1879–1945

Introduction

Born: Jan­ua­ry 22, 1879, Cle­burne, Ala­ba­ma.

Died: Sep­tem­ber 21, 1945, Uval­de, Tex­as.

Buried: Mi­mo­sa Ce­me­te­ry, Law­rence­burg, Ten­nes­see.

Biography

John was the son of John Wes­ley Vaugh­an and Bea­dy C. Vaughan. He mar­ried twice, to An­nie Mae Wa­ger and Min­nie Vi­o­la Dodd.

A sing­er and com­pos­er, John was in­volved with Vaugh­an’s Nor­mal School of Mu­sic in Law­rence­burg, Ten­nes­see.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Beyond the Sea
  2. I Want to Go There
  3. In the Morn­ing Bright and Fair
  4. Inside the Gate
  5. Old Coun­try Church, The
  6. She’s Wait­ing for Me
  7. What Wonderful Joy
  8. When Mo­ther Sang Me to Sleep

Music

  1. If I Could Hear My Mo­ther Pray Again

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Vaugh­an (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),