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SECTION V
VAUGHAN, James B.
source: 1883 History
of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co., pg: 1196
--- JAMES B. VAUGHAN, a native of Coffee County, Tennessee, was born in 1840,
his parents being Obediah and Nancy Vaughan. The former was born in Culpeper
County, Virginia, in 1821, and early emigrating to Tennessee, was married there
in 1839. He continued to live in that state until James was two years old,
when, in 1842, he came with the family to St. Clair County, Missouri. He was a
hardy pioneer, and endured many hardships in his new home. Being a great
trapper and hunter, he found ample time here to engage. in this sport. Young
Vaughan spent his early life in this county, tilling the soil in summer and
hunting during the winter months, and he well remembers when the hide of the
deer, wolf, etc., was the currency of the day. In 1858 he married Miss Martha
Lord, daughter of James Lord, one of the oldest settlers of St. Clair County.
To them were born nine children, eight of whom are living: Nancy E., Sarah,
Mary, Maudy, Daisy, Emma and Eddy. Sarah F. died when two years old. Mr. V. is
a Republican in his political preferences, and he is a member of the Baptist
Church at Bear Creek.