great – grandparents of R A Holloman III
Thomas Jefferson Vann ca 1850 – | his parents
& 1874 Elizabeth [Bettie] Elva Mitchell 1853 – 1939 | her parents
of Hertford County, NC
This is my working hypothesis – the way I see it as of this moment!!
Thomas Jefferson Vann married Elizabeth (Bettie) Mitchell 12 Dec 1874.
Bettie and TJ Vann
snapshots by Shirley Wersinger
Thomas Jefferson Vann of Aulander [Harmon’s X-roads] was the son of Jesse W Vann and Nancy, a daughter of Luke McGloughon [McGlohn] and grandson of John Vann who came to the county about 1800 from Gates County and died in Sept 1850 in his 83rd year.
Bettie Elva Mitchell was born 5 Oct 1853. She was the fifth child of W W Mitchell and his third wife Mary Elizabeth Winnefred Mitchell.
Bettie Mitchell Vann died 14 Jan 1939.
Children of Thomas Jefferson Vann and Elizabeth (Bettie) Mitchell:
1. Herman Shelley Vann [died at age of 6 yrs]
2. Jesse John [Jack] Vann 26 Feb. 1879 – 9 Mar 1957 dsp
3. Pauline Roberta Vann Sept. 1882 – 1970
married Robert Abner “Rob” Holloman 1874 – 1951
4. Belauh B. Vann Feb. 1882 – no issue
married E. Clifton Early
5. Mary Hasseltine Vann Oct. 1889 (never married)
grad Chowan 1907 taught science there 1909/10
6. Nancy Thomas Vann Feb 1894 –
married Lambert H Winborne
a. Hannah Thomas Winborne
b. Edith Winifred Winborne 1918 – 1982
c. Betty Vann Winborne
1880 census in Hertford co St Johns twsp is found in one household
Paulene A Holomon 27
Susan N – 4,
John M 3
William D 2
{I assume she is a widow at this time]
also in her household is
Thomas J Vann 30 her brother-in-law farm manager
Bettie Vann 25 her sister
Jesse J. nephew
In 1870 St Johns twsp
Mitchell, W W 59 farmer
his wife Marie E W 47
James L 22 student
John P 21 farmer,
Almirah H 19
Pa–lea– A 18
Bettie 16,
Wm J 12,
Ba–er, Nancy 87 [no relation given]
1870 also living in the household of
Mitchell, G H of St Johns 41 farmer
Nancy 40,
Jesse H T 13
Marie E 4
James — S 1
Vann, Thos 20 at school
1860 Hertford County census
Nancy Vann head of a household, age 28
Thomas J. Vann, age l0
J. J. Vann, age 8
Nancy McGlaughon [obviously her mother], age 56
James Northcutt, age 22 overseer
Ref: The Vann Family by Louise Boone 1938
Abstracts of US Census of Hertford County