General Taylor A Vance
1846 - 1915 (69 years)-
Name General Taylor A Vance Birth 4 Jul 1846 Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) 
Gender Male _UID 94D0888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400008805 Death 4 Aug 1915 Avery Co, NC Burial Minneapolis Methodist Church, Avery Co, NC Person ID I3972 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 28 Dec 2012
Father Lewis Vance, b. 1802/1803, 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) Family ID F2627 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Martha A Erwin, b. 9 Feb 1851, Watauga Co, NC d. 3 May 1928, Avery Co, NC (Age 77 years) Marriage 16 Mar 1873 Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Children 1. Ida L Vance, b. 1873/1874, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 7 years)2. Margaret E Vance, b. 1874/1875, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 6 years)3. Horton M Vance, b. Mar 1877, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 24 years)4. Robert L Vance, b. 1878/1879, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 2 years)5. Crede Vance, b. Jul 1881, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 20 years)6. Julia J Vance, b. Oct 1883, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 18 years)7. Raymond Vance, b. Jan 1886, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 15 years)8. Edward Vance, b. Sep 1887, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1910, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 24 years)9. Kersey Vance, b. Mar 1891, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1920, Avery Co, NC (Age > 30 years)10. Maude Vance, b. Jul 1894, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1910, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 17 years)Family ID F2655 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
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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/
!NOTES:B/D & D/D from T/S. Find-a-grave link:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=281&GScid=2200309&GRid=28366983&
!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, Valley Cruses PO # 397/272
Lewis Vance 58 Farmer $50/175 NC
Issabel 48
Lewis S. 16
Lurany E. 14
Taylor A. 12
Susan 9
Martha J. 7
Laura E. 6
Hulda E. 4;
!CENSUS:1870 x
!MARRIAGE:16 Mar 1873 Mitchell Co., NC
G. T. Vance, s/o Livi & Isabel Vance
& Martha A. Erwin, d/o R. A. & Eligar Erwin
by L.D. Vance, JP
from "Mitchell County Marriage Records 1865-1889";
!CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co., NC Linville # 101/101
Gen T. Vance 30 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Martha A. 29 Wife M Keeping House
Ida L. 6 dau
Margaret E. 5 dau
Horton M. 3 son
Robert L. 1 son;
!CENSUS:1900 Mitchell Co., NC Cranberry # 36/36 (very dim)
General Vance head Jul 1846 53 M 27 NC-NC-NC Farmer
Martha wife Feb 1851 49 M 27 9-9
Bernie? son Mar 1877 23 S Farm Laborer
Crede son Jul 1881 18 S Farm Laborer
Julia J. dau Oct 1883 16
Raymon son Jan 1886 14 Farm Laborer
Eddie son Sep 1887 12 Farm Laborer
Cursy? son Mar 1891 9
Maud dau Jul 1894 5
Dick Burleson boarder Oct 1881 18 S Day Laborer
Colt Stewart boarder Sep 18782 27 S Day Laborer
Decater Luttrell boarder Aug 1875 24 S TN-TN-TN Day Laborer;
!CENSUS:1910 Mitchell Co., NC Cranberry # 395/395
General Vance head 61 M1 36 NC-NC-NC Farming
Marthie wife 58 M1 36 12-9
Ed son 21 M1 1
Carsie son 20 S
Maud dau 15 S
Frank Davidson boarding 2;
- !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.