Sarah Jane (Campbell) Vaughan (1848 - 1936)

Born 4 Jun 1848 in Ila, Madison, Georgia, United States

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Died 15 Nov 1936 at age 88 in Ila, Madison, Georgia, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Sarah Campbell Vaughan was the daughter of James Calloway Campbell and Jerusha Higginbotham; and the granddaughter of William D. Campbell and Sarah Dillard Campbell and John Satterwhite Higginbotham and Martha Ricks Higginbotham.

She was the wife of Alexander Wilks Vaughan who was the inventor of the engine that powered the Wright Bros. first successful flight at Kitty Hawk. Alexander is buried at the Vaughan Cemetery in Dewy Rose, GA. He was a plantation owner and a Civil War Veteran. He was wounded at Gettysburg.

Sarah and Alexander had four children: Early Calloway Vaughan, Zina Gibson Vaughan, Ella Wade Vaughan (Mitchell), and Pearl Jane Vaughan (Manning).^[1]

Sarah Jane Campbell Vaughan was buried in Mount Hermon Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ila, Madison Co., Georgia.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Stephanie Sanchez.

• U.S., Find A Grave Index 1600s-Current:

Sarah Jane Campbell Vaughan BIRTH 4 Jun 1849 Ila, Madison County, Georgia, USA DEATH 15 Nov 1936 (aged 87) Curry, Walker County, Alabama, USA BURIAL Mount Hermon Presbyterian Church Cemetery Ila, Madison County, Georgia, USA MEMORIAL ID 73042700 · View Source URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73042700/sarah-jane-vaughan

Acknowledgments

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