Birth Name: Stephen Ray Vaughan
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, United States
Date of Birth: October 3, 1954
Place of Death: East Troy, Wisconsin, United States
Date of Death: August 27, 1990
Ethnicity: English, small amount of Scottish, Welsh, Irish, German, French, and Dutch
Family Background: Stevie Ray Vaughan was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer. Stevie was the son of Martha Jean (Cook) and James “Jimmie” Lee Vaughan.
Stevie’s paternal grandfather was Thomas Lee Vaughan (the son of James Richard Vaughan and Sarah Catherine Harrell). James was the son of James Richard Vaughan and Martha L. Standley. Sarah was the daughter of James William Harrell and Sarah A. Elizabeth Wallingsford.
Stevie’s paternal grandmother was Laura Belle LaRue (the daughter of Robert Hodgen LaRue and Artemitia Frances Turnham). Robert was the son of Robert Hodgen LaRue and Lydia Ann Miller. Artemitia was the daughter of Thomas Turnham and Mary Jane Burnes.
Stevie’s maternal grandfather was Joseph Luther Cook (the son of Henry Hood Cook and Pearl Texas Farmer). Henry was the son of Thomas Jefferson Cook and Susan Felker. Pearl was the daughter of Joseph Luther Farmer and Morning Mary Magdalen Brown.
Stevie’s maternal grandmother was Dora Ruth DeWeese (the daughter of Richard Allday Deweese/DeWees and Daisy Bell Reeves). Richard was the son of Andrew Jackson DeWees and Penelope Ward Allday. Daisy was the daughter of Hiram H. Reeves and Sarah Angeline Anderson.
Source: Genealogy of Stevie Ray Vaughan – https://www.geni.com/people/Stevie-Ray-Vaughan/6000000012739255150
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