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     William Gearhart was buried at Union Cemetery (Mud Church), Phillipsburg, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA. He was born on 12 September 1842.
William Gearhart died on 10 December 1864 at Confederate Prison, Salisbury, North Carolina, USA, at age 22.
      ; enlisted 22 Mar 1864, Co E 45 Reg. PA Vols. died of starvation, Salisburg, NC 10 Dec 1864, 22y 2m 28d.

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     Ellis Gearhart was buried at Union Cemetery (Mud Church), Phillipsburg, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA. He was born on 22 July 1844.
Ellis Gearhart died on 20 November 1865 at age 21.
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     Elizabeth Ann Smith was born on 15 April 1829 at Pennsylvania, USA.¹ She married John Shivery Gearhart, son of John Gearhart and Lydia Shivery, in 1852
; His 2nd wife.²
Elizabeth Ann Smith died on 14 February 1898 at Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 68.¹
Elizabeth Ann Smith was buried after 14 February 1898 at Phillipsburg Cemetery, South Phillipsburg, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
From FindAGrave.com:
     BIRTH     15 Apr 1829, Pennsylvania, USA
     DEATH     14 Feb 1898 (aged 68), Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Family Members
     Spouse
      John Shivery Gearhart 1818–1903 (m. 1852)
     Children
      George Smith Gearhart 1853–1925
      John Wesley Gearhart 1855–1933
      A. Clark Gearhart 1857–1942
      Samuel Gearhart 1860–1939
      Lydia Jane Gearhart Ricketts 1862–1951
      Charles Gearhart 1866–1886
      Lewis Gearhart 1867–1950
     BURIAL     Philipsburg Cemetery, South Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     PLOT     Section 5 Row 21
     Created by: Charles Patterson
     Added: 16 Dec 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial 62973545.¹
     She was a mentioned with John Shivery Gearhart; For more information on the children of John and Gearhart and his two wives, see their Find a Grave memorials.^1,3,2

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     Mary Trexler was buried at Twin Churches Reformed Cemetery, Henderson, Jefferson Co., Pennsylvania, USA. She was born in November 1856.³ She married John F. Kicher, son of Frederick Henry Kicherer and Frederika (?), circa 1875
; married 25 yrs on 1900 census.³
Mary Trexler died on 17 May 1915 at age 58.
     Her married name was Kicherer.

Mary Trexler and John F. Kicher appeared in the census of 18 June 1900 at East Henderson Township, Jefferson Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 1-A, Lines 30-40, Dwelling 5; Family 5
     30 KICHER, John F Head W M July 1851 Married 25yrs [1875] PA Germany Germany Farmer
     31 " , Mary Wife W F Nov 1856 43 Married 25yrs [1875] PA German Germany
     32 " , Charlie Son W M Jan 1880 20 Single PA PA PA farm Laborer
     33 " , Ella Daughter W F Oct 1882 17 Single PA PA PA
     34 " , Nina Daughter W F Apr 1888 12 Single PA PA PA at school
     35 " , Thomas Son W M Nov 1889 10 Single PA PA PA at school
     36 " , Frank Son W M Nov 1892 7 Single PA PA PA
     37 " , Lizzie Daughter W F Jan 1896 4 Single PA PA PA
     38 THOMAS, Teresa Sister W F Feb 1862 38 Widowed 1-child-born 1-child-living PA PA PA Servant
     39 " , Jennie Niece W F Jan 1885 15 Single PA PA PA at school
     40 KICHER Phillipine Step Mother W F Sept 1842 57 Widowed Germany Germany Germand.⁴

      ; Person Source.³ Samuel Gearhart was was mentioned in a land transaction by Michael Spessert on 31 March 1825 at Washington Co., Maryland, USA, from Spessard [1930:13]: "March 31, 1825, John Geeting, for $1390, bought of Michael Spesart, 40 1/2 acres of land, being part of "Dear Bought", beginning at a white Oak tree, being the original beginning of the Resurvey of Dear Bought, on east bank of antietam. Wife of Michael Spesart, Christiena, signed release, with her husband."⁴

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     James Hudson was born circa 1866 at Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA; age 4 in 1870 census.¹
     James Hudson was listed as a resident in William Dickenson Hudson and Almira D. McKay's household in the census report on 22 July 1870 at District 19, Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 84-B, lines 19-25, dwelling 51, family 53
     19 HUDSON, William 36 [1834] M W Farmer $500 KY
     20 " , Elmira 27 [1843] F W Keeping house TN
     21 " , Corrie 8 [1862] F W At home TN
     22 " , Talbert 6 [1864] M W At home TN
     23 " , James 4 [1866] M W At home TN
     24 " , Franklin 2 [1868] M W At Home TN
     25 MCCAY, Robert 40 [1830] M Black Farm Laborer TN Cannot read Cannot write.¹

     Mary E. Middleton was born at Cambria Co. (prob.), Pennsylvania, USA. She married Joseph Emery Gearhart, son of John Shivery Gearhart and Lydia Showalter, on 6 July 1871.

     Her married name was Gearhart.

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     Sophia Gearhart was born circa 1872.
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     Laura M. Hoover married Charles Fredrick Kicher, son of John F. Kicher and Mary Trexler, on 2 February 1904 at Reynoldsville, Jefferson Co., Pennsylvania, USA.

Laura M. Hoover died in 1908.
     Her married name was Kicher.

     Carl Lavelle Kicher was born on 7 September 1909 at Big Run, Jefferson Co., Pennsylvania, USA.
Carl Lavelle Kicher died circa 1980.

     Harscoit de St. Hilaire Seigneur de St.James et St.Hilaire du Harscouet died after 1121.¹
     GAV-22.

     Margaret de Longespee Countess of Salisbury was born circa 1254.⁴ She married Henry de Lacy 3rd Earl of Lincoln, son of Edmund de Lacy 2nd Earl of Lincoln and Alaisia del Vasto, circa 1256
; Richardson says (quoting CP 7 (1929): 681-687 sub Lincoln that Henry was contract to marry Margaret "on or before 23 Dec. 1256."^1,3,4,5
Margaret de Longespee Countess of Salisbury died between 1306 and 1310.⁴
      ; The position was complicated by the fact that Ela/Isabel outlived both her son and grandson. Accordingly after her death in 1261 her great-granddaughter, Sir William (II)'s daughter Margaret, came to be regarded by much later writers as de jure Countess of Salisbury, although she was referred to by that title in at least two documents dating from 1311, five years at most after her death. Yet neither Margaret nor her husband Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, styled themselves Countess/Earl of Salisbury.²

     William I Longespee 3rd Earl of Salisbury was buried at Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.⁹ He was born circa 1176 at Woodstock Manor, England; Genealogy.EU says b. 17 Aug 1152; Richardson says born say 1175/80.^9,2,4 He married Ela fitz Patrick Countess of Salisbury, daughter of William Fitz Patrick d'Evreux 2nd Earl of Salisbury and Eleanor (Eléonore, Aliénor) de Vitré Countess of Salisbury, before September 1197 at Salisbury, Wiltshire, England,
; Genealogy.EU says m. 1196.^{10,9,11,2,3,12,4,5}
William I Longespee 3rd Earl of Salisbury died on 7 March 1226 at Salisbury Castle, Wiltshire, England.^13,9,4
      ; per van de Pas: "'William was born about 1176, an illegitimate son of Henry II of England. His mother was unknown for many years, until the discovery of a charter of William mentioning 'Comitessa Ida, mater mea'. This Ida was further identified as Ida de Tosny, the wife of Roger Bigod, 2nd earl of Norfolk. His father acknowledged him, and gave him the honour of Appleby, Lincolnshire in 1188. Ten years later his half-brother King Richard I married him to a great heiress, Ela FitzPatrick, countess of Salisbury in her own right, the only child of William FitzPatrick, 2nd earl of Salisbury, earl of Wiltshire, by an unnamed first wife. William and Ela had eight children of whom two sons and a daughter would have progeny.

