From The History of Jefferson
County, IL
John D. Vaughan / Vaughn
*(born 1790 VA – Vaughan was original spelling of his last name)*
Of a little later date came a number of, among whom we may
mention John D. Vaughn, who came about 1830 or 1832. He came from Madison
County, but was originally from, Tennessee
and settled on Section 22. He died
eventually in Dodds
Township and is buried at the
Arnold Graveyard in that township.
He had twelve children, and ten of them grew up and raised
families of their own. Many descendants
are still living here. Mr. Vaughn was a
liberal-spirited man, full of energy and enterprise, and did much to better the
condition of the neighborhood in which he lived.
He engaged in a general mercantile business, and would
exchange goods for pelts and venison hams.
These he would haul to St. Louis
by wagon, bringing back goods in return.
He was a carpenter, and built many houses in the township. But finally
he was unfortunate in becoming surety for friends, through which means he lost
heavily and died a comparatively poor man.
He was ever ready to take hold of anything to make money. On one occasion he and his son Christopher G.
hired to some cattle dealers to drive cattle from this section up into Michigan,
a distance of about 600 miles, for which he received 75 cents per day and his
son 50 cents per day. Returning home,
they walked the entire distance, often walking forty miles a day.
*( )* Words added to
understand purposes or known facts.
Of a little later date came a number of settlers *(to Jefferson County, IL)*,
among whom we may mention John D. Vaughn, who came about 1830 or 1832 *(came in 1832)*. He came from Madison County, IL *(he was in Madison County, IL from
1828-1832)* here *Jefferson County,
IL)*, but was originally from Tennessee *(in 1828 he left the Smith - Macon County, TN area, He shows up on the
1820 Smith County, TN census)*, and settled on Section 22 *(Spring Garden Township in Jefferson
County, IL)*. He died eventually in Dodds Township,
*(in Jefferson County, IL)*
and is buried at the Arnold Graveyard in that township.
He had twelve children, and ten of them grew up and raised
families of their own. Many descendants
are still living here. Mr. Vaughn was a
liberal-spirited man, full of energy and enterprise, and did much to better the
condition of the neighborhood in which he lived.
He engaged in a general mercantile business, and would
exchange goods for pelts and venison hams.
These he would haul to St. Louis
by wagon, bringing back goods in return.
He was a carpenter, and built many houses in the township. But finally
he was unfortunate in becoming surety for friends, through which means he lost
heavily and died a comparatively poor man.
He was ever ready to take hold of anything to make money. On one occasion he and his son Christopher G.
hired to some cattle dealers to drive cattle from this section *(22)* up into Michigan, a distance of
about 600 miles, for which he received 75 cents per day and his son 50 cents
per day. Returning home, they walked the
entire distance, often walking forty miles a day.
Web site search information:
Map of Spring Garden, IL
by MapQuest.com
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&countryid=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=address&searchtype=address&address=&city=Spring+Garden&state=IL&zipcode=&search=++Search++
I believe John D Vaughan’s farm was at the intersection of N.
Ina Lane and E. Ina Road
and N. Tilton Road or in
that general area (Spring Garden
Township, Jefferson
County, IL. So far I have found
no deed to any property in IL or TN in his name.
Spring Garden Township, Jefferson
County, IL
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljeffe2/twpspring.html
Dodds Township, Jefferson
County, IL
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljeffe2/twpdodds.html
Arnold Graveyard
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljeffe2/arnold/arnoldcem.htm
Note: There is a James Vaughan and his wife Ellender (Arnold) buried in this cemetery by which I
believe James Vaughan would be one of John D. Vaughan sons which would make
James born in 1817 in Smith County
TN.
Smith
County, TN Information:
1820 Census Index
ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tn/smith/1820/index.txt
1820 Census page 89
ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tn/smith/1820/pg0089.txt
Compiled and written by Wayne M. Vaughn (gggreat
grandson of John D Vaughan 7-03-2004)