John L Vance b about 1806 Tazewell Co VA d 1880; s/o
Robert Vance and Mary "Polly"
Carver.
John L Vance m. Miranda McKinney b 1813 NC d 27 Jun 1909 Sandy River District,
McDowell Co WV; buried Vance Cemetery, Bradshaw Mountain, McDowell Co WV; d/o
John McKinney and Jemima "Mima" Unknown. Children of John L Vance and Miranda Vance;
Rebecca Vance b 1841 TN
Nancy J Vance b 1843 NC d Nov 1918 McDowell Co WV; buried Vance Cemetery,
Bradshaw Mountain, McDowell Co WV; m. Mathias Keene b about 1842 Tazewell Co VA;
s/o Mathias "Martin" Keene and Eliza Theresa Skeen. Child of Mathias Keene and
Nancy J Vance;
i. William Whitten Keene b 26 Mar 1866 McDowell Co WV d 15 Jun 1952 Puyallup,
Pierce Co WA; m. 5 Nov 1884 McDowell Co WV to Charlotte "Lottie" Harmon b Dec
1862 Tazewell Co VA d 16 Apr 1932 Paynesville, Sandy River District, McDowell Co
WV; d/o William Buse "Billy" Harman and Sarinda Hatch. Child of William Whitten
Keene and Charlotte "Lottie" Harman;
I. Louise Keen b 22 Feb 1887 McDowell Co WV d 17 Sept 1950; buried Vance
Cemetery, Bradshaw Mt. McDowell Co WV; m. William Jones . Child of William Jones
and Louise Keen; i.I.1. W Garson Payne b about 1910 d about 1951; buried Vance
Cemetery, Bradshaw Mt, McDowell Co WV; m. Martha Catherine Lester b about 1914 d
about 1979; buried Vance Cemetery, Bradshaw Mountain., McDowell Co WV; d/o Paris
Lester and Elizabeth Steele.
Louise Keen m. Whitten Payne b 10 Mar 1887 d 29 Aug 1970; s/o James L Payne and
Louisa "Liza" Vance.
Charlotte "Lottie" Harman m. 10 Oct 1896 McDowell Co WV to Floyd Lester b 1873
McDowell Co WV; buried Vance Cemetery, Bradshaw Mountain, McDowell Co WV; s/o
Abner Hulen Lester and Martha Ann Webb. Children of Floyd Lester and Charlotte
"Lottie" Harman;
I. William M Lester b Dec 1896 McDowell Co WV
II. Abner H Lester b Oct 1898 McDowell Co WV
III. Paris Lester b about 1900 McDowell Co WV
IV. Eva Lester b about 1907 McDowell Co WV
Mathias Keene m. 16 Mar 1862 Buchanan Co VA to Jane Mosley b about 1844.
Nancy J Vance m. William C Keene b about 1844 Tazewell Co VA; s/o William Keene
and Nancy McGlothlin. Children of William C Keene and Nancy J Vance;
i. Charles A Keene b about 1866 Tazewell Co VA
ii. William Keene b about 1867 Buchanan Co VA
iii. John H Keene b about 1870 Buchanan Co VA; m. 10 Oct 1889 Russell Co VA to
Elizabeth Vance b about 1870 Russell Co VA; d/o William Vance and Unknown.
iv. Polly H Keene b about 1871; buried Vance Cemetery, Bradshaw Mountain,
McDowell Co WV; m. Craw Preston Mullins b about 1864 d 8 Mar 1932; buried Vance
Cemetery, Bradshaw Mountain, McDowell Co WV; s/o Harvey Mullins and Hulda Ward.
v. Patsy Caroline Keene b about 1872
vi. Robert Keene b about 1873
vii. Miles Harper Keene b 12 Jun 1881 d 28 Apr 1952; buried Vance Cemetery,
Bradshaw Mountain, McDowell Co WV; m. Martha Lester b after 1881
Mary "Polly" Vance b 1846 Russell Co VA; m. 20 Apr 1865 Russell Co VA to
Andrew "Andy" Gross b about 1842 Tazewell Co VA; s/o Allen Gross and Elizabeth
"Betsy" Fry. Children of Andrew "Andy" Gross and Mary "Polly" Vance;
i. Arinda
Gross b about 1867 VA
ii. Mary A Gross b about 1870 Buchanan Co VA.
