Surnames: Vaughan, Llewellyn, Sheets
Llewellyn Vaughan was born in Brownsville, Fayette county, Penna, December 6, 1841. He is a son of William Vaughan and Anna Llewellyn Vaughan, both natives of Wales, England.William Vaughan emigrated from Wales to the United States in 1839. He was a puddler in rolling milles, and was a member of the Episcopalian church. His death occurred in 1848.
Llewellyn Vaughan received his education in the common schools. By the death of his father he was thrown upon his own resources at the early age of ten years. He worked in a rolling mill at Pittsburgh until he was fourteen years of age when he went to learn the trade of machinist at Brownsville, Penna.
Serving four a half of his five years time as apprentice when he enlisted as a private in Company G, Eighth Pennsylvania Reserves, May 24, 1861; He re-enlisted in 1863 and was transferred to the One Hundred and Ninety first Pennsylvania Veterans in whic he served until June, 1865. He was in all the engagements of his regiment, was wounded at Charles City Cross Roads and was a second time wounded at the second day's fight in the Wilderness on May 6, 1864.
His experience of army life was completed by being a prisoner of war from August 19, 1864, until March 17, 1865. His capture took place at the Yellow House Tavern, he spent his captivity in Pemberton, Libby prisons, on Belle Island and at Saulsbury, North Carolina.
He married January 17, 1866, Miss Sarah Sheets, daughter of John Sheets, an operator in the glass works. They have eight children: Jennie Vaughan; Mary Vaughan; Elizabeth Vaughan; John Vaughan; Emma Vaughan; William Vaughan; Edmund Vaughan; and Irene Vaughan. After returning from the
army, Mr Vaughan worked for a short time in a Pittsburgh rolling mill, and subsequently engaged on a steamboat as fireman; from this position he passed to that of assistant engineer and in 1886 became high pressure chief engineer of steam vessels.He is a resident of Fayette City, where he belongs to Post 396, G A R and to Lodge 396, K of P. To his honorable war record he has added the reputation of an efficient engineer.