy Ann Vance b 1871

iii. Matly Vance b 1874

iv. Tennessee Vance b 1874 m. 1895 to M Perry.

2. Marvel Vance b 1838 m. Elizabeth Unknown.

3. John Wesley Vance b 1839 d 1910 m. 1863 to Rodah Jane Sanson b 1841 d 1930. Children of John Wesley Vance and Rodah Jane Sanson;

i. Vienna Minnie Vance b 13 Jun 1864 d 4 Sept 1942 m. Patrick Henry Ross b 1849 Wayne Co WV d 16 Sept 1918. Children of Vienna Minnie Vance and Patrick Henry Ross;

I. Leland Ross b 1886

II. Martin Van Buren Ross b 1901 d 1967 Columbus, Franklin Co OH m. Carrie Browning b 24 Apr 1908 d 2 Nov 1942.

ii. Lucinda Vance b 1866

iii. Tennessee Vance b 1867 m. Hiram S Spears b 1868 Lincoln Co WV. Children;

I. Florida Spears b 1888.

iv. Elisha Vance b 1869 Lincoln Co WV d 1910 m. Rachel Lovejoy d 1915. Children of Elisha Vance and Rachel Lovejoy;

I. Riley L Vance b 1909 d 1977 m. 1931 to Martha Mae Curry b 1913. Children of Riley L Vance and Martha Mae Curry;

I.i. Ralph Henson Vance b 1932 m. 1951 to Patricia Dawn Laib b 1935

I.ii. Rachel Lauena Vance b 1938 m. 1958 to James Darnell Rogers b 1936.

v. Eligih Vance b 1873

vi. Eliza J Vance b 1875

vii. Wayne Vance b 1877

viii. J W Vance b 1882

4. Marjorie Vance m. C Adkins

5. Susan Vance b 1847 Logan Co WV d 1900 Holden, WV m. Floyd S Gore b 1839 Logan Co WV d 1900 Harts Creek, WV.

6. Elisha Vance b 1850 m. Selena Unknown. Children;

i. Fairbell Vance b 1881 m. 1901 to Martin H Morris b 1876. Child;

I. Garnet M. Morris b 1908 d 1979 to Enos Dial. Children;

I.i. Glen Ray Dial b 1930 d 1995 m. 1952 to Louise Eldridge Ramey b 1934. Child; Rickey Dial b 1959.

Abner Vance
and Prechia Hatfield

Abner Vance b 4 Nov 1813 VA d 4 Nov 1885 Lincoln Co WV s/o Richard Vance and Mary Ann Simms. Abner Vance m. 1847 to 2nd Prechia Hatfield. Children of Abner Vance and Prechia Hatfield;

7. Mariah Vance b Jan 1844 Chapmanville, Logan Co WV d 1932 Wayne Co WV m. 2 Mar 1860 Logan Co WV to Cainaan Adkins b 1837 Logan WV. Children of Mariah Vance and Cainaan Adkins;

i. Angeline Adkins m. Unknown Adams. Children of Unknown Adams and Angeline Adkins;

I. Letillis Adams m. Unknown Cochran. Child; Virgil Cochran m. Unknown. Child; Samuel Paul Cochran m. Unknown. Child; Kathy Cochran m. Unknown Grady.

8. Susan Vance b 1847

Thanks to Randy Vance, s/o Earl Howard Vance and Thelma Jane Bishop for submitting this information from his Vance Family Website.