Person:Rudolph Loughner (1)

1. Identity from will & associated papers. 2. Birth & death dates from cemetery inscription. 3. Rudy Laughtner appears on 1810 Hempfield Twp. tax list. 4. Newspaper date of death & age disagree somewhat with cemetery rcds. 5. Grave marked as that of a Revolutionary War Soldier. 6. Appears in DAR Patriot Index Vol 2, p 133: Pvt PA 7. Birthplace from DAR appl., conflicts w/ PA from ELH in 1880 Census. 8. Listed as Private on roster of 5th Co. 6th Batallion Northampton Co Militia, 5th Class, PA Archives, Vol. 8, Fifth Series, p. 510. 9. Bought Bush Creek Valley farm at Jeanette in 1806. 10. By occupation farmer and gunsmith (Jordan, 'History of Westmoreland').

Christina Gabel and Rudolph Laugenor appear on Mar 27, 1785 as sponsors of Christina, daughter of Ulrich Nef [married to Christina's sister Dorothea].

Still in Heidelberg Twp. on Sept 19, 1799: On Sep 19, 1799 Rudolph Lauchenor and Christina appear as sponsors of Adam Saubert, son of Henrich and Margaretha Saubert (Heidelberg Union).

Westmoreland Republican & Farmers' Chronicle, October 11, 1833: 'Laughner, Rudolph died Wednesday 2d inst in Hempfield Twp in his 71st year.'

Inscription on gravestone in Brush Creek Cemetery: "Hier ruhet Rudolph Lauchner war gebohren den 21, May im Jahr 1763 und starb den 2t Oct. 1833 in dem 71t Jahr seiner Alters"

Translation: Here rests Rudolph Lauchner [who] was born the 21[st] May in the year 1763 and died the 2nd of Oct., 1833 in the 71st year of his life.

"Rudolph was by occupation a farmer and gunsmith. He bought the Bush Creek Valley farm at Jeannette in 1806, and lived there until his death, which occurred in 1833. The estate consisted of three hundred acres. Rudolph Louglmer married Christina Cawvel, and their children were: Daniel, Christina, Mary, Jonas, Philip, Adam, mentioned hereinafter; Elizabeth, Nathan, and Eve." --- History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, volume 3, 1906, p.512. [google books]

1. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;)
   Database online.

   Record for Rudolph Laughner

2. ↑ Hollenback, Raymond E. History of Heidelberg Union Church. (Name: 1977;)
   159.

   bp. June 14, 1763, 4 wks. old

3. ↑ Brush Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery.
4. ↑ Newspaper Accounts of Births, Marriages & Deaths 1808-1929: Westmoreland Co., PA
   142.

   Laughner, Rudolph died Wednesday 2d inst in Hempfield Twp in his 71st year. (Westmoreland Republican & Farmers' Chronicle, October 11, 1833)

5. ↑ Hollenback, Raymond E. History of Heidelberg Union Church. (Name: 1977;)
   159.

   Christian Lauchnor, w. Margaretha: Rudolph, bp. June 14, 1763, 4 wks old, sponsors Rudolph Peter w. Susanna. _FOOT: History of Heidelberg Union Church [But see S12 below]

6. ↑ Hollenback, Raymond E. History of Heidelberg Union Church. (Name: 1977;)
   229.

   Communion list for October 19, 1776: "Christian Lauchenor, and wife Margaretha Lauchenor and sons Georg Peter Lauchenor and Rudolph Lauchenor."

7. ↑ Hollenback, Raymond E. History of Heidelberg Union Church. (Name: 1977;)
   231.

   Communion List for Oct. 11, 1777

8. ↑ Hollenback, Raymond E. History of Heidelberg Union Church. (Name: 1977;)
   234.

   Communion List for Nov. 3, 1793: "Ruthi Laugner (Lauchnor) and wife"

9.   Rudolph Loughner, in Find A Grave.

   The inscription on this headstone is in old German script. As best I can tell, in German, "Hier ruhet Rudolph Lauchner, mar gebohren den 21 May im Jahr 1763. und starb den 2nd Oct 1833 in dem 71th jahr seiner alters." In English, "Here rests Rudolph Lauchner born the 21st of May in the year 1763 and died on the 2nd of October in the year 1833 at 71 years of age."
   Donald J. Ward
   Arlington, Texas
   
