David is the son of Zebulon Baird Vance and Harriet Newell Espy. His mother died when he was 21. His father was a confederate veteran who served twice as Governor of NC.
The 1880 census shows him in Mecklenburg county, NC working as a lawyer. Other records indicate he worked as a reporter.
David married Mary Maud Watkinson on 17 Nov 1884 and they lived in New Orleans, LA. Mary Maud died in New Orleans, LA soon after the birth of their youngest daughter. They are the parents of Harriet Espy Vance Cobb and Ruth Vance Pillow.
David returned to Buncombe county and was eventually admitted to the State Hospital in Morganton for care. He died several months after his father. Burial site indicated in family Bible.
The 1880 census shows him in Mecklenburg county, NC working as a lawyer. Other records indicate he worked as a reporter.
David married Mary Maud Watkinson on 17 Nov 1884 and they lived in New Orleans, LA. Mary Maud died in New Orleans, LA soon after the birth of their youngest daughter. They are the parents of Harriet Espy Vance Cobb and Ruth Vance Pillow.
David returned to Buncombe county and was eventually admitted to the State Hospital in Morganton for care. He died several months after his father. Burial site indicated in family Bible.
David is the son of Zebulon Baird Vance and Harriet Newell Espy. His mother died when he was 21. His father was a confederate veteran who served twice as Governor of NC.
The 1880 census shows him in Mecklenburg county, NC working as a lawyer. Other records indicate he worked as a reporter.
David married Mary Maud Watkinson on 17 Nov 1884 and they lived in New Orleans, LA. Mary Maud died in New Orleans, LA soon after the birth of their youngest daughter. They are the parents of Harriet Espy Vance Cobb and Ruth Vance Pillow.
David returned to Buncombe county and was eventually admitted to the State Hospital in Morganton for care. He died several months after his father. Burial site indicated in family Bible.
The 1880 census shows him in Mecklenburg county, NC working as a lawyer. Other records indicate he worked as a reporter.
David married Mary Maud Watkinson on 17 Nov 1884 and they lived in New Orleans, LA. Mary Maud died in New Orleans, LA soon after the birth of their youngest daughter. They are the parents of Harriet Espy Vance Cobb and Ruth Vance Pillow.
David returned to Buncombe county and was eventually admitted to the State Hospital in Morganton for care. He died several months after his father. Burial site indicated in family Bible.
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