Family history

Family Tree

Complete merged family tree. All dates sourced; unsourced dates marked with (unverified).

Direct Line

JORDAN BRITT FULGHUM (b. 1985)
├── [GARY VAUGHAN FULGHUM] (b. 1948)
│   ├── [GALE FULGHUM] (b. 1923, d. 2007)
│   │   ├── Mother: [SYBIL DORA HOLT] (b. 1900, Wilmot, KS; d. 1989, Jackson Co, MO)
│   │   │   ├── [NOAH CASWELL HOLT] (b. 1869, IN; d. 22 Sep 1935)
│   │   │   │   ├── [JULIA ANN MILLER HOLT] (b. 1840, Daviess Co, IN; d. 1901)
│   │   │   │   │   ├── [WILLIAM MALCOLM MILLER] (b. 1817; d. 1892)
│   │   │   │   │   └── [ARRENA HOWELL MILLER] (b. 1823; d. 1900)
│   │   │   │   └── [ELIPHAZ HOLT] (b. 1824, Hawkins Co, TN; d. 1897) (biological father of Noah)
│   │   │   │       ├── [DRURY HOLT JR.] (b. 25 Jan 1801, Hawkins Co, TN; d. 11 Mar 1883)
│   │   │   │       │   ├── [DRURY HOLT SR.] (b. 1759, Sussex Co, VA; d. 1835, Whitley Co, KY) Rev War + War of 1812
│   │   │   │       │   │   ├── [NATHANIEL HOLT] (b. 17 Jun 1736, VA)
│   │   │   │       │   │   │   ├── [CHARLES HOLT] (b. 1694, Hog Island, Surry, VA; d. 1773)
│   │   │   │       │   │   │   │   ├── [WILLIAM HOLT] (b. 1666, Hog Island; d. 1726)
│   │   │   │       │   │   │   │   │   ├── [RANDALL HOLT JR.] (c.1629-1679) House of Burgesses 1656
│   │   │   │       │   │   │   │   │   │   ├── [RANDOLPH HOLT I] (1607-c.1650, Prestbury, England) Jamestowne Society
│   │   │   │       │   │   │   │   │   │   └── [MARY BAYLEY] (c.1609-1643)
│   │   │   │       │   │   │   │   │   └── [ELIZABETH HANSFORD] (1626-bef.1709)
│   │   │   │       │   │   │   │   └── [ELIZABETH SEWARD] (c.1670-c.1737)
│   │   │   │       │   │   │   └── [SARAH JUDKINS] (~1711-1756)
│   │   │   │       │   │   │       └── [SAMUEL JUDKINS III] (will 1740, Surry Co, VA)
│   │   │   │       │   │   └── [ABIGAIL CLANTON] (b. 1742, Surry, VA)
│   │   │   │       │   │       ├── [JOHN CLANTON] (c.1720-1778)
│   │   │   │       │   │       └── [AMY WYCHE CLANTON] (1722-1804)
│   │   │   │       │   └── [SARAH ELIZABETH ROGERS] (~1765-~1852)
│   │   │   │       │       └── [THOMAS ROGERS] (~1740-1811, Hawkins Co, TN)
│   │   │   │       └── [SARAH CASSEL HOLT] (b. 1802; d. 1839)
│   │   │   │           ├── [PETER CASSEL SR.] (~1775, VA)
│   │   │   │           └── [ELIZABETH GRAGG CASSEL] (1775-1849)
│   │   │   └── [DORA LOU COPELAND HOLT] (b. Jul 1872, TN; d. 12 Feb 1940; buried Wilmot, KS)
│   │   │       ├── [JACOB TIPTON COPELAND] (b. 1831; d. 1910) (unverified, FamilySearch tree)
│   │   │       │   ├── [HAMILTON COPELAND] (b. 1802; d. 1867)
│   │   │       │   │   ├── [RICHARD COPELAND] (b. 1767; d. 1844)
│   │   │       │   │   │   ├── [JOSEPH ABEL COPELAND] (b. 1728; d. 1816) (unverified)
│   │   │       │   │   │   └── [SARAH JANE SEAHORN] (b. 1734; d. 1820) (unverified)