During the reign of King John, William was at court on several important ceremonial occasions, and held various offices: sheriff of Wiltshire, lieutenant of Gascony, constable of Dover and warden of the Cinque Ports, and later warden of the Welsh Marches. He was a commander in the king's Welsh and Irish expeditions of 1210-1212. The king also granted him the honour of Eye.

In 1213 William led a large fleet to Flanders, where he seized or destroyed a large part of a French invasion fleet anchored near Damme. This ended the invasion threat, but not the conflicts between England and France. So in 1214 William was sent to help the Holy Roman Emperor Otto, an English ally, who was invading France. William commanded the right wing of the army at their disastrous defeat at the Battle of Bouvines on 27 July 1214, where he was captured.

By the time he returned to England, revolt was brewing among the barons. William was one of the few who remained loyal to John. In the civil war that followed in the year after the signing of the Magna Carta, he was one of the leaders of the king's army in the south. But after the French prince Louis (later Louis VIII) landed as an ally of the rebels, William went over to his side. Presumably he thought John's cause was lost and hopeless.

After John's death and the departure of Louis, William, along with many other barons, joined the cause of John's young son, now Henry III of England. He then took an influential place in the government during the king's minority. Most notably, he fought in Gascony to help secure the remaining part of the English continental possessions. William's ship was nearly lost in a storm while returning to England in 1225, and he spent some months in refuge at a monastery on the French island of Ré. He died on 7 March 1226, not long after his return to England. Roger of Wendover alleged that he was poisoned by Hubert de Burgh, 1st earl of Kent. He was buried at Salisbury Cathedral.

William de Longespee's tomb was opened in 1791, and bizarrely, the well-preserved corpse of a rat was found inside his skull. The rat is now on display in a case at the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum."³ GAV-21 EDV-22 GKJ-21.

; van de Pas cites: 1. Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who came to America bef.1700, 7th Edition, 1992, Weis, Frederick Lewis, Reference: 32
2. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald, Reference: 14.³

; van de Pas cites: 1. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald, Reference: I 15
2. The Plantagenet Ancestry, Baltimore, 1975 , Turton, Lt.Col. W. H., Reference: 119.¹⁴

; per van de Pas: "William was born about 1207, the son of William Longespee, 3rd earl of Salisbury, and Ela FitzPatrick, countess of Salisbury. His death became of significant importance to the English psyche, as he died due to the purported mistakes and arrogance of the French at the Battle of Mansurah, near Al-Mansurah in Egypt.

About April 1216 William married Idonea de Camville, daughter of Richard de Camville and Eustachia Basset. They had two sons and two daughters: Ida de Longespee, who first married Ralph de Somery, and then William Beauchamp; Ela, who married James of Alditheley; William III de Longespee; and Richard Longespee. Only Richard did not have progeny.

William made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1240, and again in 1247. The second time, he proceeded to Rome and made a plea to Pope Innocent IV for support:

'Sir, you see that I am signed with the cross and am on my journey with the King of France to fight in this pilgrimage. My names is great and of note, viz., William Longespee, but my estate is slender, for the king of England, my kinsman and liege lord, hath bereft me of the title of earl and of that estate, but this he did judiciously, and not in displeasure, and by the impulse of his will; therefore I do not blame him for it. Howbeit, I am necessitated to have recourse to your holiness for favour, desiring your assistance in this distress. We see here (quoth he) that Earl Richard (of Cornwall) who, though he is not signed with the cross, yet, through the especial grace of your holiness, he hath got very much money from those who are signed, and therefore, I, who am signed and in want, do intreat the like favour.'

Having succeeded in gaining the favour of the pope, William raised a company of 200 English horse to join with Louis IX on the Seventh Crusade.

During the crusade, William commanded the English forces. He became widely known for his feats of chivalry and his subsequent martyrdom. The circumstances of his death served to fuel growing English animosity towards the French; it is reported that the French comte d'Artois lured William into attacking the Mameluks before the forces of King Louis IX arrived in support. Robert d'Artois, William and his men, along with 280 Knights Templar, were killed on 7 February 1250.

It is said that his mother, Abbess Ela Longespee, had a vision of the martyr being received into heaven by angels just one day prior to his death.

In 1252, the sultan delivered William's remains to a messenger who conveyed them to Acre (Akko) for burial at the church of St. Cross. However, his effigy is found among family members at Salisbury Cathedral, in England."¹⁴ He was Earl of Salisbury: RICHARD I arranged her marriage to William Longespee ('Long Sword') ... William Longespee thus became Earl of Salisbury in right of his wife, as was customary then. In his hands the Earldom of Salisbury began to count for much more both nationally and internationally. He was an envoy to France and various German potentates; went with KING JOHN to Ireland in 1210; acted as intermediary in the dispute between JOHN and the Pope; as Marshal of the King of England organised military operations against the French in Flanders, northern France and Gascony, also participating in naval action against the French in home waters; sided with JOHN at the time of Magna Carta but later submitted to LOUIS VIII of France when the latter invaded England at the request of the nobles ranged against JOHN; and with his wife laid two of the principal foundation stones of what was then the new cathedral at Salisbury. Although William Longespee held the Earldom of Salisbury, albeit in right of his wife, his eldest son and heir Sir William (I) Longespee did not succeed to the dignity.¹¹

; Patrick's son succeeded him as Earl but died leaving an only child, a daughter called Ela or Isabel. RICHARD I arranged her marriage to William Longespee ('Long Sword'), his illegitimate half-brother by HENRY II out of either Rosamund/Rosamond Clifford (the 'Fair Rosamond' of tradition) or a woman of obscure antecedents called Hikenai or Ykenai. (Longespee may, however, have been born of some other woman altogether.) William Longespee thus became Earl of Salisbury in right of his wife, as was customary then. In his hands the Earldom of Salisbury began to count for much more both nationally and internationally. He was an envoy to France and various German potentates; went with KING JOHN to Ireland in 1210; acted as intermediary in the dispute between JOHN and the Pope; as Marshal of the King of England organised military operations against the French in Flanders, northern France and Gascony, also participating in naval action against the French in home waters; sided with JOHN at the time of Magna Carta but later submitted to LOUIS VIII of France when the latter invaded England at the request of the nobles ranged against JOHN; and with his wife laid two of the principal foundation stones of what was then the new cathedral at Salisbury. Although William Longespee held the Earldom of Salisbury, albeit in right of his wife, his eldest son and heir Sir William (I) Longespee did not succeed to the dignity.¹¹

