The Biography of Doctor Charlotte Allaben Vaughan by William Mortensen Vaughan as of 06 AUG 2022

 

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Charlotte Jane Allaben
(1924-2020)
Cornell University Professor from Aurora, Illinois

Basic Data

Full Name at Birth:  Charlotte Jane Allaben

Relationship to Me:  Aunt (my father's brother's wife) 

WikiTree ID:  N/A

 FamilySearch ID:  LB4X-T8C

Alias:  Char

Date of Birth:  4 November 1924

Place of Birth:  Aurora, Illinois

Gender:  female

U.S. Military Service Number:  N/A

Father:  Judge Max Fenimore Allaben

Mother:  Flora Elizabeth Solfisburg

Siblings*:  Maxine Allaben

Husband:  Sidney Knowlton Vaughan

Date of Marriage:  13 April 1946

Place of Marriage: 
Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Offspring**:
  David Sidney Vaughan
Warren Charles Vaughan 

Date of Death:  5 September 2020

Place of Death:  Riverside Assisted Living Community, Kankakee, Illinois

Place of Burial:  Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Mt. Vernon, Iowa.

NOTE:  Before she died, Charlotte's name and date of birth were inscribed on her husband's tombstone, at the Mount Vernon Cemetery, in Mount Vernon, Linn, Iowa. However, her obituary states that "Cremation rites [were to be] accorded. There [would] be no public visitation or services. Inurnment [would] be held at Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Mt. Vernon, Iowa." Presumably, CoVID-19 prevented the visitation and services.

Biography

Charlotte Allaben was born on November 4, 1924, in Aurora, Illinois, to Max Fenimore Allaben and Flora Elizabeth Solfisburg. She had one sister, Maxine Allaben, who had already been born, circa 1915.

During the U.S. Census of 1930, "Sidney K. Vaughn," at age 6, was found living with his parents, "William S. Vaughn," age 50; and "Maud K. Vaughn," age 37; and his brother, "Willian (sic) K. Vaughan," age 8, in "Milton, DuPage, Illinois, United States ."

During the U.S. Census of 1940, "Sidney K. Vaughn," at age 16, was found living with his parents, "William Vaughan," age 60; and "Maud K. Vaughan," age 47; and his brother, "William K. Vaughan," age 18, in "Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage, Illinois, United States."

Char graduated from high school in Glen Ellyn, Illinois (presumably, in 1941 or 1942, when she was approximately 17 or 18 years old).

She received a Bachelore of Arts degree from Northwestern University, a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Chicago.

Char married Sidney Knowlton Vaughan, the son of William Swift Vaughan and Maud Osborn Knowlton, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, on April 13, 1946, when she was approximately 22 years old, and he was approximately 23 years old, after (or near the end of) his military service.  They only had two children, David Sidney Vaughan and Warren Charles Vaughan.

 

Char died on September 5, 2020, while residing at the Riverside Assisted Living Community in Kankakee, Illinois. 

 

She was preceded in death by both of her parents, her husband, and both of her sons. Her survivors included five grandchildren: Jasmine R. & Randy Cieszynski of Manteno, Illinois; Adam L. & Stephanie Vaughan of Evanston, Illinois; Jena R. & Steve Doerr of Lake Mills, Wisconsin; Alexander D. Vaughan of Alexandria, Virginia; and Elliott N. Vaughan of St. Louis, Missouri; two step-granddaughters: Lisa & Jon Sandretti of St. Louis, Missouri; and Laura Marsh of Alexandria, Virginia; six great-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren; one daughter-in-law, Paula Satkamp, of Bourbonnais, Illinois; her sister-in-law, Merle Allen; and her sister-in-law's only child, William Mortensen Vaughan.

Research Notes

To the best of my knowledge, Sidney and Char only had two children.

According to ... T O  B E  C O N T I N U E D . . .

Mistaken Identities

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Discrepancies

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See Also

• FamilySearch:  Dr. Charlotte Allaben Vaughan
• WikiTree:  N/A
• FindaGrave:  Dr. Charlotte Allaben Vaughan
• Clancy-Gernon Funeral Homes: Dr. Charlotte A. Vaughan
• Tribute Archive: Dr. Charlotte Vaughan
• echovita:  Dr. Charlotte A. Vaughan 
• Cornell College News Center:  Charlotte Vaughan 

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 * It is unlikely that Charlotte Allaben had any siblings other than Maxine Allaben.

**It is unlikely that Sidney Knowlton Vaughan or Charlotte Allaben had any spouses or offspring other than each other and their two sons, David Sidney Vaughan and Warren Charles Vaughan.

The portrait of Dr. Charlotte Allaben Vaughan is courtesy of Clancy-Gernon Funeral Homes. 

Biography by William Mortensen Vaughan