│   │   │       │   │   └── [MARY POLLY GRIER] (b. 1768; d. 1842)
│   │   │       │   │       ├── [THOMAS GRIER] (b. 1735; d. 1807) (unverified)
│   │   │       │   │       └── [MARY PORTER] (unverified)
│   │   │       │   └── [MARGARET IRWIN] (b. 1800; d. 1861)
│   │   │       │       ├── [JOHN IRWIN] (b. 1775; d. 1858)
│   │   │       │       └── [ANNE] (b. 1777)
│   │   │       └── [NANCY JANE SCOTT] (b. 1837; d. 1898) (unverified, FamilySearch tree)
│   │   │           ├── [ROBERT H. SCOTT] (b. 1790)
│   │   │           │   ├── [JAMES SCOTT] (b. 1745; d. 1827)
│   │   │           │   └── [LEVINA MCCUISTION] (b. 1754; d. 1830)
│   │   │           └── [PRUDENCE BRAZELTON] (b. 1794; d. 1849)
│   │   │               ├── [JACOB BRAZELTON] (b. 1770; d. 1852)
│   │   │               └── [RACHEL ARMSTRONG] (b. 1773; d. 1850)
│   │   ├── Father: [CLINTON WOODWARD "JACK" ORRILL] (b. 17 Mar 1900, Wilmot, KS; d. 13 Mar 1926, Sugar Creek, MO)
│   │   │   ├── [FREDERICK THOMAS ORRILL] (b. 8 Jul 1869, Pike, IL; d. 4 Jun 1926, Arcadia, CA)
│   │   │   │   ├── [WILLIAM TEBBETT ORRILL] (b. 1834, Warwickshire, England)
│   │   │   │   │   ├── [WILLIAM ORRILL] (b. 1811, Warwickshire, England; d. 1874, Pike Co, IL)
│   │   │   │   │   └── [SARAH W. TEBBETT ORRILL] (b. 1806, Warwickshire, England; d. 1878, Pike Co, IL)
│   │   │   │   └── [ELIZA F. MILLER CHITWOOD ORRILL] (b. 1842; d. 1921)
│   │   │   └── [MARY ALVIRA WOODWARD] (b. 16 Jul 1866; d. 3 Aug 1950)
│   │   ├── Adoptive/stepfather: [FRED FOREST FULGHUM] (b. 21 Sep 1895, New Paris, IN; d. 20 Dec 1966, Kansas City, MO)
│   │   │   ├── [CALVIN A. FULGHUM] (b. 5 Jan 1867, IN; d. 29 Nov 1945)
│   │   │   │   ├── [ISAAC FULGHUM] (b. 30 May 1830, IN; d. 5 Apr 1914, Preble Co, OH)
│   │   │   │   ├── [WILLIAM FULGHUM] (b. 1804; d. 1881)
│   │   │   │   │   ├── [JESSE FULGHUM]
│   │   │   │   │   └── [PHEBE ARNOLD]
│   │   │   │   └── [CHARITY RUTH MARINE FULGHUM] (b. 23 Aug 1805; d. 25 Aug 1882)
│   │   │   │       ├── [JONATHAN MARINE] (b. 1780; d. 1827)
│   │   │   │       └── [HANNAH MOORMAN MARINE] (b. 1780; d. 1861)
│   │   │   └── [CAROLINE ARNOLD FULGHUM] (b. 29 Jan 1833; d. 2 Mar 1932)
│   │   │       ├── [BENJAMIN ARNOLD]
│   │   │       └── [ZELLA PARKER ARNOLD]
│   │   │   └── [EVA ELEANOR WILEY FULGHUM] (b. 1867; d. 1948)
│   │   ├── Half-brother (deceased): [LEO EUGENE ORRILL] (9 Mar 1922 - 15 Mar 1922; 6 days)
│   │   ├── Stepbrother: [ROBERT EDGAR "BOB" FULGHUM] (b. 28 Aug 1924, Winfield, KS; d. 20 Aug 2003, Kansas City, MO)
│   │   │   └── Mother: [MARGARET PARSONS FULGHUM] (b. 14 Jul 1897, Galesburg, IL; d. 14 Dec 1926)
│   │   ├── Sister of mother: [VADA EMILY HOLT LANGTON] (b. 1905, Wilmot, KS)
│   │   └── Caregivers (great-uncle/aunt, Cowley County, KS):
│   │       ├── [JOHN WILLIAM HOLT] (b. 1864, d. 1938) (half-brother of Noah)
