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David Rawls
(Abt 1745-Bef 1782)
Elizabeth
(-Abt 1796)
Benjamin Porter
(1759-1841)
Bathsheba (Basshaba) King
(1765-1789)
Andrew Rawls
(Abt 1777-1852)
Abigail Porter
(1786-Bef 1850)
Martha Rawls
(Cir 1818-Cir 1848)

 

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John Vaughn

Martha Rawls

  • Born: Cir 1818, Nansemond Co., VA
  • Marriage: John Vaughn
  • Died: Cir 1848, Nansemond Co, VA. at age 30
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bullet  General Notes:

Emily C. Daughtrey, great grand daughter of Andrew Rawls, writes that Martha Rawls was a daughter of Andrew and Abigail Porter Rawls and married John Vaughn. She continues that Martha and John had daughters Jennie and Cattie (who would be young adults when Emily was born). Emily goes on to say Jennie married a Joe Council and had sons John and Charlie while Cattie married a Jet Rhodes and had children Jim, Willie, Raleigh, Maud, and Beecher. Documentation on Joe and Jennie as well as Jet and Cattie have been difficult to find, however, the following documents offer an analysis:
The 1900 Federal Census for Virginia, Isle of Wight, Windsor District 18 records Jethro (March 1840) and Martha C. (June 1848) [This is Martha Rawls Vaughn's daughter] Rhodes with children Willie J. (Aug 1871), James J. (Dec 1874), Robert A. (Jan 1878), Beecher L. (April 1885), and Maude (Oct 1886). They have been married 31 years and have had 11 children of which 6 are still alive. Next door is Jethro Rhodes (Dec 1809) who is probably the father of the previous Jethro above. One door away is James Rhodes (Oct 1836) and family, probable brother to Jet.
The 1850 Census records a Martha Vaughn (aged 2) in the household of Andrew and Abigail Rawls. This Martha is probably the daughter of John and Martha Rawls Vaughn and a grand daughter, certainly not a daughter, of Andrew Rawls. Census records repeatedly record a Martha C. Rhodes and it is my belief that Emily's Cattie and this Martha C. are one in the same (ie Martha is Cattie or Martha Catherine). (The 1860 census records Catherine Vaughn ... see notes below). Also recorded in the 1900 Federal Census, Virginia, Southampton Co., Jerusalem is the widow Virginia Council (July 1846) with children Earnest A. (Apr 1878), Charles M. (Nov 1879), Cora A. R. (Aug 1882), and Bertha A. (Jan 1884). Also in the household is the widow Mary J. Council (July 1829).
Then the 1880 Federal Census for Virginia, Southampton Co., District 104 records Joseph L. (43) and Virginia (22) Council with children John K. (6), Martha L. (5), Joel J. (4), William (3), Earnest A. (2), and Infant (6/12).
It is also of interest that the 1850 Federal Census for Isle of Wight records a John Vaughn (45) without a wife but with a daughter, Virginia Vaughn (4) and the 1860 Census for Isle of Wight records John Vaughn (54) with daughters Virginia (14) and Catherine (13) and John now has a woman, Rebecca (40), living with them (the 1880 census indicates that Rebecca is his sister). All in all, it appears that Emily's Jennie and Cattie Vaughn are the Virginia Vaughn Council and Martha Catherine Vaughn Rhodes recorded in the census records described above. The only question that remains for me is if Andrew and Abigail actually had a daughter Martha. For now, I will go on the assumption that Emily was correct and Andrew did indeed have a daughter, Martha.

Additional documentation includes:
The 1870 Federal Census for Virginia, Isle of Wight, Windsor records on page 304A Jethro (30) and Martha C. (23) Rhodes as well as on page 305B John (65), Rebecca (58), and Virginia (23) Vaughn (note that in the 1860 census, Martha Catherine Vaughn is no longer living with her father). The 1880 Federal Census for Virginia, Isle of Wight, Windsor, District 33 records John (75) and Rebecca (60) Vaughn with grand daughter M. L. Council (7). Rebecca is listed as John's sister and M. L. Council must be Martha L. Council, daughter of Joseph [Joe] and Virginia [Jennie] Council, again confirming the family relations written down by Aunt Emily.

The 1860 Federal Census records for Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia confirms Jethro (50) and Charlotte (50) Rhodes as the parents of Jethro (21) and James (23) Rhodes (mentioned above): The 1860 Federal Census for the Eastern District, Smithfield P. O., Windsor, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia records Jethero (50) and Charlot (50) Rhodes with children James E. (23), Jethero P. (21), Kearny (19), Louisa (16), Charlot (14), and Georgianna (9).
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The 1850 Federal Census for the Eastern District, Windsor, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia records Jethro (40) and Charlotte (40) Rhodes with children Martha (18), Rebecca (16). James E. (14), Jetheo (12), Keny (10), Louisa (8), Charlotte (6), and Kindred (2).


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Martha married John Vaughn. (John Vaughn was born circa 1805 in Virginia and died after 1880 in Isle of Wight Co., VA.)




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