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Orpha McWhirter Vaughn 1827–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 December 1827

Birth Location: Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 21 September 1909

Death Location: Maysville, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Hope Sims

Mother: Hannah Yeargin

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Orpha McWhirter Vaughn was born in 1827 in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Hope Sims And Hannah Elizabeth Varner Yeargin. In 1850, Orpha McWhirter Vaughn resided in District 32, Franklin, Georgia, USA. Orpha McWhirter Vaughn passed away in 1909 in Maysville, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Orpha McWhirter Vaughn was born in 1827 in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Hope Sims And Hannah Elizabeth Varner Yeargin.
  • In 1850, Orpha McWhirter Vaughn resided in District 32, Franklin, Georgia, USA.
  • Orpha McWhirter Vaughn passed away in 1909 in Maysville, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Orpha Vaughn's Ancestors

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Orpha Vaughn
1827–1909
Birth Place: Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Hope Sims
1794–1879
Georgia, United States of America
Hannah (Elizabeth Varner) Yeargin
1799–1885
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Yeargan
1759–1842
Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia (1607 - 1776 - Colonial Rule)
Mary Spearman
1774–1850
, Essex, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Yeargin
1735–1807
Oney Bowles
1740–1813
Thomas Spearman
1740–1800
Elizabeth Catlett
1729–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr
1715–1770
Margaret Rutherford
1718–1790
John IV
1680–1739
Alice Gibson
1708–1761

Orpha Vaughn's Timeline

3 Records

1827
25 December 1827
Birth of Orpha McWhirter Vaughn in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 23
Orpha McWhirter Vaughn resided here in District 32, Franklin, Georgia, USA
District 32, Franklin, Georgia, USA
1909
21 September 1909
Age 82
Death of Orpha McWhirter Vaughn in Erastus, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America
Erastus, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 December 1827
    Event Place: Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 32, Franklin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 September 1909
    Event Place: Erastus, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maysville, Banks County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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