| Obit For | Harvey Jasper Laughlin |
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| Headline | - |
| Text | H. J. Laughlin, pioneer resident of this community, passed away at the home of his son, T. L. Laughlin, last Thursday night. Uncle Harve was one of our oldest citizens, being 92 years of age. He spent most of his life in McDonald County. He was bedfast for six months but became worse Wednesday when he had a stoke of paralysis. He leaves four sons and three daughters, several grand children and great-great grand children, and a host of friends to mourn his departure. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a highly respected citizen. Research Note by Jeff Billington: Judge Harvey J. Laughlin, judge of the eastern district of McDonald County, Mo., was born in Morgan County, Indiana, on Aug. 1, 1836. He is a son of Melvin A. Laughlin, who immigrated with his family, in the spring of 1839, to McDonald County, Mo. He settled on Big Sugar Creek, at the mouth of Trent Creek. Mr. Laughlin had to shut up his hogs at night to keep the bears from killing them. In March 1855, Mr. Laughlin was united in marriage with Angeline Pendergraft, a daughter of Moses Pendergraft, an early settler of the county. They were parents of three children, all of whom are now dead. Two of them lived to be grown, Emily C. and Melvin Jonathan. Emily married John Lawson, and left three children: William, Annie and Harvey. Mr. Laughlin's first wife died on Apr. 15, 1859 and he was married again on Dec. 9, 1860 to Delpha A. Hall, a daughter of John Hall. The following children have been born to this union: Johnathan S., Margaret M. J., Harvey A., John M., Lettie A., George Calvin, Sarah A., James F. and Lois V. (twins), Thomas L., and Martha J. S., and eight of them are living. Harvey married Martha Harper, and has two children Myrtie and Arminda. John married Ellen Roller, and has one child, deceased. Lettie married George Lawson, and has one child, Georgia B. Judge Laughlin has served as justice of the peace, and was constable at the breaking out of the Rebellion. He enlisted in the Confederate army, joining Capt. Clanton's company, of Gen. Greene's regiment, and participated in the battles of Pea Ridge and Beaver's Mill. (Harvey is listed on the rolls of Confederate soldiers at the National Monument at Pea Ridge, AR.) He is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and of the Farmer's Alliance. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Wheaton Journal |
| Date | Jan. 10, 1929 |
| Death Cert Link | - |
| Resource | Newspaper |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
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