Research Data:

1860 Census - Fayette Co., PA Tyrone TWP

	1343 1237
	John Romesburgh	25 M Farm Laborer - 100	PA
	Eliza J.		20 F			PA
	Prissillia		 4 F			PA
	Sarah C.		10/12 F			PA
	
1870 - Conversation with Brant Davis

	James Wife is Martha Romesberg - Romesbergs come from valley
	between two ridges east of Haydentown.
	
1880 Census - Fayette Co., PA Nicholson TWP

	44 44
	Provance, James		M 31	PA		PA		PA
	Martha			F 30	W. Va	W. Va	W. Va
	Alverda			F  9	Pa		W. Va	Pa
	Isadora			F  5
	Dellia			F  4
	Harry				M  1
	
1 July 1887
Official Register of the United States, containing a list of the officers and employees in the
civil, military, and naval service on the first of July, 1887; Vol 1, page 335

War Department
Engineer Department at Large

Masons:
Joseph H. Provance  born: Pennsylvania, appointed from Pennsylvania, appointed to Greensborough, Pa,
paid $2.25
James Provance  born: Pennsylvania, appointed from Pennsylvania, appointed to Greensborough, Pa, paid
$2.75

 
Dec 10 1890 - Film #1318022 Marriages of Fayette Co. PA

	Provance, Dora to Brooks, Jacob issued Dec 10 1890
	where: 13/49 Married: Dec 10 1890
1900 Census - Fayette Co., PA Nicholson TWP e.d. 43 Sheet 2 line 32

	Provance, James M.	W H Mar 1849 51 Widowed Pennsylvania
	Della R.		W D Jan 1876 24	"
	Harry B.		W S Dec 1879 22	"
	Lewis J.		W S Jun 1881 19	"
	
1904 - Fayette Co., record of deaths Book 2

	Provins, James M.  white male 60 yrs. old single born Fayette Co.
	Stone Mason - died March 28 1904 Nicholson TWP New Geneva in 2 hours
	burried Cedar Grove Cem. Mar 30 1904 Recorded Jan 18 1905
	
	Conversation with Brant Davis - grandson of James Provance
	James buried in New Geneva
	
1904 - Daily News Standard, Uniontown, PA. - Apr. 30, 1904 P. 4

				James M. Provance

	New Geneva, Apr. 30 - James M. Provance died Friday morning, 
April 29, 1904, at 4 o'clock, very unexpectedly.  He was a son of Theron 
Provance, and is survived by five children: Mrs. Dora Mallory of 
Greensboro, Mrs. D.M. Davis, Harry and Lewis of this place, and Della of 
Uniontown.  The deceased was 56 years old and his sudden death was a 
shock to his friends and neightbors as he was apparently in vigorous 
health.  The funeral will take place Sunday, May 1, at 10 o'clock am.

1920 Census Soundex

vol 126 ED 60 Sheet 2 Line 53
South Street, New Geneva, Fayette, PA

Provance, Harry B.	W 40 Pennsylvania
Mary			W 31 "
Hilda M.		D 12 "
Neva E.		D 10 "
Hester S.		D 9  "
Cecil B.		S 6  "

Vol 126 ED 60 Sheet 2 Line 25
South Street, New Geneva, Fayette, PA

Provance, James L.	W 38 Pennsylvania
Rachel		W 39 "
Howard M.		S 15 "
Charles E.		S 12 "
Martha M.		D 7  "
Alva L.		S 5  "

1960 - Headstone of Harry Provance

	Father - Harry B. Provance 1879-1960
	Mother - Mary E. Provance 1888-1976

misc.  - Cyclopedia of Fayette Biographies by Ellis (?)

p. 521  James M. Provance was born in Nicholson township, Fayette county, 
Pa., March 23, 1849;  was reared on a farm, and attended the common 
schools.  At the age of thirteen, he commenced to make his own living as 
deck sweeper on a steamboat, which he followed for one year, when he 
shipped as deck hand, after which he worked as a fireman for some time.  
He was engaged upon the river for about ten years, when he engaged in 
mining coal.  Afterwards learned the trade of stone mason.

In 1872 he was married to Mis Mary M. Romesburg, a daughter of Adam 
Romesburg, who was a native of Pennsylvania, and of German descent.  Mrs. 
Provance died Sept. 4, 1887.  To this union were born five children: 
Alfrida, Isa D., Della, Harry B. and James L.  Alfrida is married to 
Daniel Davis of Fayette County.

Mr. Provance owns a comfortable little home at New Geneva.

Theron Provance, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in 
Fayette county Pa., owned a small farm, and had a comfortable home.  His 
father, Joseph Y. Provance, was one of the early settlers of western 
Pennsylvania, and was a large land owner.  He was of English birth, and 
came to America, and settled in Pennsylvania before the revolution, and 
took part in that war.  He was the father of twenty-seven children.

misc. - Cedar Grove Cemetery  July 4, 1990

	J. Lewis Provance		1881-1936
	Rachel his wife		1880-1948

misc. - Found obituary of James Provance in the Newspaper in the 
Uniontown public library, but lost my notes.