Note:  Wayne Co., Historical Society has the date May 18, 1931 listed as birth....
His draft record shows birth date to be Jan 27, 1889.
1900 Census for St. Francis Twp., Butler Co., MO has the following:
 
Maughan, Sarah E. (Head of Household) June 1854 (46) Widow b. IL OH/OH  (six children born five living)
                   Samuel  A                                  June 1879 (21) Single  b. IL  IL/IL 
                   Lori B (Bell)                               July   1883 (16) Single b. IL  IL/IL
                   James W. (William)                  Jan 1889   (11) Single  b. IL  IL/IL (Cowden, Shelby Co., IL)
                   Julie A.                                       May 1891   (9 )  Single  b. IL  IL/IL
 
Maughan, John H.                                         Dec 1875  (24) Single  b. IL  IL/IL
 
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The father to James W. Maughan was Samuel A. Maughan who was deceased before 1900.
 
1930 Census for Duck Creek Twp., Stoddard Co., MO shows James W. Maughan 
living in household of Bell Adams...this would be his sister Lori Bell Maughan.
 
Submitted by
Jayne Wright-Allison