│   │       │   ├── [JULIA ANN MILLER HOLT] (b. 1840, d. 1901)
│   │       │   └── [CALVIN ROGERS HOLT] (b. 1818, TN; d. 1866, IN) (Eliphaz's first cousin)
│   │       │       ├── [HENRY H. HOLT] (b. 1787, Hawkins Co, TN; d. 1879, Martin Co, IN)
│   │       │       └── [CATHARINE JANE GRAY] (1790-1875)
│   │       └── [CLARA EFFIE KENNEDY HOLT] (b. 1869, d. 1953)
│   │           ├── [ALEXANDER B. KENNEDY]
│   │           └── [RACHAEL KENNEDY]
│   └── [DORIS VAUGHAN FULGHUM] (b. 1922, d. 2014)
│       ├── [FRANCES BLANCHE JONES VAUGHAN] (b. 1903, Independence, MO, d. 1997)
│       │   ├── [WILLIAM ARTHUR JONES] (b. 1865, Jackson Co, MO; d. 1927)
│       │   │   ├── [W. KENNETH JONES] (b. 2 Feb 1832, Hawkins Co, TN; d. 18 Jan 1904)
│       │   │   │   ├── [JONATHAN JONES] (b. ~1805, TN; d. 14 Oct 1865)
│       │   │   │   └── [ANNA BEETS JONES] (b. ~1807, TN; d. 2 Apr 1881)
│       │   │   └── [MARINDA R. WRIGHTSMAN JONES] (b. 28 Apr 1838; d. 23 May 1905)
│       │   └── [MAUDE SAMPLES JONES] (b. 1866, IN; d. 1941, Independence, MO)
│       │       ├── [CHARLES JACKSON SAMPLES] (b. 1828, Greene Co, MO; d. 1906, Rocky Ford, CO)
│       │       │   ├── [CHARLES LEWIS SAMPLES] (b. 1792; d. 1873)
│       │       │   └── [ANNA "ANN" YOUNG SAMPLES] (b. 1797; d. 1857)
│       │       └── [MARY LAURA TAYLOR SAMPLES] (b. 1838; d. 1866)
│       └── [ROY WALLACE VAUGHAN] (b. 1901, d. 1977)
│           ├── [WALTER M VAUGHAN] (b. 1874, d. 1914)
│           │   ├── [JOSEPH GIBSON VAUGHAN] (b. 1839, d. 1918)
│           │   │   ├── [GEORGE ALBERT VAUGHAN] (b. 1812, Mecklenburg, VA, d. 1889, TX)
│           │   │   │   ├── [WOODY VAUGHAN] (b. 1772, Mecklenburg, VA; d. ~1813) (corroborated)
│           │   │   │   │   ├── [CAPT. REUBEN VAUGHAN SR.] (b. 1732, Brunswick, VA; d. 1817) DAR A118329
│           │   │   │   │   │   └── [JAMES VAUGHAN] (b. 1704; d. before 1750)
│           │   │   │   │   └── [ELIZABETH INGRAM VAUGHAN] (b. 1734)
│           │   │   │   └── [SARAH "SALLY" BAUGH FARRAR] (b. 1788, Mecklenburg, VA; d. 1845, Shelby Co, IL)
│           │   │   └── [MINERVA GIBSON VAUGHAN] (b. 1817, TN, d. 1880, MO)
│           │   │       ├── [SILAS GIBSON] (b. 1797, d. 1861)
│           │   │       │   └── [JOHN DAVID GIBSON] (b. 1755, Laurens Co, SC; d. 1825, Simpson Co, KY) (Moderate Signal)
│           │   │       └── [ELIZABETH LANE GIBSON] (b. 1798, d. 1881)
│           │   └── [SARAH BELL HARRIS VAUGHAN] (b. 1852, KY, d. 1915, MO)
│           │       ├── [JAMES WILLIAM HARRIS] (b. 1817, KY, d. 1875, MO)
│           │       │   ├── [ELEXIUS HARRIS]
│           │       │   └── [SUSANNAH SHORTRIDGE]
│           │       │       └── **[JOHN SHORTRIDGE]** (b. ~1740; d. 1819, Montgomery Co, KY) ★ DAR PATRIOT A207508
│           │       └── [NANCY "NANNIE" HENRY HARRIS] (b. 1833, d. 1868)
