| |  VANCE:See alsoDeeVance Benson —CharlesBrand —VanceA. Browning —WillardDonald Campbell —J.Vance Clayton —HenryVance Clymer —EdmundVance Cooke —VanceWesley Cox —RobertVance Davidson —VanceD. Day —VanceDrum —WilliamVance Dunnam —JohnEdward Erickson —AngeloVance Fawcett —G.Vance Goble —VanceHansen —RupertVance Hartke —ColumbusVance Henkel —M.Vance Hickman —G.Vance Hiney —VanceJoines —VanceJulian —MaxVance Krebs —VanceV. Langham —BelfordVance Lawson —VanceMallory —LynnAlson Mason —AaronVance McAlvay —JamesVance McCall —VanceCriswell McCormick —VanceMcGirt —J.Vance McGougan —J.Vance McIver —WilliamVance McMaken —DavidVance Melton —T.Vance Miller —SamuelVance Morris Jr. —VanceMuse —VanceN. Nelson —VanceOakes —VanceD. Peacock —VanceC. Phillips —VanceGabriel Plauché —J.Vance Powers —VanceSanders —SamuelVance Scott —VanceSencindiver —RobertVance Somers —LloydVance Stone Jr. —VanceTerry —ChristopherColumbus Upson —WillardDuncan Vandiver —VanceM. Wheelock | | Vance, Almeta — United Citizens candidate for Presidential Elector for SouthCarolina,2024(on behalf ofCornelR. West andMelinaAbdullah).Female.Still living as of 2024. | | Vance, Arthur — of West Memphis,CrittendenCounty, Ark.Postmaster atWestMemphis, Ark., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Arthur St. Clair(1801-1849) —of Indiana. Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,June 20,1801.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1848-49.Methodist.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,September28, 1849 (age48 years, 100days).Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Bill — Democrat. Candidate forpresidingjudge of Texas court of criminal appeals, 2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Vance, Mrs.BobSeeHelen Vance | | Vance, BobSeeRobert Smith Vance | | Vance, Burton — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1888;Progressive candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1914.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, CarlSeeJohn Carl Vance | | Vance, Charles N. — of North Carolina. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1888.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Chris (bornc.1962) —of Auburn,KingCounty, Wash.Born about 1962. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington 9th District, 2000;WashingtonRepublican state chair, 2004; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Washington,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Vance, Claude E. — of West Virginia. Republican. Candidate forWestVirginia state senate 11th District, 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Clay — of Mackay,CusterCounty, Idaho.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Cyrus (1807-1875) — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).BornOctober18, 1807.Democrat. Postmaster atClarksburg,Va., 1858-63.DiedJuly 10,1875 (age67 years, 265days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va. | | Vance, Cyrus Roberts(1917-2002) —also known asCyrus R. Vance — Born in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,March27, 1917.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Secretary of State, 1977-80.Member,American BarAssociation;Council onForeign Relations;TrilateralCommission.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1969.Died, ofAlzheimer'sdisease, at Mt. SinaiMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January12, 2002 (age84 years, 291days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Vance, David (1795-1856) — of Indiana. Born inButlerCounty, Ohio,July 26,1795.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1833-34; candidate forIndianastate senate, 1834.Died in Crawfordsville,MontgomeryCounty, Ind.,January7, 1856 (age60 years, 165days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind. | | Vance, David C. — ofAdamsCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1864.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Don M. — of Monmouth,WarrenCounty, Ill.Mayorof Monmouth, Ill., 1954.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Dwayne A. — Constitution candidate for Presidential Elector for Utah,2016(on behalf ofDarrellL. Castle andScottBradley).Still living as of 2016. | | Vance, Dwight Dale — of Flatwoods,GreenupCounty, Ky.Republican. Candidate forKentuckystate house of representatives 98th District, 1975.Still living as of 1975. | | Vance, E. H. — of Huron,BeadleCounty, S.Dak.Abstractor;member ofSouthDakota state senate 22nd District, 1899-1902.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Elijah — ofButlerCounty, Ohio.Delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Butler County,1850-51.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Elisha — of Connersville,FayetteCounty, Ind.Postmaster atConnersville,Ind., 1846-47.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Elizabeth — of Ogden,WeberCounty, Utah.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1948,1952.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Enoch H.(1820-1888) —ofSalineCounty, Ark.; Perryville,PerryCounty, Ark.Born inMadisonCounty, Ala.,1820.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; served in the Union Army during the CivilWar; captured and taken prisoner by Confederate forces, and shared acell with future Arkansas governorElishaBaxter; Vance's wife Susan helped both to escape by stealing thejail keys from a guard; member ofArkansasstate senate; elected 1868.Died inPerryCounty, Ark.,September24, 1888 (ageabout 68years).Interment atPerryville Cemetery, Perryville, Ark. | | Vance, Enoch H.(1848-1921) —of Malvern,Hot SpringCounty, Ark.Born inPontotocCounty, Miss.,February18, 1848.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1900; postmaster atMalvern,Ark., 1901.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Malvern,Hot SpringCounty, Ark.,October8, 1921 (age73 years, 232days).Interment atOakRidge Cemetery, Malvern, Ark. | | Vance, Ernest — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.American Independent candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,2004(on behalf ofMichaelPeroutka andChuckBaldwin); American Independent candidate for Presidential Electorfor California,2012(on behalf ofTomHoefling andRobertOrnelas).Still living as of 2012. | | Vance, Fred — of Joplin,JasperCounty, Mo.Socialist. Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri,1936(on behalf ofNormanThomas andGeorgeA. Nelson).Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Fred V. — of Bristol,SullivanCounty, Tenn.Mayorof Bristol, Tenn., 1951-53.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Vance, George A. — of McMechen,MarshallCounty, W.Va.Democrat. Candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1968;candidate forWestVirginia state senate 2nd District, 1970.Still living as of 1970. | | Vance, Gordon — also known asGordy Vance — ofGallatinCounty, Mont.Republican. Member ofMontanastate house of representatives 67th District; elected 2010.Still living as of 2010. | | Vance,GordySeeGordon Vance | | Vance, Harry — of Dandridge,JeffersonCounty, Tenn.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromTennessee,1940(alternate),1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Helen (1934-2010) — also known asHelen Hauk Rainey;Mrs. BobVance —of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.; Mountain Brook,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,February7, 1934.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromAlabama,1968;in December 1989, she wasseriouslyinjured by the explosion of a mail bomb which killed her husband.Female.Died in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,October18, 2010 (age76 years, 253days).Cremated;ashes interred atSt. Lukes Episcopal Columbarium, Mountain Brook, Ala. | | Vance, Howard — of Sedgwick,LawrenceCounty, Ark.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,1960,1964.Still living as of 1964. | | Vance, Mrs. Howard — of Sedgwick,LawrenceCounty, Ark.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromArkansas,1960.Female.Still living as of 1960. | | Vance, J. A. — of Salem (now part of Winston-Salem),ForsythCounty, N.C.Mayorof Salem, N.C., 1901-03.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, J. A. — of Torrington,GoshenCounty, Wyo.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, J.CarlSeeJohn Carl Vance | | Vance, J. D. (b. 1984) — also known asJames Donald Bowman;James DavidVance —of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Middletown,ButlerCounty, Ohio,August2, 1984.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Iraq War;lawyer;venturecapitalist;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 2023-25; resigned 2025;VicePresident of the United States, 2025-.Still living as of 2025. | | Vance, J. Madison — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromLouisiana,1896(speaker),1908,1912,1916.Africanancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, J. Paul — of Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Vance, JamesDavidSeeJ. D. Vance | | Vance, John Carl(1872-1922) —also known asJ. Carl Vance — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born inHarrisonCounty, W.Va.,1872.Democrat.Insuranceadjuster; postmaster atClarksburg,W.Va., 1914-17.Died in1922(ageabout50 years).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va. | | Vance, John Luther(1839-1921) —of Ohio. Born in Ohio,1839.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1875-77.Died in1921(ageabout82 years).Interment atPineStreet Cemetery, Gallipolis, Ohio. | | Vance, John V. — ofVermilionCounty, Ill.Delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from VermilionCounty, 1847.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Johnstone — of New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,1912,1916;candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1924.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Joseph (1786-1852) — of Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio.Born in Pennsylvania,March21, 1786.Member of Ohio state legislature, 1820;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1821-35, 1843-47 (5th District 1821-23,4th District 1823-33, 10th District 1833-35, 4th District 1843-47);Governorof Ohio, 1836-38; defeated, 1838; delegate to Whig NationalConvention from Ohio, 1848;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Champaign County,1850-51.DiedAugust24, 1852 (age66 years, 156days).Interment atOakDale Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio. | | Vance, Joseph W. — ofEdgarCounty, Ill.Republican.AdjutantGeneral of Illinois, 1884-91; appointed 1884.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Lee H. (1864-1911) — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in June,1864.Democrat. Postmaster atClarksburg,W.Va., 1893-95; served in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War.Died in1911(ageabout47 years).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va. | | Vance,MadisonSeeJ. MadisonVance | | Vance, Marshall Mounts (b.1889) —also known asMarshall M. Vance — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Middletown,ButlerCounty, Ohio,July 26,1889.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inColombo, 1921-24;Windsor, 1924, 1932-40;Fort William, 1924-28;Port Arthur, 1924-28.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Maureen — of Joplin,JasperCounty, Mo.Socialist. Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri,1936(on behalf ofNormanThomas andGeorgeA. Nelson).Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Morag L. — of Trumbull,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Republican. Candidate forfirstselectman of Trumbull, Connecticut, 1989.Still living as of 1989. | | Vance, Nathan — ofHoustonCounty, Minn.Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 13, 1870.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Patrick — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTexas,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Vance, PaulSeeJ. Paul Vance | | Vance, Quinby — ofSierraCounty, N.M.; Santa Fe,Santa FeCounty, N.M.Born in Ohio. U.S. Surveyor-General for New Mexico, 1899-1901. Burial location unknown. | | Vance, R. F. C. — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Virginia,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Still living as of 1972. | | Vance, Ralph R. (b. 1869) — of Hastings,AdamsCounty, Neb.Born in Ripley,BrownCounty, Ohio,November27, 1869.Republican.Farmer;insuranceadjuster; member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1919-23; member ofNebraskastate senate, 1925-29.Presbyterian.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof James R. Vance and Hattie G. (Denning) Vance; married,March12, 1894, to Anna V. Frisch. |
