Bryan Russell 'Billy' Vaughn

1925 - 1991  (66 years)

• Name	Bryan Russell 'Billy' Vaughn  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Birth	9 Jul 1925	Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Census	1940	New Providence, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1943	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Military Service	28 Oct 1943  [3, 6, 8, 12]
  	US Marine Corps - WWII; Headquarters Battalion, Second Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, In The Field
  Residence	May 1946	New Providence, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [13]
  	Bryan Vaughn
  Census	1950	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [9]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Rose
  Residence	Nov 1971	Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA   [14]
  Residence	May 1991	Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA   [15]
  Death	16 Oct 1991  [3, 4, 6]
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  		Greenwood Cemetery Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee Find a Grave: #12654
  Person ID	I27445	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Raymond Elbert Vaughn,   b. 7 Feb 1898, Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 1 Nov 1971, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Fannie Russell Bagby,   b. 14 Oct 1899, Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA d. 15 May 1991, Montgomery County Nursing Home, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family Residence	May 1946	New Providence, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [13]
  	Fannie and Raymond Vaughn
  Marriage End	Nov 1971  [14]
  	Death of Raymond Vaughn
  Family ID	F12132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rose Cecelia Sullivan,   b. 15 Apr 1926, Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA d. 18 Apr 2012, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	19 Jun 1947	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [12]
  Family ID	F12141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Jul 1925 - Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - New Providence, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1943 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Residence - Bryan Vaughn - May 1946 - New Providence, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 19 Jun 1947 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Rose - 1950 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Residence - Nov 1971 - Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA Residence - May 1991 - Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: New Providence, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03923; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 63-8. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: New Providence, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03923; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 63-8 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341999. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 2265; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 479.0; FHL microfilm: 2341999 [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 299. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 299 [S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S2819] Ancestry.com, Web: Montgomery County, Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Certificates, 1868-1954, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). [S616] Ancestry.com, U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), The National Archives at Washington, DC. USA; National Archives Publication: Navy Muster Rolls, 1939-1949; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel; Record Group Number: 24. U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958 The National Archives at Washington, DC. USA; National Archives Publication: Navy Muster Rolls, 1939-1949; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel; Record Group Number: 24 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clarksville, Montgom. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clarksville, Montgom [S4657] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Rose Vaughn • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 24 Apr 2012, Rose Cecelia Sullivan Vaughn -- The Leaf-Chronicle; Publication Date: 24 Apr 2012; Publication Place: Clarksville, Tennessee. https://www.newspapers.com/image/293522120/?article=6a925fd4-e45d-417e-8cfc-4be31671eaa3&focus=0.08163927,0.17809439,0.49436796,0.5572117&xid=3355 [S4850] Obituary of Rose Vaughn - Current Obituary - 18 Apr 2012, (Name: Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home; Location: Clarksville TN; Date: 19 Apr 2012;), Rose Cecelia Sullivan Vaughn -- Publication Date: 19/ Apr/ 2012; Publication Place: New York, New York Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home. Rose Sullivan Vaughn, 86, of Clarksville, TN, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 surrounded by her family. She was born on April 15, 1926 in Bowling Green, KY to the late Paul Sullivan and Teresa Spugnardi Sullivan. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Bryan Russell Vaughn; a brother, Paul Sullivan; and a sister, Mary C. Cassady. Visitation with the family will be held Tuesday, April 24, 2012 from 4-7PM at Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 10AM at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Father Charles Matthew, Father Eric Fowlkes and Deacon Dominick Azzara officiating, followed by burial in Greenwood Cemetery. An exceptionally gentle woman, she was a person of great strength of character. Her devotion to her family, friends and community is her legacy. While in high school, she was a accomplished student and cheerleader. After high school, she began her career in professional banking, marrying her life-long love following WWII. She enjoyed big band music, dancing, cooking and was an avid bridge player. She is survived by a daughter, Cecelia Vaughn O'Neal (Timothy) of Lexington, MA; a son, Tom Vaughn (Peggy) of Clarksville, TN; four grandchildren, Bryan Vaughn (Brigitte), Jennifer Vaughn, Ashley O'Neal and Albert Vaughn; three brothers, John L. Sullivan of Fayetteville, NC, Francis (Pete) Sullivan, of Tallahassee, FL, Gerald (Jerry) Sullivan of Columbia, TN. