Joseph Louis Vaughn

My great grandfather was Joseph Louis Vaughn. Joseph Louis lived in a marvelous time of exploration and invention. He was born in March 26, 1862 to George W. and Lurena Fowler Vaughn. Joseph Louis was born in Pocahontus Tennessee.

Joseph Vaughn lost his father at an early age. His mother was also lost to him sometime before March 1866. It was at this time, when Joseph was bonded out to the Gooch Family.

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Jospeh Louis Vaughn was bonded out to Mr. W.B. T. Gooch and raised him from the age of four years old. Mr Gooch was born Fev 24, 1842 and passed away March 5, 1883. He is buried at the Moss Creek Cemetery, Byrd Lock Community in McNairy County Tennessee.

Mr Gooch's first wife was named Brumbelow, which was also the name of John Marshall Vaughn's son in law. The exact connection between these families are not known at this time. CLICK HERE to see an enlarged version of the document.

Joseph Louis Vaughn moved to Texas before 1895. In his first years in Texas he taught school in the Midlothian Texas area. He also lived the hard life of a cowboy moving cattle north on the Goodnight/Loving cattle trails. His life settled however, when on September 26, 1895 in DeLeon, Comanche County Texas he married Mary Young Morris. Joseph and Mary began a family almost immediately, thier first child Mary Alice Vaughn being born on September 16, 1896.

This is believed to be, (l to r) Mary Alice, Exa, Lucille and Ethel Vaughn about 1915ish.
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Joseph and Mary lived in DeLeon, Comanche County area for the rest of thier lives, with the exception of a short time spent in Young County Texas in the early 1900s. Their children are listed below. All but one of these children have now gone on to be with the Lord. Many of us knew and love these people and miss them dearly.

Mary Alice Vaughn September 16, 1896 December 17, 1978	Joseph Morris Vaughn November 21, 1898 November 21, 1898	Nancy Louraney Vaughn December 27,1899 December 27, 1899
Flora Rowena May Vaughn January 30, 1901 July 29, 1967	Emma Lucille Vaughn November 4, 1903 LIVING	Exa Bell Vaughn March 1, 1906 November17, 1994
Florence Vaughn May 20, 1909 May 20, 1909	Ethel Young Vaughn April 25, 1910 May 9, 1988	Marshall Warren Vaughn April 17, 1913 November 26, 1996

The picture on the right is of some farm work being done in the field. Location and exact time unknown.
The estimate is between 1915 - 1925.

Growing up I heard a great deal about "grandpa Vaughn". My mother often talked fondly about him and she obviously had a wonderful relationship with him. I am placing the flowers below as a memorial for him, and for those of his children I was particularly blessed to know and love.