| | Vance, Robert Brank(1793-1827) —of Nashville,NashCounty, N.C.Born near Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,1793.Democrat.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1823-25.Slaveowner.Mortallywounded in aduel withSamuelP. Carson, who had defeated him for Congress; died the next dayat ahotel inHendersonCounty, N.C.,1827(ageabout34 years).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Buncombe County, N.C. | | Vance, Robert Brank(1828-1899) —also known asRobert B. Vance — of Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.Born in North Carolina,April24, 1828.Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1873-85; memberof North Carolina state legislature, 1880.Slaveowner. DiedNovember28, 1899 (age71 years, 218days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Asheville, N.C. | | Vance, Robert D. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1888.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Robert Johnstone(1854-1902) —also known asRobert J. Vance — of New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March15, 1854.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1886;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1887-89; defeated,1888, 1898; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,1888,1892(member,RulesCommittee); Connecticut labor commissioner, 1893-95;mayorof New Britain, Conn., 1896-98; delegate to Gold DemocratNational Convention from Connecticut, 1896;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention from New Britain,1902.Died in Montreat,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,June 15,1902 (age48 years, 92days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, New Britain, Conn. | | Vance, Robert Smith(1931-1989) —also known asBob Vance — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.; Mountain Brook,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Talladega,TalladegaCounty, Ala.,May 10,1931.Democrat.Lawyer;AlabamaDemocratic state chair, 1966-77; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alabama,1968,1972(alternate);Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1977-81;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1981-89; died inoffice 1989.Assassinatedby way of amail bomb,in Mountain Brook,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,December16, 1989 (age58 years, 220days). Walter Leroy Moody, Jr., who sent the bomb, was convictedof murder, sentenced to death, and executed in 2018.Cremated;ashes interred atSt. Lukes Episcopal Columbarium, Mountain Brook, Ala. | | Vance, Samuel B. H.(1814-1890) —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Pennsylvania,1814.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1874.Member,UnionLeague.Died in Douglaston (now part of Queens),QueensCounty, N.Y.,August10, 1890 (ageabout 76years).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Vance, Samuel C. — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Virginia.Registerof U.S. Land Office at Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1823-27.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Samuel W. (d.1900) —of Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.Republican.Circuitjudge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1892-1900; died in office 1900;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1896.Died, from anearabscess, in Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,April 3,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Sheldon Baird(1917-1995) —also known asSheldon B. Vance — of Minnesota. Born in Crookston,PolkCounty, Minn.,January18, 1917.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toChad, 1967-69;Congo (Kinshasa), 1969-74.Died in1995(ageabout78 years).Burial location unknown. | | Vance, Thomas — of Sammamish,KingCounty, Wash.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Vance, Thomas Malvern(1862-1928) —also known asThomas M. Vance — of Lenoir,CaldwellCounty, N.C.; Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.Born in Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,September6, 1862.Lawyer;mayorof Lenoir, N.C., 1885-86.Suffered astroke ofapoplexy, and died soon after, in Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.,February14, 1928 (age65 years, 161days).Cremated. | | Vance, Usha (b. 1986) — also known asUsha Bala Chilukuri — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born inSan DiegoCounty, Calif.,January6, 1986.Republican.Lawyer;speaker, Republican National Convention, 2024 ;SecondLady of the United States, 2025-.Female.Hindu.Indiansubcontinent ancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Still living as of 2025. | | Vance, Vern — of Island of Hawaii,HawaiiCounty, Hawaii.Republican. Candidate forHawaiistate house of representatives 5th District, 2002.Still living as of 2002. | | Vance, W. C. — of Noblesville,HamiltonCounty, Ind.Postmaster atNoblesville,Ind., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, William — ofBelmontCounty, Ohio.Member ofOhiostate senate from Belmont County, 1803-05.Burial location unknown. | | Vance, William(c.1793-c.1848) —of Indiana. Born inFayetteCounty, Ohio, about 1793.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1837-39.Unitarian.Died inAdamsCounty, Ind., about 1848 (ageabout 55years).Burial location unknown. | | Vance, William R.(1806-1885) —of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in1806.Whig.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1830; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1830;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1847-50.Died in1885(ageabout79 years).Burial location unknown.  | Vance, Zebulon Baird(1830-1894) —also known asZebulon B. Vance — of Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.; Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,May 13,1830.Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1854;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1858-61; colonelin the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1862-65, 1877-79;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1879-94; died in office 1894.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,April14, 1894 (age63 years, 336days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Asheville, N.C.; statue atUnionSquare, Raleigh, N.C.
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