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Below is a family biography included in The History of Perry County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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John L. Vaughan, a prominent farmer of Perry County, Tenn., was born in Marshall County, Miss., January 21, 1847, and is one of four surviving members of a family of eight children born to William and Melissa (Craig) Vaughan. The father was born in Virginia and came to Williamson County, Tenn., where he married our subject’s mother, then moved to Marshall County, Miss., where he became overseer of a plantation. About 1848 or 1849 he moved to Perry County, Tenn., where he followed farming until his death in 1865. The mother died in about 1850. After the father’s death our subject followed the harness-maker’s trade in Franklin, Tenn., for five years; then engaged in the livery business and farmed in the county about five years longer. In 1875 he began farming in Perry County, buying his present home farm in 1880. His farm consists of 500 acres of land on Buffalo River. Mr. Vaughan is a Democrat, and September 26, 1877, was married to Martha Steward, who was born in Decatur County and is the mother of three children: Myrtle Estelle, Minnie A. and Sallie M.
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This family biography is one of 46 biographies included in The History of Perry County, Tennessee published in 1886. The History of Perry County was included within The History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman & Lewis Counties of Tennessee. View the complete description here: History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman and Lewis Counties of Tennessee
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