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From: "Carla Pulliam" <>
Subject: T.M. VANCE
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 11:02:10 -0600

Looks like the same person to me Skip...

VANCE, Thomas M. Probate Box: 45

Date & Place of Death: 21 Jan 1884
SPOUSE: Christina Vance
EXECUTOR: Christina Vance
WILL: Leaves everything to his wife, Christina during her life
Upon her death his property was to be divided between John L. Vance,
Hester Waters and Mary C. Foulks. Later in the Will he calls Hester Waters
his daughter.
WIT: George C. Ross & John P. Brown

25 Jan 1884: Thomas M. VANCE was born in Warren Co., Ky. 12 Nov. 1814 and died 21 January, 1884, at his home two miles east of Benton, aged 70 years.
He leaves his widow and 2 daughters, Mrs. L.C. WATERS and Mrs. John FOULK. He joined the Baptist Church in 1836 and became a preacher. He moved to Franklin County on 10 November 1840.

31 Jan 1902: Mrs. John VANCE died at her home southwest of Parrish of
pneumonia fever last week.

23 Jan 1903: Louis C. WATERS, former resident of Benton, died at
Coffeyville, Kansas Dec. 24th. He married Miss Hester VANCE, daughter of
Elder T.M. VANCE.

Origin and Early History of the First Baptist Church of Benton, Illinois.
By Judge T. LAYMAN:
If time could turn backward for a period of seventy years we could get a
picture of the organization of this church. On Saturday before the first Sunday in May, 1841, a little band of devoted and consecrated men and women met at the home of T.J. MANSFIELD for the purpose of organizing a church in the recently founded town of Benton. Mr. MANSFIELD then lived on East Street, his residence, a log cabin about 16x18 ft., being on the site now occupied by the home of Harry I. HAMILTON.
The Mt. Pleasant Baptist church, seven miles west of our city, was the first Baptist church organized in the vicinity of Benton, it being organized in 1829. In the month of April 1841, it granted to all it's members living east of Big Muddy river, permission to join and assist in the formation of a church at this place.
The Council organizing his church was composed of two members, Elder S.M.
WILLIAMS of Concord Church in Jefferson County, and Elder John BROWNING of Mt. Pleasant Church. Both were noted pioneer preachers, Eld. WILLIAMS being the minister who baptized Uncle Levi BROWNING, and Eld. John BROWNING was the father of Uncle Levi. Elder BROWNING was the first man to be baptized in the waters of Big Muddy river.
At the time of the organization of this church, the constituent members who
joined by letters from other churches were fourteen in number, namely:
From East Fork Church, Smith Co., Tennessee: T.M. VANCE, O.C. WILKERSON, Rachel WILKERSON and Elizabeth WILKERSON.
On the day of organization the church ordained Bro. VANCE to the ministry
and the following month selected him as pastor. He served faithfully for
nineteen consecutive years, and under his ministry the membership increased
from 14 to 169. All of the charter members of the church have now passed
away.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Skip" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 6:49 AM
Subject: Elder T.M. VANCE


> Does anyone know WHERE Elder T.M. VANCE
> came to FCI from...????
>
> Know he was born in KY... and have note that he
> transferred church membership from Smith Co,
> TN to church in IL ... BUT, is that a truism...??
>
> Have found brothers John and Thomas VANCE
> in Smith Co, TN in 1820... BUT think that Thomas
> Vance may be too old to be T.M. Vance....
>
> Skip
>
>
>

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