; Present at the king's side at the signing of the Magna Carta.⁴
; signed Magna Carta.
Counsellors named in Magna Carta
     "The preamble to Magna Carta includes the names of the following 27 ecclesiastical and secular magnates who had counselled John to accept its terms. The names include some of the moderate reformers, notably Archbishop Stephen Langton, and some of John's loyal supporters, such as William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke. They are listed here in the order in which they appear in the charter itself:[62]
1. Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury and Cardinal
2. Henry de Loundres, Archbishop of Dublin
3. William of Sainte-Mère-Église, Bishop of London
4. Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester
5. Jocelin of Wells, Bishop of Bath and Glastonbury
6. Hugh of Wells, Bishop of Lincoln
7. Walter de Gray, Bishop of Worcester
8. William de Cornhill, Bishop of Coventry
9. Benedict of Sausetun, Bishop of Rochester
10. Pandulf Verraccio, subdeacon and papal legate to England
11. Eymeric, Master of the Knights Templar in England
12. William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke
13. William Longespée, Earl of Salisbury
14. William de Warenne, Earl of Surrey
15. William d'Aubigny, Earl of Arundel
16. Alan of Galloway, Constable of Scotland
17. Warin FitzGerold
18. Peter FitzHerbert
19 Hubert de Burgh, Seneschal of Poitou
20. Hugh de Neville
21. Matthew FitzHerbert
22. Thomas Basset
23. Alan Basset
24. Philip d'Aubigny
25. Robert of Ropsley
26. John Marshal
27. John FitzHugh

The Council of Twenty-Five Barons
     "The names of the Twenty-Five Barons appointed under clause 61 to monitor John's future conduct are not given in the charter itself, but do appear in four early sources, all seemingly based on a contemporary listing: a late 13th-century collection of law tracts and statutes, a Reading Abbey manuscript now in Lambeth Palace Library, and the Chronica Majora and Liber Additamentorum of Matthew Paris.[63][64][65] The process of appointment is not known, but the names were drawn almost exclusively from among John's more active opponents.[66] They are listed here in the order in which they appear in the original sources:
1. Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford
2. William de Forz, Earl of Albemarle
3. Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex and Gloucester
4. Saer de Quincy, Earl of Winchester
5. Henry de Bohun, Earl of Hereford
6. Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk
7. Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford
8. William Marshal junior
9. Robert Fitzwalter, baron of Little Dunmow
10. Gilbert de Clare, heir to the earldom of Hertford
11. Eustace de Vesci, Lord of Alnwick Castle
12. Hugh Bigod, heir to the Earldoms of Norfolk and Suffolk
13. William de Mowbray, Lord of Axholme Castle
14. William Hardell, Mayor of the City of London
15. William de Lanvallei, Lord of Walkern
16. Robert de Ros, Baron of Helmsley
17. John de Lacy, Constable of Chester and Lord of Pontefract Castle
18. Richard de Percy
19. John FitzRobert de Clavering, Lord of Warkworth Castle
20. William Malet
21. Geoffrey de Saye
22. Roger de Montbegon, Lord of Hornby Castle, Lancashire[f]
23. William of Huntingfield, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk
24. Richard de Montfichet
25. William d'Aubigny, Lord of Belvoir

Excommunicated rebels
     "In September 1215, the papal commissioners in England – Subdeacon Pandulf, Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester, and Simon, Abbot of Reading – excommunicated the rebels, acting on instructions earlier received from Rome. A letter sent by the commissioners from Dover on 5 September to Archbishop Langton explicitly names nine senior rebel barons (all members of the Council of Twenty-Five), and six clerics numbered among the rebel ranks:[67]
Barons
1. Robert Fitzwalter
2. Saer de Quincy, Earl of Winchester
3. Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford
4. Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex and Gloucester
5. Eustace de Vesci
6. Richard de Percy
7. John de Lacy, Constable of Chester
8. William d'Aubigny
9. William de Mowbray
Clerics
10. Giles de Braose, Bishop of Hereford
11. William, Archdeacon of Hereford
12. Alexander the clerk [possibly Alexander of St Albans]
13. Osbert de Samara
14. John de Fereby
15. Robert, chaplain to Robert Fitzwalter.¹⁵

     Sir Hamon le Strange married Margaret Vernon.²

Sir Hamon le Strange died in 1317.²
      ; Hamon (Sir), ancestor of the Le STRANGEs/L'ESTRANGEs of Hunstanton, Norfolk (see HASTINGS, B). SIR HAMON LE STRANGE, Kt, enfeoffed at Hunstanton, Norfolk, built original house round a courtyard on a moated plateau 1309, c 1311, by his bro, 2nd Baron Strange of Knockin; m Margaret, dau of Ralph Vernon, and heiress of Richard Vernon (see BURKE'S Peerage, VERNON, B), and d 1317, leaving issue, a son, HAMON LE STRANGE, of Hunstanton; m Katharine, dau and heiress of Sir John de Camoys (see BURKE'S Peerage, CAMOYS, B), and d ca. 1362, leaving issue.^1,2

     Katherine le Strange married Sir Alan de Glosely
; her 1st husband.¹ Katherine le Strange married Sir William de Wrottesley
; his 2nd wife, her 2nd husband.^1,2

     Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. was born on 1 October 1916 at Whitebead Township, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA; Bert's recollection was that he was born at home in Whitebead, OK before the family moved to Pauls Valley. His birth certificate (filed 17 Dec 1940) says he was born in "Pauls Valley, Okla Rural."¹ He married Lois Lorene Pratt, daughter of Robert Delaney Pratt and Myrtle Lee Roberts, on 24 July 1944 at First Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, USA,
; [ Note: Anna Rose Sterr was the Witness for the marriage.]
Ancestry.com - Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
     Name:     Bert A Vaut
     Gender:     Male
     Age:     27
     Birth Date:     abt 1917
     Marriage Date:     24 Jul 1944
     Marriage Place:     Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
     Spouse:     Lois Lorene Pratt
     Film Number:     002169282
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
     Original data: Marriage Records. Oklahoma Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT.²
Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. died on 28 November 1997 at Lindsay, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA, at age 81;
Ancestry.com - .S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
     Name: Bert A. Vaut
     SSN: 446-01-3891
     Last Residence: 73052 Lindsay, Garvin, Oklahoma, USA
     BORN: 1 Oct 1916
     Died: 28 Nov 1997
     State (Year) SSN issued: Oklahoma (Before 1951)
     Source Citation: Number: 446-01-3891; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951.³
Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. was buried circa 30 November 1997 at Green Hill Cemetery, Lindsay, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1 Oct 1916, Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA
     DEATH     28 Nov 1997 (aged 81), Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA
     LT Col US Air Force WWII Korea
     http://www.okgenweb.org/~okgarvin/greenhill/ghbertlorenevaut.htm
     http://users.rcn.com/gregv.ma/BAV001.html
     Family Members Parents
      Bert A Vaut, Sr. 1888–1957
      Martha Elizabeth Hart Vaut 1890–1963
     Spouse
      Lois Lorene Pratt Vaut 1919 – unknown (m. 1944)
     Siblings
      Frances Louise Vaut 1918–1919
     BURIAL     Green Hill Cemetery, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA
     Created by: Robert Lee Layton Jr. [Okie Bob]
     Added: 25 Oct 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial 99564227
Ancestry.com - U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
     Name: BERT A Jr Vaut
     Service Info.: LT COL US AIR FORCE WORLD WAR II, KOREA
     Birth Date: 1 Oct 1916
     Death Date: 28 Nov 1997
     Cemetery: Green Hill Cemetery
     Cemetery Address: Route 62 & 67 Fourth Street Lindsay, OK 73052
     Source Information: National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
     Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator.
Ancestry.com - U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
     Name:     Bert Vaut
     Gender:     Male
     Birth Date:     1 Oct 1916
     Death Date:     28 Nov 1997
     SSN:     446013891
     Branch 1:     AF
     Enlistment Date 1:     9 Oct 1942
     Release Date 1:     30 Jun 1968
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
     Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.^4,5,6,7
     Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. was educated. GAV-Father.

Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. appeared on the census of 1 March 1920 in the household of Bert A Vaut Sr. and Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hart at South Willard, Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;      (next door to Andrew Vaut/Vaught)
p. 13A, Lines 13-15, Dwelling 23; Family 28
     13 VAUGHT, Bert A. Head M W 31 [1889] Married TX TX TX Laborer Mill
     14 " , Lizzie Wife F W 30 [1890] Married MO MO MO
     15 " , B A Son M W 4 1/2 [1916] Married?? OK TX MO.⁸


Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. appeared on the census of 7 April 1930 in the household of Bert A Vaut Sr. and Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hart at South Walnut St., Whitebead Township, Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;
p. 4B, Lines 92-94, Dwelling 74; Family 86
     92 VAUT, Bert A Head M W 42 [1888] Married 27yrs TX TX TN
     93 " , M. Elizabeth Wife F W 39 [1891] Married 21yrs (?) MO MO MO
     94 " , Bert A Son M W 13 [1917] Single OK TX MO.⁹
Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. was educated in June 1934 at Pauls Valley High School, Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA; Graduation.
Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. was educated between 1935 and 1937 at Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State Univ.), Stillwater, Payne Co., Oklahoma, USA.
Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. was educated between 1938 and 1939 at Southern Methodist Univesity, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, USA. He was US Dept. of Agriculture, Business Management Division, Jr. File Clerk (transferred) between 16 August 1939 and 28 January 1942 at Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, USA.

Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. appeared in the census of 1 May 1940 at YMCA Central, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, USA; p. 92-B, line 61
61 VAUT, Bert A. Jr. Lodger M W 23 Single OK 1935: Pauls Valley, Garvin, OK File Clerk Government.¹⁰

Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. began military service on 16 October 1940 at WW II Draft Registration, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, USA, Ancestry.com - U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Source Citation: National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1547
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.¹¹

Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. began military service on 28 January 1942 at Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, USA, Ancestry.com - U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
     Name: Bert A Vaut Jr
     Birth Year: 1916
     Race: White, citizen (White)
     Nativity State or Country: Oklahoma
     State of Residence: Oklahoma
     County or City: Garvin
     Enlistment Date: 28 Jan 1942
     Enlistment State: Texas
     Enlistment City: Dallas
     Branch: Air Corps
     Branch Code: Air Corps
     Grade: Aviation Cadet
     Grade Code: Aviation Cadet
     Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
     Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
     Source: Civil Life
     Education: 1 year of college
     Civil Occupation: Clerks, general office
     Marital Status: Single, without dependents
     Height: 70
     Weight: 156.¹² He was Military Service - US Army Air Corps, US Air Force; Enlisted 28 Jan 1942 in Dallas, TX as an Aviation Cade between 28 January 1942 and 1 July 1968.¹³

Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. began military service between 9 October 1942 and 30 June 1968 at Military Service Ancestry.com - U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Ancestry.com - U.S. Army and Air Force Register
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
Original data: United States Military Registers, 1902–1985. Salem, Oregon: Oregon State Library.^14,15

Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. began military service between 1943 and 1944 at Tunisia 33rd Fighter Group, 60th Fighter Squadron - flew in North Africa, invasion of Sicily, and invasion of Italy.¹⁶ "Lt. Bert A. Vaut, Jr. fighter pilot, missing. (Had engine trouble and probably landed at Sicily.)¹⁷" Four Pratt Sisters and their husbands (left to right):
     1. Louise PRATT engaged (later married to Lindel NORVILL)
     2. Lindel NORVILL
     3. Lila NORVILL (sister of Lindel)
     4. Jack SIMMS (married to Faye PRATT)
     5. Faye (PRATT) SIMMS
     6. William "Syl" SYLVESTER (later married to Mary Lena PRATT)
     7. Mary Lena (PRATT) SYLVESTER
     8. Lorene (PRATT) VAUT (wife of Bert A VAUT, Jr.)
     9. Bert A VAUT, Jr.¹⁸

Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. and Lois Lorene Pratt appeared in the census of 20 May 1950 at Selfridge Air Force Base, Mt. Clemens, Macomb Co., Michigan, USA; p. 5, lines 1-3, dwelling 55
1 VAUT, Bert A Head W M 33 [1917] Maried OK Army Air Force
2 " , Lorene Wife W F 30 [1920] Married OK
3 " , Gregory A. Son W M 1 Never MI.¹⁹

Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. began military service between 21 October 1950 and 9 September 1951 at Korea      45th Tactical Recon Squadron, 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group:
     The 67th TRG activated on 25 February 1951, with resources from the inactivated 543rd Tactical Support Group. The 12th and 15th TRSs replaced and absorbed the resources of the 162nd and 8th Squadrons respectively. On a recurring basis, the group provided photographic coverage of all enemy airfields in Korea, as mandated by the FEAF policy of keeping enemy airfields unserviceable. It also flew large-scale front-line block coverage photography for the Eighth Army and provided surveillance for the interdiction of main enemy rail lines, roads and bridges. New technology permitted it to reconnoiter targets between fighter-bomber attacks, interpret wet negatives, and flash the results and flak locations to the Joint Operations Center in time to assist missions later in the day. During 1951, the 45th TRS routinely flew armed reconnaissance with RF-51s, leading fighter sweeps and directing fighter-bomber strikes. The 67th TRG earned three Distinguished Unit Citations (DUC). The first was for the period of the First UN Counteroffensive, February-April 1951, when the tactical squadrons provided intensive medium- to low-level surveillance of enemy territory as far north as the Yalu River. In conjunction with these missions, the 45th TRS conducted 1,886 fighter sweep sorties, attacking railways, pack animals, roads, vehicles, bridges and supply dumps. The second DUC recognized contributions to the UN Summer-Fall Offensive, July-November 1951, with the 12th TRS conducting night operations in RB-26s and the 15th TRS in RF-80s sharing daytime coverage with the 45th TRS. The aircrews flew around-the-clock photo surveillance of enemy activities and provided artillery and naval gun fire direction. The group earned its third DUC during the war's final campaign. Flying continuous close surveillance of enemy activities, the group provided photographic intelligence, visual reconnaissance, and direction of fighter-bomber sweeps, to prevent the enemy an opportunity for a last-minute offensive before implementation of the armistice.
     Combat Components:
     12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron: February 25, 1951-.
     15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron: February 25, 1951-.
     45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron: February 25, 1951-.
     Stations: Komaki AB, Japan, February 25, 1951; Taegu AB, South Korea, March 1951; Kimpo AB, South Korea, August 1951-.
     Commanders: Col. Jacob W. Dixon, c. February 28, 1951; Lt. Col. Stone, c. August 29, 1951; Col. Charles C. Andrews, September 1951; Col. Robert R. Smith, May 1952; Lt. Col. George T. Prior, October 1952; Col. John G. Foster, by December 1952-.
     Campaign Streamers: First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.
     Decorations: Three Distinguished Unit Citations for actions of February 25-April 21, 1951, July 9-November 27, 1951, and May 1-July 27, 1953.
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for period December 1, 1952-April 30, 1953.
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period February [25], 1951-March 31, 1953.¹⁶

; Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

; Return from Korea
Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. lived with Gregory Alan Vaut between 30 September 1951 and 1 March 1952 at Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA.⁴
Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. witnessed the education of Gregory Alan Vaut between 1952 and 1953 at Verona, Italy; Kindergarten.⁴

Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. began military service between 1952 and 1953 at Verona, Italy, Advisor/Instructor to Italian Air Force. U.S. Air force Passenger Manifest: B A Vaut 10402A (Serial No.) - enroute to Verona, Italy.²¹
Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. lived with Gregory Alan Vaut between 24 June 1952 and 4 May 1953 at Verona, Italy.⁴

Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. began military service between 1954 and 1959 at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe, France.

Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. and Lois Lorene Pratt lived in 1955 at Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Alabama, USA;
Ancestry.com - U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
     Name: Bert A Vaut
     Gender: Male
     Residence Year: 1955
     Street address: 96 W Patton av
     Residence Place: Montgomery, Alabama, USA
     Occupation: United States Air Force
     Spouse: L Lorene Vaut
     Publication Title: Montgomery, Alabama, City Directory, 1955
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
     Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page.²²
Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. lived with Gregory Alan Vaut between 1 July 1955 and 28 February 1957 at Washingtonville, Orange Co., New York, USA.⁴
Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. was educated between 1956 and 1959 at University of Maryland (US Military program in Europe); MA in Military History.
Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. lived with Gregory Alan Vaut between 28 February 1957 and 30 June 1960 at Petit Beauregard, Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France.⁴

Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. began military service between 1959 and 1964 at Carswell Air Force Base, Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas, USA, Commander, Flight Maintenance Squadron.
Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. lived with Gregory Alan Vaut between 30 June 1960 and 1 June 1964 at Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas, USA.⁴

Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. began military service between 1964 and 1967 at Headquarters, US Southern Command, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, Panama.
Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. lived with Gregory Alan Vaut between 1 June 1965 and 1 September 1966 at Albrook Air Force Base, Canal Zone, Panama.⁴

Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. and Lois Lorene Pratt lived between 1969 and 1997 at 405 West Kiowa, Lindsay, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA.
Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. lived with Gregory Alan Vaut between 1 August 1969 and 1 September 1969 at St. Louis, Missouri, USA.⁴

Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. began military service between 1974 and 1975 at Pleiku, Vietnam, Lear Siegler, Inc. contract maintenance team leader.

     Lois Lorene Pratt was born on 11 July 1919 at Lindsay, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA. She married Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr., son of Bert A Vaut Sr. and Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hart, on 24 July 1944 at First Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, USA,
; [ Note: Anna Rose Sterr was the Witness for the marriage.]
Ancestry.com - Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
     Name:     Bert A Vaut
     Gender:     Male
     Age:     27
     Birth Date:     abt 1917
     Marriage Date:     24 Jul 1944
     Marriage Place:     Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
     Spouse:     Lois Lorene Pratt
     Film Number:     002169282
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
     Original data: Marriage Records. Oklahoma Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT.³
Lois Lorene Pratt died on 19 February 2021 at South Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont, USA, at age 101; Personal knowledge of GA Vaut.
Lois Lorene Pratt was buried after 19 February 2021 at Green Hill Cemetery, Lindsay, McClain Co./Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA; from Find A Grave:
     GAV-mother.

Lois Lorene Pratt was listed as a resident in Robert Delaney Pratt and Myrtle Lee Roberts's household in the census report on 8 January 1920 at Lindsay, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;
Robert is on the same page as his brothers Harry and Thomas PRATT.
p. 4-B, lines 63-70, Dwelling 64; Family 68
     63 PRATT, Robert A [sic] Head Rent M W 30 [1890] Married TX US US
     64 " , Myrtle wife F W 29 [1891] Married TX US US
     65 " , Kate dau F W 8 [1912] Single OK TX TX
     66 " , Fay dau F W 6 [1914] Single OK TX TX
     67 " , Mary dau F W 3 4/12 [1916] Single OK TX TX
     68 " , Lorane dau F W 5/12 [1919] Single OK TX TX
     69 ROBERTS, Foye brother-in-law M W 19 [1901] Single TX US US
     70 GOLSTON, Lee servant M W 26 [1894] Single US US US.⁵

Lois Lorene Pratt was listed as a resident in Robert Delaney Pratt and Myrtle Lee Roberts's household in the census report on 14 April 1930 at Lindsay, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;
Sheet 12-B, Lines 72-77, Dwelling 213; Family 268
     72 PRATT, R D Head Rent M W 41 [1889] Married TX MO MO Proprietor Meat Market
     73 " , Myrtle wife F W 39 [1891] Married TX TX TX
     74 " , Mary Lena dau F W 13 [1917] Single OK TX TX
     75 " , Lorene dau F W 10 [1920] Single OK TX TX
     76 " , Hazel dau F W 8 [1922] Single OK TX TX
     77 " , Louise dau F W 5 [1925] Single OK TX TX.⁶

Lois Lorene Pratt was listed as a resident in Robert Delaney Pratt and Myrtle Lee Roberts's household in the census report on 19 April 1940 at Kiowa Street, Lindsay, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;
p. 14-B, Lines 69-72
     69 PRATT, R. D. Head M W 51 [1889] Married TX Proprietor Retail Hardware
     70 " , Myrtle Wife F W 49 [1891] Married TX
     71 " , Lorene Dau F W 20 [1920] Single OK
     72 " , Louise Dau F W 15 [1925] Single OK.⁷ Four Pratt Sisters and their husbands (left to right):
     1. Louise PRATT engaged (later married to Lindel NORVILL)
     2. Lindel NORVILL
     3. Lila NORVILL (sister of Lindel)
     4. Jack SIMMS (married to Faye PRATT)
     5. Faye (PRATT) SIMMS
     6. William "Syl" SYLVESTER (later married to Mary Lena PRATT)
     7. Mary Lena (PRATT) SYLVESTER
     8. Lorene (PRATT) VAUT (wife of Bert A VAUT, Jr.)
     9. Bert A VAUT, Jr.⁸

