He was the 10th of their 13 children. His siblings were: Thomas, Joseph, Harrison James, Martin Van Buren, Malinda, Pennington P., Anna "Annie" Swagerty, Hannah Elizabeth, Telitha Cumi, Sarah, Martha Lucinda, & Mary Jane Evaline.
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He married a widow, Martha Elizabeth (Wilhite) Sharp, in Washington Co, AR on March 12, 1867.
When Martha was 18 years old she married Lafayette A. Sharp on June 18, 1858. He died on June 2, 1862, during the Civil War. Their children were:
James Elias Conway 1860 – 1935
Mary "Polly" Ann 1863 –
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William & Mary's children were:
Julius David 1868 – 1950
Sidney "Adline" 1869 – 1949
John Eldridge 1869 – 1945
Mary Elizabeth "Polly" 1872 –
Sarah L. 1872 –
Hiram Matthew 1876 – 1943
William Howell 1879 – 1849
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William enlisted on the side of the Confederacy at Pine Bluff, AR on July 27, 1861, in the First Arkansas Confederate Mounted Rifles Company I, unit of the Civil War.
On June 12, 1880,
William & Marthy E. Vance, ages 35 & 42, lived in Cove Creek Township, Washington Co, AR, where William supported the family by farming. Their children were Elias, age 21; John E., 13; Adline, 10; Polly E., 8; Truly J., 6; Hiram M., 4; & William H., 1.
He was the 10th of their 13 children. His siblings were: Thomas, Joseph, Harrison James, Martin Van Buren, Malinda, Pennington P., Anna "Annie" Swagerty, Hannah Elizabeth, Telitha Cumi, Sarah, Martha Lucinda, & Mary Jane Evaline.
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He married a widow, Martha Elizabeth (Wilhite) Sharp, in Washington Co, AR on March 12, 1867.
When Martha was 18 years old she married Lafayette A. Sharp on June 18, 1858. He died on June 2, 1862, during the Civil War. Their children were:
James Elias Conway 1860 – 1935
Mary "Polly" Ann 1863 –
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William & Mary's children were:
Julius David 1868 – 1950
Sidney "Adline" 1869 – 1949
John Eldridge 1869 – 1945
Mary Elizabeth "Polly" 1872 –
Sarah L. 1872 –
Hiram Matthew 1876 – 1943
William Howell 1879 – 1849
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William enlisted on the side of the Confederacy at Pine Bluff, AR on July 27, 1861, in the First Arkansas Confederate Mounted Rifles Company I, unit of the Civil War.
On June 12, 1880,
William & Marthy E. Vance, ages 35 & 42, lived in Cove Creek Township, Washington Co, AR, where William supported the family by farming. Their children were Elias, age 21; John E., 13; Adline, 10; Polly E., 8; Truly J., 6; Hiram M., 4; & William H., 1.
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