│           │           ├── [JAMES HENRY] (father)
│           │           └── [DRUCILLA] (mother, surname unknown)
│           └── [HETTIE ADELINE KIRBY CARTER] (b. 26 Jul 1876, Jackson Co, MO; d. 13 Feb 1965, Buckner, MO)
│               ├── [JOHN ABNER KIRBY] (b. 7 Jul 1842, Warren Co, KY; d. 1884, Jackson Co, MO)
│               │   ├── [WYATT "WIATT" KIRBY] (b. 1808, KY; d. 8 Jan 1865, Warren Co, KY)
│               │   │   ├── [MAJOR WILLIAM KIRBY] (b. 15 Feb 1785, NC; d. KY)
│               │   │   │   ├── ★ [JESSE KIRBY] (b. 23 Oct 1757, Henry Co, VA; d. 17 Dec 1852, Warren Co, KY) DAR A065510
│               │   │   │   │   m. [SOPHIA CHISE] (b. 23 Sep 1760, Scotland; d. 11 Jul 1853, Warren Co, KY) m. ~1778, Southampton, England
│               │   │   │   └── [LAVINIA ANDERSON] (b. 4 Apr 1789, Warren Co, KY; d. 6 Dec 1880, Warren Co, KY) m. 1804
│               │   │   │       ├── ★ [BAILEY ANDERSON] (b. 13 Nov 1754, Stafford Co, VA; d. 1840, Harrison Co, TX) DAR A002346
│               │   │   │       │   ├── [JOHN ANDERSON SR.] (b. ca 1734, PA; d. 18 Oct 1781)
│               │   │   │       │   │   ├── [REV. JAMES ANDERSON] (b. 17 Nov 1678, Scotland; d. Jul 1740, Donegal, PA)
│               │   │   │       │   │   └── [SARAH CROSSEY] (b. ca 1734; d. 1808, KY) m. 28 Nov 1752
│               │   │   │       │   └── [MARY] (b. SC; maiden name unproven per DAR) m. 1780
│               │   │   │       └── (see Jesse Kirby above)
│               │   │   └── [ELIZABETH GRAHAM] (b. ~1810, KY; d. ~1843, Warren Co, KY) m. 14 Aug 1827, Warren Co, KY
│               │   └── (see Wyatt Kirby above)
│               └── [SARAH JOHNSON] (b. 18 Jul 1853, Jackson Co, MO; d. 21 Jan 1899) m. 3 Oct 1872
└── [TERESA EGGERS] (b. 1953)
    ├── [WALTER J EGGERS III] (b. 1930, d. 2023)
    │   ├── [WALTER HENRY EGGERS SR.] (b. 25 Feb 1895, Dittmer, Jefferson Co, MO; d. 12 Sep 1955, St. Louis Co, MO) Veteran
    │   │   ├── [HENRY DAVID CHRISTIAN EGGERS] (b. 1861, d. 1943)
    │   │   │   ├── [HENRY EGGERS] (Germany) (per death cert #8250; NOT the "Henrich Eggers 1837-1908" from FaG who is buried in Minnesota)
    │   │   │   └── [MARY GRUPE] (Germany) (per death cert #8250; probable daughter of Christian J Grupe + Margaret Gruenholtz of Dittmer)
    │   │   └── [HENRIETTA ROSE EGGERS] (b. 1868, d. 1937)
    │   └── [ALMA CAROLINE SCHMIDT EGGERS] (b. 7 Aug 1899, Troy, Lincoln Co, MO; d. 7 Feb 1989) (known as "Jean")
│       ├── [WILLIAM HENRY SCHMIDT] (b. 1863; d. 1950)
│       └── [IDA CAROLINE PRUESNER SCHMIDT] (b. 1866; d. 1948)
    └── [JACQUELINE BRITT EGGERS] (b. 1932)
        ├── [IRA MOLLETT GILES] (b. 1902, d. 1970)
        │   ├── [JOHN GILES] (b. 1867, d. 1930)
        │   └── [MAUDE DICKENSON GILES] (b. 1878, d. 1946)
        └── [ADELINE G WARNKE] (b. 1906, d. 1987)

