JOHN MERCER LANCE, b: 1916 - HAYESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}


			^{WILLIAM ANDREW LANCE}^{b.1848 UNION COUN, GEORGIA d. NORTH CAROLINA}

		^{ERNEST MELVIN LANCE}^{b.1876 BU, NORTH CAROLINA d.1970 CL, NORTH CAROLINA}	^{ADALINE HENSON}^{b. d.}

^{MARTHA LOUISE LANCE}^{b. Private d.}	^{JOHN MERCER LANCE}^{b.1916 HA, NORTH CAROLINA d.1995 STONE MOUN, GEORGIA}		^{ELIZA AUBERRY}^{b.1847 d.1909}

^{LINDA RUTH LANCE}^{b. Private d.}		^{MARTHA JANE AUBERRY}^{b.1886 CL, NORTH CAROLINA d.1928 CL, NORTH CAROLINA}	^{LOUISE ROBINSON}^{b. d.}

^{REBECCA JO LANCE}^{b. Private d.}

^{LANCE JOHN MERCER}^{b. Private d.}		^{ODA GRAVES ROGERS}^{b. d.}

	^{RUTH ETHEL ROGERS}^{b. Private d.}

		^{MINNIE ESTHER KUYKENDALL}^{b. d.}