William Watson Vance ¹

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Obituary: Crawfordsville Daily Journal on 27 Aug 1915 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, United States. Former Well Known Resident and Fire Chief Expired At Bradley, Ill.
Friends in the city learned Friday evening that William Vance, a former resident of Crawfordsville and chief of the fire department here for a number of years had died at his home in Bradley, Ill., during the day. Cerebral hemorrhage, with which he was stricken a few days ago, caused his death. His brother, Ed Vance, of this city had been called to Bradley and was there when the death occurred. The body was taken to Hartford City to the home of the deceased son. Watson Vance, Saturday. Funeral services will be held there.
Mr. Vance spent all of his life in Crawfordsville until a few years ago. He was a son of William Vance, former county clerk. The son was educated in the schools here and learned the saddlery trade in this city, following this vocation for a number of years. He was chief of the fire department for many years. He was married to Miss Pattie McGilliard of this city and is survived by his widow and son. Mr. Vance had many close friends in Crawfordsville.

William married Susanna Jane McGaillard on 17 Nov 1880 in Montgomery, Indiana, United States. (Susanna Jane McGaillard was born on 7 Sep 1857 in Crawfordsville, Union Township, Montgomery, Indiana, United States,³ died on 9 Jul 1940 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA ³ and was buried in Crawfordsville, Union Township, Montgomery, Indiana, United States ³.)