Davis, Minerva Sarah

1810 - 1883  (72 years)

• Name	Davis, Minerva Sarah  [1]
  	20241217GHLn- COL Cyrus Vance Photo added by Historic Clarksburg WV... Added by Historic Clarksburg WV Cemetery Preservation... Added by Historic Clarksburg WV Cemetery Preservation... COL Cyrus Vance BIRTH 15 Oct 1807 Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 10 Aug 1875 (aged 67) Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Odd Fellows Cemetery Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA GPS- Latitude: 39.2792033, Longitude: -80.3476834 MEMORIAL ID 125706780 · PHOTOS 5 FLOWERS 1 In the Senate of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of WV on Jan 20, 1842, Col. Cyrus Vance was one of four military officers nominated for the position of brigadier general of a proposed 23rd brigade, but the formation of the proposed brigade was postponed. Cyrus Vance served as a captain in a military company called the Harrison Rifles which was organized in Clarksburg about 1858 under the laws of the state of WV. They were a uniformed company armed with the Harper's Ferry flint locked musket. Capt. Cyrus Vance's Harrison Guards was one of ten companies that offered up their services to the Governor of the Commonwealth of WV for the Mexican War. These ten companies were in excess of what was needed and therefor not called to service. Records of Cyrus Vance having served in the Civil War are yet to be located. Cyrus Vance also served as Post Master of Clarksburg. Cyrus Vance married on 28 Jun 1831 to Minerva Sarah Davis. They appear in records as parents of Elizabeth Ann (Sheale) and John C. Vance. Family Members Spouse Minerva Sarah Davis Vance 1810-1883 Children Elizabeth Ann Vance Stealey 1831-1870 John C. Vance 1835-1915 Flowers Earliest known ancestor of Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. Left by David C. Galloway on 25 Feb 2021
  Birth	19 Sep 1810	Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	11 Jul 1883	Harrison County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  	age 72
  Burial	Aft 11 Jul 1883	Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Odd Fellows Cemetery
  Person ID	I101247	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Davis, Mr
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Davis, Mrs
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F58345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vance, Cyrus Col,   b. 15 Oct 1807, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Aug 1875, Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	28 Jun 1831	Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
  Children	1. Vance, John Carl I,   b. 28 Nov 1835   d. 9 Nov 1915 (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Vance, Elizabeth Ann,   b. 1831   d. 23 Aug 1870 (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F58343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Sep 1810 - Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Marriage - 28 Jun 1831 - Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Death - 11 Jul 1883 - Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Burial - Aft 11 Jul 1883 - Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Col Cyrus Vance (20) facts 20241117GHLn- 20241217GHLn- COL Cyrus Vance Photo added by Historic Clarksburg WV... Added by Historic Clarksburg WV Cemetery Preservation... Added by Historic Clarksburg WV Cemetery Preservation... COL Cyrus Vance BIRTH 15 Oct 1807 Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 10 Aug 1875 (aged 67) Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Odd Fellows Cemetery Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA GPS- Latitude: 39.2792033, Longitude: -80.3476834 MEMORIAL ID 125706780 · PHOTOS 5 FLOWERS 1 In the Senate of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of WV on Jan 20, 1842, Col. Cyrus Vance was one of four military officers nominated for the position of brigadier general of a proposed 23rd brigade, but the formation of the proposed brigade was postponed. Cyrus Vance served as a captain in a military company called the Harrison Rifles which was organized in Clarksburg about 1858 under the laws of the state of WV. They were a uniformed company armed with the Harper's Ferry flint locked musket. Capt. Cyrus Vance's Harrison Guards was one of ten companies that offered up their services to the Governor of the Commonwealth of WV for the Mexican War. These ten companies were in excess of what was needed and therefor not called to service. Records of Cyrus Vance having served in the Civil War are yet to be located. Cyrus Vance also served as Post Master of Clarksburg. Cyrus Vance married on 28 Jun 1831 to Minerva Sarah Davis. They appear in records as parents of Elizabeth Ann (Sheale) and John C. Vance. Family Members Spouse Minerva Sarah Davis Vance 1810-1883 Children Elizabeth Ann Vance Stealey 1831-1870 John C. Vance 1835-1915 Flowers Earliest known ancestor of Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. Left by David C. Galloway on 25 Feb 2021

  
  

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TNG ID: I101247