William R Vaughn

  General Notes:

1850 Hickman, Scott County, AR Census:

Name: William Vaughan
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1828
Birth Place: Missouri
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Hickman, Scott, Arkansas

Name: Susan Vaughan
Age: 19
Estimated birth year: abt 1831
Birth Place: Missouri

Name: George R Vaughan
Age: 0
Estimated birth year: abt 1850
Birth Place: Arkansas
Gender: Male

1860 United States Federal Census

Name: William Vaughan
Age in 1860: 31
Birth Year: abt 1829
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Hickman, Scott, Arkansas
Gender: Male
Post Office: Waldron

Name: Susan Vaughan
Age in 1860: 27
Birth Year: abt 1833
Birthplace: Kentucky

Name: W O Vaughan
Age in 1860: 5
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Arkansas

Name: S H Vaughan
Age in 1860: 3
Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Arkansas

Name: J A Vaughan
Age in 1860: 6/12
Birth Year: abt 1859
Birthplace: Arkansas

1870 United States Federal Census

Name: William Vaughn
Estimated birth year: abt 1828
Age in 1870: 42
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1870: Hunt, Scott, Arkansas

Name: Luvicia Vaughn
Estimated birth year: abt 1835
Age in 1870: 35
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1870: Hunt, Scott, Arkansas

Name: Pelly Ann Vaughn
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Age in 1870: 15
Birthplace: Arkansas

Name: Susanah Vaughn
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Age in 1870: 14
Birthplace: Arkansas

Name: Melvina Vaughn
Estimated birth year: abt 1859
Age in 1870: 11
Birthplace: Arkansas

Name: Stephen Vaughn
Estimated birth year: abt 1858
Age in 1870: 12
Birthplace: Arkansas

Name: James W Vaughn
Estimated birth year: abt 1861
Age in 1870: 9
Birthplace: Arkansas

Name: John Vaughn
Estimated birth year: abt 1862
Age in 1870: 8
Birthplace: Arkansas

Name: Sarah Vaughn
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Age in 1870: 4
Birthplace: Arkansas

Name: Jesse Vaughn
Estimated birth year: abt 1867
Age in 1870: 3
Birthplace: Arkansas

Name: Canzada Vaughn
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Age in 1870: 6/12
Birthplace: Arkansas

1900 United States Federal Census

Name: William R Vaughn
Home in 1900: James, Scott, Arkansas
Age: 70
Estimated birth year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Nancy A

Name: Nancy A Vaughn
Home in 1900: James, Scott, Arkansas
Age: 46
Estimated birth year: abt 1854
Birthplace: Arkansas
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife

Name: William W Jones
Home in 1900: James, Scott, Arkansas
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1880
Birthplace: Arkansas
Relationship to head-of-house: Stepson

Name: Riley H Vaughn
Home in 1900: James, Scott, Arkansas
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Arkansas
Relationship to head-of-house: Son

  Research Notes:

1850 William R. Vaughn's First wife was Susan Yandell.
1850 William R. Vaughn was located in Hickman twp, Scott Co. AR.
1865 Wife Susan Yandell died leaving five children and one deceased.
1866 William R. Vaughn married Luvicy James Jones.
1887 Second wife Luvicy died having borne six children with one dying.
1888 William R. Vaughn married Nancy E. (Rogers) Jones
One son Riley Harrison Vaughn by third marriage.

William R Vaughn
William R Vaughn is a Kentuckian by birth, born in 1830, and like the majority of those who claim that as the State of their nativity, he is pushing, enterprising and wide awake. He is one of the following family of children: Elisha, Sally, Phoebe, Rebecca, William R. (the subject of this sketch), John, Reuben, Benjamin, Eliza, Irene, Stephen and Obadiah, of whom only William R., Obadiah and Reuben are now living. They are the children of Obadiah and Nancy (Vaughn) Vaughn, who died when William R. was about fourteen years of age, the former being a farmer by occupation, and served under Gen. Jackson in the War of 1812. After his father's death William R. began working as a farm laborer, and in 1850 was married to Miss Susan Yandell, a daughter of William and Molly A. Yandell, immediately afterward removing to Scott County, Ark., where, in 1865, he unfortunately lost his wife, she leaving him with six children: George R., William O., James A., Stephen H., John Z., and one that died unnamed. Of these children only Stephen and John survive. In 1866 Mr. Vaughn took for his second wife Mrs. Luvicy (James) Jones, relict of James Jones, and daughter of Clayburn and Jennie James, but in 1887 this wife also passed from life, having borne Mr. Vaughn six children: Sarah F., Jessie V., Cansady, Isaiah, Benjamin F., and one that died in infancy unnamed. Of these children all are dead except Sarah, Jessie, Cansady and Isaiah. By his second wife Mr. Vaughn acquired 160 acres of land, of which about 60 are improved, and on which he raises corn and cotton, the former averaging fifteen bushels and the latter one-half bale to the acre. In May, 1888, he was married a third time, his wife being Mrs. Nancy E. (Rogers) Jones, widow of William H. Jones, who died in 1881. To them one child has been born, Riley Harrison. Mrs. Vaughn is a member of the Free-Will Baptist Church, of which Mr. Vaughn was also formerly a member. His youngest son by his first wife, John Z., was born in Arkansas, in 1862, and at the age of eighteen years began for himself, marrying, a year later, Miss Louisa Cruse, who was born in Georgia, in 1859, a daughter of S.P. and Melissa (Lamm) Cruse. John Z. and his wife have now a family of live children: Stephen F., John Lawson (de ceased), Reuben, Jesse Lee and Alena Bell. Mrs. Vaughn died on February 6, 1890, an earnest member of the Free-Will Baptist Church. Her husband, on July 20, 1890, married Miss Louisa Jones, who was born in Arkansas, in 1872, a daughter of W. H. and Nancy E. Jones.
Biographical & Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas
The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago and Nashville, 1891.
Scott County, Pages 398 - 433

Lands in James Township of Scott County, Arkansas
William R. Vaughn #107 Land Sale
On September 4, 1882 William R. Vaughn and LuVicy Vaughn sold land to George W. Terry. This deed was Acknowledged September 4, 1882 before Dolphus L. Brothers, J.P. and filed and recorded December 22, 1883 by J.C. Gilbreath, Clerk. They received $200 for 160 acres of land. The description of the land was: The southeast quarter of the northeast quarter and the north half of the southeast quarter and the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter all in Section 14 of Township 3 North of Range 27 West. At one time John W. Parker owned this land. He homesteaded it with the final papers being signed June 20, 1876. I don't know when William and LuVicy Vaughn acquired the land. [See Endnote 2]
Endnote 2: Deed page 587-588.

He is not found in the 1880 census, but a William R. Vaughn was living in Skullyville, Indian Territory in 1882, possibly him(?) and died 1903 in Olio(?), Scott County Arkansas.

William married Susan Yandell, daughter of William Yandell and Mollie A Unknown, about 1849 in Miller County, Missouri. (Susan Yandell was born about 1831 in Missouri and died before 1865 in Hunt, Scott County, Arkansas.)

William next married Nancy E Rogers. (Nancy E Rogers was born in Apr 1854 in Arkansas.)

William next married Luvicy James, daughter of Clayburn Jones and Jennie Unknown, about 1865 in Luvicy James. (Luvicy James died in 1887 in Hunt, Scott County, Arkansas.)