Biographical Sketch of James R. Vaughan, Greene County, Missouri, Springfield >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Mr. Vaughan is the son of Thomas and Susan B. Vaughan, and was born January 6, 1845, at Murfeesborough, Tenn. In 1849 his parents moved to that part of Greene county that is now Christian. James was edu- cated at the Ozark high school under the instruction of Rev. J. C. Learned, and in 1859 he returned to Tennessee and attended the Union University. He then returned to Ozark, and in March, 1862, enlisted in Company C, 6th Missouri Cavalry, as a private, but was promoted to the rank of sergeant major, and so mustered out at Baton Rouge, March 12, 1865. He graduated from the Ann Arbor law school in 1868, and attended the university at Jacksonville, Illinois, one year before going to Ann Arbor. He returned to Ozark where he remained in the practice of the law until May, 1877, when he came to Springfield and formed a law partnership with Hon. S. H. Boyd. Mr. Vaughan was marr- ied May 10, 1871 to Miss B. A. Weaver. They have had one son and three daughters. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and is one of Greene's leading citizens. His father was a native of Ruther- ford County, Tenn., born January 8, 1814 and died in Christian County, Missouri, August 18, 1880. His mother is yet living in Springfield. They had two sons, the subject of this sketch being one, and Samuel R. the other, and one daughter, Sarah R., now the wife of J. Bell, all living in Springfield. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================