WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR OUR HERITAGE, OUR HERITAGE IS LOOKING FOR US!

I want to thank our cousin BILL GRIMM from New York for the quote above. My understanding is that a relative from the Cherokee Nation quoted it to BILL as he was searching the rolls from the Cherokee Nation. Thanks BILL for all of the information you shared with our very large Family!

I would like to truely thank all of those that have helped me in my research, which has led to the building of these pages. It has taken a combined effort of many dedicated relatives and friends to gather the information on our families. Altho there is much, much more to be found, I felt it only right to mention the people that has helped in this overwhelming undertaking of discovering who we are.

I would also like to thank our cousin CHRIS JACKSON from OHIO, who has provided a wealth of information in this search for ancestors and relatives. Thanks CUZ, you are appreciated!

I want to thank my brother RICHARD VANCE from Virginia. What can I say, he has been doing this for over 20 years, he contacted people by phone, and snail mail for years. Not to mention all of the trips he made to different places to gather information on the family. He is a true geneologist, and a dedictaed researcher. Thanks ROD!

I want to thank my sister NANCY PEZOLD from Tennessee. She has been searching for family information for years also. She has provided much information for these pages. She also keeps me on my toes! Thanks NAN!

I would like to thank my sister SANDY REILLY from Tennessee(SAM-My sister the artist) for all of her input and help for these pages. Thanks SAM!

I want to thank my brother SCOTT VANCE from Virginia for all of his help and imput for these pages. Thanks SCOTT!

I want to thank cousin GLORIA PHILLIPS from Virginia for all of her help in finding information, and sharing supplies. Thanks GLORIA!

I would like to thank cousin RICK DIAL from Michigan for all of his help in searching for information. Thanks RICK!

I want to thank cousin KELLY VANCE from Virginia for all of her help concerning the HOWARD family. Thanks KELLY!

I want to thank cousin EDGAR BLACKBURN Indiana for his help with the WORKMAN family. Thanks EDGAR!

I want to thank WILLIAM EDWARD VANCE (BILL)from Wyoming for his help in pointing me in the right direction. Thanks Bill!

I want to thank FRANCIS PRYOR for her help with the HOWARD family. Thanks FRANCIS!

I would like to thank cousin HAROLD ABSHER for all the help with the WHITE, ABSHER, GREENE, family information. (Which I still need to get on the page) Thanks HAROLD!

I want to thank CAROL PHILLIPS VANGAR for all of her help, and with information we shared. Thanks CAROL!

I would like to thank EILEEN from Scotland for her input and information she provided. Thanks EILEEN!

I want to thank JOHN VANN from England for the information and pictures he sent to me. Thanks JOHN!

I would like to thank our cousin GRACE DOTSON from Georgia for all of the help she has provided. GRACE is a Historian For The VFA, what would the VFA be without GRACE! Thanks GRACE!

I want to thank SUE WITEOF of OHIO for all of her help in my research. Thanks SUE!

I would like to thank MARY JANE VANCE HUNTER for all of her help in my search, Thanks MARY JANE for all of the information you sent.

I want to thank ERIC BROWN for his help with the BROWN family, Thanks ERIC!

I would like to thank MICHELLE MARQUIS JAHN for her help with the MARQUIS-GLASS-VANCE information she provided. Thanks MICHELLE!

I want to thank ELOISE BARCZAK of DELAWARE for her input of information. Thanks ELOISE!

I want to thank PAMELA HILL SMITH for her help with the SMITH family. Thanks PAMELA!

I would like to thank BILL & MELAINE STORIE from Tennessee for their help with the SMITH family. Thanks BILL & MELAINE!

I want to thank VIRGINIA BUCHANAN from Texas for her help with my VANCE research. Thanks VIRGINIA!

I want to thank JACKIE SMITH for the VANCE information. Thanks JACKIE!

My thanks to KATHLEEN MASON for her help with my VANCE questions. Also Historian For The VFA. Thanks KATHLEEN!

I want to thank SUSAN MORTENSEN for her help with the BURGESS family. Thanks SUSAN!

I want to thank BARBARA MORRIS for the VANCE-HATFIELD information she shared. Thanks BARBARA!

My thanks to TOM WELLS for the HEWLINGS information we shared. Thanks TOM!

Thanks to SONYA V. WOOSLEY for all of her help, and input. Thanks SONYA!

I want to thank WANDA COLVIN for the HOWARD information we shared. Thanks WANDA!

My thanks to DIANE SHORTRIDGE REED for the VANCE information we shared. Thanks DIANE!

My thanks to PAUL VAUSE for the VAUSE information we shared. Thanks PAUL!

My thanks to NORMA for the RATLIFF-VANCE information. Thanks NORMA!

