BIOGRAPHY: "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY 1889-1891"
Richard M. Haugh, one of wellsville's enterprising and successful business men, is the son of William and Janet Haugh who had eight children, ad follows:
Nancy, wife of Robert Welch, now deceased,
Janet, wife of Robert Taggart, deceased,
John, deceased, William, deceased,
Margaret, deceased.......(not copied) and
Richard M..................(not copied).....................................
Richard first saw the light of day at Allegheny, Penn., in September 1847. His boyhood was passed in the public schools of that city and in working at odd jobs until his seventeeneh year, when he began to learn the machinist's trade. After working at his trade for sixteen years, he had saved enough to embark in the livery business. For the three first years he continued by himself but, at the expiration of that time, took a man by the name of Ward, into partnership with him. During the two last years of the three in which they remained together, they were engage in the undertaking business in connection with the livery. Since dissolving this partnership Mr. Haugh has continued to carry on the undertaking establishment, and now has a large business in both that and the livery. On the 20th of November 1870, he was joined in marriage to Miss Mary Turner, and their union has been blessed by the advent of seven children to their home viv: William J., Flora M., Ida J., John R., Charles T., Mary B., and Carl. Mr. Haugh is a progressive man and his energy and industry have been rewarded by prosperity."
