Name | James Matthew VANCE | |
Born | 17 Aug 1846 | Donegal |
Gender | Male | |
Emigration | 1867 | arr New York City aboard Columbia, 26 March 1867 |
HIST | Immigration arr New York City aboard Columbia, 26 March 1867 James Vance age 21 [b. ca. 1845-46] laborer Mary Vance age 20 [b. ca. 1846-47] wife Columbia departed from Glasgow, Scot., and Londonderry, Ire. place of origin: Ireland NY Passenger Lists, mf roll 277, list 221, line 13 [no marriage 1863-1867 in IGI] Censuses → 1870 Census, Wheeling 5th ward, 19 July, p. 279B, household no. 56/56 James Vance 23 wks foundry b. Ireland citizen Mary 23 keeps house b. Ireland Catherine 3 b. W. VA. Rebecca 1 b. W. VA. → 1880 Census, Wheeling 1st Dist., 2007 Water St., p. 315D, dwelling no. 34/40. James Vance 32 RR engineer b. Derry, Ireland par. b. Derry Mary 32 wife b. Derry par. b. Derry Katie 12 dau b. W. VA. par. b. Derry Ellen 10 dau b. W. VA. par. b. Derry Mary 8 dau b. W. VA. par. b. Derry Josie 5 dau b. W. VA. par. b. Derry Robt 10 mo b. July son b. W. VA. par. b. Derry Rebecca from 1870 (b. 1868-69) replaced by Ellen (1869-70) Six children here; 1900 said 6 born, 5 living. → 1900 Census, Wheeling, Centre Dist., Pct 5, 6th Ward, p. 128, June 1900 James Vance 48 b. Aug 1851 b. Scotland par. b. Scotland. locomotive engineer imm 1869, naturalized mrd 30 years [so mrd. ca. 1869-70?] Mary 48 b. May 1852 b. Scotland par. b. Scotland. Imm 1869, naturalized mrd 30 years had 6 children, 5 living Maude dau 25 b. June 1874 b. W. VA. par. b. Scotland Robert W. son 19 b. July 1880 b. W. VA. par. b. Scotland Emma dau 13 b. Apr 1883 b. W. VA. par. b. Scotland James’ and Mary’s places of birth changed from Ireland to Scotland; aged only 16 years since 1880. Josie b. 1874-5 (1880 census) now Maude b. 1874. Was Maude Mary? Age off, if so Births → Mary Vance b. 6 June 1872 Wheeling father James, mechanic res. Wheeling mother Mary reported birth Ohio County Births 2:72 → George Vance [error for Georgiana] b. 1 February 1875 Wheeling father James occ: engineer mother Mary reported birth Ohio County Births 2:149 → Kate Vance b. 23 July 1879, Wheeling father James, occ: engineer; res. Wheeling mother Mary reported birth Ohio County Births 3:68 → Emma Vance b. 17 April 1885, Wheeling father James, occ: engineer mother Mary Ohio County Births 3:185 Deaths → James Mathew Vance Ohio County Death 47:230 and WVa. Dept of Health, Certificate 1610 b. 17 Aug 1846; d. 20 March 1921 retired engineer, B & ) RR widowed b. Donegal Co., Ireland father: Mathew Vance info from Robert Vance → Funeral notice, Intelligencer James Vance came to Whg in 1886, [error] b. Donegal → Mary Virginia Vance Ohio Co. Death Certificate; b. [n. d.] May 1848, County Donegal, Ireland d. 7 January 1913, Wheeling, W. VA. housewife; married father: William Graham mother: Ellen Devine info from James Vance → West VA. Dept. of Health, Death certificate # 10522 Robert William Vance b. 23 July 1879 Wheeling d. 12 August 1951, Wheeling par: James and Mary → Jessie Vance d. 5 April 1877, Wheeling, Water Str. female age 11 months parents: James and Mary bur. Peninsula Cemetery Ohio Co. Deaths 2:82 and 4:46 vol 4 entries in chronological order, as received: parents Jas. and Mary vol 2 is a copy of births, org alpha by initial of last name: parents Joseph and Mary; copyist misread Jas. for Jos. and extended it to “Joseph” Probates → Ohio Co. Wills 13:125 James Vance of City of Wheeling will 7 Dec 1920; probate 29 March 1921 son Robert W. Vance dau Emma G. Fair [1920 census husband Asle M. Fair Oh Co p. 201B] dau Mary E. Hart dau Georgiana Schultz grdau Ruth Hillman [d/o Catherine?] ?? Name: James Vance Registration district: Strabane Record type: MARRIAGES Registration date - quarter and year: 1867 Film number: 101250 Volume: 2 Page: 545 Digital GS number: 4179383 Image number: 00350 Collection: Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes 1845-1958 | |
Occupation | mechanical engineer | |
Died | 20 Mar 1921 | Wheeling, WV [2] |
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Person ID | I16061 | Vance family |
Last Modified | 19 Nov 2011 |
Father | Robert VANCE, b. Abt 1816, 30 yrs bef marriage/children | |
Family ID | F11850 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | Mary Virginia GRAHAM, b. May 1848, Co. Donegal , d. 7 Jan 1913, Wheeling, WV (Age ~ 64 years) | |||||||||||||||||||
Married | 3 Jan 1867 | Ballylennon, Donegal | ||||||||||||||||||
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Family ID | F11851 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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