Researching Dorothy Vaughan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 10217 people with the Vaughan surname? In that year Vaughan was ranked number 404 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dorothy means "A gift of God" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Dorothy Vaughan on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dorothy Vaughan and the Vaughan Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Vaughan Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Vaughan family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 16215 people with the Vaughan surname in the UK? Vaughan is now ranked number 340 for popularity in the UK. |
Vaughan Genealogy Databases
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Vaughan Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 42535 people with the Vaughan surname in the USA? Vaughan is ranked number 143 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Vaughan Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Dorothy Vaughan. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Dorothy Vaughan
Dorothy Vaughan
Dorothy Jean Johnson Vaughan (September 20, 1910 – November 10, 2008) was an American mathematician and human computer who worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), and NASA, at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. In 1949, she became acting supervisor of the West Area Computers, the first African-American woman to receive a promotion and supervise a group of staff at the center.
She later was promoted officially to the position of supervisor. During her 28-year career, Vaughan prepared for the introduction of machine computers in the early 1960s by teaching herself and her staff the programming language of Fortran. She later headed the programming section of the Analysis and Computation Division (ACD) at Langley.
Vaughan is one of the women featured in Margot Lee Shetterly's history Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race (2016). It was adapted as a biographical film of the same name, also released in 2016.
In 2019, Vaughan was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously.
Source: Dorothy Vaughan, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Vaughan
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