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Below is a family biography included in The History of Cherokee County, Kansas included within the History of Kansas by William G. Cutler, published by A. T. Andreas, 1883. 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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R. W. VAUGHAN, mining operator, was born in South Carolina in 1838, and was reared in Morgan County, Ala. At the age of eighteen he located in Texas, and engaged at stock raising, which he actively carried on till 1870, when he came to Kansas and located at Baxter Springs, and carried on stock dealing for a few years, after which he took up the present industry, with which he has been extensively connected since. In 1865, he married Miss Mary A. Kountz, a native of Missouri, who departed this life in 1873, and is buried in Joplin Cemetery, Mo., leaving one little girl—Ella. In 1877, he married Miss Martha C. Lee. They have two sons— Romulus Napoleon and Frank. Mr. Vaughan has worked actively in the development of the industrial life of this locality since coming here. He is present County Commissioner of this county, and has served as Councilman of the city of Galena, and has filled many minor official positions. His mining industry gives employment to fifteen skilled workmen, besides steam machinery, etc., and yields an annual income of over $100,000.
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