H.D. VAUGHN

(b. 03/19/1917 , North Carolina, USA d. 09/03/1971 , Boiling Springs, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA )
Age: 54
Cause of Death: Unknown

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H.D. VAUGHN was born 03/19/1917 in North Carolina, USA

H.D. VAUGHN was the child of Joseph Willy VAUGHN and Etta Roe CONNER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Richmond Twate VAUGHN and Eliza Jane POTEET (maternal) George CONNER and Nancy Jane RADFORD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

H.D. married Ora Kathern SHEHAN . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Ora Kathern SHEHAN was born 05/21/1915 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA. Ora Kathern died 03/23/1987 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA. Ora Kathern was the child of Misher Roscoe SHEHAN and Annie MOORE.

H.D. VAUGHN died 09/03/1971 in Boiling Springs, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA.
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H.D. VAUGHN was a Occupation Spooler, Rug Factory.

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Ora Kathern SHEHAN was the child of Misher Roscoe SHEHAN and Annie MOORE

Children of H.D. VAUGHN and Ora Kathern SHEHAN:

Baby SHEHAN (b.04/12/1938 , Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA d. abt. 1938, Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA)

Harland Delano VAUGHN (b.03/01/1944, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA d. 05/27/2012, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA)

Living (b., McDowell, North Carolina, USA d. , )

Kenneth Wayne VAUGHN (b. 06/17/1947, Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA d. 07/04/1988, Mooresboro, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA)

Henry Roland VAUGHN (b.10/19/1949 , , North Carolina, USA d. 02/01/1950, Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA)

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1917 Birth
03/19/1917
North Carolina, USA

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 Birth of Child
Baby SHEHAN was born 04/12/1938 , Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

H.D. was 21 years old.

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 Birth of Child
Harland Delano VAUGHN was born 03/01/1944, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA

H.D. was 26 years old.

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1947 Birth of Child
Kenneth Wayne VAUGHN was born 06/17/1947, Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA

H.D. was 30 years old.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1949 Birth of Child
Henry Roland VAUGHN was born 10/19/1949 , , North Carolina, USA

H.D. was 32 years old.

1950 Death of Child
Henry Roland VAUGHN died 02/01/1950, Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA

H.D. was 32 years old.

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

Death
Name H.D. Vaughn
Event Type Death
Event Date 03 Sep 1971
Event Place Boiling Springs, Cleveland, North Carolina
Birth Year 1917
Burial Date 05 Sep 1971
Burial Place Casar, N.C.
Cemetery Pisgah Baptist
Residence Place Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina
Address Route 3
Gender Male
Age 54
Marital Status Married
Race (Original) White
Occupation Spooler, Rug Factory
Birth Date 19 Mar 1917
Birthplace N.C.
Father's Name Joe Vaughn
Mother's Name Etta Conner
Spouse's Name Kathern Shehan
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Family Members
Parents
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Joe Willy Vaughn
1880–1954

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Etta Roe Conner Vaughn
1891–1950

Spouse
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Ora Kathern Shehan Vaughn
1915–1987

Siblings
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Miles Roswell Vaughn
1912–1914

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Estelle Vaughn Morgan
1919–2004

Children
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Harland Delano Vaughn
1944–2012

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Kenneth Wayne Vaughn
1947–1988

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H.D. is buried at: Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery Casar, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA

Added: 5/26/2020 8:40:09 PM - Updated: 11/19/2024 1:44:31 PM