Richard Vance b 1857 WV s/o Meekin S Vance and Phoebe Workman. Richard Vance m. 1875 to  Celia A Vance b 25 Dec 1853 TN d 18 Sept 1936 d/o Abner Vance and Mary Anne Whitehead. Children of Richard Vance and Celia A Vance;

i. Elijah Jennings Vance b 11 Aug 1877 Buchanan Co VA d 1957 Mt Vernon OH m. 1901 to Margaret Peggy Harmon.

ii. Mary Ann Vance b 1879 Buchanan Co VA d 8 Oct 1958 m. 1897 to William H Meadows.

iii. Katie Vance b 6 May 1881 Buchanan Co VA d 8 Apr 1973 Buchanan Co VA m. 1900 to Isaac Ross Dawson.

iv. William Douglas Vance b 25 Dec 1884 Oakwood VA d 13 Apr 1953 Oakwood VA m. 1905 to Arminta Childers.

v. Clarissa Vance b Oct 1885 Buchanan Co VA m. 1909 to Jim Gross.

vi. Rosa Vance b Jun 1887 Garden, Buchanan Co VA d 1940  Charlottsville, VA m. Bill Barrett.