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S. L. Vance - Farmer; Elba Township; born February 3, 1861, at Highland County, Ohio. Educated in the common schools. His father was Andrew Vance, born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania; his mother was Harriet Kibler of Highland County, Ohio; his paternal grandparents were David and Hannah Vance of Maryland. His great-grandfather, Thomas Vance, and his maternal grandmother, Margaret Strain, were from Ohio; his great grandfather was John Strain. Mr. Vance was married March 3, 1892, in Galesburg to LETTY RINER. She was born in Toulon, Stark County, August 22, 1870, and is the daughter of Mathew and Margaret Riner. They have one child, Carmon R. R., born March 19, 1896. The grandparents of Mrs. Vance were John and Elizabeth (Douglas) Wingader; the great grandfather came from Germany, and died January 25, 1894; the great grandmother came from Scotland and was born September 4, 1809 and died April 28, 1878. Her grandparents on the father's side were Peter Riner of Virginia, born March 8, 1803, and Margaret (Kelly) Riner, born October 8, 1808, died January 1, 1873. Mr. Vance came in 1868 with his father to Section 36, where they have a farm of two hundred and eighty acres. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, Lodge No. 301, Yates City. Mr. Vance is a democrat. (HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS AND KNOX COUNTY, Munsell Publishing Company, 1899, page 898, submitted by J. Crandell)
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