Portrait and Biographical Record of the
Willamette Valley
In 1863 John Q. Vaughan bought
his present property which
consists of one hundred and seventeen acres located
in the neigh-
borhood of Coburg, Lane County and since that time
he has been
energetically engaged in its improvement and cultivation,
eighty
acres of which are cultivated. He was born
in Missouri, January
30, 1840, and came to Oregon in 1847 in company
with his parents,
who were seeking a home among the broader opportunities
of the
western states. He remained with his father until
1858, when he
went to the mines in the hope of finding fortune
which awaited the
miner. He continued in the same mines for a year,
and in 1861 he
went to Idaho, still conficdent of his ability
to succeed, and time
justified the faith in himself, for after a winter
spent in the neigh-
borhood of Salmon River, during which he experienced
hardships
and privations which proved his courage, he returned
to Oregon
with $6,000 as the result of his persevering work.
Januray, 1862, found him once more located on the
home place,
and there he remained until 1870, when he married
and went to
the farm which he had purchased seven years earlier.
The wife of Mr. Vaughan was formerly Miss Flora
Canterbury,
and she died in 1895, the mother of four children,
of whom Wilbur
is located in Coburg; Oma is the wife of L.P. Protzman;
Eulia is
the wife of A.C. Wheeler; Strahan, St. Clair, who
is engaged in
agricultural pursuits with Mr. Vaughan. In political
convictions
Mr. Vaughan adheres to the principles advocated
in the platform
of the Republican party and fraternally affiliates
with the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows.
Any questions, suggestions,
corrections and/or additional
information contact me, Linda CONAWAY Welden at:
Linda_Welden@Vaughan-Vaughn.org
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