Résumé

Draftsman, Hebbard and Gill, Architects, San Diego, CA, 1906-1907.

Draftsman, William Sterling Hebbard, Architect, San Diego, CA, 1908-c. 1910.

Draftsman, Morgan and Walls, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, 1910-1911.

Draftsman, Carleton Monroe Winslow, Sr., Architect, Los Angeles, CA, 1911-c. 1917.

Draftsman, Quayle Brothers, San Diego, CA, c. 1929.

Principal, Harry K. Vaughn, Architect, Fullerton, CA, c. 1935-1942.

Relocation

Born in Honey Creek (an unincorporated section of Spring Prairie), WI, Vaughn came to San Diego in 1906. He changed addresses frequently during his 60 years living in Southern CA, indicating that he changed jobs frequently. By 1917, he had relocated to Los Angeles, where he lived at 750 West 4th Street and worked for the well-known Beaux-Arts architect, Carleton M. Winslow, Sr. (1876-1946). (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation, Registration State: California; Registration County: Los Angeles; Roll: 1531188; Draft Board: 17,accessed 10/01/2015.) Vaughn and his wife, Helen, resided in the Longine Apartments at 520 South Mariposa Avenue in Los Angeles according to the 1930 US Census, in a $55-a-month flat. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation, Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 140; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0187; Image: 487.0; FHL microfilm: 2339875,accessed 10/01/2015.)

In 1942, Vaughn worked for himself in Fullerton, CA, and resided at 232 East Wilshire Avenue, Apartment #1. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of California; State Headquarters: California; Microfilm Roll: 603155,accessed 10/01/2015.) He lived here with Helen, paying $35 per month for the accommodations. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fullerton, Orange, California; Roll: T627_272; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 30-30,accessed 10/01/2015.)

Parents

His mother's maiden name was Celia Sawyer. (In 1917, she was known as Celia Belle Aspinwall, and she lived in Rochester, WI, nearby to Honey Creek.) His father was Daniel W. Vaughn.

Spouse

He married Helen A. Vaughn (born c. 1890 in CA), who was about seven years younger than he. Her father was Canadian, her mother from NY, according to the 1930 US Census. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation, Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 140; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0187; Image: 487.0; FHL microfilm: 2339875,accessed 10/01/2015.)

Biographical Notes

According to his World War II Draft Registration Card, Vaughn stood 6 feet tall with blue eyes, gray hair and a ruddy complexion. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of California; State Headquarters: California; Microfilm Roll: 603155,accessed 10/01/2015.) SSN: 567261602.