Sandy D. DeVaughn (1839 - 1914)

Born 25 Dec 1839 in Henry, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Jul 1914 at age 74 in Douglasville, Douglas, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Sandy DeVaughn is a part of US Black heritage.

Sandy was born in in Georgia 1839. He passed away in 1914 in Georgia. Sandy D. DeVaughn and Mary Jane Swanson were married (in about 1865). They had ten children, all born in Georgia:

1. Alvin Nesbit “Bud”, 1867 Fayette, Georgia -1938 Georgia ^[1]
2. Sandy (Jr.), 1868
3. Mary A., 1869
4. William, 1871
5. Emma, 1872-1928 Douglasville, Douglas, Georgia; married William M. Leigh (1867-1930); both buried with their son, Alonzo Leigh (1916-1970) at Tranquil AME Church Cemetery. Died of pneumonia ^[2]
6. Luther A., 1876-1932, married in 1903 to Martha O. “Mattie” Glover (1881-1969); both are buried at Tranquil AME Church Cemetery (FindAGrave # 53447999). A farmer, died of arteriosclerosis in 1932 in Douglas County, GA. Informant to his death was (his wife) Martha O. DeVaughn, of Douglasville, GA. ^[3]
7. Alanzo, 1879 (possibly Lonzo M. DeVaughn, 1878-1902, buried in same cemetery as parents and other family, Tranquil AME Church Cemetery, Douglasville, GA)
8. Clara, 1881-1960, Tranquil AME Church Cemetery
9. Cara, 1883
10. Oscar W., 1883 Douglasville, Douglas, Georgia -1942, California DeVaughn-234 ^{[4] [5]}

In 1870, the DeVaughn family lived in Fayette, Georgia. The household included Sandy DeVaughn, 26, mulatto, born in Georgia; his wife Mary, 23, black, born in GA; and their children, all born in GA: Bud, 3; Sandy, 2; and Mary A., an infant. ^[6]

In 1880, the DeVaughn family lived in Campbell, Georgia. The family included Sandy DeVaughn, 37, born in Georgia, (father b, GA; mother b. S. Carolina), a farmer; his wife, Mary J., born in GA (father b. VA; mother b. GA); their children, all born in Georgia: Alonzo, 2; William, 9; Emily, 7; Bud, 13; Luther, 4; and Mary A., 11. ^[7]

In 1900, the DeVaughn family lived in Fairplay, Douglas, Georgia. The household included Sandy DeVaughn, 58, b. Dec. 1842 (father b, GA; mother b. S. Carolina), a farmer; his wife of 33 years, Mary, 53, b. March 1847 (parents b. GA), who had had twelve children, nine of whom were living (both she and her husband could read and write); their children, Clara, 20; Luther, 24, a farm laborer; Alanzo, 21, farm laborer; Cara, 18; and Emma (DeVaughn) Leigh, 28, married six years, who had had three children; her three children, Luther Leigh, 7; Thomas W. Leigh, 6; and Willie,A. Leigh, 4; and a boarder, John Williams, 18, farm laborer. All members of the Household were born in Georgia. ^[8]

In 1910, they lived on their farm in Crombies, Douglas, Georgia. They owned their farm without a mortgage. The household included Sandy DeVaughn, 68, a farmer; his wife of 45 years (first marriage for both; married about 1865), Mary, 62, who had had twelve children, seven of whom were living; their children, Clara, 28, divorced; and Cara, 26, single, a farm laborer. All could read and write. Living nearby was their son, Luther DeVaughn, a farmer; his wife of six years, Martha O., who had had five children, four of whom were living; and their four children. The two adults could read and write. ^[9]

Reverend Sandy D. DeVaughn was born on Christmas Day, 1839 in Henry County, Georgia, the son of Elijah DeVaughn (1794 NC-1840) and Elisa Bailey (DeVall) DeVaughn (1805 SC- 1892), who married on 23 October 1823 in Abbeville, South Carolina. Sandy’s father, Elijah was the youngest of seven brothers, and served in the War of 1812. Sandy DeVaughn died, aged 74, on 16 July 1914, and is buried with his wife and other family at Tranquil AME Church Cemetery, Douglasville, Georgia. His grave marker is inscribed “we trust our loss will be his gain and that with Christ he has gone to reign.” ^[10]

Sandy D. DeVaughn was listed as mulatto in census 1870 and 1910; and as Black in census 1880 and 1900. He appears very light-skinned in his FindAGrave photo.

Elisa Bailey (DeVall) DeVaughn was white, per 1870 Census ("United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSP-T8P : Thu Sep 14 18:40:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Milledge B Devaughn and Martha Devaughn, 1870.).

If Elisa’s husband, Elijah DeVaughn is the father of our Sandy D. DeVaughn, then Elijah likely impregnated an enslaved woman.

Elijah DeVaughn and Elisa B. DeVall are not on Wikitree as of Sept. 2023. It does seem fitting that today we remember Sandy and his family, and not the murky history of Sandy’s father.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K33-95QC : 10 February 2023), Mary J Swanson in entry for Alvin Nesbit Devaughn, .
2. ↑ "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJCM-28Z : 2 March 2021), Mary Swanson in entry for Emma Leigh, 24 Feb 1928; citing Douglasville, Douglas, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
3. ↑ "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJXM-XX7C : 2 March 2021), M Swaison in entry for L A Devaughan, 19 Jul 1932; citing Douglas, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
4. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4D-6RJK : 11 February 2023), Mary J Swanson in entry for Oscar Wilson Devaughn, .
5. ↑ FamilySearch Person: LDFM-QD8
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3M-VFG : Thu Sep 14 18:36:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Sandy Devaughn and Mary Devaughn, 1870.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LD-5F9 : Mon Sep 18 04:17:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Sandy Devaughn and Mary J. Devaughn, 1880.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3NJ-N5J : Sun Sep 17 11:09:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Sandy Devaughn and Mary Devaughn, 1900.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLK6-MGH : Tue Sep 19 01:21:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Sandy Devaughn and Mary Devaughn, 1910.
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #52253572