William Riley Vaughan (1830 - 1922)

Born 23 Sep 1830 in Washington, Franklin, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine Isobel (Leach) Vaughan — married 27 Dec 1855 in Owensville, Gasconade, Missouri, United States

Husband of Samantha Winifred (Matthews) Vaughan — married 8 Mar 1868 in Gasconade, Missouri, United States

Husband of Anna Elizabeth (Pruitt) Vaughan — married 30 Mar 1879 in Gasconade, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Oct 1922 at age 92 in Owensville, Gasconade, Missouri, United States

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Biography

William Riley Vaughan was born on 23 Sept 1830 near Washington, Franklin County, Missouri, the son of William Vaughan and Arabella Williams. His twin sister died at birth. The family came to Gasconade County, MO in 1839 and stayed.

William married first, Catherine Leach in 1855^[1] and was a member of New Salem Baptist Church. He homesteaded a farm east of Owensville, in 1857. They had one son and four daughters:

1. Mary Arabella, b. 1856 d. 1932 m. Thomas Mason
2. Melissa Jane, b. 1859 d. 1866
3. Annis Cordelia, b. 1861 d. 1864
4. Harriett Eliza Ann (Vaughan) Davis (1862–1953) m. Andrew Davis
5. William Benjamin, b. 1864 d. 1913 m. Fannie C. Woodruff
   

   Capt William Riley Vaughan served in the United States Civil War.
   Enlisted: 11 Feb 1865
   Mustered out: 5 Aug 1865
   Side: USA
   Regiment(s): 50th Missouri Infantry

William enlisted in the Union Army in 1861. He served as a Lieutenant^[2] and as a Captain.^[3] He was a friend of Governor Fletcher of Missouri and of General William T. Sherman.

William married second to Samantha Winifred Matthews in 1868 in Gasconade County, Missouri,^[4] and was a member of Primitive Baptist Church near Woolam, MO. William was an active Primitive Baptist minister from 1869 to 1913. He and Samantha had two sons and one daughter:

1. Catherine Elizabeth (Vaughan) McGrath (1869–1931) m. Frank McGrath
2. James Alpheus b. 1871 d. 1872
3. Fremont Gilpin b. 1873 d. 1874

William's obituary in 1922 said that "The daughter, Mrs. F.J. McGrath, of Mountain View, Missouri, survives."^[5]

He married third to Anna Elizabeth Pruitt in 1879 in Gasconade County, Missouri.^[6] They had one son and two daughters:

1. Clara S. - b.1884 d. 1966 m. Henry D. Anderson of Vandalia
2. Rosalind Eudora (Vaughan) Smith (1887–1971) m. Edward Smith of Owensville
3. Charles Emmett Vaughan (1889–1964) of Owensville

Anna died in 1915.

His son, Charles Emmett, shared that:

"In 1855 my father homesteaded land joining Rev. Leach's farm on the South. Joining the Rev. Leach's farm on the East was the home and farm of John and Catherine (Hoffman) Holt. My father sold his farm in 1918 having lived on that one farm for sixty-three years and reared his three families there."^[7]

William died in 1922 at age 92 at the home of his son Charles Emmett in Gasconade County, Missouri,^[8] and is buried at the Leach Cemetery in Owensville, Gasconade County, Missouri.^[9]

The Vaughan Organization biography provides details on his ministry, his military service and his family members. Of note is his connection to the Lewis (of Lewis & Clark) family.^[10] (However, the link no longer works.)

Sources

1. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V286-648 : 11 February 2018), William R. Vaughan and Sarah Catherine Leach, 27 Dec 1855; citing Gasconade,Missouri; FHL microfilm 941,440.
2. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8S1-6HG : 8 March 2021), William R Vaughan, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,188.
3. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8S1-6HP : 8 March 2021), William R Vaughan, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,188.
4. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V286-646 : 11 February 2018), William R. Vaughan and Semantha W. Matthews, 08 Mar 1868; citing Gasconade,Missouri; FHL microfilm 941,440.
5. ↑ Gasconade County Republican, 20 Oct 1922
6. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V28D-Z87 : 11 February 2018), W. R. Vaughan and Anna E. Prewitt, 30 Mar 1879; citing Gasconade,Missouri; FHL microfilm 941,440.
7. ↑ Marshall, Maudie Marie (Holt), 1908-. The Descendants of Michael Holt. Houston, Texas, 1967, pages 292 & 535.
8. ↑ State of Missouri Certificate of Death for William Riley Vaughan (1830–1922) Gasconade County
9. ↑ Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #86045771 (accessed 14 March 2024)
   Memorial page for William Riley Vaughan (23 Sep 1830-16 Oct 1922), citing Leach Cemetery, Owensville, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Lucille Adams Smith (contributor 47568787).
10. ↑ Biography by Vaughan Family Org - (Link no longer works)

• Source Family Records from Glenilis Hardy Brown

• https://msu.edu/~vaughn/wrv.html

• FamilySearch profile for William Riley Vaughan (1830–1922), accessed 14 Mar 2024.

This person was created through the import of familytree2011.GED on 23 February 2011.