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Bryan R. and Rose S. Vaughn Nursing Scholarship at Austin Peay State University, 601 College St., Clarksville, TN 37044. Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, 1510 Madison St., Clarksville, TN 37040. On-line condolences may be made at www.neal-tarpley.com. Pallbearers will be Eddie Vaughn, Chris Vaughn, Cliff Sites, Ted Morrison, Chris Patton, Bryce Sanders, Jeremy Clinard and Richard Meeks. http://www.currentobituary.com/Memory.aspx?Memory_ObitdID=109074 Obituary-VAUGHN Rose (Sullivan) Rose Cecelia Sullivan Vaughn -- Publication Date: 19/ Apr/ 2012; Publication Place: New York, New York, USA Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home [S9362] Newspapers.com: Marriage Engagement of SULLIVAN/VAUGHN • Bowling Green Park City Daily News - 15 Jun 1947, Rose Cecelia Sullivan and Bryan Russell Vaughan - The Park City Daily News; Publication Date: 15/ Jun/ 1947; Publication Place: Bowling Green, Kentucky. https://www.newspapers.com/image/661017135/?article=9185f92f-9861-426a-b703-0121f0036607&focus=0.5141504,0.36230236,0.6308707,0.49549025&xid=33 [S3273] Newspapers.com: Killed in Action: VAUGHN John TSGT,USAAC • Orlando Evening Star - May 1946, (Name: Orlando Evening Star; Location: Orlando, Florida; Date: 18 May 1946;), T-SGT VAUGHN KILLED. T-Sgt John T Vaughn 23, Clarksville TN, was instantly killed Thursday morning during a huge air demonstration at the Pine Castle Army Air Field when a five-inch high velocity aircraft rocket was accidently discharged from an A-26 airplane. Vaughn wa decapitated when the rocket tore through both engine and the fuselage of another A-24 about 100 yards away and continued another 71 yards to strike the youth who was standing fire guard on a third A-26 plane. Vaughn was assigned here about two weeks ago from Eglin field and performed the duties of a groundcrew chief here. His mother, Fannie B Vaughn, lives at Rt 4 in Clarksville. The body will be shipped to his home today and will be accompanied by T-Sgt Clair E Craplin. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93918090/orlando-evening-star/?xid=637 News (Killed in Action)-VAUGHN John (WWII) T-SGT VAUGHN KILLED • T-Sgt John T Vaughn 23, Clarksville TN, was instantly killed Thursday morning during a huge air demonstration at the Pine Castle Army Air Field when a five-inch high velocity aircraft rocket was accidently discharged from an A-26 airplane. Vaughn wa decapitated when the rocket tore through both engine and the fuselage of… [S619] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Raymond Vaughn • Clarksville Leaf Chronicle - Nov 1971, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville TN; Date: 2 Nov 1971;), Raymond Elbert Vaughn Obituary. Raymond E Vaughn 73, died suddenly at his residence Monday afternoon. He was a retired merchant. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at McReynolds Funeral Home by the Rev James W Clegg. Burial will be in Greenwood. Mr Vaughn was born in Montgomery County Feb 7, 1898, son of the late Thomas J and Leona Shelby Vaughn. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Fannie Bagby Vaughn; six sons, Carnell, Charles, Dorman D., Ray, and Larry Vaughn, all of Clarksville; Bryan R. Vaughn, Manchester, Tenn.; a daughter, Mrs. James A. Stokes, Orlando, Fla.; a brother, Lonnie Vaughn, Clarksville; two sisters, Mrs. Elliott Smith and Mrs. Clarence Bryant, Clarksville; 19 grandchildren. He was a member of New Providence Baptist Church. Pallbearers will be WJ Souza, Levi Simpson, Billy Bryant, Tommy Roe, Joel Plummer, Paul Goostree, Rufus Johnson Jr, and James D Hamilton. • The Leaf-Chronicle • Clarksville, Tennessee • 02 Nov 1971, Tue • Page 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93871112/the-leaf-chronicle/?xid=637 At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. [S3270] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Fannie Vaughn • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - May 1991, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville TN; Date: 17 May 1991;), Fannie Russell Bagby Vaughn Obituary. Fannie Russell Vaughn 91, died Wednesday, May 15, 1991, at Montgomery County Nursing Home. The funeral will be at McReynolds-Nave and Larson Funeral Home with the Rev James Clegg officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from today until the time of the funeral at the funeral home. She was born Oct 14, 1899, in Lafayette KY, a daughter of Arthur Bagby and Dinah Moorefield Bagby. She was the widow of Raymond E Vaughn. She was a homemaker and oldest member of New Providence Baptist Church. Survivors include five sons, Dorman D Vaughn, Ray Vaughn and Charles E Vaughn, all of Clarksville, Bryan "Billy" Vaughn, Manchester, and Larry Vaughn, Orlando FL; a daughter, Ruth Stokes, Groveland FL; two sisters, Bessie Randolph, Davidson MI, and Reva Backus, Frostproof FL; 20 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Memorials may be made to New Providence Baptist Church. https://www.newspapers.com/image/467628832/?article=6e4c15e2-5465-466c-a3e4-12a23ffd500b&focus=0.6532885,0.31717288,0.8073921,0.40558523&xid=3355 At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.