James Alma Vance

GEDCOM Note

My James A. Vance in West Feliciano Parish in the 1850 census and on page 1027 of the Slave schedule. By 1860 he has moved to East Baton Rouge Parish... J.A. Vance's first wife's father (Ellis Gore) was a slave trader (see specific note). Mr. Vance was in business in Baton Rouge with a Nicholas Wax, a prominent and wealthy citizen of Baton Rouge. 1870 census has the family in East Baton Rouge with six year old John Culberson Taylor Jr. and two year old Mary "D" (Day), ie., Molly Day Vance. James A. is listed as a farmer.

The following would be the perfect ancestry except for the fact that there is a picture on the internet of James Vance and brother Isaac Vance together in Utah in old age. More confusion in that this internet James A is born 1826 the same year as his sister and she is said to have been born in TN whereas the internet James was born in Illinois?? despite all of the circumstancial evidence and the rare incongruity there are at least a dozen DNA hits to the Vance-Perkins line and their ancestors!!

His daughter is Alma Perkins Vance. Alma comes from his father John Alma Vance and the Perkins from his mother Mormons hoping to head to Utah, the Vance family moved from TN to IL in the 1830s and Sara Lavinia died in 1836 in TN before they left. Did 19 yo James Alma leave the group as it traveled north and travel south to LA? It would make sense. Illinois was the family destination and all he had to do was turn left and catch a boat headed South? His father remarried in 1837 within a year of his first wife's death. and this would have been the perfect time and excuse to leave. .....He certainly had plenty of time, not marrying Martha Gore until 1841......however most all is speculation.

some interesting posts.... Posted by: Dell vance Date: June 22, 1999 at 19:13:53 In Reply to: isaac young vance by julie baxter of 3964

I am a decendant of Issac Young Vance, who was a son of John Vance and Sarah Levina Gaunt Perkins. He was born in Jackson County TN on 29 Dec 1818.

Posted by: Brent Stephens Date: July 30, 2001 at 09:42:05 In Reply to: Re: isaac young vance by julie baxter of 3964

Isaac had as sister Margret M. Vance, born 29 Nov 1820 at Jackson, Madison, TN, and died 10 Jun 1906 at Grass Creek, Summit, UT. Her Father was John Alma Vance and her Mother was Sarah Grant Perkins