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Elizabeth Vaughan 1812–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aft. 1812

Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina

Death Date: 05 Nov 1895

Death Location: Laurens County, South Carolina

Father: John I

Mother: Ruth Mitchell

Spouse(s): Berryman Knight

Children(s): John Knight, Matthew Knight, James Knight, Jesse Knight, William Knight, Lenora Knight, Silas Knight

Elizabeth Vaughan was born in 1812 in Laurens County, South Carolina, the child of John Vaughan I And Ruth Lavinia Mitchell. In 1860, Elizabeth Vaughan resided in Tumbling Shoals, Laurens, South Carolina, USA. In 1880, Elizabeth Vaughan resided in Cokesbury, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA. Elizabeth Vaughan married Berryman Stobe Knight, and had children including James G Knight, Jesse Knight, John Mccall Knight, Lenora Knight, Matthew Knight, Silas Knight, William Knight. Elizabeth Vaughan passed away in 1895 in Laurens County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Vaughan was born in 1812 in Laurens County, South Carolina, the child of John Vaughan I And Ruth Lavinia Mitchell.
  • In 1860, Elizabeth Vaughan resided in Tumbling Shoals, Laurens, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1880, Elizabeth Vaughan resided in Cokesbury, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.
  • Elizabeth Vaughan married Berryman Stobe Knight, and had children including James G Knight, Jesse Knight, John Mccall Knight, Lenora Knight, Matthew Knight, Silas Knight, William Knight.
  • Elizabeth Vaughan passed away in 1895 in Laurens County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

John I
1760–1847
Birth Location: South Carolina
JI
Ruth Mitchell
1781–1850
Birth Location: Virginia
RM

Spouses(s)

Berryman Knight
1812–1892
Birth Location: –
BK

Children(s)

John Knight
1835–1920
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina
JK
Matthew Knight
1837–1906
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina
MK
James Knight
1838–1862
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina
JK
Jesse Knight
1840–1920
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina
JK
William Knight
1846–
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina
WK
Lenora Knight
1848–1926
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina
LK
Silas Knight
1853–1923
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina
SK

Elizabeth Vaughan's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Vaughan
1812–1895
Birth Place: Laurens County, South Carolina
Parents
John Vaughan I
1760–1847
South Carolina
Ruth (Lavinia) Mitchell
1781–1850
Virginia
Grandparents
William Vaughan
–1828
South Carolina
Nimrod Mitchell
1743–1790
Granville County, North Carolina
Mary (Elizabeth Ann) Penn
1746–1818
Caroline County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Mitchell
1717–1799
Ann Hunter
1717–1809
Joseph Penn
1717–1767
Mary Taylor
1718–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Penn
1680–1741
Elizabeth Madison
1685–
John Sr.
1696–1780
Catherine Pendleton
1699–1774