Siblings of Teresa Eggers:
└── [JEFF EGGERS] (spouse: Deb)

Siblings of Walter J Eggers III:
├── [FLORINE IDA EGGERS BOHLE] (b. 1924, d. 2021)
├── [WALTER HENRY EGGERS JR.] (b. 1927, d. 1936) (died age 9)
├── [MARIE CAROLINE EGGERS MATHIS] (b. 1932, d. 2003)
└── [JIM EGGERS]

Person Index

Detailed profiles for each person are in their own files, organized by birth family. Click any name to read their full story.

Vaughan Line

Person Dates Notes
Doris Vaughan Fulghum 1922-2014 DAR member (National Number 511175). Only child of Roy and Blanche.
Roy Wallace Vaughan 1901-1977 MO Highway Dept 25 years. m. Frances Blanche Jones, 1921, Ottawa, KS.
Walter M Vaughan 1873-1914 Died young at Buckner, MO. m. Hettie Kirby, 1894.
Joseph Gibson Vaughan 1839-1918 Quantrill guerrilla, alias "Dan Vaughn." 19 engagements.
George Albert Vaughan 1812-1889 Born Mecklenburg, VA. Died Hill Co, TX. m. Minerva Gibson.
Woody Vaughan 1772-~1813 Died young. Son of Capt. Reuben Vaughan.
Capt. Reuben Vaughan Sr. 1732-1817 DAR Patriot A118329. Captain of Militia, Mecklenburg Co, VA. Battle of Stono.

Harris Line

Person Dates Notes
Sarah Bell Harris 1852-1915 m. Joseph Gibson Vaughan. Bourbon Co, KY to Oak Grove, MO.
James William Harris 1817-1875 Two wives. Montgomery Co, KY to Levasy, MO.
Nancy "Nannie" Henry Harris 1833-1868 Second wife of James William Harris.

Gibson Line

Person Dates Notes
Minerva Gibson 1817-1880 m. George Albert Vaughan, 1836. Simpson Co, KY to Jackson Co, MO.
Silas Gibson 1797-1861 Simpson Co, KY to Jackson Co, MO.
John David Gibson 1755-~1825 Laurens Co, SC. FaG veteran flag (unconfirmed). Moderate Signal.

Shortridge Line

Person Dates Notes
Susannah Shortridge b. 1779 m. Elexius Harris, 1798, Fairfax Co, VA.
John Shortridge ~1752-1819 DAR Patriot A207508. Furnished supplies, Fairfax Co, VA.

