Oldest son of William Siebert & Hannah (Young) Vance, he married Cassandra Warhurst on 4 June 1891. They had five children: William Marion, Lilah May, Gilbert Estil, Samuel Joseph, & Martin Benton.
After his wife died in 1937, "Grandpa Joe" moved in with his daughter, Lilah May, and her husband, William Roy Finnell. Being an excellent carpenter, he built a 2-bedroom extension to the Finnell house.
There he lived the rest of his life, rocking in his chair and reading Zane Grey westerns.
His eye was injured in a wood-chopping accident.
He enjoyed wire-basket fishing in the Chariton River near Rockford.
He was reputed to be "the most honest man in Chariton County" and was once tasked to check the financial accounts of the grain elevator in Shannondale, the only man acceptable to all parties involved.
After his wife died in 1937, "Grandpa Joe" moved in with his daughter, Lilah May, and her husband, William Roy Finnell. Being an excellent carpenter, he built a 2-bedroom extension to the Finnell house.
There he lived the rest of his life, rocking in his chair and reading Zane Grey westerns.
His eye was injured in a wood-chopping accident.
He enjoyed wire-basket fishing in the Chariton River near Rockford.
He was reputed to be "the most honest man in Chariton County" and was once tasked to check the financial accounts of the grain elevator in Shannondale, the only man acceptable to all parties involved.
Oldest son of William Siebert & Hannah (Young) Vance, he married Cassandra Warhurst on 4 June 1891. They had five children: William Marion, Lilah May, Gilbert Estil, Samuel Joseph, & Martin Benton.
After his wife died in 1937, "Grandpa Joe" moved in with his daughter, Lilah May, and her husband, William Roy Finnell. Being an excellent carpenter, he built a 2-bedroom extension to the Finnell house.
There he lived the rest of his life, rocking in his chair and reading Zane Grey westerns.
His eye was injured in a wood-chopping accident.
He enjoyed wire-basket fishing in the Chariton River near Rockford.
He was reputed to be "the most honest man in Chariton County" and was once tasked to check the financial accounts of the grain elevator in Shannondale, the only man acceptable to all parties involved.
After his wife died in 1937, "Grandpa Joe" moved in with his daughter, Lilah May, and her husband, William Roy Finnell. Being an excellent carpenter, he built a 2-bedroom extension to the Finnell house.
There he lived the rest of his life, rocking in his chair and reading Zane Grey westerns.
His eye was injured in a wood-chopping accident.
He enjoyed wire-basket fishing in the Chariton River near Rockford.
He was reputed to be "the most honest man in Chariton County" and was once tasked to check the financial accounts of the grain elevator in Shannondale, the only man acceptable to all parties involved.
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