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James Earnest Vaughn 1918–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 JUN 1918

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 29 DEC 1989

Death Location: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, United States

Father: Collie Vaughn

Mother: Cleo Smith

Spouse(s): Claudine Rigsby, Minnie Vaughn

Children(s): Joe Vaughn, William Vaughn

James Earnest Vaughn was born in 1918 in Tennessee, the child of Collie Davis Vaughn And Cleo P Smith. In 1930, James Earnest Vaughn resided in District 11, Carroll, Tennessee, USA. James Earnest Vaughn married Claudine Rigsby, Minnie Carolyn Vaughn, and had children including Carolyn Mae Vaughn, Carter Ray Vaughn, Joe Neal Vaughn, Michael Brett Vaughn, Peggy Lee Vaughn, Ricky Lynn Vaughn, Virginia Ann Vaughn, William David Vaughn. James Earnest Vaughn passed away in 1989 in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, United States.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

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Biography

  • James Earnest Vaughn was born in 1918 in Tennessee, the child of Collie Davis Vaughn And Cleo P Smith.
  • In 1930, James Earnest Vaughn resided in District 11, Carroll, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Earnest Vaughn married Claudine Rigsby, Minnie Carolyn Vaughn, and had children including Carolyn Mae Vaughn, Carter Ray Vaughn, Joe Neal Vaughn, Michael Brett Vaughn, Peggy Lee Vaughn, Ricky Lynn Vaughn, Virginia Ann Vaughn, William David Vaughn.
  • James Earnest Vaughn passed away in 1989 in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Collie Vaughn
1887–1982
Birth Location: Tennessee
CV
Cleo Smith
1899–1978
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
CS

Spouses(s)

Claudine Rigsby
1919–
Birth Location: –
CR
Minnie Vaughn
1919–2010
Birth Location: unknown
MV

Children(s)

Joe Vaughn
1951–2011
Birth Location: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
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William Vaughn
1944–2007
Birth Location: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
WV

James Vaughn's Ancestors

Self
James Vaughn
1918–1989
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Collie Davis Vaughn
1887–1982
Tennessee
Cleo (P) Smith
1899–1978
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
James (Wylie) Vaughn
1862–1958
United States
Patsy Oatsvail
1852–1916
Tennessee
Earnest (M.) Smyth
1867–1892
Tennessee
Fannie (D.) McCORD
1869–1937
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Parham Smith
1841–1899
Margaret Gardner
1844–1898
William McCord
1833–1922
Hanna Dunlap
1817–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McCord
1805–1907
Frances Wright
1813–

James Vaughn's Descendants

1.
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James (Earnest) Vaughn (10 JUN 1918–29 DEC 1989) m. Claudine Rigsby (1919–) m. Minnie (Carolyn) Vaughn (24 DEC 1919–01 Jan 2010)
  1. 1. Joe (Neal) Vaughn 1951–2011
  2. 2. William (David) Vaughn 1944–2007

James Vaughn's Timeline

7 Records

1918
10 JUN 1918
Birth of James Earnest Vaughn in Huntingdon C, Tennessee
Huntingdon C, Tennessee
1918
10 JUN 1918
Birth of James Earnest Vaughn in Tennessee
Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 12
James Earnest Vaughn resided here in District 11, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
District 11, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
James Earnest Vaughn resided here in Rural, Carroll, Tennessee
Rural, Carroll, Tennessee
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 22
James Earnest Vaughn resided here in Carroll, Tennessee, USA
Carroll, Tennessee, USA
1989
29 DEC 1989
Age 71
Death of James Earnest Vaughn in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
1989
29 DEC 1989
Age 71
Death of James Earnest Vaughn in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 JUN 1918
    Event Place: Huntingdon C, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 11, Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: 2236; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2341970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3877; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 9-16
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Tennessee, State Marriages
    [6] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3877; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 9-16, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,2442::37805718
    [7] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 382-18-4846; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,3693::64275345
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave Index, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,60525::108933350
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,60901::25737055
    [10] Tennessee, State Marriages, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,1169::308432
    [11] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 11, Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: 2236; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2341970, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,6224::68375569

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 DEC 1989
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 382-18-4846; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,3693::64275345
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,60525::108933350
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,60901::25737055

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 11, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 11, Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: 2236; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2341970
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 11, Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: 2236; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2341970, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,6224::68375569

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carroll County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,60525::108933350

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Carroll, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3877; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 9-16
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3877; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 9-16, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,2442::37805718

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Carroll, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3877; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 9-16
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3877; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 9-16, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,2442::37805718

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 JUN 1918
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 DEC 1989
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, United States
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