Henry Grady Vaught (1889 - 1962)

Born 12 Dec 1889 in Caddo Gap, Montgomery County, Arkansas

Ancestors

Husband of Cora Ann (Peel) Vaught — married 12 Jul 1908 (to 1962) in Arkansas

Descendants

Died 14 Feb 1962 at age 72 in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi

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Biography

Henry Grady Vaught was born December 12, 1889 in Caddo Gap, Montgomery, County, Arkansas, the youngest son of Silas Perron Vaught and his second wife, (Elizabeth) Jane née Petty Ellington. She divorced her husband Nathaniel Ellington, with whom she had three children, to marry the more prosperous Judge Silas Vaught. Jane brought the two older children to her new union; the youngest was raised by his father,

On July 12, 1908, Henry married Cora Ann Peel (1890-1979); daughter of John Wesley Peel and Mary Frances Robbins. Cora and Henry had four known children. At some point, the family moved to Mississippi where Henry died February 14, 1962 and was buried at Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.

When Cora passed away on October 19, 1979, she was interred beside him.

Children of Henry and Cora Vaught:

• Nellie Vaught b. 1909
• Perry Vaught b. 1911
• Crystal Cloteal Vaught 1915 Ark. -1954; m. Sidney David Woolfolk (1906-1989)
• Opal Loretta Vaught 1919 Tex.-1992; m. Harold Ernest Woolfolk (1909-1992)

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112801292/henry-grady-vaught: accessed 05 November 2023), memorial page for Henry Grady Vaught (1889–1962), Find a Grave Memorial ID 112801292, citing Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by CemeteryRose (contributor 47195666).