As taken from McLEANSBORO TIMES LEADER
NAPOLEON A. VAUGHN, son of Captain Thomas B. and
Mariam Lois
Vaughn, was born in Hamilton County, Illinois,
on November 5, 1856,
and departed this life at his home in Hamilton
County on October 26, 1930.
Poley Vaughn, as he was so familiarly known to
his many friends, was a
descendant of one of the old, substantial and patriotic
families that made
up the pioneering citizenship that builded the
southern section of Illinois.
His father served as a captain in the late Civil
War, where he won for
himself the confidence and respect of those who
knew him. Mr. Vaughn
received his early education and training in the
home of his respected
parents and from the rural schools of the community
in which he grew to
manhood. In his early manhood, he developed those
business characteristics
that enabled him to become one of the substantial
farmers and business
men of the community in which he resided. For a
number of years, he
conducted a general merchandise store at Olga,
in Hamilton County,
Illinois, and during the same time looked after
his large farming interests
as well. In November, 1888, he was married to Charity
Webb, the
beautiful daughter of the late John S. and Nancy
Payne Webb of Webb's
Hill, in Franklin County, Illinois. This marriage
united the family of
Vaughn with the prominent and substantial family
of Webbs, whose
interests and activities were connected with many
of the progressive
business and religious movements of this section
of the State. This wife
who survives him, and who through the years of
his afflictions, has been
his constant companion, and has done much to make
his life pleasant
and his afflictions bearable. She has shown during
these years the
Christian virtues of patience and fortitude. To
this union the following
children have been born, namely:
Thomas B. Vaughn of McLeansboro; John S. Vaughn
of Marshall, Mo.;
Ruby Cleo Harrison of Chicago;
Napoleon A. Vaughn, Jr., of Chicago;
Hallie Vaughn, now deceased;
Pauline Charity Lockwood, of Chicago;
Charles Vaughn, and Miriam Lois Barker of McLeansboro,
all of whom, with the exception of Hallie, he lived
to see reach man and
womanhood. A brother of the deceased passed on
many years ago, but
he leaves one sister, Eliza Braden, who with his
immediate family,
mourn his departure. Some sixteen years since,
he professed faith in the
Christian religion. To him, death was but a transition.
Any questions, suggestions,
corrections, and/or additional information
contact me, Linda CONAWAY Welden at:
Linda_Welden@vaughan-vaughn.org
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