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John Rufus Vaughn 1879–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 July 1879

Birth Location: Kosse, Limestone, Texas, USA

Death Date: 11 Jan 1958

Death Location: Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA

Father: John Vaughn

Mother: Margaret Conner

Spouse(s): Minnie Eaves

Children(s): Lettie Vaughn, Emma Vaughn, Lillie Vaughn, Annie Vaughn, Mertis Vaughn, Willie Vaughn, Herman Vaughn, Prentis Vaughn, Curtis Vaughn

John Rufus Vaughn was born in 1879 in Kosse, Limestone, Texas, USA, the child of John Albert Vaughn And Margaret Elizabeth Conner. In 1880, John Rufus Vaughn resided in De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA. In 1900, John Rufus Vaughn resided in Beat 4, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA. John Rufus Vaughn married Minnie Lee Eaves, and had children including Annie Belle Vaughn, Curtis Vaughn, Emma Aline Vaughn, Herman K Vaughn, Lettie Irene Vaughn, Lillie Mae Vaughn, Lois Vaughn, Mertis Rufus Pete Vaughn, Prentis Evert Vaughn, Willie Bea Vaughn. John Rufus Vaughn passed away in 1958 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • John Rufus Vaughn was born in 1879 in Kosse, Limestone, Texas, USA, the child of John Albert Vaughn And Margaret Elizabeth Conner.
  • In 1880, John Rufus Vaughn resided in De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1900, John Rufus Vaughn resided in Beat 4, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA.
  • John Rufus Vaughn married Minnie Lee Eaves, and had children including Annie Belle Vaughn, Curtis Vaughn, Emma Aline Vaughn, Herman K Vaughn, Lettie Irene Vaughn, Lillie Mae Vaughn, Lois Vaughn, Mertis Rufus Pete Vaughn, Prentis Evert Vaughn, Willie Bea Vaughn.
  • John Rufus Vaughn passed away in 1958 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Vaughn
1845–1932
Birth Location: DeKalb, Kemper, Mississippi, United States
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Margaret Conner
1848–1916
Birth Location: Alabama
MC

Spouses(s)

Minnie Eaves
1889–1966
Birth Location: Gholson, Noxubee, Mississippi, United States
ME

Children(s)

Lettie Vaughn
1906–1995
Birth Location: Kemper County, Mississippi, United States
LV
Emma Vaughn
1908–1977
Birth Location: Mississippi
EV
Lillie Vaughn
1910–1977
Birth Location: Gholson, Nouxbee, Mississippi, United States
LV
Annie Vaughn
1915–2008
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
AV
Mertis Vaughn
1920–1999
Birth Location: Shuqualak, Kemper County, Mississippi, USA
MV
Willie Vaughn
1923–2011
Birth Location: Kemper County, Mississippi, USA
WV
Herman Vaughn
1917–2007
Birth Location: Preston, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
HV
Prentis Vaughn
1913–1973
Birth Location: Kemper County, Mississippi, USA
PV
Curtis Vaughn
1918–2014
Birth Location: Noxubee, Mississippi, USA
CV

John Vaughn's Ancestors

Self
John Vaughn
1879–1958
Birth Place: Kosse, Limestone, Texas, USA
Parents
John Albert Vaughn
1845–1932
DeKalb, Kemper, Mississippi, United States
Margaret (Elizabeth) Conner
1848–1916
Alabama
Grandparents
James ("Jim") Vaughn
1804–1856
Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Mary Knapp
1814–1891
James (W."Jim") Conner
1818–1886
Alabama
Elizabeth (Ann (Annie)) Kernopp
1825–1898
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Vaughn's Descendants

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John (Rufus) Vaughn (19 July 1879–11 Jan 1958) m. Minnie (Lee) Eaves (6 Jan 1889–25 Jan 1966)
  1. 1. Lettie (Irene) Vaughn 1906–1995 m. Cannie (Bell) Higginbotham 1903–1985
    1. 1. Annie (M) Higginbotham 1927–2013 m. Wesley (E Roberts) Jr 1927–1995
    2. 2. Paul (Johnson) Higginbotham 1934–2019 m. Fay (Carol) Dearman 1940–2000
    3. 3. Sam (Bell) Higginbotham 1936–2016 m. Annie (Ruth) Sims 1940–1979 m. Katie (Murl) Stewart 1929–2012
    4. 4. Robert (Lee) Higginbotham 1942–2015
    5. 5. Infant (Son) Higginbotham 1931–1931
  2. 2. Emma (Aline) Vaughn 1908–1977
  3. 3. Lillie (Mae) Vaughn 1910–1977
  4. 4. Annie (Belle) Vaughn 1915–2008
  5. 5. Mertis (Rufus "Pete") Vaughn 1920–1999
  6. 6. Willie (Bea) Vaughn 1923–2011
  7. 7. Herman (K) Vaughn 1917–2007
  8. 8. Prentis (Evert) Vaughn 1913–1973
  9. 9. Curtis Vaughn 1918–2014

John Vaughn's Timeline

10 Records

1879
19 July 1879
Birth of John Rufus Vaughn in Kosse, Limestone, Texas, USA
Kosse, Limestone, Texas, USA
1880
1880
Age 1
John Rufus Vaughn resided here in De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 21
John Rufus Vaughn resided here in Beat 4, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 31
John Rufus Vaughn resided here in Beat 3, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 41
John Rufus Vaughn resided here in Beat 4, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 51
John Rufus Vaughn resided here in Beat 5, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 56
John Rufus Vaughn resided here in De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi
De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 61
John Rufus Vaughn resided here in De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 71
John Rufus Vaughn resided here in , Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1958
11 Jan 1958
Age 79
Death of John Rufus Vaughn in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 July 1879
    Event Place: Kosse, Limestone, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2037; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 35-17
    [2] U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 4, Noxubee, Mississippi; Roll: T625_889; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 91; Image: 348
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 5, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: 1152; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 397.0; FHL microfilm: 2340887
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Noxubee; Roll: 1682943
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: 652; Page: 134A; Enumeration District: 071
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 4, Noxubee, Mississippi; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1240822
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: T624_740; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1374753
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: 652; Page: 134A; Enumeration District: 071

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 4, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 4, Noxubee, Mississippi; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1240822

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 3, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: T624_740; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1374753

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 4, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 4, Noxubee, Mississippi; Roll: T625_889; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 91; Image: 348

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 5, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 5, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: 1152; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 397.0; FHL microfilm: 2340887

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2037; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 35-17

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: De Kalb, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2037; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 35-17

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Noxubee, MS
    Record Source: U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Noxubee, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Noxubee; Roll: 1682943

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1958
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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