Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.

Flemming Vance
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Name Flemming Vance Birth 12 Aug 1837 Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
Gender Male _UID 64D0888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400005805 Death 2 Apr 1918 Avery Co, NC
Burial Daniels Cem, Avery Co, NC
Person ID I3948 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 18 Jan 2026
Father John Vance, b. 5 Sep 1796, Greenville Dist, SC
d. Bef 11 Jan 1873, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age < 76 years)Mother Elizabeth Davis, b. 24 Sep 1796, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 10 Oct 1883, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age 87 years)Marriage 1825/1828 Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
_UID BE788F9B7D203843B494A2463FB1907DA5E2 Family ID F835 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Frances Matilda Daniels, b. 29 Apr 1836, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 7 Jan 1908, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age 71 years)Marriage 1850/1858 Watauga Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
_UID 2E0EB98F88ED3149AD6197373C78A29136F6 Children 1. Harriet B Vance, b. 1857/1858, Watauga Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. Aft 1870, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age > 13 years)2. James W Vance, b. 29 Dec 1860, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 14 Mar 1923, Avery Co, NC
(Age 62 years)3. Julius Vance, b. 1862/1863, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age > 18 years)4. John T Vance, b. 1865/1866, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age > 15 years)5. Marion Thomas Vance, b. 25 Jun 1868, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 31 Oct 1935, Avery Co, NC
(Age 67 years)6. William Vance, b. 1870/1871, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age > 10 years)7. Marthisha Vance, b. 1874/1875, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age > 6 years)8. Nancy Vance, b. 1878/1879, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age > 2 years)Family ID F2640 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.;
!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/
https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/wnc/davis-elizabeth-vaughn-vance.html
!NOTE:Family data from old document (shared by Joanne Libera, Forest City, NC)
Memorandom (sic) of ages
1. John Vance was born September the 5 day 1796
2. Elisabeth Vaughn his wife was born September 24 day 1796
3. Alfred Vaughn was born October 25 day 1815
4. Frances Vaughn was born January 20 day 1818
5. Eleanor Vaughn was born September 24 day 1823
6. Nancy Vaughn was born June the 12 day 1824
7. Barbary Vance was born January 8 day 1828
8. William Vance was born July the 12 day 1831
9. Thomas Vance was born January the 4 day 1834
10. Flemmon Vance was born August the 12 day 1837
11. John Vance was born December the 5 day 1841
!CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co., NC p. 269
John Vance age 40-49 (1790/1800)
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My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 40-49 (1790/1800) = John Vance (1796)
1m 5-9 (1830/1835) = William Vance (1831) son
1m 0-4 (1835/1840) = Flemmon Vance (1837) son
1f 40-49 (1790/1800) = Elizabeth Davis Vaughn Vance (1796) wife
1f 15-19 (1820/1825) = Nancy Vaughn (1824) step-dau
1f 10-14 (1825/1830) = Barbary Vance (1828) dau;
!CENSUS:1850 Watauga Co., NC Watauga # 474/478
John Vance 54 Farmer $130 NC
Elizabeth 54
William 19
Fleming 14
John 8;
!CENSUS:1860 Watauga Co., NC Mountain Home Dist, Cranberry Forge & Valley Cruces PO # 379/274
Flemmon Vance 22 Farmer $150/315 NC
Frances M. 24
Harriett B. 2
Martin V. B. Daniels 16
Jermiah Daniels 14;
!CENSUS:1870 Mitchell Co., NC Toe River, Joneses Ridge PO # 57/57
Flemming Vance 33 Farmer $-/- NC
Matilda 30 Keeping House
Hariett 13 at home
James N. 11 Farm Laborer
Julius 7 at home
John T. 4 " "
Marion 2 " ";
!CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co., NC Toe River # 177/185
Fleming Vance 43 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Matilda 44 wife Keeping House
James W. 19 son
Julius 16 son
John T. 13 son
Marion 12 son
William 9 son
Martisha 5 dau
Nancy 1 dau;
!CENSUS:1900 Mitchell Co., NC Toe River # 82/82
Fleming Vance head Aug 1837 62 M 44 NC-NC-NC Farmer
Matilda wife Apr 1836 64 M 44 9-6
Anna R. Wise gr-dau Nov 1895 4;
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.;
