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Family	Hazel ANDERSON b. Jul 13, 1895, d. Dec 3, 1963
Children	1.	Living VAUGHN+
	2.	Living VAUGHN+
	3.	Sterling Eugene VAUGHN+ b. May 10, 1920, d. Feb 5, 1982
	4.	Pearl Maxine VAUGHN+ b. Feb 5, 1922
	5.	Williard E. VAUGHN+ b. Apr 5, 1923, d. Mar 20, 2000
	6.	Dorothy VAUGHN+ b. Sep 15, 1925
	7.	Aniel Keith VAUGHN+ b. Aug 15, 1929
	8.	Vivian Ruth VAUGHN b. Jul 2, 1931, d. Nov 30, 1931
	9.	Infant VAUGHN b. 1934, d. 1934
	10.	Shirley Jean VAUGHN+ b. Aug 16, 1936, d. Sep 14, 2000

Pearl Maxine VAUGHN
F, b. Feb 5, 1922, #18673

Father

Melvin Fred VAUGHN b. Aug 5, 1893, d. Aug 9, 1989

Mother

Hazel ANDERSON b. Jul 13, 1895, d. Dec 3, 1963

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Living 1: September 14, 2000
Living 2: August 2001
Reference 1: March 22, 2000, The Rushville Times, March 22,
2000, page 17,
column 5
Reference 2: September 20, 2000, The Rushville Times, September
20, 2000, page
17, column 3
Reference 3: August 22, 2001, The Rushville Times, August 22,
2001, page 5,
column 3
Reference 4: January 21, 2004, The Rushville Times, January 21,
2004, page 11,
column 1
Reference 5: July 21, 2004, The Rushville Times, July 21, 2004,
page 3, column 4
Reference 6: September 01, 2004, The Rushville Times, September
1, 2004, page
3, column 3
Residence 1: March 2000, The Rushville Times, March 22, 2000,
page 17, column 5
Residence 2: July 2004, Rushville, Illinois
More About HENRY JAMES SARGENT:
Living: January 16, 2004, [brotherRussell's obit]
Occupation: farmer in the White Oak neighborhood for 60 years
Reference 1: March 22, 2000, The Rushville Times, March 22,
2000, page 17,
column 5
Reference 2: September 20, 2000, The Rushville Times, September
20,2000, page
17, column 3
Reference 3: August 22, 2001, The Rushville Times, August 22,
2001, page 5,
column 3
Reference 4: July 30, 2003, The RushvilleTimes, July 30, 2003,
page 5, column 5
Reference 5: January 21, 2004, The Rushville Times, January 21,
2004, page 11,
column 1
Reference 6: July 21, 2004, The Rushville Times, July 21, 2004,
page 3, column 4
Reference 7: September 01, 2004, The Rushville Times, September
1, 2004, page
3, column 3
Residence 1: August 2001, RR 3, Rushville
Residence 2: July 2003, Rushville, Illinois
Residence 3: January 2004, Rushville, Illinois
Residence 4: June 2004, Rushville, Illinois
ANNIVERSARY - Henry and Pearl Sargent, 60th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sargent of Rural Route 3, Rushville, will
celebrate
their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 28. Henry Sargent, the
son of the late
Carl and Edna (Haber) Sargent and Pearl Maxine Vaughn, the
daughter of the late
Melvin and Hazel (Anderson) Vaughn, were married at the Camden
United Methodist
Church by the Rev. Edward Nickerson. Their attendants were his
brother,
Russell Sargent, and her sister, Dorothy (Vaughn) Small. They
are the parents
of six children, Lelin (wife Betty) of Rushville, Leslie (wife
Diana) of
Stillwater, Okla., Joyce (husband Terry) Williams of Rushville,
Janet Shelts of
Meredosia, Doris (husband Cecil) Vancil of Bushnell, and Donna
Sargent of
Rushville. They have 12 grandchildren, two step-grandchildren,
one great-
grandchild, and two step-great-grandchildren. The Sargents have
lived and
worked on their farm in the White Oak neighborhood for 60 years.
Their
children hosted a pre-anniversary family dinner on Aug. 12 and
request that
friendsand family send congratulatory cards to the couple for
their special
day.
- The Rushville Times, Wednesday, August 22, 2001, page 5,
column 3

Married Name

SARGENT

Birth*

Feb 5, 1922

Camden, Schuyler Co., IL

Marriage*

Aug 28, 1941

Camden, Schuyler Co., IL, Principal=Henry James SARGENT

Family	Henry James SARGENT b. Jul 26, 1920
Children	1.	Living SARGENT+
	2.	Living SARGENT+
	3.	Living SARGENT+
	4.	Living SARGENT+
	5.	Living SARGENT+
	6.	Living SARGENT+

Shirley Jean VAUGHN
F, b. Aug 16, 1936, d. Sep 14, 2000, #18713

Father

Melvin Fred VAUGHN b. Aug 5, 1893, d. Aug 9, 1989

Mother

Hazel ANDERSON b. Jul 13, 1895, d. Dec 3, 1963

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Occupation*

Teacher: Chandlerville High School - 5 yrs.; St. MaryÕs School (Mt. Sterling) - 4 yrs.; Beardstown Junior High (6th grade) - 13 yrs.

Education*

Western Illinois Univ.

