Medreth Elberta Vaughan

1895 - 1987  (92 years)

• Name	Medreth Elberta Vaughan  [1, 2]
  Born	5 Mar 1895	Poseyville, Posey County, Indiana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	10 Sep 1987	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma   [2, 3]
  Buried	Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma   [2]
  Person ID	I24876	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Elbert B. Vaughan,   b. 9 Nov 1855, Kentucky ,   d. 6 Dec 1898, Poseyville, Posey County, Indiana  (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Eliza Ellen Fairchild,   b. 31 Jan 1851, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana ,   d. 18 Oct 1910, Poseyville, Posey County, Indiana  (Age 59 years)
  Married	14 Sep 1893	Posey County, Indiana
  Family ID	F8268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alvin Roscoe "Ross" Hanks,   b. 1 Mar 1892, Illinois ,   d. 21 Oct 1968  (Age 76 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1912	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
  	Clipping from the LAWTON CONSTITUION, probably published in June/July 1962.(courtesy of Sue Anna Lewis O'Hara) Lawtonians Will Celebrate Golden Anniversary Today Their childhood years were a coincidental series of almost-meeitngs, but Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hanks had to travel more than 800 miles before they met in Lawton and married --- and spent 50 years together. Mrs. Hanks, the former Medreth Elberta Vaughan, was born March 5, 1895, in Poseyville, Ind. Just across the Wabash River at Concord, Ill., lived 3-year-old Alvin Ross Hanks. The two grew up with mutual friends. Ross's grandfather and his oldest uncle lived in Medreth's home town, and Medreth's best girl friend, Nadine Brown, was Ross' cousin. The two families summonded the same doctor when someone was ill, and they visited the same places int he 35 miles between their two towns. When Ross was 11, he moved to Arkansas with his parents, and when he was 14, the family came to Oklahoma. Medreth lived in Poseyville until her mother died and she came to this area to make her home with an uncle, the late John L. Fairchild, in the Pecan community southwest of Lawton. Here the two met and were married. And have lived ever since except for a year in Littlefield, Tex. They farmed west of town, wher Mr. Hanks was a volunteer fireman for a number of years and then joined the Lawton Fire Department as a regular fireman in April 1926. He retired as fire chief in April, 1946. The couple has two sons and six daughters, all of whom will be in Lawton to host an open house in their parents honor from 2 to 5 p.m. in the parents home at 1108 Baldwin. They are SM-Sgt Teddy W. Hanks, Wichita Falls, Tex; Mrs. George W. Linville, Chico, Calif; Mrs. Richard G. Leonard, Lolo, Mont., Mrs. Carroll L. Dyer, Orono, Maine; Mrs. Cliff Clark, Fairview; Mrs. Bill Hale, Elgin; Mrs. Cecil A. Lewis, 2703 N. 22nd, and Del D. Hanks of the home. In addtion most of the couple's 32 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren will be present for the celebration. To be truthful, the Hanks have been married two months longer than 50 years, but the celebration was postponed from April until today so that all the children could be together for the first time in 18 years. To help the mark the Golden------ (article was copied only through this line).
  Children	1. Grace Ferris Hanks,   b. Abt 1914, Oklahoma   2. Johnnie Mae Hanks,   b. 2 May 1916, Oklahoma ,   d. 10 Jan 2012, Hamilton, Ravalli County, Montana  (Age 95 years)   3. Annabelle Hanks,   b. 14 Nov 1918, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma ,   d. 17 Jul 2001, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma  (Age 82 years)   4. Teddy Warren Hanks,   b. 25 May 1921, Oklahoma ,   d. 12 Feb 2005, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas  (Age 83 years)   5. Georgia Medreth Hanks,   b. 29 Aug 1923, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma ,   d. 12 Nov 2003, Hamilton, Ravalli County, Montana  (Age 80 years)   6. Living   7. Del Dexter Hanks,   b. 17 Dec 1928, Oklahoma ,   d. 16 Nov 1998, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma  (Age 69 years)   8. Living
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2012
  Family ID	F8267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Mar 1895 - Poseyville, Posey County, Indiana Married - 14 Apr 1912 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Died - 10 Sep 1987 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Buried - - Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Oklahoma, Comanche, Lawton City Enumerated April 5, 1930 by C.H. Johnson ED 16-23 SD 8 Sheets 6A & 6B 701-121-130 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.). [S246] O'Hara, Sue Anna (Lewis) Houston, Texas (saohara@houstontexans.com)/email dated 1 Mar 2002.