1.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  Kentucky Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Corday, Hannah

Vaughn, James

17 Jan 1803

Christian Co.

2a.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1810 (Broderbund CD-313).  Please see my WARNING regarding use of this database (the numerical data have the genders switched). 

1810

Vaughn, James

KY

Christian Co.

p. 69

10100-2001003

2b.  1790-1870 Census Index (online at Ancestry.com):

1810

VAUGHN

JAMES

Christian Co.

KY

p. 69

20010-10100-03

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 males	9 or under	1800-1810	= Hiram (b. 1806) = William (b. 1804)
1 male	26-44	1765-1784	= James (b. 1769)
1 female	9 or under	1800-1810	= Elizabeth (b. 1808)
1 female	16-25	1784-1794	= Hannah (b. 1785/6)
3 slaves	all ages	in or bef. 1810	= names unknown

3a.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1820 (Broderbund CD-314):

1820

Vaughan, James

KY

Christian Co.

p. 36

3b.  Christian County Genealogical Society (Hopkinsville, KY).  1995.  Christian County, KY, Census Records, 1820-1830-1840.  Simmons Historical Publ., Melber, KY.  On p. 10 (of the book, not the census):

1820

Vaughan

James

211001-11010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 males	9 or under	1810-1820	= Richard (b. 1819) = Henry (b. 1811)
1 male	10-15	1804-1810	= Hiram (b. 1806)
1 male	16-18	1801-1804	= William (b. 1804)
1 male	45 or over	in or bef. 1775	= James (b. 1769)
1 female	9 or under	1810-1820	= Sarah (b. 1815)
1 female	10-15	1804-1810	= Elizabeth (b. 1808)
1 female	26-44	1775-1794	= Hannah (b. 1785/6)

Living next door to William Morrow.

4a.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1830 (Broderbund CD-315):

1830

Vaughn, James

KY

Christian Co.

p. 21

4b.  Christian County Genealogical Society (Hopkinsville, KY).  1995.  Christian County, KY, Census Records, 1820-1830-1840.  Simmons Historical Publ., Melber, KY.  On p. 36  (of the book, not the census):

1830

Vaughn

James

010 100 001 - 001 000 100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	5-9	1820-1825	= Richard (b. 1819)
1 male	15-19	1810-1815	= Henry (b. 1811)
1 male	60-69	1760-1770	= James (b. 1769/77/78)
1 female	10-14	1815-1820	= Sarah (b. 1815)
1 female	40-49	1780-1790	= Hannah (b. 1785/6)

Richard is tallied in the wrong age class.

5a.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1840 (Broderbund CD-316):

1840

Vaughan, James

KY

Christian Co.

p. 223

5b.  Christian County Genealogical Society (Hopkinsville, KY).  1995.  Christian County, KY, Census Records, 1820-1830-1840.  Simmons Historical Publ., Melber, KY.  On p.  79 (of the book, not the census):

1840

Vaughan

James

000 010 001 - 000 000 001

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	20-29	1810-1820	= Henry (b. 1811)
1 male	60-69	1770-1780	= James (b. 1769)
1 female	60-69	1770-1780	= Hannah (b. 1785/6)

Hannah and James are in the wrong age brackets; she should be one bracket lower; he should be one bracket higher.  Living two doors down from Richard Vaughn (young couple with no children).

6a.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1850 (Broderbund CD-317):

1850	Vaughn, James	KY	Christian Co.	District 2	p. 390
1850	Vaughan, James	KY	Christian Co.	District 2	p. 165	Slave Schedule

6b.  1850 Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com):  District No. 2, Christian Co., KY, p. 390, 440/477, enumerated 12 Sep 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

James Vaughn

72

M

Farmer

2367

North Carolina

Living next door to Richard Vaughn.

7.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1860 (Broderbund CD-318):  not found, as expected.

8a.  Anon.  1990.  Logan County, Kentucky, Taxpayers, 1792-1799.  T.L.C. Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL:  not found.  If James Vaughn had been living in the region that became Christian Co. in 1797 (when it was formed from Logan Co.), he should have appeared on the Logan Co. tax rolls, but he does not (neither does Thomas).

8b.  Anon.  1991.  The 1795 Census of Kentucky [as constructed from tax lists].  T.L.C. Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL.

Name	County
Vaughan, Thomas	Green
Vaughn, James	Fayette
Vaughn, Thomas	Fayette
Vaughn, Thomas	Lincoln

If our subject is in Kentucky, my bet is that he is the James with Thomas in Fayette Co.

