James Vaughan (1812 - bef. 1860)

Born 30 Mar 1812 in Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Territory of Orleans

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor Zelina Prince — married 8 Jan 1840 in St. Mary, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Biography

This profile is part of the Vaughan Name Study.

James Vaughan was born on March 30, 1812 in Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Territory of Orleans, son of Edmond Vaughan (1776–~1855) and Elizabeth Smith (1791–1860).^[1]

James (27) married Eleanor Zelina Prince (15) (born on May 14, 1824 in St Martinville, St Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA; daughter of François Prince and Rosalie (Savoie) Prince) on January 8, 1840 in St. Mary, Louisiana, United States.^[2] Their children were:

• Ebenezer Pierre (1840-1921)^[3]
• Davalcourt (1842- )
• Martha Rosalie Vaughan (1845– )
• Edmond Wade (1847-1877)
• Louisiana Vaughan (1850–1913).
• Virginia (1850- )

In the 1840 census James was in Livingston, Louisiana.^[4]

In the 1850 census James (age 34), overseer, with his wife Madam Vaughn (age 34), their sons Ebinazar (age 10), Davalco (age 8), Edmond W. (age 2), their daughter Martha (age 5), (all born in Louisiana) lived in Saint Gabriel, Iberville, Louisiana, United States. Living on the same plantation were Daniel A. Long (age 29), (born in Alabama), overseer, G.C. Collins (age 26), bricklayer, (born in Louisiana), Mark Palico (age 40), cooper, his sife Madam (age 25), David Groman (age 20), cooper, (all three born in France).^[5]

James died before 1860, aged about 47.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934"
   citing FHL microfilm: 6010599; Record number: 7646;
   FamilySearch Record: HS5F-R2MM (accessed 19 October 2023)
   James Smith born on 30 Mar 1812, son of Edmond Vaughan & Elizabeth Smith, in Louisiana, United States.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906"
   citing FHL microfilm: 860722; Record number: 109;
   FamilySearch Record: F4C2-7JF (accessed 19 October 2023)
   James Vaughn marriage to Eleonore Prince on 8 Jan 1840 in Franklin, St. Mary, Louisiana, United States.
3. ↑ Baptism of son Ebeneze Pierre Vaughn: "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934"
   citing FHL microfilm: 6010603; Record number: 2733;
   FamilySearch Record: HS5L-D73Z (accessed 21 October 2023)
   Jame Vaughn's son Ebeneze Pierre Vaughn baptism on 2 Mar 1869 in Louisiana, United States.
4. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Livingston, Louisiana; Roll: 130; Page: 298; Family History Library Film: 0009690
   Ancestry Record 8057 #1320079 (subscription required, accessed 21 October 2023)
   James Voughan in Livingston, Louisiana.
5. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 10;
   FamilySearch Record: MCJW-4XX (accessed 21 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D55Q-3SF
   James Vaughn (34) in Saint Gabriel, Iberville, Louisiana, United States. Born in Louisiana.