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William Jefferson Vaughan 1835–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1835

Birth Location: , Maury, Tennessee

Death Date: 21 Jan 1920

Death Location: Barnhill, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Hartwell Vaughan

Mother: Elizabeth Vaughan

Spouse(s): Lucy Gray

Children(s): Mary Vaughan, William Vaughan, John Vaughan, Susan Musgrave

In 1835, William Jefferson Vaughan entered the world in , Maury, Tennessee, born to Hartwell Freeman Vaughan And Elizabeth Vaughan. In 1840, William Jefferson Vaughan resided in Wayne, Illinois, USA. William Jefferson Vaughan married Lucy C Susan Gray, and had children including John Newton Vaughan, Mary C Molly Vaughan, Susan E Musgrave, William Oscar Vaughan. William Jefferson Vaughan passed away in 1920 in Barnhill, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1835, William Jefferson Vaughan entered the world in , Maury, Tennessee, born to Hartwell Freeman Vaughan And Elizabeth Vaughan.
  • In 1840, William Jefferson Vaughan resided in Wayne, Illinois, USA.
  • William Jefferson Vaughan married Lucy C Susan Gray, and had children including John Newton Vaughan, Mary C Molly Vaughan, Susan E Musgrave, William Oscar Vaughan.
  • William Jefferson Vaughan passed away in 1920 in Barnhill, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Vaughan's Ancestors

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William Vaughan
1835–1920
Birth Place: , Maury, Tennessee
Parents
Hartwell Freeman Vaughan
1792–1864
Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth Vaughan
1797–1870
Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Vaughan's Descendants

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William (Jefferson) Vaughan (26 Jan 1835–21 Jan 1920) m. Lucy (C. 'Susan') Gray (06 Feb 1836–08 Feb 1908)
  1. 1. Mary (C Molly) Vaughan 1859–1931 m. Joseph (Hamlin) Bonner 1856–1908
    1. 1. Suzanne (“Susie” Winifred Bonner) Croughan 1885–1943 m. Ulysses (Samuel Alonzo) Croughan 1877–1947
      1. 1. Mary (E. Croughan) Kuhn 1914–1995
      2. 2. Joseph (M) Croughan 1918–1947
      3. 3. Evelyn Croughan 1917–
    2. 2. Iva (M) Bonner 1894–
    3. 3. John (W) Bonner 1887–
    4. 4. Oscar (P) Bonner 1890–1958 m. Etta Bonner 1897–1993
    5. 5. Maggie (P) Bonner 1890–
  2. 2. William (Oscar) Vaughan 1874–1942
  3. 3. John (Newton) Vaughan 1863–1941 m. Molly Vaughan 1877–
    1. 1. Cleveland Vaughan 1891–
    2. 2. Martha Vaughan 1899–
    3. 3. Pearl Vaughan 1897–
    4. 4. Myrtle Vaughan 1888–
    5. 5. Cecil Headley 1900–
  4. 4. Susan (E.) Musgrave 1868–1914

William Vaughan's Timeline

4 Records

1835
26 Jan 1835
Birth of William Jefferson Vaughan in , Maury, Tennessee
, Maury, Tennessee
1840
1840
Age 5
William Jefferson Vaughan resided here in Wayne, Illinois, USA
Wayne, Illinois, USA
1858
02 Feb 1858
Age 23
William Jefferson Vaughan was married in , Wayne, Illinois
, Wayne, Illinois
1920
21 Jan 1920
Age 85
Death of William Jefferson Vaughan in Barnhill, Wayne, Illinois
Barnhill, Wayne, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1835
    Event Place: , Maury, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 02 Feb 1858
    Event Place: , Wayne, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Wayne, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 72; Page: 263; Family History Library Film: 0007644

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Barnhill, Wayne, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barnhill, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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