Louis Lafate Vaughn and Maude Elizabeth Burnett

Vaughn Family
(Back L to R) Elise Violet Dodd, Arena Isabell Vaughn, Mack Henry Vaughn, ?, Martha E. Hefley Vaughn
(Front L to R) Ralph Arthur Dodd, Framk Foutz Vaughn, Louis Vaughn, Arthur Eliga Vaughn, ? Caldwell, Monroe Foutz Dodd

Louis Lafate Vaughn, son of James Melton Vaughn and Martha Elizabeth Hefley, was born on 27 Aug 1888 in Lonsdale, Carroll, Arkansas. He died on 30 Aug 1942 in Morningstar, Garland, Arkansas, at the age of 54, and is buried in Morning Star Cemetery (Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas). He married Maude Elizabeth Burnett on 14 Sep 1919 in Garland, Arkansas.

Maudie Elizabeth Burnett
Obituary

Maude Elizabeth Burnett, daughter of Lee Thomas Burnett and Mary Emily Hutchingson, was born on 22 Jan 1902 in Benton, Saline, Arkansas. She died on 11 Mar 1958 in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, at the age of 56. She married (2) Ed Harden.

Historical Events During Life (source: ancestry.com insights):

In 1888, Louis Lafate Vaughn was living in Lonsdale, Arkansas and Maude Elizabeth Burnett was living in Benton, Arkansas, during the reign of Judge Isaac Parker. Louis Lafate Vaughn was living in Arkansas, in 1900 when the boll weevil devastated nearby cotton fields.

Louis Lafate Vaughn and Maude Elizabeth Burnett  most likely read or shopped from the Sears catalog form 1893-1940. They both lived in Arkansas when gem fever hit after diamonds were discovered in the state.

When the United States declared war on Germany in 1917, finally entering World War I, Louis Lafate Vaughn was probably living in Arkansas. Maude Elizabeth Burnett was living in Dyer, Arkansas during this same time.  After the Selective Service Act was signed in May of 1917, Louis Lafate Vaughn registered for the draft.

Louis Lafate Vaughn  and Maude Elizabeth Burnett was living in Hot Springs, Arkansas around the time the Mississippi River flooded and forced hundreds of thousands to flee, known as the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.

Louis Lafate Vaughn and Maude Elizabeth Burnett may have been part of the majority that celebrated in Hot Springs, Arkansas when the 21st Amendment ended national alcohol prohibition on December 5, 1933.

In 1936, Louis Lafate Vaughn and Maude Elizabeth Burnett may have watched Jesse Owens win Olympic Gold during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

While the men went off to fight in World War II, Maude Elizabeth Burnett was at home keeping the country running and the home fires burning.

Vaughn Family
(ca, Bef 1908)
(L to R) Louis Vaughn, Arena Isabell Vaughn, Arthur Elijah Vaughn, Mary Catherine White Hefley Dodd, Elijah Dodd, Martha Hefley Vaughn, and Frank Foutz Vaughn

Life Notes:

In 1900, Lewis Vaughn was 11 years old and lived in Marble, Arkansas with his mother and five (5) brothers. In 1910, he was 22 and living in Marble, Arkansas with his mother and two (2) brothers and working as a farmer. On 05 Jun 1917, he completed his WWI Draft Card and physical. Luis was listed as having blue eyes, dark hair, with a medium height and build. He was diagnosed with Bryce Disease sometime during 1919. In 1920, he was 31 years old and lived in Hot Springs, Arkansas with his wife, Maude and working as a laborer. In 1930 Lewis Vaughn was 40 and lived in Hot Springs, Arkansas with his wife, Mandy, three (3) sons, and two (2) daughters. On 01 Apr 1940, he was 51 years old and lived in Whittington, Arkansas with his wife, three (3) sons, and (4) daughters and working as a farmer.

In 1910, Maud Burnett was eight (8) years old and lived in Dyer, Arkansas with her father, two (2) brothers, and three (3) sisters. In 1952 she lived in Indiana with her second husband Ed Harden.

