Tombstone Tuesday - Vaughan Family

HORACE VAUGHAN

JUL 28, 1853

JAN 27, 1900

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HIS WIFE

ELIZABETH B. CHAMBERLAINE

1866 – 1925

THEIR DAUGHTER

MILDRED VAUGHAN

1898 – 1920

[1]Horace Vaughan was issued a marriage license on 20 Oct 1897 in the state of Delaware. Payment of two hundred dollars was made by Horace Vaughan and Henry S. Smith on the said date for the marriage license. This license was issued for the marriage between Horace Vaughan and Elizabeth I. Boyer.

[2]Groom listed Horace Vaughn, 38 years of age, white, place of birth listed Delaware. Resided in Middletown, occupation listed as Physician. Bride listed Elizabeth Irvine Byer, 31 years of age, white, place of birth listed Delaware, resided in Middletown. Groom’s parents listed Edward M and Eliza A., bride’s parents listed William and Catherine. Marriage date 21 Oct 1897.

[3]Mildred Vaughan, female, white, date of birth 25 Jul 1898; place of birth is Middletown, New Castle County state of Delaware. Parents listed, father Horace Vaughan 39 years of age, occupation listed as a physician, nativity American, mother Elizabeth I. Boyer 30 years of age, nativity American. Mildred is the first child of the family and firstborn of the mother.     

                     

[4]Last Will and Testament of Horace Vaughn, M.D. of Middletown, New Castle County, and the State of Delaware.  Daughter, Mildred is mentioned numerous times receiving securities, bond for fifteen hundred dollars from Hugh C. Browne, twenty-five hundred dollars from Maximilian Lichtenstein, seventeen hundred and fifty dollars from Samuel B Ginn, twenty-seven hundred dollars from Albert Spear, nine hundred dollars from James A. Evans, four hundred dollars from James A. Evans all to be paid after his death and her at lawful age. If Mildred were to die before her lawful age the sums would be divided up between his wife, sister Clara, brother Edward M. Vaughan. The sum of two thousand dollars is bequeathed to his mother, Eliza Ann Vaughan.  The inside of his estate is bequeathed to his wife, Elizabeth Irvine. Signed and sealed the 5^th of August 1899.

[5]Return of Marriage in the state of Delaware, Middletown, New Castle County. Groom is Alfred Miller Chamberlain, 44 years of age, white, place of birth Delaware, resided in Middletown, Delaware, occupation listed as Druggist. The bride is Elizabeth Irvine Vaughan, 38 years of age, white, place of birth Maryland, resided in Middletown, Delaware. Groom’s father George Gale Chamberlain M.D. place of birth Maryland, groom’s mother Margaret Gunther place of birth Pennsylvania. Bride’s fathers William Boyer place of birth Maryland, bride’s mother Catherine Irvine place of birth Ireland. Date of marriage November 19, 1904. The number of previous marriages of the groom listed none and the bride listed one.

[6]1910 United States Federal Census from the state of Delaware, New Castle County, the town of Middletown, address listed as Main Street shows John W Barnett, head of household, married, white, male, born in Delaware, both parents born in Delaware. Speaks English shows his occupation as Lumberman, he was 52 years of age at the time of this census and in his marriage for 23 years. Mary C Barnett, wife to the head of household, married, white, female, born in Delaware, both parents born in Delaware. Speaks English, shows no occupation, she was 50 years of age at the time of this census and in her marriage for 23 years, she was the mother to one child, living.  William Taylor Barnett, son to head of household, single, white, male, born in Delaware, both parents born in Delaware. Speaks English shows no occupation, he was 21 years of age at the time of this census. Elizabeth B Chamberlaine is listed as a boarder to head of household, widowed, white, female, born in Maryland, father born in Maryland, mother born in England. Speaks English shows occupation as own income, she was 42 years of at the time of this census. Mildred Vaughan is listed as a border to the head of the household, single, white, female, born in Delaware, father born in Delaware, mother born in Maryland. She Speaks English shows no occupation, she was 11 years of age at the time of this census. Henry B Chamberlaine is listed as a boarder to the head of the household, single, white, male, born in Delaware, father born in Delaware, mother born in Maryland. Shows no occupation, he was 3 years of age at the time of this census. May McFaull listed as a border to the head of the household, single, white, female, born in New Jersey, father born in Ireland, mother born in New York. Speaks English shows occupation as a teacher in the public school, she was 32 years of age at the time of this census.

