http://tretower.com A Vaughn Pioneers Weblog Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:06:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As Independence Day nears, I thought I'd write, this month, on the Patriotism of the Vaughans.  When I began looking at my Vaughan ancestors, I was rather surprised to find that many of them did not participate in the wars that made our country.  My family left Northwest Arkansas during ... http://tretower.com/2008/07/02/vaughans-and-patriotism/ I've been thinking about doing a book on William and Fereby, as well as John and Nancy, but not just a simple retelling of the genealogy.  I'd like it to explore the whole "feel" of the Vaughans, their quirks and charms, as well as showing the latest findings and exploring ... http://tretower.com/2008/06/03/thinking-about-a-book/ If you look at some of the markers tested for descendants of William Vaughan and John Vaughan -- or the handful of seemingly unrelated Vaughans that match them closely-- you will find several DYS values that are rare for R1b Haplogroup men. I found, earlier this year, a study done that ... http://tretower.com/2008/05/12/rare-dna/ We are preparing to test the 2nd of 2 Mitochondrial DNA descendants of Fereby (Benton) Vaughan, wife of William Vaughan.  This newest test is on a descendant of Fereby through her daughter Lucy.  Sadly, all three MtDNA tests will have been done through this same daughter's line.  I'm still looking ... http://tretower.com/2008/04/05/testing-mtdna/ I'm typing this on St. Patrick's Day.  I always love St. Paddy's Day, and even more after finding some Irish roots.  I was thinking today about ancestors -- I think today is a time when many people think of Genealogy and Ancestry-- and I began remembering what my Mom used ... http://tretower.com/2008/03/18/17/ I've spent most of this month on seemingly fruitless quests for relatives to my Vaughan family. First, I've tried to locate another MtDNA descendant of Fereby (Benton) Vaughan by searching through census records. I zeroed in on Margaret and Charity Titsworth, both descendants in a direct female line ... http://tretower.com/2008/02/23/searching-the-census/ Well, after Bill Willard's 67 marker test came in and then we received Phillip Ray Vaughan's test, we were delighted to see that both men match 67 out of 67 markers.  Phillip Ray was a descendant of Ben Vaughan who married Cherubia Harp.  Now it is looking like either Ben ... http://tretower.com/2008/01/25/willards-and-vaughans/ As 2008 begins, it always seems appropriate to look forward to the upcoming year and figure out what goals to pursue.  Our Vaughan Pioneer group has steadily grown over the past 9 years and have launched many projects.  Our goals for the upcoming year have yet to be determined as ... http://tretower.com/2008/01/02/happy-new-year/ Deborah Burns, a member of our Vaughan Pioneer group, posted this to our group today, and the author is unknown, but it captures the heart of our hobby. Merry Christmas to everyone! Ever wonder why we research our family history? The following write-up gives a reason to why we ... http://tretower.com/2007/12/22/why-we-do-this/ Our group, in early December, sent out 493 letters to Vaughans in Northwest Arkansas.  It was a large project and many in the group helped.  As of December 10th, we had 129 "responses".  About 123 of these were returned letters where the address was no-longer valid (due probably to an ... http://tretower.com/2007/12/11/how-our-mailings-went/