8c.  Christian County, Kentucky, Tax Rolls, 1797-1816.  Heritage Quest, Microfilm No. V20-72 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Year	District	Dates of  Receiving Lists	Persons Names  Chargeable with the Tax	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	Acres			Watercourse	In Whose Name Entered	In Whose Name Surveyed	In Whose Name Patented
											1st	2nd	3rd
1797	-	-	[not found]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1798	-	-	[?]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1799	No. 2	30 Mar 1799	Vaughn James	1	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1800	-	20 Apr 1800	Vaughan James	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	200	-	Little R	J Vaughan	Same	-
1801	North	26 Mar 1801	Vaughan Jas	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	200	-	Little River	Jas Vaughn	Jas Vaughn	-
1802	-	20 Jul 1802	Vaughan James	1	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	100 100	-	Little R Little R	J Vaughan J Vaughan	Same Same	- -
1803	-	1 Aug 1803	Vaughan James	1	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	200 -	- 100	Little R Little R	J Vaughan J Vaughan	Same -	- -
Legend for numerical data [grey indicates that particular datum was not taken that year]:  A = White Males 21 or over; B = White Males 16-20; C = Blacks over 16; D = Total Blacks; E = Horses & Mares (gelded male horses and female horses); F = Stud Horses (intact male horses); G = Rate of Covering (stud fee, in dollars); 1st/2nd/3rd refer to 1st Rate, 2nd Rate, or 3rd Rate land.

James and Thomas Vaughn are always associated with each other, usually adjacent on the list, and both on Little River.

In 1797, there are no Vaughns (no surnames beginning with "U" or "V").
In 1798, the page with "V" surnames is too faded to read, but there is at least one surname beginning with "V".
In 1799, also in District 2: Thomas Vaughn; in District 1:  Thomas, John, and Benjamin Vaughn.
In 1800:  Ann, Elizabeth, and Thomas Vaughn.
In 1801:  John and Thomas Vaughn.
In 1802:  Thomas Vaughn (I forgot to look for John).
In 1803:  John and Thomas Vaughn.

8e.  A.B. Willhite.   [n.d.]  Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1810-1813.   (Self-published; available from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY).

Pg. in Willhite	Year	First  Name	Last  Name	A	B	C	D	E	Acres	Watercourse
43	1810	James	Vaughn	1		-	3	8	230 100  75	LR LR LR
93	1811	Jas	Vaughn	1	-	-	2	5	200 100  75  86 114	LR " " Rangers Creek "
144	1812	Jas	Vaughn	1		-	2	7	200  75 100 86 114	LR " " " "
199	1813	Jas	Vaughn	1		-	-	8	-	-
Legend for numerical data: A = White Males 21 or over; B = White Males 16-20 (this column used only in 1811); C = Blacks over 16; D = Total Blacks; E = Horses
Abbreviations:  LR = Little River

8f.  A.B. Willhite.   [n.d.]  Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1814-1818.   (Self-published.  This book is out of print.  I do not have a copy.  If you have one to sell, please contact me.)

8g.  A.B. Willhite.   [n.d.]  Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1819-1823.   (Self-published; available from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY).

Pg. in Willhite	Year	First Name	Last  Name	A	B	C	D	Acres	Watercourse
66	1819	Jas	Vaughan	1	2	4	10	200  75 100 118 150 150	LR " " " PR "
113	1820	Jas	Vaughn	1	2	5	9	200  75 100 150 150	LR " " PR "
156	1821	Jas	Vaughn	-	-	-	-	200  75 100 150 114 150	LR " " " " Pond River
198	1822	Jas	Vaughn	1	4	8	4	90 200  75 114 150 150	PR LR " " " PR, 100 acres - LR
243	1823	Jas	Vaughn	1	5	9	6	200  75 100 140 150 150	- - - - - PR
Legend for numerical data: A = White Males 21 or over; B = Blacks over 16; C = Total Blacks; D = Horses
Abbreviations:  LR = Little River; PR = Pond River

9.  Eugene Allen Cordry.  c1976.  "The New Lebanon Cemetery." History of New Lebanon, Cooper County, Missouri.  VKM Pub. Co., Fort Worth, TX (online at the Cooper County MOGenWeb site).  For excerpt on CORDRY: Click Here. 

10a.  Eugene Allen Cordry.  1971 (July).  "Vaughan Burying Ground, Christian County, Kentucky." Kentucky Ancestors, as cited by Aprille Cooke McKay.

