Re: Is info correct? James Vann m. Mary (1. Robinson 2. (Butler) Tatum
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Is info correct? James Vann m. Mary (1. Robinson 2. (Butler) Tatum
Susan Fisher 7/04/09
Hi, Susan!
I descend directly from James Vann and Mary Robinson Vann thru their oldest child, Sarah Elizabeth Vann (Sarah married Washington B. Henry shortly after the Civil War). As far as I know, Mary Robinson was James Vann's only wife (altho I could be wrong!) One thing that makes this so confusing is that families tended to use the same given name over and over!
It's true that Mary Robinson Vann died during the Civil War while acting as a nurse during an outbreak of disease (cholera, smallpox, something like that). My Sarah was 12 or 13 when her mother died. I do know that the disease was so contagious that the victims could not be buried at home-they were buried near the "hospital", which was set up on the remote edges of a nearby plantation. I don't believe that the graves were marked, either.
I've never heard that my James Vann was an officer during the War. I'm not even certain whether he served in the Confederacy (clearly I need to check on this!). I do know that his future son-in-law, Sarah's husband Wash Henry, was a Confederate veteran.
The genealogy you give for James Vann back to Capt. William Vann and his wife Phoebe sounds correct.
I did learn an interesting fact about Mary Robinson Vann from a great-aunt. She said that Mary was an avid horsewoman who could handle the wildest horse--she was utterly fearless and would jump the highest fences! Which makes me wonder if I'm her descendant after all--I think horses are beautiful, but the few times I've tried to ride one, I was frozen with terror and hanging on for dear life, lol!
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Re: Is info correct? James Vann m. Mary (1. Robinson 2. (Butler) Tatum
Susan Spivey 10/11/09
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Re: Is info correct? James Vann m. Mary (1. Robinson 2. (Butler) Tatum
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Re: Is info correct? James Vann m. Mary (1. Robinson 2. (Butler) Tatum
Susan Spivey 10/11/09
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Re: Is info correct? James Vann m. Mary (1. Robinson 2. (Butler) Tatum
Susan Spivey 10/11/09