This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Karen_Jorgensen Surnames: Vaughn, Henry, Greene, Hutcheson, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.green/17329/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ralph Vaughn, 56, died Monday, 29 Oct at St. Joseph Hospital in Louisville, where he was taken following a heart attack a few hours earlier. Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn were returning home from Louisville where he had gone for a check-up when he was stricken. He was taken to the hospital where he died at 7:00 pm. He had been in ill health for some time, and retired as postmaster here in 1954. He served as Postmaster 21 years, from 1933 to 1954. Mr. Vaughn was one of the county's outstanding farmers, and served one term as magistrate from his district. He was a member of the Greensburg Presbyterian Church. The son of the late Early Vaughn and Mrs. Claudie Henry Vaughn, he was born in Green Co. 3 Dec 1899. Besides his wife, Mrs. Lillian Perkins Vaughn, he is survived by 1 son, James Allen Vaughn; 2 daughters, Miss Mary Ann Vaughn, Greensburg, and Mrs. Margaret Greene, Flushing, N. Y.; One sister, Mrs. S. D. Hutcheson, and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the! Greensburg Presbyterian Church with Rev. J. V. Case in charge, assisted by Rev. V. A. Jones and Rev. William Gannaway. Burial was in the Greensburg Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Sam Moore, Austin Simmons, Walton Burress, Colby Cowherd, Alton Stearman and Ellis Workman. Honorary pallbearers were Walter Mitchell, Virgil Price, Woodson Turner, Milton Montgomery, C. O. Milby, Woodson Lewis, Frank Cantrell, Mays Durham, Henry Durham, Hobart Durham, Frank Miller, P. L. Edwards, Hugh Howell, Lenuel Blankenship, Fred Montgomery and Richard Hagan. Obituaries of Green Co. Ky. Vol. 9, compiled by Eunice Montgomery Wright, p. 230 Greensburg Cem; Transcribed by Bill Clark Vaughn, Ralph E. 1899 - 1956 (son of Early & Claudia Henry Vaughn) Vaughn, Lillian Perkins Aug 14, 1903 - Apr 11, 2003 (dau of James Edward & Isabel Hazel Perkins) Kentucky Death Index, rootsweb VAUGHN RALPH E; age 56; death place JEFFERSON; residence GREEN; death date 29 Oct 1956 1920 Green co. Ky. Census; GREENSBURG Series: T625 Roll: 572 Page: 3; Heritage Quest Census Images Early Vaughn, 45, KY; Cladia, 46, Ky; Ralph, 20, Ky; Josifeen, 17, KY; WORLD WAR I DRAFT REGISTRATIONS GREEN CO., KY ; From LDS Film #1653360, Item #3 and 1653474 Abstracted & Indexed by Patricia Merrill Hollingsworth; Three Trails West Chapter D.A.R. 2000 Ralph Early Vaughn, age 18, b. Dec. 3, 1899; employed farming; nearest relative -Early Vaughn, Greensburg, KY. Medium height, blue eyes, brown hair. Home address Greensburg, KY. KENTUCKY COUNCIL OF DEFENSE World War Historical Record; Green Co. Review, Special Issue, 2001 VAUGHN, RALPH, Army Serial No. 5,289,935; Residence - Greensburg, Ky.; Inducted at-Georgetown, Ky. on Oct 11/18; Place of birth - Greensburg, Ky.; Date of birth - Dec 3/99; Organizations served in, with dates of assignments and transfers: Students Army Tng C Georgetown Ky College to disch; Grades, with date of appointment: Pvt; wounds or other injuries received in action: none; Served overseas from -none; Honorably discharged on demobilization: Dec 20/18; 0 per cent disabled. Green County Review; Winter 2004, p. 6 GREENSBURG, KENTUCKY POSTOFFICE Greensburg the county seat of Green County was established in 1794 on the northern bank of Green River and as shown by a marker within the town limits is the center of the State of Kentucky. It now has a population of approximately 2000. Its many modern stores, offices and places of business are still clustered around or in close proximity to its old stone court house, the oldest west of the Allegheny mountains, built in 1803 by Walter Bullock of Fayette County on the site of Glover's Station, one of the settlements in Green County also among the first settlements in Kentucky. Near by stands the old stone building that housed the Branch of the Commonwealth Bank of Kentucky 1835-1852. This building was also erected by Walter Bullock. Greensburg's post office was established June 1, 1807. John Barrett serving as first Postmaster. Mr. Barrett later resided in Louisville, Kentucky. The present post office became a second class office July 1, 1944. Ralph E. Vaughn present postmaster became acting postmaster July 15, 1933. He has with him at this time to serve the public a personnel of three regular and one substitute clerk; seven star routes and one rural route leave this office serving the post offices and the citizens of the county. The following post masters have served this office beginning with the previously mentioned: John Barrett, (appointed) January 1, 1807; William H. King, April 1, 1809; Thomas M. Emerson, October 1, 1812; Nimrod H. Arnold, October 1, 1814; William B. Arnold, April 5, 1824; James A. Brown, March 27, 1828; James J. Alien, April 14, 1830; John R. Alien, August 14, 1836; Samuel A. Spencer, September 14, 1836; James T. Gostors, December 14, 1841; Robert Marshall, October 25, 1843; William B. Richardson, March 19, 1850; Samuel T. Wilson, November 1850; Amasa D. Long, May 1, 1851; Jas. B. Moore, April 18, 1853; John A. Adair, February 26, 1856; John N. Reid, August 22, 1861; Henry C. Altaian, April 5, 1869; Jonathan Altaian, September 9, 1874; Braxton B. Courts, April 17, 1884; William J. Taylor, November 19, 1885; Miss Exie Dowdy, April 20, 1889. The name of Greensburgh's office changed to Greensburg, June 2, 1893. Joseph S. Durham, June 2, 1893; Elija F. Tucker, June 1, 1897; Judith W. Montgomery, April 13, 1914. Made presidential January 1, 1916. Judith W. Montgomery, reappointed (P & S) January 17, 1916; Judith W. Montgomery, reappointed (P & S) June 4, 1920; Egbert V. Taylor, January 30, 1925; Ralph E. Vaughn, July 10, 1933. Submitted by Ray Perkins. Source not given. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.