"After he reached manhood, on the 7th of November, 1850, he was married to Miss Elizabeth M. Bullard, daughter of John M., and Parmelia (Barger) Bullard, her father a native of Pennsylvania, but her mother originally from Tennessee. They were early settlers in this State, however, and Mrs. Vaughan was born and reared here. John M. Bullard was a soldier in the War of 1812, and fought under Jackson at New Orleans. His widow, now closely approaching eighty years of age, lives in Boone County, near Ashland, and has never applied for a pension, not withstanding our Government pays out more annually for pensions than it costs to keep up the army of any of the awful monarchies ot tyrant-ridden Europe, so to speak.
"He and wife had a family of eleven children, Frances, Louisa M., Margaret L., Elizabeth M., Emily M., Geo. A., Mary J., John M., Edwin R., James B., and Wm. H. Mr. Vaughan was brought up to a farm life and continued it after reaching manhood. He has a comfortable place in this township of eighty acres of land in a good state of improvement and cultivation. His orchard is an exceptionally good one, and includes excellent varieties of apples, peaches, plums, cherries, etc. Mr. Vaughan and wife have had a family of nine children, five of whom are living: Jno. G., Georgie A., Edwin B., Robert E., and Inie H. Those deceased are Frances, Parmelia E., an infant and Sandy W. Mr Vaughan was in Foster Martin's Federal militia during the war, and did gallant service for the Union. He is an industrious farmer and well respected citizen."
History of Callaway County, Missouri, published in 1884 by the National Historical Company in Saint Louis
"After he reached manhood, on the 7th of November, 1850, he was married to Miss Elizabeth M. Bullard, daughter of John M., and Parmelia (Barger) Bullard, her father a native of Pennsylvania, but her mother originally from Tennessee. They were early settlers in this State, however, and Mrs. Vaughan was born and reared here. John M. Bullard was a soldier in the War of 1812, and fought under Jackson at New Orleans. His widow, now closely approaching eighty years of age, lives in Boone County, near Ashland, and has never applied for a pension, not withstanding our Government pays out more annually for pensions than it costs to keep up the army of any of the awful monarchies ot tyrant-ridden Europe, so to speak.
"He and wife had a family of eleven children, Frances, Louisa M., Margaret L., Elizabeth M., Emily M., Geo. A., Mary J., John M., Edwin R., James B., and Wm. H. Mr. Vaughan was brought up to a farm life and continued it after reaching manhood. He has a comfortable place in this township of eighty acres of land in a good state of improvement and cultivation. His orchard is an exceptionally good one, and includes excellent varieties of apples, peaches, plums, cherries, etc. Mr. Vaughan and wife have had a family of nine children, five of whom are living: Jno. G., Georgie A., Edwin B., Robert E., and Inie H. Those deceased are Frances, Parmelia E., an infant and Sandy W. Mr Vaughan was in Foster Martin's Federal militia during the war, and did gallant service for the Union. He is an industrious farmer and well respected citizen."
History of Callaway County, Missouri, published in 1884 by the National Historical Company in Saint Louis
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