Tarrant County TXGenWeb - Dan Vaughn obit

Tarrant County TXGenWeb

Dan Vaughn
Veteran of Confederacy and Pioneer Settler, Dies

Dan Vaughn, aged 74 years, a Confederate veteran, and a Fort Worth pioneer, died Sunday morning at 8 o'clock, at 310 North Cherry Street, the residence of his son. Mr. Vaughn was a lieutenant in Quantrel's Battery during the war, and served throughout with distinction. At the time of his death he was a member of good standing in Company B, Fort Worth Confederate Grays. He is survived by two sons, George and J. W. Vaughn of Fort Worth, and two daughters, Mrs. Maggie Dawson and Mrs. Bettie Freese of Trees City, La. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and interment will follow in the Confederate burying ground in East Oakwood, under the auspices of the Confederate veterans. Pallbearers will be as follows: J. W. Borden, William Hall, W. B. Townsend, Rollie Matkins, Thomas Abie and W. W. Jones.

Additional information from Historic Oakwood Cemeterty, published by the Fort Worth Genealogical Society:

Lt. Dan Vaughn
b. ca. 1840
d. 14 Apr 1913
Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Soldier's Row, row 15 space 1
His stone reads only "U.C.V. Lieut. D.V."
He was a member of Robert E. Lee Camp 158

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