The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-09
MAIN SERBIAN Pc ITION IS TAKEN By TEUTONS
COL NEL y NCE DE AID
At HIS GEO RGIA HOME

Former Prominent West Vir-
ginian is Claimed by Mes
senger of Death.
Colonel John c. vance died Monday
midnight at Calhoun, Ga. where he
and his son, Earl, have operated a
large plantation since 1900. The body
will be brought to Clarksburg for bur-
ial arriving Thursday night The hour
Of the funeral will not be announced
until after the arrival OF the funeral
party. Colonel Vance had been in fall
ing health several months. The news
OF his death came here by telegram to
his son. ]. Carl Vance, who paid his
father his last visitsonly last week.
John c. Vance, son Of Colonel Cyrus
and Minerva Vance was born IN Har-
rison county, Va, now w. Va, No-
vember %, 1886. His education was
obtained principally at the Northwest
ern Academy at Clatksburg in his ma
tive county. When he grew to man
hood he took up the study Of the law
and after reading q number Of text
books he became a student in Judge
Brockenbrough's famous law school at
Lexington. Va. There he remained
through the sessions Of 1867 and
1858, and thoroughly equipped him
self for the profession upon which he
was about to enter, He returned to
.Clarksburg and was admitted, to the
bar in the early part Of 1859 and began
to practice. The outlook was most en-
couraging. From the first he had a
paying clIentage. Having a taste for
politics he was made an elector in the
campaign Of 1860 on the Douglass and
johnson ticket for president and vice
president, and he took an active part
in the campaign. Though young in
years in that noted contest Mr.. Vance
made for himself an enviable reputa-
ton as political speaker and worker.
The war coming on. Mr.. Vance nat
rrally fearless and energetic was very
active in. raising the first company OF
volunteer Union soldiers in Harrison
county. He accompanied them to
Wheeling, where they were mustered
into the federal army. He was elect
ed a delegate to the June, 1861, conven-
ton which assembled in Wheeling and
organized the resored government
OF Virginia, and was an active and able
member Of that historic assembly. He
was also a member Of the first legisla-
ture Of the reorganized government In
1861-62, and opp sed much ofsthe Leg
islation that he considered unneces-
sary and fanatical. In 1862 when the
proclamation Of Presi-
dent Lincoln was issued Mr.. Vance,
believing that the war had been pervert-
ed from its original and declared !pur-
pase, resigned his seat in the legisla-
t,lre and with Others who maintained
like opinions attempted reorganiza-
ton Of the Democratic party. On
April 10, 1862. he was arrested by the
federal authorities and was confined
to Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, al
a political prisoner Of war. After his
release from. prison Colonel Vance re-
turned to his home at Clarksburg and
was active in the early efforts to
organize the party Of his faith. During
and since the war he was an engetic
partisan and did as much perhaps as
any other man in West Virginia to
place the Democratic party successful
ly on its feet throughout the state.
Many.times he was urged to accept
official positions. he always refused.
Although naturallya. politician he pre-
ferred business to public life.
In January, 1870, Colonel Vance was
elected cashier Of the West Virginia
bank and for nineteen years he held
that trust to the satisfaction of stock
holders and people. All Of his time
and energies were given to that en-
terprise, which steadily grew:
Colonel Vance was an active, con-
tributing member Of the Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows since 1859. He
passed all the chairs in the subordi-
nate bodies and three times repre-
scented the grand encampment OF West
Virginia in the sovereign grand body.
in 1881 at Cincinnati, 1882 at ,Balti-
more and 1883 at Providence, R. I. In
that benevolent institution he bore an
enviable reputation. He was once
grand patriarch Of the grand encamp-
ment for West Virginia and remain
ed a member Of Adelphi lodge NO. 8,
here until his death. He frequently
expressed the desire the Adelphi
lodge officiate at his funeral.
On November 20, 1861, Colonel Vance
and Miss Amelia Horror, daughter of
the late James Y. Horror, OF this city.
were married. Mrs. Vance died a
number Of years ago. The survivors
OF the immediate family are ]. Carl
Vance, postmaster here, and Earl
Vance, of Calhoun, Ca, sons.
In appearance Colonel Vance was
medium size, fair complexion. of
sanguine temperament and ALWAYS
courteous. gentlenianly and polite. He
enjoyed great popularity among those
with whom he associated and had a
large acquaintance in many portions Of
the state.
HERE'S A CHANGE