Lillie Belle Vaughn

Brief Life History of Lillie Belle

When Lillie Belle Vaughn was born in August 1895, in Eastland, Texas, United States, her father, William Watson Vaughan, was 24 and her mother, Deborah Jane Dolberry, was 20. She married William W Brumbelow on 13 December 1914, in Wichita, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 6, Eastland, Texas, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 8, Archer, Texas, United States in 1920. She died in 1929, at the age of 34, and was buried in Dundee Cemetery, Dundee, Archer, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William W Brumbelow
1891–1973
Lillie Belle Vaughn
1895–1929
Marriage: 13 December 1914
Susan Annabelle Brumbelow
1915–1991
Valorie Jane Brumbelow
1920–2001
Willie Lee Brumbelow
1922–1973
Mary Tulah Brumbelow
1925–1999

Sources (15)

  • Lillie Brambelow in household of Will W Brambelow, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Lillie Vaughn, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Lillie Belle Vaughn Brumbelow, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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.

1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered

"Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful ""oil boom""."

1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building

Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.

Name Meaning

Welsh: variant of Vaughan .

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

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