Lois Lorene Pratt and Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. appeared in the census of 20 May 1950 at Selfridge Air Force Base, Mt. Clemens, Macomb Co., Michigan, USA; p. 5, lines 1-3, dwelling 55
1 VAUT, Bert A Head W M 33 [1917] Maried OK Army Air Force
2 " , Lorene Wife W F 30 [1920] Married OK
3 " , Gregory A. Son W M 1 Never MI.⁹
Lois Lorene Pratt lived with Gregory Alan Vaut between 1 September 1950 and 30 September 1951 at Lindsay, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA; While father was in Korea.¹⁰
Lois Lorene Pratt lived with Gregory Alan Vaut between 30 September 1951 and 1 March 1952 at Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA.¹⁰
Lois Lorene Pratt witnessed the education of Gregory Alan Vaut between 1952 and 1953 at Verona, Italy; Kindergarten.¹⁰

; Air France Passenger Manifest, flight 036/0624, Aircraft No. F-BAZX (France.)¹¹
Lois Lorene Pratt lived with Gregory Alan Vaut between 24 June 1952 and 4 May 1953 at Verona, Italy.¹⁰

; Passenger List for return from Italy to Ohio
"85th Ftr Sqd, Youngstown Mun Airport, Ohio"
Ancestry.com - New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
     Name:     Gregory A Vaut
     Arrival Date:     4 May 1953
     Birth Date:     abt 1949
     Birth Location:     Michigan
     Age:     4
     Gender:     Male
     Port of Departure:     Naples, Italy
     Port of Arrival:     New York, New York
     Ship Name:     Private Elden H Johnson
     Search Ship Database:     Search for the Private Elden H Johnson in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
     Source Citation: Year: 1953; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 8305; Line: 7; Page Number: 46
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data:
     Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
     Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957. Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls. NAI: 300346. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives at Washington, D.C.
     Supplemental Manifests of Alien Passengers and Crew Members Who Arrived on Vessels at New York, New York, Who Were Inspected for Admission, and Related Index, compiled 1887-1952. Microfilm Publication A3461, 21 rolls. NAI: 3887372. RG 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
     Index to Alien Crewmen Who Were Discharged or Who Deserted at New York, New York, May 1917-Nov. 1957. Microfilm Publication A3417. NAI: 4497925. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
     Passenger Lists, 1962-1972, and Crew Lists, 1943-1972, of Vessels Arriving at Oswego, New York. Microfilm Publication A3426. NAI: 4441521. National Archives at Washington, D.C.¹²

Lois Lorene Pratt and Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. lived in 1955 at Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Alabama, USA;
Ancestry.com - U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
     Name: Bert A Vaut
     Gender: Male
     Residence Year: 1955
     Street address: 96 W Patton av
     Residence Place: Montgomery, Alabama, USA
     Occupation: United States Air Force
     Spouse: L Lorene Vaut
     Publication Title: Montgomery, Alabama, City Directory, 1955
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
     Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page.¹³
Lois Lorene Pratt lived with Gregory Alan Vaut between 1 July 1955 and 28 February 1957 at Washingtonville, Orange Co., New York, USA.¹⁰
Lois Lorene Pratt lived with Gregory Alan Vaut between 28 February 1957 and 30 June 1960 at Petit Beauregard, Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France.¹⁰

; Ancestry.com - New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967
Source.Citation: The National Archives at Washington, D.C; Washington, D.C; NAI Number: 2848504; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A3998; NARA Roll Number: 194
Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008.
Original data: Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests. The National Archives at Washington, D.C.¹⁴
Lois Lorene Pratt lived with Gregory Alan Vaut between 30 June 1960 and 1 June 1964 at Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas, USA.¹⁰
Lois Lorene Pratt lived with Gregory Alan Vaut between 1 June 1965 and 1 September 1966 at Albrook Air Force Base, Canal Zone, Panama.¹⁰

Lois Lorene Pratt and Lt. Col. Bert A Vaut Jr. lived between 1969 and 1997 at 405 West Kiowa, Lindsay, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA.
Lois Lorene Pratt lived with Gregory Alan Vaut between 1 August 1969 and 1 September 1969 at St. Louis, Missouri, USA.¹⁰
; Photo attached.
L to R (Standing): Kathryn Elizabeth PRATT CONKLIN WADE, Faye Violet PRATT SIMMS, Louise Imogene PRATT NORVILL, Lois Lorene PRATT VAUT, Mary Lena PRATT SYLVESTER.
L to R (Seated): Lindell Barney NORVILL, Mathew WILLIAMS, Jack "Plugger" SIMMS.

     Bert A Vaut Sr. was born on 17 July 1888 at Mansfield, Tarrant Co., Texas, USA.^2,3 He married Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hart, daughter of Charles Theodore (Todd) Hart and Martha Ann Crow, on 10 February 1912 at Methodist Chuch, Maysville Township, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA,
;
Marriage License for Bert VAUT of Maysville, County of Garvin, Oklahoma, aged 23 and Miss and Lizzie HART, of Maysville, County of Garvin, Oklahoma, aged 21 years, witness this 9th day of February, 1912, W. B. M. Mitchell (county judge) by J. L. Jordan (deputy clerk of the county court)
     Marriage certificate by Rev. C. K. Ray, Methodist Church of Maysville, in Garvin Country, Oklahoma ....certify that I joined in marriage the persons named in and authorized by this License to be married, on the 10th day of February A.D. 1912 at two O'clock p.m. in Garvin County, OK, in the presence of Mr. Ross Wilson of Story and Miss Myrtie Vaut of Story
Ancestry.com - Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
     Name:     Bert Vaut
     Gender:     Male
     Age:     23
     Birth Date:     abt 1889
     Marriage Date:     10 Feb 1912
     Marriage Place:     Garvin, Oklahoma, USA
     Spouse:     Lizzie Hart
     Film Number:     001398971
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
     Original data: Marriage Records. Oklahoma Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT.^4,5,6

Bert A Vaut Sr. died on 14 August 1957 at Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA, at age 69; Ancestry.com - U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Record
Source
Bert A Vaut Sr. was buried on 15 August 1957 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;
from Find A Grave website:
     Birth: Jul. 17, 1888, Mansfield, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
     Death: Aug. 14, 1957, Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA
     Family links: Parents:
      Andrew Jackson Vaut (1854 - 1926)
      Carrie Bell Clevenger Vaut (1867 - 1924)
     Spouse:
      Martha Elizabeth Hart Vaut (1890 - 1963)*
     Children:
      LT Col Bert A Vaut (1916 - 1997)*
      Frances Louise Vaut 1918–1919
     Sibling:
      Clarence Elmo Vaut 1881–1957
      Viola Jane Leath Vaut 1881–1964
      Alph Vaut 1890–1954
      Mintie Belle Vaut Hart 1892–1978
      Myrtle Belle Vaut Wilson 1892–1983
     Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA
     Plot: 2 - 14 - 12 - 6
     Created by: Robert Lee Layton Jr. [O...
     Record added: Oct 12, 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial# 98774727.⁸
     GAV-grandfather.