[7]1920 United States Federal Census from the state of Delaware, New Castle County town of Middletown address listed Cass Street shows Elizabeth Chamberlain as head of the household, widowed, white, female, born in Maryland, father born in Maryland, mother born in England. Owns the home free from mortgage, shows no occupation, she was 53 years of age at the time of this census. Mildred Vaughan is listed as a daughter to head of household, single, white, female, born in Delaware, father born in Delaware, mother born in Maryland. Shows no occupation, she was 21 years of age at the time of this census. Henry Chamberlain is listed as the son to head of household, single, white, male, born in Delaware, father born in Delaware, mother born in Maryland. Shows no occupation, he was 13 years of age at the time of this census.

 

[8]Certificate of Death in Middletown, New Castle County, State of Delaware. Mildred Vaughan date of birth was July 25, 1898, in Delaware, with no occupation listed. Parents were Horace Vaughan M.D. with Delaware listed as the place of birth, Elizabeth I. Boyer with Maryland listed as the place of birth. Female, white, single. Date of death January 22, 1920, her age at the time of death was 21 years 5 months, and 24 day.  The cause of death is listed as pulmonary tuberculosis/measles and bronchus pneumonia. Burial is listed in Middletown, Delaware in Forest Cemetery, date of burial January 26, 1920.  The informant listed Edward M Vaughan M.D. of Middletown, Delaware.  

 

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[1]Delaware, Marriage Records, 1744-1912 Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 April 2017) Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Public Archives Commission, Delaware Public Archives. Record Group #RG 1325; Subgroup #003; Series #004.

[2]Delaware, Marriage Records, 1806-1933 Ancestry.com ( http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 April 2017) Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operation, Inc, 2010. Original data: Delaware Vital Records. Microfilm, Delaware Public Archives, Dover.  

[3]Delaware, Birth Records, 1800-1932 Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 April 2017) Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Delaware Public Archives; Dover, Delaware; collection Number: Birth Records-66; Roll Number; 66. 

[4] New Castle County probate records, ca 1682-1925 Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 April 2017) Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2015. Original data: Delaware County, District and Probate Courts. 

[5] Delaware Marriage Records, 1806-1933 Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 April 2017) Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Delaware, Delaware Vital Records, Microfilm. Delaware Public Archives, Dover.

[6]1910 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 April 2017) Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: United States of America Bureau of Census. Roll: T624_146; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1374159

[7] 1920 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 April 2017) Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).

[8] Delaware Death Records, 1811-1933 Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 April 2017) Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Original data: Delaware, Delaware Vital Records. Microfilm. Delaware Public Archives, Dover.

4th of July Program Scheme

Published on the 2^nd of June in 1899 in the Philadelphia Inquirer out of Philadelphia, PA

CITY GETS NOTHING

Little Scheme Involved in the

Publication of Fourth of

July Programs

A COUNCILMANIC DODGE

Parties to It Said to Be Trying to Back

Out – Question of Official

Indorsement

     If there was one thing more than another that has been talked about in City Hall circles during the past two days it was the exclusive expose in Tuesday morning’s Inquirer of the fact that a member of Councils’ Fourth of July Committee had succeeded in grabbing the privilege of publishing the official Fourth of July celebration program, a privilege for which responsible men declare they stood ready to pay anywhere from $300 to $1000, and for which the city, although expending this year $10,000 on exercises which make the publication of the program possible, gets nothing. It will be remembered that Councils’ Fourth of July Committee had the awarding of the coveted privilege in charge.

     But there is still another chapter to be added to the story of the Councilmanic manipulation, free manipulation, of a valuable privilege. It seems that at least one other member of Common Council is not content that Joseph Eslen, the member from David Martin’s ward, the Nineteenth, whose printing concern is getting out the “official” program under the sanction of the Fourth of July Committee, should capture all of the fat, so he has started in the Fourth of July program business on his own hook. He doesn’t fail to appreciate the value of a Councilmanic position, however.

Issued a Letter

     Councilman Eslen issued a letter to the men he hired as solicitors for his “official program.” written on letter heads bearing at their top the imprint of the Common Council of Philadelphia. Councilman Leo S. Meyers, of the Twenty-eight ward, is not in competition with Councilman Eslin, of the Nineteenth ward. He has advertising solicitors at work also, and each of them is equipped with a letter to be shown to prospective contributors to Councilman Meyers’ Fourth of July program scheme.

