Born in Clifty, Madison, Arkansas, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Franklin Vaughan
and Cherubia (Harp) Vaughan
Sister of
Benjamin Franklin Vaughan Jr, Mary Jane Narcissis (Vaughan) Todd, George W Vaughan, Elizabeth Lizzie (Vaughan) Todd, James Polk Dallas Vaughan, Allen Woods Vaughan and Pleasant Michael Vaughan
Wife of
Allen Ray
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 92
in Clifty, Madison, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Oct 2011
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Biography
Nancy was born on 23 March 1852. She was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Vaughan and Cherubia (Harp) Vaughan.
In the 1860 census Nancy (age 7) was in California Township, Madison, Arkansas, United States.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Benj Vaughan | M | 45 | Tenn | |
| Cherry Vaughan | F | 43 | Tenn | |
| James D Vaughan | M | 14 | Arks | |
| Allen W Vaughan | M | 12 | Arks | |
| Pleasant M Vaughan | M | 9 | Arks | |
| Nancy A Vaughan | F | 7 | Arks |
Nancy married Allen Ray before 1900 and together had the following children:
- P. M. "Pete" Ray (1871 - 1963)
- John Richard Ray (1874-1950)
- James Wiley Ray (1877 - 1958)
- Cherbia Frances (Ray) Godard (1879 - 1960)
- Samuel E. Ray (1882 - 1944)
- Ben C. Ray (1885 - 1917)
- Joseph A. Ray (1885 - 1957)
- Mary Addie Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ray (1893 - 1988)
In the 1900 census Nancy (age 47) was the wife of Allen Ray in California Township, Madison, Arkansas, United States.[2]
| Name | Sex | Race | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Allen Ray | M | White | 52 | Married | Head | Arkansas | |
| Nancy A Ray | F | White | 47 | Married | Wife | Arkansas | |
| Pleasant M Ray | M | White | 29 | Single | Son | Arkansas | |
| John R Ray | M | White | 26 | Single | Son | Arkansas | |
| James W Ray | M | White | 23 | Single | Son | Arkansas | |
| Fanny Ray | F | White | 21 | Single | Daughter | Arkansas | |
| Samuel E Ray | M | White | 18 | Single | Son | Arkansas | |
| Bun C Ray | M | White | 15 | Single | Son | Arkansas | |
| Joseph A Ray | M | White | 15 | Single | Son | Arkansas | |
| Mary A E Ray | F | White | 7 | Single | Daughter | Arkansas | |
| Ben Vaughan | M | White | 85 | Widowed | Father-in-law | Tennessee |
In the 1910 census Nancy (age 58) was the widowed head of household in California, Madison, Arkansas, United States.[3]
| Name | Sex | Race | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Nancy A Ray | F | White | 58 | Widowed | Head | Arkansas | |
| James W Ray | M | White | 32 | Divorced | Son | Arkansas | |
| Cherubia F Ray | F | White | 30 | Single | Daughter | Arkansas | |
| Joseph A Ray | M | White | 25 | Single | Son | Arkansas | |
| Benjamin C Ray | M | White | 25 | Single | Son | Arkansas | |
| Mary A E Ray | F | White | 17 | Single | Daughter | Arkansas |
In the 1920 census Nancy (age 67) was the widowed head of household in Madison, Arkansas, United States.[4]
| Name | Sex | Race | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Nancy A Ray | F | White | 67 | Widowed | Head | Arkansas | |
| Mary A E Ray | F | White | 26 | Single | Daughter | Arkansas |
In the 1930 census Nancy (age 78) was the widowed head of household in Arkansas Township, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States.[5]
| Name | Sex | Race | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Nancy Ray | F | White | 78 | Widowed | Head | Arkansas | |
| Lizzie Ray | F | White | 37 | Single | Daughter | Arkansas |
In the 1940 census Nancy (age 88) was the widowed head of household in California Township, Madison, Arkansas, United States.[6]
| Name | Sex | Race | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Nancy Ray | F | White | 88 | Widowed | Head | Arkansas | |
| Lizzie Ray | F | White | 47 | Single | Daughter | Arkansas | |
| Joe Ray | M | White | 55 | Widowed | Son | Arkansas |
In the 1940 census Nancy (age 88) was the widowed head of household in California Township, Madison, Arkansas, United States.[7]
| Name | Sex | Race | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Nancy Ray | F | White | 88 | Widowed | Head | Arkansas | |
| Lizzie Ray | F | White | 47 | Single | Daughter | Arkansas | |
| Joe Ray | M | White | 55 | Widowed | Son | Arkansas |
Nancy died (age 92) on 30 Mar 1944 in Madison, Arkansas.[8]
Nancy was mentioned on a memorial in Clifty Cemetery, Clifty, Madison County, Arkansas, United States with a death date of 30 Mar 1944.[9]
Sources
- ↑
1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860", database with images
citing Page: 13; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005165616; FHL microfilm: 803045; Image number: 357; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01688-4
FamilySearch Record: M875-XHH (accessed 3 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBP-LMM
Nancy A Vaughan (7) in California Township, Madison, Arkansas, United States. Born in Arks. - ↑
1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900", database with images
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 100; Digital film/folder number: 004119758; FHL microfilm: 1240067; Image number: 425; Sheet number: 5; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00812-0
