Notes for William Clark Vance: William Clark Vance
11 July, 1850 - 16 December, 1928
William Clark Vance, the father of Nancy Jane Vance, was one of nine children. He was born in Randolph, Indiana; the first three children in this family were also born there, but the remaining siblings were born in Wisconsin, the home of this family for many years.
The father of this William Clark Vance was named William W. Vance and is reported as being born in [possibly Ohio but probably in] Pennsylvania; he may have descended from Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry. One family story had William born in Germany, but records found by the Jensens contradict this.[2] Neither of these reports have been confirmed.
The mother of William Clark Vance was Margaret Wallace, reported to be of Scotch-Irish heritage; she was born in and married to William W. Vance in Randolph, Indiana. Margaret was one of eleven children.
William's siblings were named: (per memory of Marie Wein and supplemented/corrected by Carolyn Jensen inputs)[2]
1- Mary (Polly) b3/19/1846-d. 28 April, 1911 2- Daniel b 3/3/1848 - d. c1876 3- William Clark b 7/11/1850 - d. 16 Dec., 1928 4- Sarah A. [Tiny] b 1/26/1854 - d. 11 Feb., 1911 5- Isam Henry b 10/18/1856 - d. ? 6- Ruth b 4/20/1859 - d. 8 March, 1910 7- John Louis b1/18/862 - d. 5 August, 1923 8- Hiram Edwin b 9/25/1865 - d. 13 Feb., 1927 [1]
William Clark Vance married Sarah Elizabeth McKinney on 31 Dec., 1871, in Richwood, Richland Cty., Wisconsin. Her father, Burrell McKinney (1814-abt 1882) reportedly was born in North Carolina [2]. He was moved to Springfield, IL and later lived in WI for some time and is buried in Richland County, WI..
The children of this marriage of William Clark Vance and Sarah Elizabeth McKinney are: 1] Nancy Jane 11 February, 1873- 6 May, 1961 2] William Washington (Will) 11 August, 1874- 11 February, 1956; m. Minnie Pepper on 19 January, 1902 3] Joseph Augustus (Gus) 17 August, 1876- 21 April, 1935; m. Lillian Schunecht on 26 November, 1902; he later m. Freda _________. 4]Cora Ellen 20 July, 1878 - ; m. Rube Spotts on 5 June, 1896; later m. Amel Larsen. 6-2-1 5] John Edwin Burrell (Ed) 17 April, 1881 - 25 July, 1915 6] Albert Henry 17 September, 1883 - 27 May, 1899 7] Mary Olive (Molly) 28 October, 1885 - abt 1977; m. Ralph Parker* 8] Charles Lester ** 3 January, 1888 - 8 June, 1903 9] Anna Belle Elizabeth (Lizzie) 5 March, 1890-2 Oct., 1911; m. Barker VanNurden on 25 June, 1910. 10] Clifford Walton 21 March, 1893 - 18 May, 1982; m. Ethel Marie Hennick [1898-1992] on 31 Jan., 1917 * Mary Olive had a 2nd marriage to Jules Hovelsrud ** Charles died at this young age (as reported by "family stories") as a result of being struck by a train while walking along the railroad track. At that particular time, his mother was quite ill and he had decided to go home for a visit. ** Clifford Vance believes that the oldest child of William Clark Vance and Sarah McKinney Vance was named Washington and that he died young as a result of a railroad accident; it would appear that there may be confusion between the oldest and younger child, in this recollection.
William Clark and Sarah McKinney Vance moved from WI to Iowa c1883 [per Dale & Chancie Vance memory] They made this move in a covered wagon, having a team of horses, a cow, and six older children. They lived on a farm in Floyd, then Niles, and also south of Charles City, IA when they first came to IA.
Descendant Dale Vance of Floyd, IA. advises that William played the fiddle and enjoyed playing at local dances.
In addition to the locales shown above, William and Sarah Vance also lived in SD from 1902 to 1904 [homesteading, per Doris Baker]. After that residence, they chose to return to IA to live on a farm north of Floyd and later go into the town of Floyd in 1920.
Both William and Sarah are buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Floyd, IA. ================================================================ References: [1] 14 December, 1900 Death Certificate from Richland County, WI, copied and certified on 31 March, 1999 signed by: Kay Peterson, Deputy.
[2] Carolyn Vance Jensen, d/o Dale Vance and granddaughter of Nancy Jane Vance’s brother Clifford Walton Vance [1893-1982], who has done extensive research on the Vance family and placed this on the internet for all to share.
[3] Loretta Mattson, a great granddaughter of William W. Vance who has done extensive research on our common ancestors and shared with the author.
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More About William Clark Vance: Baptism (LDS): 30 December 2000, St Paul, MN. Burial: 19 December 1928, Floyd, Floyd, IA. Confirmation (LDS): 30 December, St Paul, MN. Iniatiatory(LDS): 30 December 2000, St Paul, MN.
More About William Clark Vance and Sarah Elizabeth McKinney: Marriage: 31 December 1871, Richwood, Richland, WI.
Children of William Clark Vance and Sarah Elizabeth McKinney are:
Albert Henry Vance, b. 17 September 1883, Richland Cty., WI, d. 27 May 1899, Floyd, IA.
William Clark Vance (b. 11 July 1850, d. 16 December 1928)
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