The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-26

high as $10o the acre in some cases. Cap
 tain Vaughan remounted his horse to ride
 alone to see with his own eyes the
 French grant about which so much was
 told to him. In his absence the family | remained at Huntsville and the negroes. T came to St. Andrews parish in 1884"
 wrote MT. Henry A. Tayloe, land found | there Capt. Reuben Vaughan. He was then more than 80 years of age, remark ably active. He was a very modest gen. | tleman of fine sense.'
 Captain Vaughan, his sons-in-law and his two sons invested largely in the beautiful lands of St. Andrews parish. They owned seven miles continuous acre. age along one of the main roads. He lived to the age of ST.
 Mrs. Vaughan lived on her plantation,
 reaching the age of 91 years. Her body was the first to occupy the graveyard of St. Andrews parish. Her husbands re-
 mains were disinterred to be laid by her side. I well remember the Vaughan coach. After years residence In the canebrake Mrs. Vaughan, having heard of the illness of her daughter. Mrs. White, at Petersburg, set out in the vehicle to visit her. In few months she returned
 as she went. A second time some of the
 family made the round trip in the same coach. The strength of the carriage at tests the honesty of the builder. Not a bolt that was not handmade and not the | thread of screw that was not hand-cut; | every spoke, fellow and hub was of select | timber, seasoned by the builder and | turned and fitted by him. The long jour ney. 1000 miles, through the primeval grandeur of nature, accomplished by daily trials and risks effected an influence upon the character of the traveller which Nd
 not pass away with the end of the life of this mother of sons and daughters
 The Welch tribe, Colwyn ap Zayne, was
 one of the 15 of Guynedd. From this tribal name came the corruption Vaughan. John Vaughan immigrated in.
 the ship "Bona Nava." from Wales, in 16l9. settling on the coast of Virginia
 From him descended the Vaughan of the
 canebrake.
 DR. AFFORD VAUGHAN. This was the elder son of Captain and
 Mrs. Reuben Vaughan. and lived for many years on his plantation in the St. Andrews parish, but resided in Demop- oils ultimately with his family. He was
 physician. He married Miss Mary Wal ton of Huntsville. To them were born
 sons and daughters who became distin- guished citizens.
 DIR. SAMUEL WATKINS VAUGHAN. This scn5of Captain Reuben stood in the first rank of physicians of Alabama. He was at the same time a large land holder and cotton planter. His skill in diagnosis
 was recognized by the profession on all sides. He had retired from the practice
 yet in full vigor of manhood, devoting his attention to the education of his chil- dren and the supervision of his planta- tions. The young successor to his prac- tice came to him for assistance. A neigh Oir rl rbap of had been i'll for several days. but Dr. B. was at loss to diagnosis the case. Would Dr. Vaughan ride with him to pronounce upon 1t. Instantly as the two physicians stood about the sick bed, Dr. Vaughan whispered aside to Dr. B.: Your patient has typhoid in virulent form" Without a fee, for he would have none, he remained night and day at the bedside of the pa- tient for a fortnight, and saw the con valescence. Other examples of disinter- ested love of his profession and his ex- traordinary success as a consulting phy- sician are remembered by his contempo- raries.
 An illustrious citizen of the canebrake plantations was Dr. Samuel Watkins Vaughan So fares the land where wealth accumulates and men decay, but happy the land possessed of men whose native energies so improve the powers of nature that they yield the fruits essential to the intellectual and moral cultivation of their fellows. Probably Dr. Vaughan never spent his income in the outlay of living. He saved every year. His family was large, seven sons and several daughters. They lived with the usual reflnements of society about them. a profuse table, trained servants, family coach and fine horses and education as literally pro- vided as the country could offer. The daughter, Miss Evelyn. having been trained in the classics and severer text books was sent to a famous school for young ladies at New Orleans to study art and music and modern languages. The sons were taught at home by tutors of the first class in their boyhood.
 Dr. Vaughan was an native of Batter zea.' near Petersburg. Va, born in 1SO0 He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and afterward remained some years in northern hospitals. Thence he went to Tennessee to practice. In the early forties he came to live In the cane brake. He never lived, however. in St. Andrews parish, but near Dayton.
 Dr. Vaughan married in Tennessee Miss Martha Turner A second wife was Mrs. Jones of Alabama. who also bore him children. He fell dead in January, 1877, at his residence in Selma while writing prescription for a poor girl he had found moment before on the street in need of medicine
 ROBERT VAUGHAN MONTAGUE.
 This Virginian married at "Batterzea' his first cousin, Emily Garland Vaughan and coming with his young wife to the canebrake lived or the "Richland" plan tation.. Peter Mo1tacue stands on the James river settlement muster roll of 1894. The was corrupted to finally. ha me n coats of arms, one of Drago de Monte