Kirby Line (DAR proven)

Person Dates Notes
Hettie Adeline Kirby 1876-1965 m. Walter M Vaughan, then Charles Henry Carter.
John Abner Kirby 1842-1884 Warren Co, KY to Jackson Co, MO. m. Sarah Johnson, 1872.
Sarah Johnson 1853-1899 Jackson Co, MO native. "Surviving parent" on Hettie's 1894 marriage license.
Wyatt "Wiatt" Kirby 1808-1865 Warren Co, KY. m. Elizabeth Graham, 1827.
Major William Kirby 1785-? Born NC. m. Lavinia Anderson, ~1804.
Jesse Kirby 1757-1852 DAR Patriot A065510. Enlisted Henry Co, VA, 1780. m. Sophia Chise (Scotland), ~1778.

Anderson Line (DAR proven)

Person Dates Notes
Lavinia Anderson 1789-1880 m. Major William Kirby, ~1804. Warren Co, KY.
Bailey Anderson 1754-1840 DAR Patriot A002346. Private, Indian Scout, Spy, Prisoner. SC and VA.
John Anderson Sr. ca 1734-1781 Son of Rev. James Anderson.
Rev. James Anderson 1678-1740 Oldest known ancestor. Born Scotland, died Donegal, PA.

Jones Line

Person Dates Notes
Frances Blanche Jones 1903-1997 Known as "Blanche." m. Roy Wallace Vaughan.
William Arthur Jones 1865-1927 Salem Cemetery. Brother Jonathan married Maude's sister Harriet.
W. Kenneth Jones 1832-1904 Born TN. Salem Cemetery.
Jonathan Jones ~1805-1865 Hawkins Co, TN to Jackson Co, MO, ~1843.
Marinda Wrightsman 1838-1905 m. W. Kenneth Jones.

Samples Line

Person Dates Notes
Maude Samples Jones 1866-1941 m. William Arthur Jones. Mother died the year Maude was born.
Charles Jackson Samples 1828-1906 Four wives. Greene Co, MO to Rocky Ford, CO.

Holt Line

Person Dates Notes
Sybil Dora Holt 1900-1989 Gale's mother. Born Wilmot, KS. m. Clinton Orrill, then Fred Fulghum.
Noah Caswell Holt 1869-1935 Sybil's father. Brother of John William Holt.
John William Holt ~1864-1938 "Grandfather Holt" in memoir. 80+ acres near Wilmot, KS.
Clara Effie Kennedy Holt 1869-1953 "Grandma Holt" in memoir.
Eliphaz Holt 1824-1897 Hawkins Co, TN to Cowley Co, KS. Stepfather of John William, father of Noah.
Drury Holt Sr. 1759-1835 Rev War militia AND War of 1812 (Battle of the Thames). Sussex Co, VA.

Orrill Line

Person Dates Notes
Gale Fulghum 1923-2007 Birth name Aura Gale Orrill. Naval officer WWII. Metallurgical engineer.
Clinton "Jack" Orrill 1900-1926 Gale's biological father. Killed in tar still explosion, Sugar Creek, MO.
Frederick Thomas Orrill 1869-1926 Pike Co, IL to Cowley Co, KS. Died 3 months after son Clinton.
Price Vinton Orrill 1898-1990 Clinton's brother. Blue Springs/Independence, MO.

Fulghum Line

Person Dates Notes
Robert Edgar "Bob" Fulghum 1924-2003 Fred's biological son. 860th EAB, South Pacific, WWII.
Fred Forest Fulghum 1895-1966 WWI Corporal. Stepfather of Gale. Gas Service Company.
Calvin A. Fulghum 1867-1945 Indiana to Cowley Co, KS.

Eggers Line

Person Dates Notes
Walter J Eggers III 1930-2023 Born St. Louis. m. Jacqueline Britt.
Walter Henry Eggers Sr. 1895-1955 Born Dittmer, Jefferson Co, MO. Veteran. m. Alma Caroline Schmidt ("Jean"), 1923. 5 children. FaG #14767572.
Alma Caroline Schmidt 1899-1989 Known as "Jean." Troy, Lincoln Co, MO.
Henry David Christian Eggers 1861-1943 Also "Henry Dan Eggers." Hillsboro, MO.
Henrietta Rose 1868-1937 Born Germany. Maiden name Rose.

