Background
Koen, Ottis Vaughn was born on November 15, 1906 in Mills County, Texas, United States. Son of Clairborne and Rosa (Qualls) Koen.
Koen, Ottis Vaughn was born on November 15, 1906 in Mills County, Texas, United States. Son of Clairborne and Rosa (Qualls) Koen.
Bachelor of Arts, Texas Technological University, 1929. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1932. Postgraduate University Texas, 1935-1982.
Free-lance writer, since 1925. Teacher general science Lubbock (Texas) Public Schools, 1929-1930. Teacher, principal Fort Davis (Texas) Public Schools, 1932-1935.
Teacher, head English department Mount Pleasant (Texas) Public Schools, 1935-1936.
Teacher, administrator Graham (Texas) Public Schools, 1937-1942. Owner, operator photograph business, Austin, Texas, 1945-1968.
Teacher Austin Public Schools, 1979-1980, 82-84, Santa Maria (Texas) Public School, 1980-1981, Louisiana Joya (Texas) Public Schools, 1981-1982. Freelance photographer.
Author: The Glory Trail, 1975.
The Dignity of Manitoba, 1984. Contributor articles to newspapers and magazines including Texas Outlook. Past chairman board deacons University Presbyterian Church, Austin.
Served with United States Navy, 1944-1945. Member Austin Photographers Association (past president). Club: Rotary (past president Graham, past secretary Austin, past governor district 587).
Rotarian, Professional Photographer.
Married Margaret Branch, January 30, 1937. Children– Billy Vaughn, Beverly Koen Louisiana Grone.