Alexander Joseph Vance b 1848 Russell Co VA d 7 Mar 1921; buried Vance
Cemetery, Bradshaw Mountain, McDowell Co WV; m. about 1871 to Elizabeth Susan
"Betty" Harman b Mar 1852 Tazewell Co VA d 21 Dec 1931 Paynesville, Sandy River
District, McDowell Co WV; buried Vance Cemetery, Bradshaw Mountain, McDowell Co
WV; d/o William Buse "Billy" Harman and Sarinda Hatch. Children of Alexander
Joseph Vance and Elizabeth Susan "Betty" Harman;
i. Louise Luevicy "Vicy" Vance b 31 Mar 1874 VA d 31 Dec 1957 Paynesville, Sandy
River District, McDowell Co WV; buried Vance Cemetery, Bradshaw Mountain,
McDowell Co WV; m. 17 Jul 1891 to Wilson Hale Cantrell b 28 Mar 1862 Buchanan Co
VA d 12 Apr 1931 Paynesville, Sandy River District, McDowell Co WV; buried Vance
Cemetery, Bradshaw Mountain, McDowell Co WV; s/o Joseph Alexander Cantrell and
Nancy Hale.
ii. John W Vance b 14 Jan 1876 VA d 29 Apr 1951 Jolo, Hall Hollowk, McDowell Co
WV; buried Perry Vance Cemetery, Rockridge, McDowell WV; m. about 1900 to Fannie
Elizabeth Pruett b 26 Apr 1880 VA d 25 Jan 1943 Jolo, Hall Hollow, McDowell Co
WV; d/o Joseph Pruett and Louise Smith.
iii. Mary Etta Vance b 4 Jul 1878 VA d 12 Aug 1944; m. about 1897 to Samuel
Estil Jones b 22 Sept 1875 McDowell Co WV d 29 May 1958
iv. Marinda Magdaline "Maggie" Vance b Aug 1881 Russell Co VA d Jun 1901
Whitewood VA; m. 1 Aug 1898 to H H Simms b about 1842; buried Vance Cemetery,
Bradshaw Mountain, McDowell Co WV; s/o Dryden Sims and Rebecca Unknown.
v. David Vance b May 1887 VA; m. about 1908 to Nancy E Unknown
vi. Mathias Vance b May 1889 VA d about 1960; buried Vance Cemetery, Bradshaw
Mountain, McDowell Co WV; m. Nov 1909 to Martha Unknown b about 1894 WV. Mathias
Vance m. Louise Kennedy b after 1889. Louise Kennedy m. John Mitchem b 2 Feb
1876 McDowell Co WV d 27 Nov 1918; buried Vance Cemetery, Bradshaw Mountain,
McDowell Co WV; s/o Lewis Mitchem and Louisa "Liza" Vance.
David Vance b 4 Apr 1850
Russell Co VA d 24 Mar 1944 Paynesville, Sandy River District, McDowell Co WV;
buried Vance Cemetery, Bradshaw Mountain, McDowell Co WV; m. 8 May 1874 to
Louisa "Vicy" Payne
b 1 Jan 1855 Tazewell Co VA; d/o Simeon Payne and Mary Ann Barnes. Louisa "Vicy"
Payne m. after 1880 to
Hezekiah
Blankenship b about 1851 Tazewell Co VA
Miranda McKinney b 1813 NC d 27 Jun 1909 Sandy River District, McDowell Co WV;
buried Vance Cemetery, Bradshaw Mountain, McDowell Co WV; d/o John McKinney and
Jemima "Mima" Unknown.
