Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Morgan County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Married to Rhoda Vance. Father of William H. Vance, James W. Vance, Sarah J. Vance, Alexander Vance, Jacob Vance, Louisa Vance, Nancy Vance, George Vance, Almira Vance, and Mary E Vance. Served in the Sandy Valley Battalion of the 1st Regiment Capital Guards (U.S.A.) as a corporal from July 6, 1864, to March 11, 1865.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, Division 2, p. 398.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 773.

Citation

Vance, John J.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208903 (November 12, 2026).

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H. H. Wellman, Receipt to J. H. Jacobs
1864-07-26

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