William Joseph Eli Vaughan

Brief Life History of William Joseph Eli

When William Joseph Eli Vaughan was born on 21 May 1881, in Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States, his father, Morgan Vaughn, was 41 and his mother, Margaret Jeremiah, was 40. He married Mary T Williams on 7 February 1900, in Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 22 June 1935, in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Malad City Cemetery, Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Joseph Eli Vaughan
1881–1935
Mary T Williams
1881–1956
Marriage: 7 February 1900
Della Vaughan
1900–1957
Donald William Vaughan
1903–1939
Hannah Vaughan
1905–1983
David Williams Vaughan
1907–1981

Sources (28)

  • Eli Vaughn, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Eli Vaughan, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
  • Eli Vaughn, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1882

Historical Boundaries 1882: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States 1893: Bannock, Idaho, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Welsh: from fychan, a lenited form of bychan, a diminutive of bach ‘little’. This was often used to distinguish the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, typically the son of a father with the same name.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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