William Watson Vance ^{1 2 3}

   FamilySearch ID: G94R-HR8.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1920 in West Conshohocken, Montgomery, PA. ¹ The 1920 census recorded William Beecher, machiinist in paper mill, 55, with wife Luella, 53; Ruth, stenographer, 20; William, laborer in paper mill, 17; Watson, 12. Also in the home is Opal Williams, 19; Opal's daughter Helen Williams, 1 year 1 month; Watson P. Vance, 38; Alta Vance, 29; Thelma Vance, 11; William Vance, 9; and Pauline Vance, 1 year 5 months. Everyone was born in Indiana except the elder William, Helen, and Pauline were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1930 in Conshohocken, Montgomery, PA. ⁴ The 1930 census recorded renting for $40 a month at 426 E. 9th Avenue: Alta E. Vance, widowed, living with daughter Thelma V., cashier in cut rate store, 21; son William W., radio man in radio store, 19; and daughter Pauline, 11. Also in the home were sister Opal M. Fernside, widowed, 29, no occupation, and her daughters Dorothy A., 6, and Louella, 5. Alta,Thelma, William, and Opal were born in Indiana, and Pauline, Dorothy, and Louella in Pennsylvania.

3. Cause of Death: Medical Examiner: Not determined. Place of death: Columbia Printing Co., Philadelphia, 7 May 1965, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ²

4. Occupation: paper cutter at Columbia Printing Co. On 7 May 1965 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ²

5. Residence: 3107 Gaul St., Philadelphia, PA on 7 May 1965 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ²

6. Obituary: Philadelphia Inquirer on 10 May 1965 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. ⁵ VANCE - May 7, 1965, of 3107 Gaul st., William W. husband of Nancy J. (nee Wiegel). Relatives, friends and employes of Columbia Printing Co. invited to services Tues. at 2 P. M., Parlors of F. J. Flanagan & Sons, E. Clearfield and Belgrade sts. Interment Hillside Cem. Viewing Monday evning.

William married Kathryn Marie Gallagher in 1935 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. (Kathryn Marie Gallagher was born on 14 Dec 1909 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States,⁶ died on 16 Oct 1963 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ⁶ and was buried on 21 Oct 1963 in US Goverment Cemetery, Beverly, New Jersey United States ⁶.)