Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.

Frances Vaughn
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Name Frances Vaughn Birth 20 Jan 1818 Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
Gender Female _UID 32B9888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400000F8C _UID F37244DB08327F4BBA140C010258A6CA2DA3 Death 25 Oct 1862 Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
Burial Carpenter Cem, Avery Co, NC
Person ID I8784 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 18 Jan 2026
Father William Vaughn, b. Bef 1793 d. 1825/1828, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age > 35 years)Mother Elizabeth Davis, b. 24 Sep 1796, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 10 Oct 1883, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age 87 years)Marriage 2 Sep 1814 Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
_UID 0D591D1D5BBFC345B57F1E13D21BE4766EA5 Family ID F834 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Samuel Carpenter, b. 3 Jan 1814, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 15 Oct 1862, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age 48 years)Marriage 1830/1838 Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
_UID 52CBA037ADC5064DAC46B898FBDAE32BDE11 Children 1. Alfred Andrew Carpenter, b. 31 Oct 1838, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 25 Feb 1925, Avery Co, NC
(Age 86 years)2. Margaret Elizabeth Carpenter, b. 1840/1841, Yancey Co, NC
d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC
(Age > 60 years)3. Jonathan N M Carpenter, b. 1842/1843, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. Aft 1860, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age > 18 years)4. Erwin L Carpenter, b. 1844/1845, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. Aft 1862 (Age > 18 years)5. Mary M Carpenter, b. 1848/1849, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. Aft 1870, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC)
(Age > 22 years)6. Rachel M Carpenter, b. 28 Jul 1850, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 16 Oct 1918, Mitchell Co, NC
(Age 68 years)7. James M Carpenter, b. 1851/1852, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. Aft 1863, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age > 12 years)8. Sophronia Emaline Carpenter, b. 29 Jun 1852, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 13 Feb 1938, Graham Co, NC
(Age 85 years)9. Josiah Martin Carpenter, b. 1855/1856, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) 
10. Aaron Thomas Carpenter, b. 17 Jul 1861, Mitchell Co, NC
d. 7 Feb 1936, Avery Co, NC
(Age 74 years)Family ID F775 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.;
!NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Aunt, by marriage.;
!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/carpenter/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/
https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/wnc/davis-elizabeth-vaughn-vance.html
!NOTE:Family data from old document (shared by Joanne Libera, Forest City, NC)
Memorandom (sic) of ages
1. John Vance was born September the 5 day 1796
2. Elisabeth Vaughn his wife was born September 24 day 1796
3. Alfred Vaughn was born October 25 day 1815
4. Frances Vaughn was born January 20 day 1818
5. Eleanor Vaughn was born September 24 day 1823
6. Nancy Vaughn was born June the 12 day 1824
7. Barbary Vance was born January 8 day 1828
8. William Vance was born July the 12 day 1831
9. Thomas Vance was born January the 4 day 1834
10. Flemmon Vance was born August the 12 day 1837
11. John Vance was born December the 5 day 1841
!CENSUS:1820 Rutherford Co., NC p. 385*
William Vaughn age 45+ (bef 1775)
411301-10010-0-0
My Analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 45+ (bef 1775) = William Vaughn
3m 16-25 (1794/1804) = 1. Son?
"m 16-25 (1794/1804) = 2. Son?
"m 16-25 (1794/1804) = 3. Son?
1m 16-17 (1802/1804) = * same as one of above
1m 10-15 (1804/1810) = Son?
4m 0-9 (1810/1820) = 1. Son?
"m 0-9 (1810/1820) = 2. Son?
"m 0-9 (1810/1820) = 3. Son?
"m 0-9 (1810/1820) = 4. Alfred Vaughn (1815) son
1f 26-44 (1775/1794) = Elizabeth Davis Vaughn (1796) wife
1f 0-9 (1810/1820) = Frances Vaughn (1818) dau
* Not certain same William, but only William Vaughn/Vaughan in the region. I think he is in the section of Rutherford that later became McDowell County, but I am not certain.;
!CENSUS:1830 Burke Co., NC p. 195
John Vance age 20-29 (1800/10)
00011-12101
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 20-29 (1800/1810) = John Vance (1796)
1m 15-19 (1810/1815) = Alfred Vaughn (1815) step-son
1f 20-29 (1800/1810) = Elizabeth Davis Vaughn Vance (1796) wife
1f 10-14 (1815/1820) = Frances Vaughn (1818) step-dau
2f 5-9 (1820/1825) = 1. Eleanor Vaughn (1823) step-dau
"f 5-9 (1820/1825) = 2. Nancy Vaughn (1824) step-dau
1f 0-4 (1825/1830) = Barbary Vance (1828) dau;
!CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co, NC pg 275 w/Samuel CARPENTER age 20-29 (1810/20);
!CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # ---/540
Samuel Carpenter 6 Farmer $1000 NC
Alfred A. 11
Jonathan N. M. 7
Erwin L. 5
Frances 33
Margaret E. 9
Mary M. 1
Rachel M. 2/12;
!CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co., NC Childsville PO # 1200/1200
Samuel Carpenter 46 Farmer $1500/830 NC
Francis 43
Margaret E. 18
Jonathan M. 16 Farmer
Erwin L. 14
Mary M. 12
Rachel 10
James M. 8
Sophiah 6
Josiah M. 4;
!OBITUARY:"Uncle Jake Carpenter's Anthology of Death" - (some punctuation added) "Franky Carpenter ag 56 did oc 25 1862. Harde workin womin in farm. Made corn oates.";
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.;
