Thomas D Vance

1834 - 1922  (88 years)   Has 12 ancestors and 13 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Thomas D Vance
  Birth	29 Jan 1834	Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  Gender	Male
  _UID	96D0888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400008A25
  Death	10 May 1922	Johnson City, Washington Co, TN
  Burial	Yellow Mountain Cem, Avery Co, NC
  Person ID	I3973	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2025

  
  

  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	Sarah Elmira Dellinger,   b. 9 Jul 1841, Yancey Co, NC d. 9 Apr 1907, Avery Co, NC (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1858/1859	Watauga Co, NC
  _UID	F5B314E8BD18AD4AA9AE2CC70DD91EB37190
  Children	1. Byron D Vance,   b. 1860, Watauga Co, NC d. Aft 1860, Watauga Co, NC (Age > 1 years)   2. Thomas B Vance,   b. 1861/1862, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 19 years)   3. Charlotte D Vance,   b. 1863/1864, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 17 years)   4. Mary G Vance,   b. 1865/1866, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 15 years)   5. Eula S Vance,   b. 1867/1868, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 13 years)   6. Elbridge Vance,   b. 1869/1870, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 11 years)   7. David L Vance,   b. 1871/1872, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 9 years)   8. Baxter Vance,   b. 1873/1874, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 7 years)   9. Suda N Vance,   b. 1875/1876, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 5 years)   10. Clayton M Vance,   b. Feb 1878, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 23 years)   11. Juda Eudora Vance,   b. 25 Jan 1880, Mitchell Co, NC d. 29 May 1941, Johnson City, Washington Co, TN (Age 61 years)   12. Edward N Vance,   b. Aug 1882, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 19 years)   13. Marion D Vance,   b. Sep 1888, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 13 years)
  Family ID	F2656	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/ !CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co., NC p. 268 Lewis Vance age 30-39 (1800/10) 120001-10001 My Analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 30-39 (1800/1810) = Lewis Vance (c1803) 2m 5-9 (1830/1835) = 1. Thomas Vance (c1834) son "m 5-9 (1830/1835) = 2. Andrew Vance (c1836) son 1f 20-29 (1810/1820) = Isabel Davis Vance (c1812) wife 1f 5-9 (1830/1835) = Sarah E. Vance (c1838) dau; !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, Cranberry Forge & Valley Cruses PO # 381/276 Thomas D. Vance 24 Farmer $600/225 NC Sarah E. 18 Byron D. 2/12; !CENSUS:1870 x !CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co., NC Toe River # 99/104 T. D. Vance 45 M Surveyor NC-NC-NC Elmira 38 Wife M Thomas B. 18 son Works on Farm Charlott D. 16 dau Mary G. 14 dau Eula S. 12 dau Elbridge 10 son On Farm David T. 8 son Baxer 6 son Clayton 4 son Suda N. 4 dau Juda V. 6/12 Dec. dau Lewis 78 Father Wd Farmer NC-SC-SC Quits Moor black 28 Hireling S, Digs Mica NC-NC-NC Robert black 30 hireling S, Digs Mica; !CENSUS:1900 Mitchell Co., NC Toe River # 199/202 Thomas Vance head Jun 1834 66 M 41 NC-SC-NC Surveyor Sarah E. wife Jul 1840 59 M 41 13-11 NC-NC-NC Clayton M. son Feb 1878 22 S Telegrapher Juda E. dau Jan 1880 20 Edward N. son Aug 1882 17 Salesman Dry Goods Marion D. son Sep 1888 11 Farm Laborer Ruth A. Banner gr-da Sep 1895 4; !CENSUS:1910 Washington Co., TN Civil District 9, Johnson City, # 336/360 Thomas D. Vance head 76 wd NC-SC-NC None - Own Income Julia E. dau 24 S NC-NC-NC Stenographer - Railway Office Ruth Banner gr-dau 14; !CENSUS:1920 x * Daughter Juda head of household by herself in Johnson City, TN * His D/C lists 1912 as Death Year at top, but lists 1922 elsewhere on same document as date of last Dr. Visit, etc.;