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Vance was born Mira Margaret Baird on December 22, 1802, in [[Buncombe County, North Carolina]]. She was the daughter of Hannah Lay Erwin Baird and [[Zebulon Baird]], a member of the [[North Carolina Senate]]. |
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Vance was born Mira Margaret Baird on December 22, 1802, in [[Buncombe County, North Carolina]]. She was the daughter of Hannah Lay Erwin Baird and [[Zebulon Baird]], a member of the [[North Carolina Senate]]. |
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She married Daniel Vance II, a farmer and innkeeper who was the son of Colonel [[David Vance (soldier)|David Vance]].[{{Cite web |last=Barrett |first=John G. |date=1996 |title=Vance, Zebulon Baird |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/vance-zebulon-baird |access-date=April 9, 2022 |website=NCpedia}}][{{Cite book |last=Dowd |first=Clement |url=https://archive.org/details/lifeofzebulonbvance00dowd/page/n11/mode/2up |title=Life of Zebulon B. Vance |publisher=Observer Printing and Publishing House |year=1897 |location=Charleston, South Carolina |language=en |access-date=April 10, 2022 |via=]Hathi Trust}} They had eight children, including [[Zebulon Vance]] and [[Robert B. Vance]].[McKinney, Gordon B. “Zeb Vance and the Construction of the Western North Carolina Railroad.” ''Appalachian Journal'' 29, no. 1/2 (2001): 58–67. {{JSTOR|40934142}}.][{{Cite web|url=https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/ncpi/view/10036|title=Margaret Baird Vance|website=digital.lib.ecu.edu}}] She was a society lady and also managed her family's [[Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace|plantation]] near [[Reems Creek]].[{{Cite web|url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2018/11/25/visiting-our-past-meet-some-amazing-mountain-women-asheville/2057019002/|title=Visiting Our Past: Meet some amazing mountain women|first=Rob|last=Neufeld|website=The Asheville Citizen Times}}] |
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She married Daniel Vance II, a farmer and innkeeper who was the son of Colonel [[David Vance (soldier)|David Vance]].[{{Cite web |last=Barrett |first=John G. |date=1996 |title=Vance, Zebulon Baird |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/vance-zebulon-baird |access-date=April 9, 2022 |website=NCpedia}}][{{Cite book |last=Dowd |first=Clement |url=https://archive.org/details/lifeofzebulonbvance00dowd/page/n11/mode/2up |title=Life of Zebulon B. Vance |publisher=Observer Printing and Publishing House |year=1897 |location=Charleston, South Carolina |language=en |access-date=April 10, 2022 |via=HathiTrust}}] They had eight children, including [[Zebulon Vance]] and [[Robert B. Vance]].[McKinney, Gordon B. “Zeb Vance and the Construction of the Western North Carolina Railroad.” ''Appalachian Journal'' 29, no. 1/2 (2001): 58–67. {{JSTOR|40934142}}.][{{Cite web|url=https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/ncpi/view/10036|title=Margaret Baird Vance|website=digital.lib.ecu.edu}}] She was a society lady and also managed her family's [[Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace|plantation]] near [[Reems Creek]].[{{Cite web|url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2018/11/25/visiting-our-past-meet-some-amazing-mountain-women-asheville/2057019002/|title=Visiting Our Past: Meet some amazing mountain women|first=Rob|last=Neufeld|website=The Asheville Citizen Times}}] |
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[[File:Zebulon Baird Vance birthplace, Reems Creek, North Carolina.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Vance's home near Reems Creek]] |
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[[File:Zebulon Baird Vance birthplace, Reems Creek, North Carolina.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Vance's home near Reems Creek]] |
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She was widowed at the age of forty-two and had to auction off some of her husband's property, including eleven slaves.[{{Cite web|url=https://youraudiotour.com/tours/juneteenth-in-the-reems-creek-valley/stops/3013|title=Venus | Your Audio Tour|website=youraudiotour.com}}] She bought back one slave, [[Venus Vance|Venus]], for one dollar.[ She moved the family, and seven enslaved women and children, to [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]].][{{Cite web|url=https://www.dncr.nc.gov/blog/2024/01/19/zebulon-b-vance-1830-1894-p-2|title=Zebulon B. Vance 1830-1894 (P-2) | NC DNCR|date=January 19, 2024|website=www.dncr.nc.gov}}] |
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She was widowed at the age of forty-two and had to auction off some of her husband's property, including eleven slaves.[{{Cite web|url=https://youraudiotour.com/tours/juneteenth-in-the-reems-creek-valley/stops/3013|title=Venus | Your Audio Tour|website=youraudiotour.com}}] She bought back one slave, [[Venus Vance|Venus]], for one dollar.[ She moved the family, and seven enslaved women and children, to [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]].][{{Cite web|url=https://www.dncr.nc.gov/blog/2024/01/19/zebulon-b-vance-1830-1894-p-2|title=Zebulon B. Vance 1830-1894 (P-2) | NC DNCR|date=January 19, 2024|website=www.dncr.nc.gov}}] |
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