Louis Lafate Vaughn and Maude Elizabeth Burnett had the following children:

Lilburn F. Vaughn

• Lilburn Freddie Vaughn was born on 15 Oct 1920 in Lonsdale, Carroll, Arkansas. He died on 20 Mar 1994 in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, at the age of 74, and is buried in Morning Star Cemetery (Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas). He married Louise Jones on 10 Aug 1943 in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas. She was born about [private].
• Chester Odell Vaughn was born on 28 Dec 1921 in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas. He died on 15 Nov 1965 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas and is buried in Morning Star Cemetery (Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas). He married Wilma Pearl Teague on 20 Jan 1946 in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas. She was born 31 Jan 1929 in Frederick, Tillman, Oklahoma. She died on 02 Jan 1997 in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas. 

Chester Odell Vaughn and Wilma Pearl Teague had the following children:

• Barbara Elaine Vaughn was born on [private].
• Steven Thomas Vaughn was born 26 Mar 1951 in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas. He died on 11 Dec 2010. 

• Vivian Pauline Vaughn was born on 28 Sep 1923 in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas. She died on 01 Jun 2011 in Mount Vernon, Franklin, Texas. She married (1) George H. Tabor. She married (2) Robert W. Matthew, Jr. on 19 May 1990 in Morris, Texas. 

George H. Tabor and Vivian Pauline Vaughn had the following children:

• Charles Tabor
• David Tabor
• Raymond Tabor 

• Leola Verline "Tootsie" Vaughn was born on 12 Jan 1926 in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas. She died on 22 Apr 1998 in Mountain Pine, Garland, Arkansas and was buried in Morning Star Cemetery (Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas). She married Oren Sylvester "Ben" Murders on 19 Jun 1943 in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas. He was born on 02 May 1915 in Cedar Glades, Garland, Arkansas. He died on 02 May 1994 in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas and is buried in Morning Star Cemetery (Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas).

Oren Sylvester Murders and Leola Verline "Tootsie" Vaughn had the following children:

• Dolly Murders
• James Murders
• Jerry Murders
• Wayne Murders 

• Alfred Cleo "Tidy" Vaughn was born on 17 Mar 1928 in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas. He died on 26 Jan 1994 in Allen, Pontotoc, Oklahoma and is buried in Allen Cemetery (Allen, Pontotoc, Oklahoma). He married Mary Ruth Langley on 12 Feb 1946 in Saline, Arkansas. 
• Mary Janice "Babe" Vaughn was born on 05 May 1930 in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas. She died on 03 Jan 1999 in Allan, Pontotoc, Oklahoma and is buried in Allen Cemetery (Allen, Pontotoc, Oklahoma). She married Clifford R. Jannett on 11 Mar 1946 in Garland, Arkansas. He was born on 29 Aug 1923 in Oklahoma. He died on 01 Oct 1987 in Allen, Hughs, Oklahoma and is buried in Allen Cemetery (Allen, Pontotoc, Oklahoma).
• Martha Ann Vaughn was born on [private] in [private]. She married Troy Elbert Wages on [private] in [private]. He was born on 29 Feb 1932 in Glendale, Cleveland, Arkansas. He died on 11 Aug 2016 in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas.
• Infant Son Vaughn was born on 03 Sep 1942. He died on 03 Sep 1942 and is buried in Morning Star Cemetery (Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas). 

1900 US Federal Census (Louis Lafate Vaughn)

1910 US Federal Census (Louis Lafate Vaughn)

1920 US Federal Census (Louis Lafate Vaughn and Maude Elizabeth Burnett)

1930 US Federal Census (Louis Lafate Vaughn, Maude Elizabeth Burnett, & family)

Arkansas Death Index (Louis Lafate Vaughn)

Find A Grave Memorial (Louis Lafate Vaughn)

US Headstone Application for Military Vets (Louis Lafate Vaughn)

WWI Draft Card (Louis Lafate Vaughn)

1910 US Federal Census (Maude Elizabeth Burnett)

1940 US Federal Census (Louis Lafate Vaughn, Maude Elizabeth Burnett, & Family

1953 City Directory (Lilburn F. Vaughn)

1960 City Directory (Lilburn F. Vaughn)

Find A Grave Memorial (Lilburn F. Vaughn)

WWII Draft Card (Lilburn F. Vaughn)

WWII Draft Card [back] (Lilburn F. Vaughn)

Find A Grave Memorial (Chester Odell Vaughn)

WWII Draft Card (Chester Odell Vaughn)

WWII Draft Card [back] (Chester Odell Vaughn)

Find A Grave Memorial (Vivian Pauline Vaughn)

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