Maj. John Wilson Vance

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John Wilson Vance

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Washington County, PA
Death: circa May 06, 1847 (61-69)
Vermilion County, Il
Place of Burial: God's Acre Catlin, IL
Immediate Family:

Son of Joseph Colville Vance and Sarah Vance
Husband of Margaret Rutherford Vance; Deziah Lucretia Vance and Margaret Rutherford Vance
Father of Diana Vernon Vance; Horace Wilson Vance; Marion W Vance; Hellen Marr Vance; Bridget A. Vance and 10 others
Brother of Gov. Joseph Vance, US Congress; William Vance; Wilson Vance; Bridget Muzzy and Moses Baird Vance

Occupation: Salt works, farmer, statesman
Managed by: Patrick John Janis
Last Updated:

About Maj. John Wilson Vance

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71083188

"He was a veteran of the War of 1812. He came to Vermilion County in 1824 and operated the old salt works. He established the first tavern. He was known as the Father of Champaign County. He was a member of the state senate in 1832 when the building of the Wabash Railroad was authorized. He was a friend of Abe Lincoln and always a good citizen."

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Maj. John Wilson Vance's Timeline

1782
March 17, 1782
Washington County, PA
1810
June 23, 1810
1812
July 26, 1812
Urbana, Champaign County, OH
1815
March 10, 1815
1817
April 10, 1817
Urbana, Champaign County, OH
1827
1827
Oakwood, Illinois, United States
1827
1835
March 21, 1835
Vermilion County, Il