Brief Life History of Mary Delia
When Mary Delia Vaughan was born on 15 July 1897, in Eastland, Texas, United States, her father, William Watson Vaughan, was 26 and her mother, Deborah Jane Dolberry, was 22. She married Benjamin Lee Bledsoe on 14 September 1918. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Commissioner's Precinct 2, Clay, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Moxee City, Yakima, Washington, United States in 1950. She died on 7 August 1966, in Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Silver Lake Cemetery, Silver Lake, Cowlitz, Washington, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- Mary D Bledsoe, "United States 1950 Census"
- Mary Vaughan, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Mary Delia Vaughn Bledsoe, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1890–1967 Male
1897–1966 Female
Children (3)
1920–1992 Male
1925–1994 Male
1929– Female
Parents and Siblings
1870–1938 Male
1874–1955 Female
Siblings (9)
1895–1929 Female
1897–1966 Female
1899–1971 Male
1902–1952 Male
1904–1940 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 1
1904
Age 7
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 19
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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