My thanks to PHIL MONTGOMERY for the great homepage he has provided for researchers. Great page PHIL, Thanks!

I want to thank MARY ALLISON STARUN for her VAUSE family help, Thanks LYNN!

I want to thank TOM & JANICE VANCE for their help with my VANCE family. Thanks TOM & JANICE!

My thanks to PRINCESS BIGWHIP for all of her help with several names. Thanks PRINCESS!

My thanks to JANET MCNEELY for her help with the VANCE family, and for keeping me smiling. Thanks GRANNY!

I would like to thank KEN & KATHY MUMPER for all of the HEWLINGS family information we shared. Thanks KEN & KATHY!

My thanks to TERRI MULLINS for the VANCE information she helped with. THANKS TERRI!

I want to thank KEN FOISSET from Arizona for his help with the VANCE family. Thanks KEN!

I would like to thank JAN DUNMIRE for her input on the VANCE family information. Thanks JAN!

My thanks to LISA JOHNSON NELSON for her help with the VANCE-HATFIELD families. Thanks LISA!

My thanks to CAROLYN VANCE JENSEN from Iowa for her input on the VANCE family. Thanks CAROLYN!

My thanks to MARGARET VANCE WEBB for her help with the VANCE family. Thanks MARGARET!

I want to thank BECCA HOWARD CLARK for her help with the HOWARD family. Thanks BECCA!

My thanks to JOHN & LORI BARNETT from Alaska for their help with the VANCE family. Thanks JOHN & LORI!

I want to thank MEGAN from Oklahoma for her VANCE family help. Thanks MEGAN!

My thanks to LINDA BLANDO for her input on the HOWARD FAMILY. Thanks LINDA!

My thanks to DEBBIE from OHIO for her help with the VANCE family. Thanks DEBBIE!

My thanks to KATHY MAZOR from Michigan for her input to my VANCE & BROWN research. You have added many, many new ancestors and cousins to my family KATHY! Thanks a lot KATHY!

A special thanks to our cousins HOPE & ANDY STRICKLAND in Ohio for their help with the VANCE-JACKSON families, and especially for the laughs. Thanks HOPE & ANDY! Keep on truckin!

A special thanks to our cousin BURL MCGLOTHIN from Indiana for all of the help with the Kentucky VANCE'S. Thanks BURL!

My thanks to MIKE DYE for all of his hard work on the Russell Co. GENWEB site. Thanks MIKE!

I would like to thank KATHY MEADE for helping with the decendents of Richard VANCE (s/o Richard, s/o Abner) Thanks KATHY!

I want to thank Peggy (WALTERS) SHORT for all the help with the SMITH-BYRD information! I went to school with Peggy, and never knew we were related until a couple months ago. Thanks Peggy!

I want to thank Jack BYRD for the BYRD information provided. Jack has a great Homepage. Thanks Jack!

I would like to thank Hassel BROWNING for the help with the BROWNING information he has shared with me. Thanks Hassel.

I would like to thank Daniel VANCE for the information he provided about his family, and also for the great jokes he continues to send me. Thanks Daniel!

I want to thank Bettye Vance SAMPSON for helping with the VANCE-SMITH families, Thanks Bettye.

I want to thank Raymond VANCE from Arizone for the help with the VANCE-SMITH lines, thanks for filling in a few holes Raymond!

I want to thank Joyce BARNETT from Virginia for her help, and documents about John Patterson VANCE. Thanks Joyce!

I want to thank Terri SAYLOR from Tennessee for her help with the KENNEDY lines I have been working on. Thanks Terri!

I want to thank Carolyn KENNEDY from Kentucky for her help with the KENNEDY lines also. Thanks Carolyn!

I want to thank Ada Kennedy SMITH for her help on the KENNEDY and ELSWICK lines I have been working on. Thanks Ada!

I would like to thank everyone that helped with the following family lines, which includes the surnames KISER, KENNEDY, LAWSON, SIMMONS, HIGGENBOTHAM, WHITE, SMITH, COUNTS and a few more. We will be adding some of this information to the page soon. Thanks Tami!

I want to thank Alicia "Vance" PENNINGTON from West Virginia for sharing her VANCE information with us. Thanks Alicia.

I want to thank James Allen "Jimmy" THOMASON for sharing his Cemetery information with us. Thanks Jimmy.

I want to thank Karen Louise "EAGLE" MOMAN for sharing her TABOR family information with us. Thanks Karen.

I would like to thank Carl BRICKEY for his Scott Co. Va. Cemetery information. Thanks Carl.

My thanks to Betty Ann "SHEPPARD" DULCIE for her contribution on the VANCE'S. Betty has provided information that is not on record. Thanks Betty.

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