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Otha Bradley Vaughan
1869 - 1930

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• Birth	1869
  Gender	Male
  Died	1930
  Person ID	I0149	Curtis Family of Somerset Ky
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	William Vaughan,   b. 16 Apr 1831,   d. 19 Jan 1921
  Mother	Sarah Evaline Bradley,   b. 10 Jun 1834,   d. 13 Aug 1910, Russell County, Kentucky
  Married	11 Oct 1864	Russell County, Kentucky
  Family ID	F020	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Lavonia Bradshaw,   b. 1871,   d. 1899, Jamestown Kentucky of TB
  Children	> 1. Mary Wells Vaughan,   b. 25 Apr 1895,   d. 18 Aug 1988, Somerset, Ky > 2. Ada Vaughan,   b. 7 Nov 1893, jamestown KY ,   d. 28 May 1994, Green Bay WI > 3. Lois Vaughan,   b. 1898,   d. 1991
  Family ID	F028	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah (Eva) Evelyn Owens,   b. Sep 23 1863,   d. 26 Jun 1924
  Married	ABT. 1902
  Children	> 1. Evelyn Bradley Vaughan
  Family ID	F030	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		Photo of Samuel R Owens House from book "A History of Pulaski County Kentucky" Publ 1952 in Pisgah section of Somerset Kentucky. Daughter Sarah Eva Owens who married Otha Vaughan, lived and raised family in the house after, evidently, inheriting it from her Medical Doctor father.
  		Dr. Samuel Owens House 2004. Home in Somerset Ky (Pisgah area near waitsboro) where Dr. Samuel Owens and then his daughter Evelyn (Eva) Owens with husband Otha Vaughan lived and raised their families. Mary Wells Curtis and family often visited her on Sundays. This photo taken on trip with Jack Curtis in 2004, who pointed out the house location.
  		Otha B. Vaughan and wife Sara (Eva) Owens Obtained from daughter Mary Wells Vaughan Curtis
  		Owens Vaughan home Old Monticello Rd, Somerset KY 1910 Thanksgiving Thanks to Ms. Martha Larson Wells for this photo from Mary Waite Larson collection
  		Owens Vaughan home 1910 Thanksgiving, Old Monticello Rd, Somerset KY
  		Otha B Vaughan, wife Lavonia Bradshaw, Ada Vaughan Wait and sister the oldest child is Ada, not sure if younger is Lois or Mary Wells. Thanks to Mrs. Martha Wells, granddaughter of Ada for this photo

  
  

  Documents		Death certificate of Ida Florence Vaughan Payne sister to Otha B Vaughan
  		Otha B Vaughan obit Danville KY 4/17/1930 at home of daughter Mary Wells Curtis

  
  

  Videos

  Samuel Owens house quickly shot unstable video of the interior the the Samuel Owens house built 1840. Staircase is original teak from 1840. This house was inherited by daughter Eva Owens who married Otha B Vaughan. They raised their children from separate marriages in this house and had one child , Evelyn Bradley Vaughan as offspring of their marriage raised here. House was being auctioned August 2010 with allowed video

  
  

• Notes

  Per John Vaughan Curtis (Jack) Mr. Vaughan married a woman who was a widow and quite wealthy and had a big farm house and farm near burnside Ky. The farm was quite an attraction as a boy growing up for all the fun activities they had there. These included many swings and novelties. One of the novelties was a pet crow they had caught. They split the tongue of the crow and taught it to talk and it would say a few words. It was tied to a tree in the yard and could fly a little distance before the string would contain it. Therefore on many newspaper account excerpts on this site you will find accounts of many folks visiting the Otha Vaughan farm with family. per Mary Wells Vaughan Curtis interview 1984, her father was in the livery business and lumber business. Jack Curtis believes he was a cooper (barrel maker) per John Vaughan Curtis (Jack) 01/02/04) Otha Vaughan, his grandfather, developed prostate cancer later in life and went to Louisville for surgery. However, he never fully recovered and later died of prostate cancer NEWS: Excerpts from the Somerset Journal, 6 Feb 1920 -------------------------------- Pisgah. Mrs. Otho Vaughn is visiting her daughter at Danville. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Curtis visited Mr. and Mrs. Otho Vaughn Sunday. Per book published by the Russel County KY historical society called "Russell County Kentucky: History and Families, page 143, O.B. Vaughan was a member of the Russell Lodge #284 Free and Accepted Masons Jamestown KY. Somerset Commonwealth Newspaper 3/17/2018 reprint from 12/28/1927: "New company The Pulaski Stave Company was incorporated here last week. The officers are A. R. Humble, president, and O. B. Vaughn, secretary. The new concern will manufacture staves and heading and will operate a number of mills." Somerset Commonwealth Journal 3/16/19 reprint: Civil War Veteran Dead Mr. WM. O. Newell died last Sunday, March 26, after an illness extended back over many months. He had for some time made his home with Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Vaughan, near Pisgah. Mrs. Vaughan being a niece of the deceased. Mr. Newell was born in 1840, served during the Civil War and had lived a life that would be well for any young man to emulate in his dealings with his fellow men. He was 82 years of age when the end came.