   Family links:
   Spouse:
   Christina Gabel Loughner (1764 - 1833)*
   
   Children:
   Jonas Loughner (1792 - 1855)*
   
   *Calculated relationship
   
   Note: Revolutionary War

10.   National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.

    Name: Rudolph Laughner
    Birth Date: 21 May 1763
    Birth Place: Northampton Now Lehigh
    Death Date: 2 Oct 1833
    Death Place: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
    SAR Membership: 49355
    Role: Ancestor
    Application Date: 27 Nov 1943
    Father: Christain Laughner
    Mother: Margaret Laughner
    Spouse: Christena Laughner
    Children: Nathan Laughner

11.   Northampton, Pennsylvania, in 1790 United States Federal Census
    Heidelberg.

    Name: Redolph Laughenor
    [Rodolph Sanghenor]
    Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Heidelberg, Northampton, Pennsylvania
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1
    Free White Persons - Females: 1
    Number of Household Members: 3

12.   Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.

    Name: Rudolph Laugenohr
    Birth Date: abt 1763
    Event Type: Baptism
    Baptism Date: 19 Jun 1763
    Baptism Place: Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Baptism Age: 0
    Father Name: Christian Laugenohr
    Mother Name: Margaretha Laugenohr
    Denomination: Lutheran
    Organization Name: Personal Register of the Rev. Daniel Schumacher
    [4 weeks old in Heidelberg; sponsors: Rudolf Peter, Susanna]

13.   1830 United States Federal Census.

    Name: Andy Longhnor
    [Rudy Longhnor]
    [Rudy Loughner]
    Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
    Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1 [This fits Rudolph]
    Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
    Total Free White Persons: 3
    Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 3
    
    [On original 1830 Census document, are four adjacent Loughner families:
    Jonas
    Philip
    Adam
    Rudy
    
    Also John on same page]]

14.   Rudolph Lauchnor May 1763 – 2 September 1833 • KJPJ-N7Q, in FamilySearch Family Tree.

    Rudolph Lauchnor
    1763–1833 • KJPJ-N7Q​​
    Marriage: Abt 1784
    Christina Gabel
    1764–1833 • KGMT-1PQ​​
    
    Children of Christina Gabel and Rudolph Lauchnor (10)
    Christina Lauchnor
    1786–Deceased • LHXW-YCR​​
    Daniel Laughner
    1786–1818 • KN4F-LL9​
    Jonas Lauchnor
    1791–1855 • LDHS-TJX​​
    Maria Loughner
    1792–1868 • KJPJ-XCH​​
    Philip Loughner
    1796–1866 • LC8N-ZD8​​
    Adam Lauchnor
    1799–1878 • LHXW-YRY​​
    Elizabeth Lauchnor
    1802–1882 • KZ7C-2P1​​
    Nathaniel Laughner
    1805–1861 • L4JK-9QS​​
    Mary Lauchnor
    1807–Deceased • KZH7-57B​​
    Eva Loughner
    1809–Deceased • KCW6-2DT
    
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KJPJ-N7Q

15.   Revolutionary record of Christian Laugenour.

    RUDOLPH LAUBENOR (LAUGHNER)
    A General Class Roll of the 6th Batallion Militia of Northampton County, Commanded by Col. Henry Geiger and Major Frederick Sagler Sagler (Sager) 1782. 5th Class. Capt. Conrad Rader.
    Pa. Archives 5th Ser. Vol. 8 pg. 510.
    
    Thanks to Mark Tarby
    https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/165136944/person/422144066685/media/9807163a-9a19-4587-ad06-86b9448a112a

16.   Walkinshaw, Lewis Clark. Annals of southwestern Pennsylvania. (Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox Co., 1974)
    v.4, p.38, 1939.

    Christian Laughner, the pioneer, and his two sons, George Peter and Rudolph, served in the Northampton County Associators and Militia during the Revolution. Northampton County was the scene of many Indian massacres, and when, in 1755, they burned the Moravian town of Gnaddenhutten, up the Lehigh River, Christian Laughner was one of a company of neighbors who went to Gnaddenhutten to bury the dead. Rudolph Laughner came West to Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, in 1803, and bought a farm in the present city of Jeannette on which the glass works is located, which then lay between the Harrison City Road and Brush Creek. His wife was Christiann Carvell, and the issue of this marriage were: Daniel; Phillip; Adam; Jonas; Nathaniel; Christiann, married George Smith, moved to Zanesville, Ohio; Elizabeth, who married Joseph Hebrank, of Adamsburg; and Mary, who married Adam Smith, of Hempfield Township. All the sons lived in Hempfield Township, except Daniel, who moved first to Butler County and then to Clarion County. The grave of Rudolph Laughner in Brudh [sic] Creek Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, near Adamsburg, is finely marked with an enduring brown stone carved in German.