James Asbury DEVAUGHN^[1]

1901 - 1977  (75 years)

• Name	James Asbury DEVAUGHN
  Birth	14 Oct 1901	Georgia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1920	Georgia   [3]
  	James was working as a bookkeeper for a bank in January 1920.
  WWII	1942 - 1945  [4, 5]
  	James enlisted in the US Army Signal Corps at Richmond, Virginia on 1 September 1942. He was discharged on 27 May 1945.
  Death	21 Feb 1977  [2, 4]
  	James died on 21 February 1977. He was 75 years old. His last residence was Roanoke, Virginia.
  Burial	Roanoke City, VA   [6]
  	His remains were interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Roanoke, Virginia.
  Person ID	I64295	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Arthur Herbert DEVAUGHN, Sr.,   b. 16 Jun 1868, Jonesboro, Clayton Co, GA d. 4 Sep 1929 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Daisy Clanton THOMAS,   b. Oct 1875, Georgia
  Marriage	23 Jun 1896	Richmond Co, GA   [7]
  	The couple was married in Richmond County, Georgia by Rev. J.T. Plunket on 23 June 1896.
  Notes	The 1910 census notes that Daisy had given birth to 2 children, and that both were living.
  Family ID	F7672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorethea HUGHS,   b. 3 Jul 1920, Roanoke, Roanoke Co, VA d. 29 Jan 1987 (Age 66 years)
  Children	1. Diane DEVAUGHN   2. Robert A. DEVAUGHN
  Family ID	F7757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: April 1910, Augusta, Richmond County, GA Resided: January 1920: Augusta, Richmond County, GA Resided: April 1930, Roanoke City, VA

  
  

• Sources

  [S3807] 1910 US Census / DeVaughn, Arthur H. [S3815] James DeVaughn. SSN 261-22-6485. SSDI. [S3810] 1920 US Census / DeVaughn, A.H. [S3814] James DeVaughn, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010. [S3816] James A. DeVaughn. U.S. WWII Army enlistment record (1942). [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). James Asbury DeVaughn interment, Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, VA; downloaded 23 May 2014. [S3806] Arthur Herbert DeVaughn - Daisy Clanton Thomas, Richmond Co, GA marriage license & minister's return (1896).