Marinda McKinney m. before 1830 to Harper Moseley b before 1810. Children of
Harper Moseley and Marinda McKinney;
William Mosely b about 1830 NC
Rebecca Mosely b about 1840 Carter Co TN; m. 3 Apr 1862 Tazewell Co VA to
Allen Gross b about 1813 Pittsylvania Co VA; s/o William Gross and Mary Ann
"Polly" Faust.
Allen Gross m. 30 Dec 1835 Giles Co VA to Martha Lambert b about 1809 Tazewell
Co VA; d/o Garrett Lambert and Eleanor Compton. Child of Allen Gross and Martha
Lambert;
i. Sarah Gross b about 1837 VA.
Allen Gross m. before 1850 to Elizabeth "Betsy" Fry b about 1810 VA; d/o George
Fry and Mary Ann Johnson. Children of Allen Gross and Elizabeth "Betsy" Fry;
i. John Gross b about 1840 Tazewell Co VA
ii. Andrew "Andy" Gross b about 1842 Tazewell Co VA; m. 20 Apr 1865 Russell Co
VA to Mary "Polly" Vance b about 1846 Russell Co VA; d/o John L Vance and
Marinda McKinney. Children of Andrew "Andy" Gross and Mary "Polly" Vance;
I.
Arinda Gross b about 1867 VA II. Mary A Gross b Feb 1870 Buchanan Co VA
iii. Emory Gross b about 1844 Tazewell Co VA
iv. Eleanor Gross b about 1847 Tazewell Co VA
v. Emma Gross b about 1849 Tazewell Co VA
Henry Adkins b about 1786 Franklin Co VA; m. before 1809 to Ann Nancy Stanley b about 1784 Henry Co VA d
about 1848 Russell Co VA; d/o Joseph Stanley . Children of Henry Adkins and Ann
Nancy Stanley;
William Adkins b about 1807 Burke Co NC
John Adkins b about 1809 Burke Co NC
Elizabeth Adkins b about 1810 Burke Co NC
Delilah Adkins b about 1811 Burke Co NC
Rickles Adkins b about 1814 Burke Co NC
Wilson Adkins b about 1817 Burke Co NC; m. about 1835 Yancey Co NC to
Elizabeth Stacia Hill b about 1817 Burke Co NC d 9 Oct 1880 Wise Co VA; d/o
William Hill and Nancy Lyons. Children of Wilson Adkins and Elizabeth Stacia
Hill;
i. Elizabeth Adkins b about 1836 Yancey Co NC m. 23 Mar 1854 Russell Co VA
to John Bennett b about 1836 Yancey Co NC
ii.
Larkin L. Adkins b about
1837 Yancey Co NC d Feb 1933; m. 25 Mar 1860 Wise Co VA to
Sarah Jane Vance b about
1836 Russell Co VA d 1 Jun 1891; d/o
David Vance and Malinda Rose.
iii. William Harrison Harrison H Adkins b about 1842 NC; m. Temperance A "Tempy"
Unknown b about 1844 NC. Children of William Harrison H Adkins and Temperance A
"Tempy" Unknown; I. Sarah E Adkins b about 1862 Wise C VA II. Louisa
Adkins b about 1864 Wise Co VA.
iv. Olley P. 'Lina' Adkins b about 1843 NC
v.
Nancy Adkins b about 1846 Russell Co VA
vi. Polly Adkins b about 1849 Russell Co
VA
vii. Alexander A. Adkins b about 1853 Wise Co VA
viii. Martha J. Adkins b
about 1855 Wise Co VA
ix. John M. Adkins b 4 May 1857 Wise Co VA; m. 18 Sept
1877 Wise Co VA to Nancy Jane Beverly b 3 Mar 1859 Wise Co VA d 6 Apr 9161
Christian, Triadelphia District, Logan Co WV; d/o
James Harmon Beverly
and Susannah Powers.
Alexander Adkins b about 1819 NC
Spencer Adkins b about 1822 NC
Henry Adkins b about 1828 NC
