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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Webster William Draughon\Draughn: Birth: 26 DEC 1857 in St. Helena Parish, LA. Death: 23 JUL 1923 in Port Arthur, Jefferson Co., TX

  2. Anna Draughon\Draughn: Birth: ABT JUN 1859 in Greenburg, St. Helena Parish, LA. Death: BEF 1870 in St. Helena Parish, LA

  3. Emma Caroline Draughon\Draughn: Birth: 11 DEC 1860 in St. Helena Parish, LA. Death: 21 MAR 1931 in Tangipohoa Parish, LA

  4. Fannie Draughon\Draughn: Birth: 11 JUL 1863 in St. Helena Parish, LA. Death: 12 DEC 1949 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

  5. Avery R. Draughon\Draughn: Birth: 9 MAY 1865 in St. Helena Parish, LA. Death: 9 OCT 1899 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

  6. Ida L. Draughon\Draughn: Birth: 11 AUG 1868 in Tangipohoa Parish, LA. Death: 21 JUN 1936 in Tangipohoa Parish, LA

  7. Rufus W. Draughon\Draughn: Birth: 25 SEP 1869 in Tangipohoa Parish, LA. Death: 8 DEC 1928 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

  8. Cora Belle Draughon\Draughn: Birth: 10 JAN 1872 in Tangipohoa Parish, LA. Death: 17 JAN 1934 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

  9. Thomas Ellis Draughon\Draughn: Birth: 27 JAN 1874 in Tangipohoa Parish, LA. Death: JUL 1944 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

  10. Salone 'Lonie' Draughon\Draughn: Birth: 1876 in Tangipohoa Parish, LA. Death: AFT 1880 in Louisiana

  11. Wilson Russell Draughon\Draughn: Birth: 12 NOV 1883 in Tangipohoa Parish, LA. Death: AFT 1930 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA


Sources
1. Title:   1850 St. Helena parish, LA Census h/h 297/297
2. Title:   Louisiana Land Records
3. Title:   1860 Greenburg, St. Helena Parish, LA Census dated 6-18-1860 h/ 315
4. Title:   1880 Tangipahoa Parish, LA Census, h/h73 dated June 4, 1880 D.178
5. Title:   1860 Greensburg, St. Helena parish, Louisiana Census Dated June 26, 1860
6. Title:   Louisiana Statewide Death Index
7. Title:   Headstone, Tangipahoa Cem., Tangipahoa Parish, LA
8. Title:   1850 St. Helena Parish, LA Census
9. Title:   Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers & Confederate Commands
Page:   Vol. I, pg. 680
10. Title:   St. Helena Parish Marriage Records, St. Helena Parish, LA

Notes
a. Note:   R. L. Draughon
 Side: Confederate
 Regiment State/Origin: Louisiana
 Regiment Name: 3 (Wingfield's) Louisiana Cav.
 Regiment Name Expanded: 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Wingfield's)
 COMPANY: E
 Rank In: Sergeant
 Rank In Expanded: Sergeant
 Rank Out: Sergeant
 Rank Out Expanded: Sergeant
 Film Number: M378 roll 8
 U.S. Civil War Soldiers
 Name: L. R. Draughon
 Side: Confederate
 Regiment State/Origin: Louisiana
 Regiment Name: 27th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry
 Company: H
 Rank In: Private
 Rank Out: Private
  Civil War Service Record
 Name: L. R. Draughon
 Company: H
 Unit: 27 Louisiana Infantry.
 Rank - Induction: Sergeant
 Rank - Discharge: Sergeant
 Allegiance: Confederate
  Buried in the Tangipahoa Cem., Tangipahoa Parish, LA
  Named Rufus Lafayette Draughon on 1850,1860 Census'; bought land as Rufus Lafayette in 1858,
 St. Helena Parish, married Nancy Quillen as Rufus Lafayette, then for some unknown reason his initials
 were reversed to L. R. Draughon about 1870. He used the name L. Draughon and Lafayette from then on; maybe because he had by then, a son named Rufus Lafayette Draughon. The last name is spelled
 Draughan, Draughon and Draughn on different census' and documents.


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