; World War I Draft Registration Roll 1851777, Birthplace: TX, Residence: Garvin Co., OK.¹⁰

Bert A Vaut Sr. was listed as a resident in Andrew (Bud) Jackson Vaut and Carrie Bell Clevenger's household in the census report on 21 June 1900 at Justice Precinct 8, Tarrant Co., Texas, USA;
p. 16A, Lines 22-30, Dwelling 286; Family 286
     22 VAUT, Andrew Head W M Dec 1854 46 Married 26yrs TX Unknown Unknown Farmer
     23 " , Carrie Wife W F Nov 1857 42 Married 26 yrs 7-children-born 7-children-living KY KY KY
     24 " , Clarence E Son W M Aug 1881 18 Single TX TX KY Farm laborer
     25 " , Willie M Son W M Dec 1883 16 Single TX TX KY Farm laborer
     26 " , Birdie A Son W M July 1888 11 Single TX TX KW Farm laborer
     27 " , Affa Son W M Mar 1890 10 Single TX TX KY Farm laborer
     28 " , Mintie Dau W F Dec 1892 7 Single TX TX KY
     29 " , Mirtie Dau W F Dec 1892 7 Single TX TX KY
     30 " , Dot Dau W F Sept 1894 5 Single TX TX KY.¹¹ Andrew (Bud) Jackson Vaut and Carrie Bell Clevenger resided in 1905;
Bert Sr.'s father (Andrew Vaut) rented land near Story, Garvin Co., OK in 1905 (see note attached to Andrew (Bud) VAUT. Bert Sr. rented land near Whitebead in 1917. Bert Jr. was supposedly born in Whitebead in 1916, so there must be an earlier lease. Bert Jr. believes the first lease was from ____ PARIS.
     From Garvin Co., County Clerk's office land records, Section 32, Twp. 4 North, Range 1 W:
     AGRICULTURAL LEASE - THIS CONTRACT made and entered into in duplicate, on this 13th day of August 1917, by and between Albert Rennie of Paul's Valley, Okla., party of the first part, and B. A. VAUGHT of Whitebead, Okla. party of the second part.....for a period of one year beginning on the 1st day of January 1918, and ending on the 31st day of December, 1918, on the following described lands, situated in Garvin County, State of Oklahoma, to wit:
     SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 and S 1/2 of SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Section 32; and SE1/4 of SW1/4 of SW1/4 of section 33; in Township four north, range one west, of the Indian Base and Meridian........IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have this 13th day of August, 1917, set our hands.........This instrument was filed for record on the 24 day of Aug. A. D. 1917 at 3 P. M. Roy H. Lewis, County Clerk, Garvin County, Okla.^12,13,14

Bert A Vaut Sr. was listed as a resident in Andrew (Bud) Jackson Vaut and Carrie Bell Clevenger's household in the census report on 29 April 1910 at 4N of R2W (part of), Maysville Township, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;
Just before the household of Charles T. HART, lines 8-18.
p. 10B, Lines 1-7, Dwelling 152; Family 152
     1 VAUT, Andrew Head M W 58 [1852] Married 28yrs TX TN TX
     2 " , Cary B Wife F W 53 [1857] Married 28yrs 10-children-born 6-children-living KY MO unknown
     3 " , William M Son M W 26 [1884] Single TX TX KY
     4 " , Burley Son M W 21 [1889] single TX TX KY
     5 " , Alphy Son M W 20 [1890] Single TX TX KY
     6 " , Minnie Dau F W 17 [1893] Single TX TX KY
     7 " , Mertie Dau F W 17 [1893] Single TX TX KY.¹⁵
; photo of Woodrow Willson was born in Dec 1913, so this photo was probably in mid 1914. Those shown include;
     Front Row (Left to Right): Andrew VAUT, Carrie (CLEVENGER) VAUT
     Back Row (Left to Right): Martha Elizabeth (HART) VAUT, Bert A VAUT, Sr., Mintie Belle (VAUT) HART, Myrtle Belle (VAUT) WILSON, Woodrow WILSON, Ross WILSON.¹⁶

Bert A Vaut Sr. began military service on 5 June 1917 at RFD 3, Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA, Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
     Name:     Bert Vaut [Bert Vant]
     Race:     Caucasian (White)
     Occupation:     Farmer, self employed
     Marital Status:     Married
     Birth Date:     17 Jul 1888
     Birth Place:     Texas, USA
     Street address:     Rfd3
     Residence Place:     Garvin, Oklahoma, USA
     Source Citation: Registration State: Oklahoma; Registration County: Garvin; Roll: 1851777
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
     Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.³

; Draft Registration Card #2615
Home: Pauls Valley, Okla RF 3(?)
DOB: July 17, 1888
Birthplace: Mansfield, Texas, USA
Occupation: Farmer, self employed.¹⁷ He was Manager Coca-Cola bottling plant between 1920 and 1954 at Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA.

Bert A Vaut Sr. and Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hart appeared in the census of 1 March 1920 at South Willard, Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;      (next door to Andrew Vaut/Vaught)
p. 13A, Lines 13-15, Dwelling 23; Family 28
     13 VAUGHT, Bert A. Head M W 31 [1889] Married TX TX TX Laborer Mill
     14 " , Lizzie Wife F W 30 [1890] Married MO MO MO
     15 " , B A Son M W 4 1/2 [1916] Married?? OK TX MO.¹⁸


Bert A Vaut Sr. and Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hart appeared in the census of 7 April 1930 at South Walnut St., Whitebead Township, Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;
p. 4B, Lines 92-94, Dwelling 74; Family 86
     92 VAUT, Bert A Head M W 42 [1888] Married 27yrs TX TX TN
     93 " , M. Elizabeth Wife F W 39 [1891] Married 21yrs (?) MO MO MO
     94 " , Bert A Son M W 13 [1917] Single OK TX MO.¹⁹

Bert A Vaut Sr. and Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hart appeared in the census of between 9 April 1940 and 10 April 1940 at Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;
p. 5B, Lines 50-51, Dwelling 403 Walnut St.
     50 VAUGHT, Bert A Head M W 52 [1888] Maried TX Salesman
     51 " , Martha Elizabeth wife F W 50 [1890] MO Saleslady Retail Dry Goods Store.²⁰

Bert A Vaut Sr. began military service on 25 April 1942 at Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA, Ancestry.com - U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
     Name: Bert A Vaut
     Birth Date: 17 Jul 1888
     Residence: Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA
     Source Citation: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975; Military State: Oklahoma; NARA Series Title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Oklahoma; NAI: 576250; ARC Title: Fourth Registration Draft Cards, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; Creator: Selective Service System. Oklahoma State Headquarters. (1940 - ca. 1974); Record Group Number: 147.²¹

Bert A Vaut Sr. and Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hart appeared in the census of 3 April 1950 at 403 Walnut St., Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA; p. 6, lines 22-24, dwelling 55
22 VAUT, Bert Head W M 61 [1889] Married OK Manager Soft Drinks
23 " , Martha E. Wife W F 60 Married MO
24 TEETER, Peggy roomer W F 18 [1932] Never OK Cook & Waitress Cafe.²²

     Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hart was born on 27 February 1890 at near Jefferson City, Cole Co., Missouri, USA; MO Birth Certificate No. 204213, Issued 19 Mar 1943

Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 She married Bert A Vaut Sr., son of Andrew (Bud) Jackson Vaut and Carrie Bell Clevenger, on 10 February 1912 at Methodist Chuch, Maysville Township, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA,
;
Marriage License for Bert VAUT of Maysville, County of Garvin, Oklahoma, aged 23 and Miss and Lizzie HART, of Maysville, County of Garvin, Oklahoma, aged 21 years, witness this 9th day of February, 1912, W. B. M. Mitchell (county judge) by J. L. Jordan (deputy clerk of the county court)
     Marriage certificate by Rev. C. K. Ray, Methodist Church of Maysville, in Garvin Country, Oklahoma ....certify that I joined in marriage the persons named in and authorized by this License to be married, on the 10th day of February A.D. 1912 at two O'clock p.m. in Garvin County, OK, in the presence of Mr. Ross Wilson of Story and Miss Myrtie Vaut of Story
Ancestry.com - Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
     Name:     Bert Vaut
     Gender:     Male
     Age:     23
     Birth Date:     abt 1889
     Marriage Date:     10 Feb 1912
     Marriage Place:     Garvin, Oklahoma, USA
     Spouse:     Lizzie Hart
     Film Number:     001398971
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
     Original data: Marriage Records. Oklahoma Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT.^4,5,6

Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hart died on 17 February 1963 at Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA, at age 72; Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.^7,8,9

Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hart was buried on 18 February 1963 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Feb. 27, 1890, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, USA
     Death:      Feb. 17, 1963, Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA
     Martha Elizabeth Hart Married to Bert Vaut 9 Feb 1912 Garvin Co Okla
     Family Members Parents
      Charles Theodore Hart 1855–1931
      Martha A Crow Hart 1862–1940
     Spouse Bert A Vaut, Sr. 1888–1957
     Siblings
      Susan A Hart 1888–1904
      Francis Cleveland Hart Paris 1891–1975
      Sarah A Hart 1893–1982
      Hattie O Hart 1894–1984
      Joseph T Hart 1901–1951
     Children
      Bert A Vaut 1916–1997
      Frances Louise Vaut 1918–1919
     Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA
     Plot: 2 - 14 - 12 - 5
     Created by: Robert Lee Layton Jr. [O...
     Record added: Oct 12, 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial# 98774378.⁸
     GAV grandmother.

Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hart was listed as a resident in Charles Theodore (Todd) Hart and Martha Ann Crow's household in the census report on 12 June 1900 at Lonoke, Lonoke Co., Arkansas, USA;
p. 4B, Lines 86-96, Dwelling 69; Family 69
     86 HART, Charles T Head W M Sep 1855 44 Maried 17yrs MO MO MO Farmer
     87 " , Martha Wife W F Apr 1862 38 Married 17 yrs 9-children-born 9-chldren-living MO MO MO
     88 " , Rawley Son W M Aug 1884 15 Single MO MO MO
     89 " , Todd Son W M Feb 1886 14 Single MO MO MO
     90 " , Alice Dau W F Sept 1888 11 Single MO MO MO
     91 " , Lizzie Dau W F Feb 1890 10 Single MO MO MO
     92 " , Francis Dau W F Sept 1891 8 Single MO MO MO
     93 " , Sarah Dau W F Mar 1893 7 single MO MO MO
     94 " , Hattie Dau W F Dec 1894 5 Single MO MO MO
     95 " , George Son W M Feb 1898 2 S MO MO MO
     96 " , Thomas Son W M May 1900 6/12 Single MO MO MO.¹⁰

Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hart was listed as a resident in Charles Theodore (Todd) Hart and Martha Ann Crow's household in the census report on 29 April 1910 at 4N of R2W (part of), Maysville Township, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;
(just after household of Andrew VAUT, lines 1-7)
p. 10B, Lines 8-18, Dwelling 152; Family 152
     8 HART, Charles T. Head M W 54 [1856] Maried 26yrs Farmer General Farm MO MO MO
     9 " , Martha Wife F W 46 [1864] Married 26yrs 10-children-born 9-children-living MO KY KY
     10 " , Rawley Son M W 25 [1885] Single Farmer MO MO MO
     11 " , Todd Son M W 24 [1886] Single Farmer MO MO MO
     12 " , Lizzie Dau F W 20 [1890] Single MO MO MO
     13 " , Francis Dau F W 17 [1893] Single MO MO MO
     14 " , Sarah Dau F W 15 [1895] Single MO MO MO
     15 " , Hattie Dau F W 14 [1896] Single MO MO MO
     16 " , George Son M W 11 [1899] Single AR MO MO
     17 " , Thomas Son M W 9 [1901] Single AR MO MO
     18 " , Joseph Son M W 7 [1903] Single AR MO MO.¹¹
; photo of Woodrow Willson was born in Dec 1913, so this photo was probably in mid 1914. Those shown include;
     Front Row (Left to Right): Andrew VAUT, Carrie (CLEVENGER) VAUT
     Back Row (Left to Right): Martha Elizabeth (HART) VAUT, Bert A VAUT, Sr., Mintie Belle (VAUT) HART, Myrtle Belle (VAUT) WILSON, Woodrow WILSON, Ross WILSON.¹²

Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hart and Bert A Vaut Sr. appeared in the census of 1 March 1920 at South Willard, Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;      (next door to Andrew Vaut/Vaught)
p. 13A, Lines 13-15, Dwelling 23; Family 28
     13 VAUGHT, Bert A. Head M W 31 [1889] Married TX TX TX Laborer Mill
     14 " , Lizzie Wife F W 30 [1890] Married MO MO MO
     15 " , B A Son M W 4 1/2 [1916] Married?? OK TX MO.¹³


Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hart and Bert A Vaut Sr. appeared in the census of 7 April 1930 at South Walnut St., Whitebead Township, Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;
p. 4B, Lines 92-94, Dwelling 74; Family 86
     92 VAUT, Bert A Head M W 42 [1888] Married 27yrs TX TX TN
     93 " , M. Elizabeth Wife F W 39 [1891] Married 21yrs (?) MO MO MO
     94 " , Bert A Son M W 13 [1917] Single OK TX MO.¹⁴

Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hart and Bert A Vaut Sr. appeared in the census of between 9 April 1940 and 10 April 1940 at Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;
p. 5B, Lines 50-51, Dwelling 403 Walnut St.
     50 VAUGHT, Bert A Head M W 52 [1888] Maried TX Salesman
     51 " , Martha Elizabeth wife F W 50 [1890] MO Saleslady Retail Dry Goods Store.¹⁵

Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hart and Bert A Vaut Sr. appeared in the census of 3 April 1950 at 403 Walnut St., Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA; p. 6, lines 22-24, dwelling 55
22 VAUT, Bert Head W M 61 [1889] Married OK Manager Soft Drinks
23 " , Martha E. Wife W F 60 Married MO
24 TEETER, Peggy roomer W F 18 [1932] Never OK Cook & Waitress Cafe.¹⁶