Note*

ANNIVERSARY - Gene Ralston and Shirley Vaughn - 40th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs.Gene (Shirley) Ralston of Rushville will celebrate
their 40th
wedding anniversary on June 19, 2000.
They will celebrate with a family open house on Sunday, June 18,
at their
home. A card shower is also being held in their honor. Their
address is 120
Grandview Dr., Rushvllle, IL 62681 and they would enjoy hearing
from their
friends and relatives. The couple request that gifts be
omitted. Gene, son of
the late Charles and Louise Shaver Ralston, and the former
Shirley Vaughn,
daughter of the late Melvin and Hazel Anderson Vaughn, were
married June 19,
1960, at the Camden Methodist Church. Both Gene and Shirley
have served their
community in the field of education for many years. They are
the parents of a
daughter, Gina, and a son, John. Gina is married to Charles
Snider and teaches
at Shelbina, Mo. John is married to theformer Amy Strong and
they reside in
Lansdale, Penn., where he continues toserve in the Navy. They
have three
children: Hannah (5), Jack (3) and Chloe (3 weeks).
- The Rushville Times, Wednesday, June 14, 2000, page 5, column
1
OBITUARY - Shirley Ralston
Shirley Jean Ralston, 64, of Rushville, died at 4:30 a.m.
Thursday, Sept.
14, 2000, at her home.
She was born on Aug. 16, 1936, in Camden, the daughter of the
late Melvin
Fred and Hazel (Anderson) Vaughn. She married Gene Ralston on
June 19, 1960,
at the Camden United Methodist Church in Camden. He survives.
Also surviving are one son, Lt. CommanderJohn David Ralston
(wife Amy) of
Lansdale, Penn.; one daughter, Gina Kay Snider (husband Charles)
of Shelbina,
Mo.; three grandchildren; two brothers, Keith Vaughn (wife
Bonnie) of Rushville
and Eldon Vaughn (wife Irene) of Camden; and two sisters, Maxine
Sargent
(husband Henry) of Rushville and Dorothy Small (husband Robert)
of Rockford.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Sterling and
Willard Vaughn
and an infant brother, and a sister, Vivian Ruth Vaughn.
Mrs. Ralston received her master's degree from Western Illinois
University
where she was active in the Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship.
She first
taught at Chandlerville High School for five years. She later
taught for four
years at St. Mary's School in Mt. Sterling. She retired as a
sixth grade
teacher in 1991, after teaching at Beardstown Junior High School
for 13 years.
She was a member of the Rushville Free Methodist Church where
she was the
Sunday School Superintendent of the juniors department. She was
active in 4-H,
serving as a leader and also as a delegate to the National 4-H
Congress in
Washington, D.C. She was also a member of the Beardstown
Teacher's Association
and the Junior Women's League.
Funeral services were Monday, Sept. 18, at the Rushville Free
Methodist
Church with Rev. Rob Kirkham and Pastor Rosalee Ross
officiating. Burial was
in the Rushville City Cemetery. Wood-Roby Funeral Chapel in
Rushville was in
charge of services.
Memorials may be made to the Schuyler County Track and Field
Association
or the Rushville Free Methodist Church.
- The Rushville Times, Wednesday, September 20, 2000, page 17,
column 3

Birth*

Aug 16, 1936

Camden, Schuyler Co., IL

Death*

Sep 14, 2000

Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL

Burial*

Sep 18, 2000

Rushville City Cem., Schuyler Co., IL

Family

Living RALSTON

Children

Living RALSTON

Living RALSTON+

Sterling Eugene VAUGHN
M, b. May 10, 1920, d. Feb 5, 1982, #18667

Father

Melvin Fred VAUGHN b. Aug 5, 1893, d. Aug 9, 1989

Mother

Hazel ANDERSON b. Jul 13, 1895, d. Dec 3, 1963

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Occupation*

Curtis Wright (St. Louis); farmed in Littleton area

Note*

Military: WWII Sgt.

Burial*

Rushville City Cem., Schuyler Co., IL

Birth*

May 10, 1920

Camden, Schuyler Co., IL

Marriage*

May 31, 1944

Clovis, NM, Principal=Esther Maurine CROXTON

Death*

Feb 5, 1982

Family

Esther Maurine CROXTON b. Aug 27, 1923, d. Mar 20, 2000

Children

Living VAUGHN+

Vivian Ruth VAUGHN
F, b. Jul 2, 1931, d. Nov 30, 1931, #18711

Father

Melvin Fred VAUGHN b. Aug 5, 1893, d. Aug 9, 1989

Mother

Hazel ANDERSON b. Jul 13, 1895, d. Dec 3, 1963

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Burial*

McHatton Cem., Camden, Schuyler Co., IL

Birth*

Jul 2, 1931

Camden, Schuyler Co., IL

Death*

Nov 30, 1931

Williard E. VAUGHN
M, b. Apr 5, 1923, d. Mar 20, 2000, #18696

Father

Melvin Fred VAUGHN b. Aug 5, 1893, d. Aug 9, 1989

Mother

Hazel ANDERSON b. Jul 13, 1895, d. Dec 3, 1963

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Education*

Rushville High School

Religion*

First United Methodist Church

Note*

Migration: 1965, moved to Joliet, Illinois
Military service 1: U.S. Air Force, WW II: B-24 bomber pilot in
the Pacific
Military service 2: Korea: flying B-36's
Military service 3: 1983, retired with the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel
Occupation: Alexander Lumber Co in Pleasant Plains and Oneida

Occupation*

Military - Air Force - retired 1983

Birth*

Apr 5, 1923

Camden, Schuyler Co., IL

Marriage*

Oct 7, 1944

Blytheville, Arkansas, Principal=Irilla M. JONES

Death*

Mar 20, 2000

Morris, Grundy Co., IL

Burial*