Tilden P. Vaughan (1876 - 1956)

Born 23 Feb 1876 in Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Ida Mae (Lewis) Vaughan — married 31 Jan 1900 in Indian Mound, Stewart County, TN

Descendants

Died 15 Oct 1956 at age 80 in Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN

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Biography

1. Tilden P. Vaughan was born on 23 Feb 1876^[1] in Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN. The son of William T. and Lucy Jane Mann Vaughan. He died on 15 Oct 1956 ^{[2] [3]} in Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN from Coronary Thrombosis. He was buried on 16 Oct 1956 in Fairview Cemetery, Indian Mound(Red Top), Stewart Co., TN. Tilden married Ida Mae Lewis, daughter of George Rufus Lewis and Cero Gordo Lewis, on 31 Jan 1900^{[4] [5]} in Indian Mound, Stewart Co, TN. Ida was born on 11 Sep 1881 in Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN.

They had the following children:

*1 M i. Oscar Tilden Vaughan was born on 28 Nov 1902 in Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN. He died on 9 Oct 1971 in Memorial Hosptial, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., TN. He was buried on 11 Oct 1971 in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., TN. Oscar married Molly Viola Cherry, daughter of Rufus Walter Cherry and Alice May Bufford, on 1 Oct 1927 in Stewart Co., TN. Molly was born on 29 Apr 1903. She died on 28 May 1990 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., TN. She was buried in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, TN.

*2 M ii. John Wesley Vaughan was born on 1 Aug 1906 in Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN. He died on 8 Aug 1947 in Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN from Coronary thrombosis. He was buried on 10 Aug 1947 in Seay Cemetery, Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN. John married Cristie Hazel Ezell "Christyne", daughter of Joseph Earl Ezell and Nettie Earl Greenhill "Nannie", on 19 Apr 1930 in Indian Mound, Stewart Co, TN. Christyne was born on 3 Jan 1910 in Big Rock, Stewart Co., TN. She died on 26 Jun 1953 in Sadlersville, Robertson Co., TN in a Car Accident. She was buried on 28 Jul 1953 in Seay Cemetery, Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN.

*3 F iii. Lucy Kathryn "Kathryn" Vaughan was born on 23 Mar 1912 in Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN. She died on 2 Dec 2007 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., TN. She was buried in Memorial Gardens, Stewart County, TN. Kathryn married William Herman Tippit, son of William Augustus Tippit and Annie Bernice Seay, on 31 Mar 1934 in Stewart Co., TN. William was born on 7 Mar 1911 in Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN. He died on 26 Aug 2002 in Dover, Stewart Co, TN.

*4 F iv. Rebekah Vaughan was born on 14 Jan 1914 in Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN. She died on 15 Aug 1990 in Nashville, TN from Breast Cancer, Bone cancer. She was buried on 17 Aug 1990 in Hermitage Memorial Gardens, Hermitage, TN. Rebekah married John Thomas Tippit Sr., son of William Augustus Tippit and Annie Bernice Seay, on 6 Jul 1933. John was born on 21 Feb 1913 in Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN. He died on 29 Aug 1990 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. He was buried on 30 Aug 1990 in Hermitage Memorial Gardens, Hermitage, TN.

*5 F v. Mary Gorda Vaughan was born on 18 Oct 1916 in Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN. She died on 20 Nov 2004 in Hendersonville, Sumner Co., TN. She was buried on 22 Nov 2004 in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Goodlettsville, Davidson Co., TN. Mary married Baxter Bellamy Lehman, son of James Godliepp Lehman "Jim" and Mabel Bellamy, on 26 Dec 1943. Baxter was born on 24 Nov 1918 in Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN. He died on 9 Sep 2000 in Hendersonville, Sumner Co., TN. He was buried on 12 Sep 2000 in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Goodlettsville, Davidson Co., TN.

*6 M vi. Billy Mann Vaughan was born on 20 Jun 1920 in Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN. He died on 18 Oct 2006 in Indian Mound, Stewart Co., TN. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Indian Mound(Red Top), Stewart Co., TN. Billy married Charlene Griffin, daughter of Lacy K. Griffin and Elizabeth Ambie Smith "Lizzie", on 25 Dec 1947. Charlene was born on 23 Mar 1924 in Stewart Co., TN. She died on 27 Mar 2009 in Walking Horse Meadows, Clarksville, TN.. She was buried on 30 Mar 2009 in Fairview Cemetery, Indian Mound(Red Top), Stewart Co., TN.