FamilySearch Record: M36L-WZH (accessed 3 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-64VQ-YRD
Nancy A Ray (47), wife, in household of Allen Ray (52) in California Township, Madison, Arkansas, United States. Born in Arkansas. - ↑
1910 Census:
"United States Census, 1910", database with images
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004970235; FHL microfilm: 1374070; Image number: 99; Sheet number: 5; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03325-9
FamilySearch Record: MKV6-CY7 (accessed 3 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RVL-97XM
Nancy A Ray (58), widowed head of household in California, Madison, Arkansas, United States. Born in Arkansas. - ↑
1920 Census:
"United States Census, 1920", database with images
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 78; Digital film/folder number: 004964252; FHL microfilm: 1820071; Image number: 723; Sheet number: 5; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01907-2
FamilySearch Record: MDXP-1GT (accessed 3 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRJM-4J6
Nancy A Ray (67), widowed head of household in Madison, Arkansas, United States. Born in Arkansas. - ↑
1930 Census:
"United States Census, 1930", database with images
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 49; Digital film/folder number: 004950029; FHL microfilm: 2339817; Image number: 315; Sheet number: 5; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03773-0
FamilySearch Record: XMLV-Q52 (accessed 3 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR44-J6P
Nancy Ray (78), widowed head of household in Arkansas Township, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States. Born in Arkansas. - ↑
1940 Census:
"United States Census, 1940", database with images
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 7; Digital film/folder number: 005461527; Image number: 89; Sheet number: 11; Sheet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: KQK8-1FW (accessed 3 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89M1-XWSM
Nancy Ray (88), widowed head of household in California Township, Madison, Arkansas, United States. Born in Arkansas. - ↑
1940 Census:
"United States Census, 1940", database with images
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 7; Digital film/folder number: 005461527; Image number: 89; Sheet number: 11; Sheet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: KQK8-1FW (accessed 3 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89M1-XWSM
Nancy Ray (88), widowed head of household in California Township, Madison, Arkansas, United States. Born in Arkansas. - ↑
Death:
"Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950", database
citing Division of Vital Records, Arkansas Department of Health, Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 (Arkansas: Arkansas Genealogical Society)
FamilySearch Record: VJRP-3ZL (accessed 3 March 2024)
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61777 #516599 Nancy Ann Ray death 30 Mar 1944 (age 92) in Madison, Arkansas. - ↑
Memorial:
"Find a Grave", database with images
Find A Grave: Memorial #17935740 (accessed 3 March 2024)
Memorial page for Nancy Ann Vaughan Ray (23 Mar 1852-30 Mar 1944), citing Clifty Cemetery, Clifty, Madison County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Phyllis (contributor 46530541).
Acknowledgments
- Profile Vaughan-366 was created through the import of JohnVaughan.ged on Oct 11, 2011 by Tim Childress.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Carol (Parker) Hewer 
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #368758
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Daryl Maxwell :
23andMe, GEDmatch F151142 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch 1053009 [compare], FTDNA kit #F151142
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Kitty (Chandler) Carr :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A406976 [compare], Ancestry member kittyqat
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F307620 [compare], FTDNA kit #307620
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~3.12%
Madge (Franks) Gentry :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A222531 [compare], Ancestry member Madge17
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~1.56%
Jennifer (Fairbanks) Ogle :
23andMe, GEDmatch M382683 [compare]
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~1.56%
Veral (Stewart) Noland :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A937159 [compare], Ancestry member veral_noland84
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~1.56%
Juli Ann (Brown) Harvey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A981479 [compare], Ancestry member JULIANN_HARVEY
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch A981479 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
E. Stagner :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TQ2403036 [compare], Ancestry member genstorygirl
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Anthony Stagner :
MyHeritage DNA
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