Elizabeth Vaughan's Descendants

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Elizabeth Vaughan (Aft. 1812–05 Nov 1895) m. Berryman (Stobe) Knight (ABT 1812–5 JAN 1892)
  1. 1. John (McCall) Knight 1835–1920 m. Lucinda (C) Bolt 1840–1900
    1. 1. William (James) Knight 1856–1911
    2. 2. Elizabeth Knight 1860–1895
      1. 1. Cleopatra Knight 1879–
    3. 3. Samuel (Miller) Knight 1868–1891
    4. 4. Carrie (Lula A.) Knight 1871–
    5. 5. Middie Knight 1873–
    6. 6. Florence Knight 1877–1948 m. George (Robert) Pearson –1939
    7. 7. John (Miles) Knight 1863–1928 m. Matilda Youmans 1869–1897
      1. 1. Alma Knight 1894–1965 m. Ross (Charles) Mullican 1880–1962
    8. 8. Susan Knight 1880–
    9. 9. Cleopatra (Knight) gd 1879–
    10. 10. Claudia (Knight) gd 1898–1975 m. Lee Griffin 1895–1953
      1. 1. Elmer Griffin 1923–1923
      2. 2. James (L) Griffin 1924–2007
      3. 3. Oscar (Lee) Griffin 1925–1998
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Katie) Griffin 1928–2019 m. George (Haskell) Jordan 1923–1980
      5. 5. Ellen (Louise) Griffin 1930–2021 m. John (Lee) Hobby 1925–1989
    11. 11. John (Knight) gson 1895–
  2. 2. Matthew Knight 1837–1906 m. Nancy (Jane) Saxon 1841–1911
    1. 1. Emma Knight 1866–1913 m. John (M.) Knight 1865–1908
      1. 1. Walter (M.) Knight 1887–1918
      2. 2. Arthur (Lee) Knight 1890–1969 m. Jennie (Lou) Lollis 1911–1997
        1. 1. Emma (Lou) Knight 1939–2018 m. Kenneth (Dean) Smith 1933–2012
      3. 3. Edgar (Matthew) Knight 1891–1934 m. Eunice Hill 1900–1963
        1. 1. William (Edgar) Knight 1917–1988
        2. 2. Ruth Knight 1919–
      4. 4. Ozzie (B.) Knight 1895–1917
      5. 5. Annie (Mae) Knight 1893–1970 m. Mason (Lee) Hawkins 1888–1958
        1. 1. J. (T.) Hawkins 1918–1962
        2. 2. Robert (Lee) Hawkins 1918–1977 m. Ruby (Gertrude) Ashley 1921–2009
      6. 6. John (Allen) Knight 1898–
      7. 7. William (Bryant) Knight 1900–1984
        1. 1. Walter Knght 1925–1990 m. Martha (Louell) Escoe 1926–2014
        2. 2. Troy Knight 1936–1994
      8. 8. James (Roy) Knight 1902–1981 m. Texie (Anna) Gambrell 1903–1969 m. Margie Bagwell 1908–2002
        1. 1. Annie (Laurie) Knight 1931–2016 m. David (Eugene) Foster 1932–2005
        2. 2. Roy Knight 1936–2011
    2. 2. James (Berry) Knight 1867–1959 m. Emma (Lou) Medlock 1879–1970
      1. 1. Berry (Lee) Knight 1911–1999
        1. 1. Lenora (Mae) Knight –1938
      2. 2. Ollie (Mae) Knight 1912–2002
      3. 3. Grace (Irene) Knight 1915– m. Crayton (Lewis) Fisher 1909–1980
      4. 4. Helen (Lucille) Knight 1917–1994 m. Johnny (Fagg) Thomas 1913–1997
      5. 5. Oscar (Homer) Knight 1919–1997 m. Alice Thomas 1919–2002
        1. 1. Marie Knight 1944–2007 m. David (Curtis) Nichols 1936–2004
      6. 6. James (Louis) Knight 1922–2004 m. Sara (Helen) Thomas 1916–
      7. 7. Mary (Eunice) Knight 1924–
    3. 3. Mattie Knight 1870–1909
    4. 4. Polly Knight 1871–1915
    5. 5. Sally Knight 1875–1944 m. Samuel Carver 1884–1944
      1. 1. Carlton (Matthew) Carver 1905–1974
        1. 1. Raymond Carver 1924–1980
      2. 2. Robert (David) Carver 1911–1990 m. Susie Unk 1920–1981
  3. 3. James (G.) Knight 1838–1862
  4. 4. Jesse Knight 1840–1920 m. Pernecia Long 1843–
    1. 1. William (Henry) Knight 1865–1941 m. Nancy (Mary) Garner 1864–1953
      1. 1. Essie (Pearl) Knight 1886–1953 m. John Owens 1887–1926
        1. 1. Walter (Robert Owens) Sr 1916–1993 m. Blanche (Thelma) Sumerel 1915–1998
        2. 2. Raymond (Means Owens) Sr 1918–1990 m. Vera Vincent 1922–1985
        3. 3. Margaret (Irene) Owens 1920–2007 m. Samuel (Asbury) Rutledge 1918–2014
        4. 4. James (Avin) Owens 1924–1993 m. Ruby (Nell) Roberts 1927–1999
        5. 5. John (Henry) Owens 1926–1972
      2. 2. Walter (Earl) Knight 1889–1968 m. Sallie (Riola) Baldwin 1892–1971
        1. 1. Mary (Louise) Knight 1916–1998 m. Joseph (S) Kamps 1913–1997
      3. 3. Henry (Means) Knight 1891–1981 m. Margaret Irwin 1894–1983
      4. 4. William (Lynon) Knight 1894–1973 m. Amanda (Reola) Spencer 1903–1977
        1. 1. William (Columbus) Knight 1922–1975 m. Frances (Marie) Sitgreaves 1924–1992
        2. 2. Nancy (Laura) Knight 1928–2004 m. James (Henry McClellan) Sr 1925–1974
      5. 5. Paul (Clarence) Knight 1898–1913
      6. 6. Samuel (Wilkes) Knight 1900–1968 m. Janie (C) Caldwell 1905–1989
        1. 1. Sarah (Frances) Knight 1925–1999 m. James (Macklin) Barrett 1923–2006
        2. 2. Joe (Wilkes) Knight 1932–1996 m. Nettie (Ruth) Pace 1933–1994
        3. 3. Nellie (Jean) Knight 1934–1935
      7. 7. Charles (Bobo) Knight 1904–1978 m. Mary (Ethel) Wise 1908–1991
        1. 1. Infant (Son) Knight 1941–1941
        2. 2. Charles (Henry) Knight 1927–2000
        3. 3. William (Paul) Knight 1929–1993
        4. 4. Samuel (David) Knight 1931–1976
    2. 2. Sarah Knight 1868–
    3. 3. Octavia Knight 1869–
    4. 4. Thomas (W) Knight 1873–1936
    5. 5. John (M.) Knight 1865–1908 m. Emma Knight 1866–1913
  5. 5. William Knight 1846–
  6. 6. Lenora Knight 1848–1926
  7. 7. Silas Knight 1853–1923

Elizabeth Vaughan's Timeline

4 Records

1812
Aft. 1812
Birth of Elizabeth Vaughan in Laurens County, South Carolina
Laurens County, South Carolina
1860
1860
Age 48
Elizabeth Vaughan resided here in Tumbling Shoals, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Tumbling Shoals, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 68
Elizabeth Vaughan resided here in Cokesbury, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Cokesbury, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1895
05 Nov 1895
Age 83
Death of Elizabeth Vaughan in Laurens County, South Carolina
Laurens County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aft. 1812
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cokesbury, Abbeville, South Carolina; Roll: 1217; Page: 282D; Enumeration District: 012
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1222; Page: 260; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Tumbling Shoals, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1222; Page: 260; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cokesbury, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cokesbury, Abbeville, South Carolina; Roll: 1217; Page: 282D; Enumeration District: 012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Nov 1895
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina
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