     Mr. Meyers does not designate his program as “official,” by the way. He calls it the “citizens’” program. But his contracts are printed almost exactly like those put out by his brother Councilman, Mr. Eslen. Each has red and blue ink on white paper, and each bears the imprint of  a United States flag waving in the breeze on the upper left hand corner.

An Inquirer reporter has managed to get hold of one of the letters issued by Common Councilman Meyers, of the Twenty-eighth ward, to the men and women Mr. Meyers has out soliciting advertisements for his “citizens’” Fourth of July program. Here is the way it reads:

     “Common Councils, Philadelphia, May 19, 1899. – The bearer Mr. – is authorized to solicit advertisements for the Citizens’ Fourth of July Program, which will be distributed through the various parts of the city where the ceremonies will take place. Any favors extended to him will be appreciated. Very truly yours, Leo S. Meyers, Councilman, Twenty-eight ward.”

Letters Differ

     The letter, it will be noticed, differs from that issued by Councilman Eslen in that it does not have affixed thereto the signature of Councilman John S. Hammond, chairman of Councils’ Fourth of July Committee, nor does it contain a clause intimating that business firms signing contracts for advertising in Councilman Meyers’ program will be considered as contributors to the city’s celebration of the glorious Fourth.

     But the two programs, both being gotten out by members of Common Council, and the solicitors for both of which are armed with credentials written on Councils’ letter heads, have set would-be advertisers guessing.

“We don’t know just where we are at,” facetiously said one of them to and Inquirer reporter yesterday. “Of course, we want to contribute a little toward the city’s Fourth of July celebration, but we don’t know just who is who or which is which, and so we have decided to wait until we learn.”

     All of which is interesting in view of the declaration by Chairman Hammond, of the Fourth of July Committee, that the city gets nothing whatever out of the privilege secured by Councilman and member of the Fourth of July Committee Eslen. If the city doesn’t receive anything from Mr. Eslen it certainly doesn’t form Councilman Meyers, whose program does not bear the “official” stamp.

Meyers’ Program

     “I have heard of Mr. Meyers’ program,” said Chairman Hammond to The Inquirer reporter, “although I have not seen it. I spoke to Sergeant-at-Arms Hall, of Councils, about it, and Mr. Hall said, as I understood him, that Councilman Meyers had agreed to with-draw it. Whether or not he has done so I am unable to say.”

     It was said yesterday Mr. Meyers was trying to sell out his program deal to Councilman Eslen. It was also stated that Mr. Eslen was endeavoring to withdraw the ante-dated letters bearing Chairman of Fourth of July Committee Hammond’s authorization to Mr. Eslen’s solicitors to obtain advertisements to the “official” program. In evidence of the truth of the latter statement were the frantic endeavors made through various channels to obtain possession of the copy which fell into the hands of The Inquirer reporter.  

Saturday Spotting - Skeleton's Diary of Suffering

Published October 1900 in the Pawtucket Times out of  Pawtucket, RI

STARVED ON A BARREN ISLAND

Skeleton of a Sailor Found Near the 

Bering Sea – Diary Contained Story 

of His Sufferings.

San Francisco, Oct. 31 – On Unimak Island, which guards on of the entrances to the Bering sea, a rude mound of rocks marks the last resting place of Charles W. Anderson sailor, fisherman and hunter. Anderson starved to death on the bleak and barren island waiting for friends who deserted him. He died on June 13, 1899, hand his skeleton in his bunk and his diary beside it were found by two hunters who were driven on the island during a storm. The diary was addressed to Andrew Goswold of Unga, who arrived here a few days ago with his friend’s last writings.

Several vessels passed by his island prison, the pathetic record reads, but none saw Anderson’s flag of distress. Once a vessel was becalmed close to the shore, and he tried to reach it, but he had not the strength to launch his little boat. His legs had failed him and he could only pull himself along by his elbows. He deliberated on shooting his dog, but he could not get up courage to slay his faithful friend. Finally the dog disappeared.

The diary records the terrible sufferings of Anderson from thirst and his expeditions after fresh water. The last entry says:

“June 19 – Now I must go for water again. I am more afraid this time than before, but with God’s help I may come back again. I would not like to dig outside but God’s will be done.” He had his wish, for he returned and died in his bunk.