Tilden followed in his fathers footsteps taking over his general merchandise store in the early 1900's. The store was located in Indian Mound at the corner of Highway 46 and Honey Fork Road. In the early 1900's life was tough and money scarce, Tilden and Ida lived in the back of the store building, where all but the last child was born. He saved his money and lived very frugal until he had enough to build his own house. He built his house right behind his store, at the time of this writing the house still stands(2017). Around 1954 he was on the brink of closing his store and retiring, at the age of 78 years, but he and his daughter-in-law worked out a deal and became partners and continued to operate the store until around 1955 when it was destroyed by fire. Tilden was very active in the community, he was County Tax Assessor in 1911, a member of the Stewart County School Board for many years, Constable of Indian Mound for a number of years, and a member of the Stewart County Court. He was also a member of the Odd Fellow Lodge and Woodman of the World.

Running a general merchandise in a rural farming community was a very important community function in the early years. Almost all of his customers were farmers and would only receive money from their crops after harvesting, also only once a year. Everything bought during the year would be "written up" and when the money crop was sold, they would bring their checks and the store keeper would cash the checks giving them what was left over, providing there was anything left over. Many would leave the left over cash with the store owner, much like in later years would be done with banks. Unfortunately as the times were so tough the amounts of money left on the books after the crops were sold grew from year to year as to become unbearable for the store keepers. Many would default, others would lower the limits of debt allowed before they had to stop writing it up. There were a few families that suffered from the last named option and would run up a bill in all stores until they were cut off by all merchants. At which time they would become desperate. Many families in the community would help to their utmost ability in lendering the hardships of the times. I can remember as a small child being in my Grandfathers store and seeing a young boy come in and gathering a few food items and trying to have it written up. When my Grandfather refused to write it up and required cash or put it back, the boy left and I kind of kept my eye on him and I saw him walk around to the back up the store where there was a chicken coup where the live chickens were kept that were sold in the store. He opened the coup and caught a chicken and walked back around to the front of the store and swapped the chicken for the food items that he had wanted in the first place. My Grandfather, Tilden then took the chicken through the store and out the back door where he placed the chicken back in the coup where it had just came from. I tried to advise him of what had just happened, but I was just shushed and he went on with his business. He knew! It was just his way of handling the situation.

Tilden was the owner of an 102 acre farm in the Rorie hollow, deeded^[6] to him by his father in November of 1910. This farm was deeded to his youngest son Billy Mann Vaughan ^[7] in February of 1955.

He also owned a farm down River Road, I have heard that this was where his father lived when he first arrived in Indian Mound, but more research is needed to prove this. This land was later deeded (need citation) to his Oldest son, Oscar Tilden Vaughan. On this farm there was a cliff and this cliff was used by the Mound Builders to quarry the stone slabs used their burial caskets. Butter Smith showed me this when I was was about 10-12 years old. I believe this farm is today (2017) within the Wild Life Preserve.

Tilden P. and Ida Mae Lewis Vaughan bible records

Sources

1. ↑ Bible1-page 3
2. ↑ "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM9-KM7F : 3 April 2015), Tilden P Vaughan, 1956.
3. ↑ Bible2-page 5
4. ↑ "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X81G-9MZ : accessed 09 Jul 2013), Tilden Vaughn and Ida Lewis, 31 Jan 1900.
5. ↑ Bible1-page 2
6. ↑ Deed from W. T. Vaughan to T. P. Vaughan, 16 November 1910, Stewart County, Tennessee, Deed Book 62, page 395. Register of Deeds Office, Dover, Stewart County, Tennessee.
7. ↑ Deed from T. P. Vaughan to Billy M. and Charlene Griffin Vaughan, 16 February 1955, Stewart County, Tennessee, Deed Book 32, page 147. Register of Deeds Office, Dover, Stewart County, Tennessee.