10b.  Anna Hunsaker Meador & Timoth Reeves Meador, Sr.  1976.  Cemetery Records of Northern Portion of Christian County, Kentucky.  Hopkinsville, KY (LDS Fiche No. 6075675).

p. 87	VAUGHAN'S CEMETERY Go 6.3 miles on Butler Road from intersection of East Seventh and Butler Road (507E) on right, directly behind the home of Mrs. Lois Price on Dr. Oakley's farm.  Copied April 25, 1966.
	John son of James and H. Vaughan Died August 31, 1821 Mary E. daughter of H. and M.M. Vaughan Born 1843 - Died 1848	Richard J. son of W.C.M. and A.M. Vaughan May 24, 1833 - July 9, 1833
p. 88	James W. Vaughan February 2, 1837 - May 21, 1865 Henry C. Vaughan Born 1811 Died December 20, 1844 James W. Vaughan son of B. and M.A. Vaughan Born October 30, 1842 - Died December 31, 1863 Mary A. wife of Richard Vaughan August 30, 1822 - April 8, 1908 Richard Vaughan January 15, 1819 - September 19, 1898 Sarah wife of E.C. Dulin daughter of J. and H. Vaughan June 6, 1815 - August 30, 1840 Infant son E.W.G. and A.E. Edwards Born and died June 23, 1872 Catherine Edwards February 16, 1768 - January 27, 1843 Era Euin Henderson February 3, 1900 - August 25, 1922 Hiram R. Vaughan June 29, 1806 - September 10, 1838 Maudie Daughter of A.M. and M.E. Henderson June 15, 1868 - June 19, 1888 Little Mary daughter of E.E. and J.L. Henderson March 6, 1903 - March 13, 1903 Infant daughter of G.W. and S.E. Smith February 26, 1862 - March 4, 1862 Thomas S. Lackey, Junior Born 1878 March 29, 1833	Elinor C. Vaughan June 29, 1808 - March 19, 1856 George V. son of R.V. and M.A. Vaughan March 17, 1854 - May 2, 1856 Hannah wife of James Vaughan Died in 56th year (all the marker included) James Vaughan June 1, 1769 - December 16, 1857 Elizabeth Edwards May 5, 1808 - July 8, 1871 James Edwards October 9, 1796 - August 22, 1855 Wm Newton Edwards son of James and Elizabeth Edwards May 6, 1828 - August 10, 1831 Edward Euin Henderson 1870 - 1940 Ida Layton Henderson 1870 - 19151 A.M. Henderson July 26, 1837 - December 20, 1906 Mary E. Henderson 1837 - 1930 W.H. Dulin July 21, 1834 - January 28, 1905 J.H. Vaughan February 20, 1848 - January 5, 1880 Sallie Bell daughter of G.W. and Sarah E. Smith April 20, 1873 - May 8, 1873 Roy Perry son of Anna B. and D.R. Perry Born and died March 19, 1871
p. 89	Dorothy Jean Henderson June 9, 1924 W.R. Vaughan November 18, 1869 - July 22, 1898 H.A. Vaughan daughter of H.R. and E.C. Vaughan September 14, 1838 age 2 months	Perry son of R.F. and M.E. Vaughan September 7, 1879 - July 5, 1880 Nannie W. Lackey daughter of T.S. and N.W. Lackey April 1, 1860 - March 12, 1880

11.  William Henry Perrin.  1884.  County of Christian, Kentucky:  Historical and Biographical.  F.A. Batey Publ., Chicago.

p. 300	About the year 1800 there was quite an influx from Georgia, Virginia and the Carolinas into the county.  Among other were... Ezekiel Wood, Thomas and James Vaughn, and William Morrow, a brother-in-law of the Vaughns.  Wood was a saddler, James Vaughn ran a distillery and Morrow was a farmer.  The latter built on the present site of Mount Vernon...
p. 305	Vaughn's Chapel of the Methodist Episcopal Church South was organized about 1870 in the Mount Vernon Precinct... Vaughn's Chapel was a combination of several smaller churches, which were absorbed in its formation...
p. 391	With Thomas Morrow, in 1789, came James Vaughan, and settled on a farm adjoining Mt. Vernon, where he lived to a ripe old age.  Richard Vaughan, his son, is now engaged in business in Fariview...

It makes much more sense if "1789" is a typo for "1798."  James and Thomas show up on the 1799 tax rolls of Christian Co., possibly in 1798, but definitely not in 1797 (nor earlier in Logan Co.).  Thomas Morrow is son of William Morrow.

12.  Messages in the Cordray Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum).

13.  Broderbund.  World Family Trees.  Vol. 7, Pedigree #866; Vol. 8, Pedigree #2910.

14.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: International Genealogical Index (IGI) and Ancestral File (AF).

15.  Emails from Aprille Cooke McKay.