Information taken from "Irvine: The Iowa Connection": Aletta was the daughter of William Henry and Mary (Waugh) Irwin. She came to Iowa with her family in 1867. She was married to John Amos on April18, 1883, with her sister and brother-in-law, Jennie and Lincoln Davenport, as witnesses. They lived on a farm near LeMars, Iowa until September of 1884, when a bolt of lightening struck the chimney of their house, ruining the house and killing Mr. Amos, who was sharpening a knife. Aletta walked two miles, carrying her baby, to get help. Following John's death, Aletta and her daughter lived with her parents for two years, She married Payton S. Vaughan on October 20 of 1886, and again lived on a farm near LeMars. Mr. Vaughan was one of the men who got the railroad established from Sioux City to LeMars "at the time the English came to settle the town." They held yearly camp meetings in what is known as Vaughan's Grove. Aletta and her family moved to Sioux City in 1890. Payton was a real estate broker and music publisher. He operated the first merry-go-round in Sioux City at what is now 6th and Pierce. Payton died in 1912 and is buried in LeMars. Aletta was a member of Whitfield Methodist Church, Ises Chapter OES, Girls of '68, Three Score Club and the Women's Relief Corps. Aletta's children were Mary Elizabeth (Amos) Carter, Earl C. Vaughan, Edith Rebecca (Vaughan) Jacobs, and Florence Aletta Vaughan. Earl died of appendicitis at the age of 11 or 12.
Information taken from "Irvine: The Iowa Connection": Aletta was the daughter of William Henry and Mary (Waugh) Irwin. She came to Iowa with her family in 1867. She was married to John Amos on April18, 1883, with her sister and brother-in-law, Jennie and Lincoln Davenport, as witnesses. They lived on a farm near LeMars, Iowa until September of 1884, when a bolt of lightening struck the chimney of their house, ruining the house and killing Mr. Amos, who was sharpening a knife. Aletta walked two miles, carrying her baby, to get help. Following John's death, Aletta and her daughter lived with her parents for two years, She married Payton S. Vaughan on October 20 of 1886, and again lived on a farm near LeMars. Mr. Vaughan was one of the men who got the railroad established from Sioux City to LeMars "at the time the English came to settle the town." They held yearly camp meetings in what is known as Vaughan's Grove. Aletta and her family moved to Sioux City in 1890. Payton was a real estate broker and music publisher. He operated the first merry-go-round in Sioux City at what is now 6th and Pierce. Payton died in 1912 and is buried in LeMars. Aletta was a member of Whitfield Methodist Church, Ises Chapter OES, Girls of '68, Three Score Club and the Women's Relief Corps. Aletta's children were Mary Elizabeth (Amos) Carter, Earl C. Vaughan, Edith Rebecca (Vaughan) Jacobs, and Florence Aletta Vaughan. Earl died of appendicitis at the age of 11 or 12.
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