Giles / Warnke Line

Person Dates Notes
Jacqueline Britt Eggers b. 1932 Parents: Ira Giles and Adeline Warnke. "Britt" from stepfather.
Ira Mollett Giles 1902-1970 MO Pacific Railroad. St. Louis to San Benito, TX.
Adeline Warnke 1906-1987 Piano teacher. m. Ira Giles, then William Stuart Britt.

Data Discrepancies

Person Field Source A Source B Resolution
John William Holt birth_year ~1865 (Census/WikiTree) 1856 (Heritage Book) Census (primary) + cemetery (1864) preferred; Heritage Book is outlier
Clara Effie Kennedy Holt birth_year 15 Nov 1869 (Cemetery) 1870 (Heritage Book) Cemetery date retained; Heritage Book rounded
Maude Dickinson name_spelling Dickinson (death cert) Dickenson (web) Death certificate (primary) spelling used
Jacqueline Britt Eggers surname vs parents Surname "Britt" Parents listed as Giles/Warnke Britt was step-dads surname
Walter J Eggers III generational suffix "III" Father is "Walter H." (different middle initial) Naming convention ambiguity; reflects family usage
Joseph Gibson Vaughan marriage_year 1870 (FaG memorial) 1872 (newspaper obit of Sarah) Unresolved; both secondary sources
Sarah Bell Harris birth_date 7 Jun 1852 (headstone) Different date (MO death cert) Headstone date used; death cert may differ
Sarah Bell Harris middle_name "Bell" (headstone) "Belle" (death cert) Spelling variant; "Bell" used per headstone
Minerva Gibson Vaughan mother_name "Minerva Gibson" (George's FaG) "Mary Vaughan" (Matilda's FaG) "Minerva" supported by census and George's memorial; "Mary" likely error
Joseph Gibson Vaughan death_date 20 Apr 1918 (son's affidavit, 1965) 24 Apr 1918 (death certificate #12983, FaG) Death certificate is definitive; son's affidavit off by 4 days (written 47 years later)
Joseph Gibson Vaughan Civil War service Quantrill's guerrillas (Breihan) Veteran flag on FaG Confederate irregular; notable given DAR membership of descendant
Fred Forest Fulghum birthplace "New Paris, Elkhart County, Indiana" (prior research) New Paris, Preble County, Ohio (FaG #26576157) Isaac Fulghum buried at Spring Lawn Cemetery, New Paris, Preble County, OH. "New Paris" is on the OH/IN border. Elkhart County is 200 miles north; likely an error.

Geographic Origins

Region Family Lines Time Period
Jackson County / Independence / Buckner, MO Fulghum, Vaughan, Harris, Gibson 1830s onward (confirmed by census)
Oak Grove / Sibley / Grain Valley, MO Vaughan, Harris, Kirby 1830s onward
Mecklenburg, Virginia George Albert Vaughan pre-1836 (born 1812)
Simpson County, Kentucky Gibson family 1820s-1830s
Bourbon / Montgomery County, Kentucky Harris, Sarah Bell Harris 1810s-1850s
Hill County, Texas George Albert Vaughan (later life) post-1880
Fairmount, MO Orrill/Fulghum (Gale's biological family) 1920s
Cowley County / Wilmot, KS Holt (Gale's maternal family), Orrill 1860s onward
Jefferson, Tennessee Copeland (Dora L., Noah Holt's wife) pre-1900
Wichita, KS Orrill (Fern Orrill, probable paternal grandmother) 1920s
Augusta, KS Fulghum (Gale and Bob as children) late 1920s
St. Louis / Jefferson County, MO Eggers, Giles, Warnke 1860s onward
Lenexa / Overland Park, KS Eggers, Britt/Warnke mid-1900s onward
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Warnke (John Warnke, immigrant) pre-1853
Germany Eggers (Henrich), Gronholt (Maria) pre-1860s