Brief Life History of Robert Braden
When Robert Braden Vance was born on 25 November 1901, in Webster, Mississippi, United States, his father, Byron Leslie Vance, was 27 and his mother, Margaret Ann Skelton, was 25. He lived in Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States in 1950 and Bentonville, Wayne, Iowa, United States in 1963. He died on 8 March 1963, at the age of 61, and was buried in Benton, Arkansas, United States.
Photos and Memories (0)
Do you know Robert Braden? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Braden Vance, "United States Census, 1940"
- Robert Braden Vance, "Mississippi, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
- Robert Braden Vance, "BillionGraves Index"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1907 · Boll Weevil Destroys Most the Cotton Crop
When the boll weevil threatened most the Mississippi Delta, it put the state’s cotton crop in peril. By the time the boll weevil reached Mississippi it had already destroyed four million bales of cotton. This added up to $238 million at the time or about 6 billion in present day. The boll weevil depends on cotton for every stage of its life.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Name Meaning
Scottish: apparently a spelling pronunciation of Vans, a misreading of Vaus (see Vause ), in which -u- has been miscopied as -n-. If true, it is probably limited to the Vans or Vaus family of Wigtownshire. It may be this surname that appears in Ireland from the early 17th century, especially in Ulster, but it could alternatively be the English name in 2 below.
English: if not a transcription error for Vause (a surname well evidenced in Warwickshire and Leicestershire), a variant of Vann , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.