Person:Alva Laughlin (2)

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Alva Laughlin
b.Abt 1830 Pennsylvania or Ohio
d.1 Jul 1864 West Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 5 Mar 1824
  1. Alva LaughlinAbt 1830 - 1864
  2. Amos R Laughlin1832 -
  3. Mary Jane Laughlin1833 - 1862
  4. Sarah M. LaughlinAbt 1837 -
  5. Daniel LaughlinAbt 1838 - 1864
  6. Hiram LaughlinAbt 1845 -
  7. Milton LaughlinAbt 1846 - Abt 1913
Spouse and Children
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m. 25 May 1854
  1. William Laughlin1844 -
  2. John Laughlin1851 -
  3. Mary Laughlin1853 - 1895
  4. Thomas Laughlin1856 - 1936
  5. James Laughlin1857 - 1888
  6. Elizabeth Laughlin1860 - 1926
  7. Susanna Laughlin1861 - 1867
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Facts and Events
Name Alva Laughlin
Alt Name[1] Alva L Laughlin
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1830 Pennsylvania or Ohio
Alt Birth[1] 1830 Pennsylvania, USA
Marriage 25 May 1854 Gilmer, West Virginia, USAto Dianna A Brannon
Military[2] 9th West Virginia Infantry
Alt Death[1] 1 Jul 1863 Pocahontas, Virginia, USA
Death? 1 Jul 1864 West Virginia

"Lee District, Calhoun County, West Virginia-Diana Laughlin, widow of Alva Laughlin, Private, Company `B`, 9, West Virginia Infantry, Enlisted March1862-Length of service-2 years, Address-Buck, West Virginia, was captured by Confederate Troops during a fight near Arnoldsburg, Calhoun County, West Virginia. He was reputedly shot by his captor somewhere in the vicinity of his capture. From `Calhoun County West Virginia History 1989` (Page 123) Alva Laughlin was a Union Soldier on Co. G 9th Infantry Regiment. Alva was captured near Arnoldsburg by Confederate Troops, and executed while being held captive. The exact location of his death and place of burial remain a mystery. The only memento of Alva`s service and death is a Civil War medal which the family obtained from the West Virginia archives in 1985. It is said that Alva`s vest was returned to his wife with a bullet hold in it. Thomas (Alva`s son) was 8 years old at the time of his father`s death. At one point Thomas attempted to conceal a sack of corn from Confederate troops by sitting on it. The Confederates realized he was concealing something from them and seized him and punished him harshly, which he never forgot. He was severaly wounded May 22, 1863, was a Prisoner of War, Union."

From "The Legend of the Lynch's" website http://www1.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=csl42869&view=0&pid=1714&rand=66971#moreinfo_

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm). (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.

  2. ↑ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System: aka CWSS. (National Park Service).
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