Charles Ryland Scott Family
Ancestors and Descendants
Person Page 3,625
Helen Jane Vaughn
F, b. 20 April 1921, d. 28 June 2017
Parents
| Father | Robert Hershel Vaughn (b. 26 July 1892, d. 10 February 1967) |
| Mother | Odessa ("Dessie") Graham (b. 24 June 1893, d. 30 November 1971) |
Child with Emil George ("Chris") Christiansen (b. 1 November 1917, d. 13 June 2003)
| Daughter | Elise Christine Christiansen (b. 24 December 1953) |
| Pedigree Chart | |
| Included in charts - lists | Descendants of Thomas Jones b. 1723 |
| Relationship | 6th cousin 1 time removed of Charles Ryland ("Ryland") Scott Grandaunt of Isaac Silas Vaughn 7th cousin 1 time removed of Katherine Gilstrap Scott 7th cousin 1 time removed of Joseph Ryland Scott 7th cousin 1 time removed of Charles Parker ("Parker") Scott Grandaunt of Orly Marie Vaughn Grandaunt of Avital Catherine Vaughn |
Person Exhibits
Biography
| Birth | 20 April 1921 | Helen Jane Vaughn was born on 20 April 1921 in Collinsville, Grayson, Texas, United StatesBGO. |
| Residence | 1930 | She lived in Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Grayson, Texas, USABGO, in 1930. Age: 8; AttendedSchool: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0049; RegistrationDistrict: 49; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter1 |
| Residence | 1935 | She lived in Rural, Grayson, TexasBGO, in 1935.2 |
| Residence | 1940 | She lived in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United StatesBGO, in 1940. StreetAddress: Wilson N Jones Memorial Hospital 500 N Highland; Age: 18; AttendedSchool: Yes; EmploymentCode: 1; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 91-4; GradeCompleted: High School, 4th year; Income: 0; IncomeOtherSources:2 |
| Name | 16 May 1952 | As of 16 May 1952, Helen Jane Vaughn was also known as Helen Jane Christiansen. |
| Marriage | 16 May 1952 | Emil George ("Chris") Christiansen and she were married on 16 May 1952 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United StatesBGO. |
| Death | 28 June 2017 | She died on 28 June 2017 at age 96 in Silverdale, Washington, United StatesBG.3 |
| Obituary | Her Obituary. Helen Jane Vaughn was born April 20, 1921 to Robert Hershel and O’Dessa Graham Vaughn of Collinsville, Texas. She was the 3rd of 6 children and the eldest daughter. She grew up on a large family farm and attending a small country school. After high school, Helen graduated from nursing training at Wilson N. Jones Hospital in Sherman, Texas and worked in Dallas for a couple of years before moving to California where she worked for a facial plastic surgeon in Hollywood. Helen then took a job that moved her to China for a year and was evacuated when the Communists took over the country. She then worked for a 3 doctor clinic in Beverly Hills. After World War ll, Helen took a civil service job that took her to Japan (Nikko & Tokyo) from 1948 to 1950. While in Japan, Helen met her husband, Emil G. (Chris) Christiansen (Lt. Col. US Arm). They married in May of 1952 and started married life at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. Helen became active in many of the activities involving officer’s wives. Army life took the family to Augsburg, Germany for 3 years, and then to Evansville, Indiana for 4 years, where Chris retired. Chris’Second career took the family to Orange, California in 1963, where Helen worked as an RN in a doctor’s offices for 15 years.In 2008, several years after her husband died, Helen decided to move to Silverdale, Washington to be near her daughter and son-in-law, where she continued to live independently. Helen remained sharp, engaged and interested in the broader world until shortly before she passed away on June 28, 2017. Helen is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Elise and Alan Maglaughlin, of Bremerton, Washington, and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, her 3 brothers, William Robert Vaughn, George Joe Lee Vaughn, and Silas Max Vaughn and her 2 sisters, Mary Glenda Light Miller and Alma Nell Maples Ferguson. Helen will be buried beside her husband at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.A Memorial Service will take place at Crista Shores on July 28, 2017 at 1:30pm. In lieu of flowers, Helen requested donations to the Disabled Veterans of America, Silverdale Lutheran Church, or your favorite charity. |
| Last Edited | 8 September 2020 |
Citations
- [S7064] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Grayson, Texas; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0049
- [S6805] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherman, Grayson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04043; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 91-4
- [S1094] Djward Family Tree, Helen Jane Vaughn