Person:Laughlin Clark (1)

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Laughlin Clark
b.15 Apr 1815 Darver Civil Parish, County Louth, Ireland
d.5 Jul 1884 Kingwood, Preston Co., WV, USA
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Laughlin Clark1815 - 1884
Spouse and Children
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m.
  1. Frederick L. Riley1880 - 1964
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Laughlin Clark1815 - 1884
  • W.  Sarah DeahlAbt 1826 - 1870
m. 16 Feb 1846
  1. William ClarkAbt 1846 -
  2. Rosanna Clark1848 - 1915
  3. Charles ClarkAbt 1866 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 14 Apr 1873
  1. John Walter Clark1874 - 1918
  2. Dennis C. Clark1876 -
  3. Alice Florence Clark1878 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Laughlin Clark
Gender Male
Birth[1] 15 Apr 1815 Darver Civil Parish, County Louth, Ireland
Marriage Common Law Marriageto Mary Matilda Nichols
Other P. A. BoyceMinister
with Mary Catherine Stemple
Marriage 16 Feb 1846 Allegany Co., Marylandto Sarah Deahl
Marriage 14 Apr 1873 Tunnelton, WVto Mary Catherine Stemple
Death[1] 5 Jul 1884 Kingwood, Preston Co., WV, USA

Laughlin emigrated from Ireland and arrived in America in 1836. He was first recorded in records in 1840, when he served as a sponsor for Mary Smith, who was baptized 9/2/1840. (Western Maryland Catholics 1819-1851) He married Sarah Deahl in Allegany County, MD on 2/16/1846. She was from Aurora, Preston County. Laughlin applied for citizenship in Allegany County, Maryland on October 19, 1846. He was naturalized October 21, 1848, after living in Maryland for the required 2 years. Laughlin was listed as age 35 in the Census for Preston County in 1850. He was a laborer for the B&O Railroad (Page 127, recorded 9/5/1850) He later bought land from Harrison Hagan in 1854. The deed listed him as being from Harrison County, VA. The 1860 Census of Virginia lists his land wealth at $800 and personal wealth: $234. In 1867, his land wealth and personal property totaled $979.20. The 120 acres of land was located 7 miles SW of the Courthouse along Pringle's Run, (PC Land Records, V. 36, P. 397.)

He later married Mary Catherine Stemple in 1873 in Preston County. She was listed as being from Barbour County, WV. She died of "consumption." In 1880, Laughlin was living next door to Mary Riley and her children. His three children were living with him, as well as Sonora Stemple aged 24. (1880 US Census) Laughlin later lived with Mary Riley until his death in 1884. His will is on record. (PC Wills; book 4, page 146)

Mary Riley purchased his farm after his death, A partial payment was made on 10/8/1888 after an initial agreement to buy the property was arranged through P. J. Crogan on 4/8/1887. (See Scrapbook)

Database: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

October 9, 2005 6:33 PM

Name: Laughlin Clarke Year: 1836 Age: 28 Place: America Source Publication Code: 91.12 Primary Immigrant: Clarke, Laughlin Annotation: Entries located in Part II are indicated in this index by the code A. Source Bibliography: ALBRIGHT, ELEANOR L., AND MARY A. DYE. Naturalized in Cumberland [Maryland]. Cumberland, Md.: Mayor and City Council of Cumberland, 1987. 44p., 109p. Page: 14

Source Information: Gale Research. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Filby, P. William, edit. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Research, 2003.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees. (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;)
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