"The most fertile and beautiful landscape in Northwestern Arkansas is named from its pioneer settlers, Samuel and Daniel VAUGHAN. Born in Virginia, their father William VAUGHAN, removed to Warren Co., Tenn., and thence to Wayne Co., Mo., where he was one of the earliest settlers, and thence to Crawford Co., Ark., where he located on the Arkansas River near Short Mountain Creek. Crossing the Boston mountains Samuel and Daniel VAUGHAN settled near Evansville, Washington Co., before the Indian title to that section had been extinguished, and, being encroachers, their improvements were destroyed by the regular soldiers. In 1826 they removed to Cane Hill, Washington Co., where they were the first settlers, and in 1828 migrated to what is now known as the Tuttle settlement, on Richland. In 1831 Samuel VAUGHAN removed to the valley and bought the improvements of one Friend, and Indian half-breed of migratory habits, then its only occupant. Issac VAUGHAN now lives here. Samuel VAUGHAN dealt larely in Government claims. He died at the age of seventy-seven. Daniel VAUGHAN lived all his life on his first claim, a short distance west of Hindsville. William and John HIND, from Warren Co., Tenn., arrived about 1832, John locating on the site of Hindsville, and William southeast two and one-half miles. Miles, Abram, John and Barnett BEACH, Samuel and Riley LANE, John HARP, Jackson TITSWORTH and William EVANS were also..........(Goodspeeds' History of Madison County.....)