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William Wesley Vaughn 1830–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1830

Birth Location: Franklin District, Georgia, United States

Death Date: July 14, 1863

Death Location: Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Vaughan

Mother: Mary (Anthony?)

Spouse(s): Catherine Taylor

Children(s): Mary Vaughn, Frances (O'Neal), William (Huggins)

William Wesley Vaughn was born in 1830 in Franklin District, Georgia, United States, the child of James Thomas Vaughan And Mary Wiley Wily Anthony. In 1850, William Wesley Vaughn resided in District 68, Pike, Georgia, USA. William Wesley Vaughn married Catherine Eda Taylor, and had children including Frances Elizabeth Adelia Vaughn O Neal, Mary Martha A Vaughn, William Willie Cornelia Vaughn Huggins. William Wesley Vaughn passed away in 1863 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • William Wesley Vaughn was born in 1830 in Franklin District, Georgia, United States, the child of James Thomas Vaughan And Mary Wiley Wily Anthony.
  • In 1850, William Wesley Vaughn resided in District 68, Pike, Georgia, USA.
  • William Wesley Vaughn married Catherine Eda Taylor, and had children including Frances Elizabeth Adelia Vaughn O Neal, Mary Martha A Vaughn, William Willie Cornelia Vaughn Huggins.
  • William Wesley Vaughn passed away in 1863 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Vaughn's Ancestors

Self
William Vaughn
1830–1863
Birth Place: Franklin District, Georgia, United States
Parents
James Thomas Vaughan
1802–1850
North Carolina, USA
Mary (Wiley Wily) (Anthony?)
1821–1860
South Carolina
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Vaughn
1720–1786
Christs Church Parish Hanover, Virginia, United States
Mary (Jane) Napier
1738–1797
Virginia, United States
Jacob (Peter "Fine") Vaughn
1801–1873
Burke County, North Carolina, United States
Mary Goldsbury
1807–1880
Davidson Co., North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Col Vaughan
1703–1746
Margaret Cutts
1700–1775
Rene Sr
1710–1751
Winifred Champion
1720–1777
James Vaughan
1802–1850
Mary (Anthony?)
1821–1860
Ignatius Goldsberry
1780–1830
Delila MAY
1780–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Vaughn
1720–1786
Mary Napier
1738–1797
Jacob Vaughn
1801–1873
Mary Goldsbury
1807–1880

William Vaughn's Descendants

1.
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William (Wesley) Vaughn (5 May 1830–July 14, 1863) m. Catherine (Eda) Taylor (17 Jan 1837–1920)
  1. 1. Mary (Martha A.) Vaughn 1859–1864
  2. 2. Frances (Elizabeth Adelia Vaughn) (O'Neal) 1860–1940
  3. 3. William ("Willie" Cornelia Vaughn) (Huggins) 1862–1938

William Vaughn's Timeline

3 Records

1830
5 May 1830
Birth of William Wesley Vaughn in Franklin District, Georgia, United States
Franklin District, Georgia, United States
1850
1850
Age 20
William Wesley Vaughn resided here in District 68, Pike, Georgia, USA
District 68, Pike, Georgia, USA
1863
July 14, 1863
Age 33
Death of William Wesley Vaughn in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1830
    Event Place: Franklin District, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 68, Pike, Georgia; Roll: 80; Page: 126b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 68, Pike, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 68, Pike, Georgia; Roll: 80; Page: 126b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 14, 1863
    Event Place: Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

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