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Facts and Events
| Name[1] |
William J. Laughner |
| Alt Name |
William G. Laughner |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
3 Nov 1807 |
Greene, Tennessee, United States |
| Marriage |
18 Nov 1830 |
Rev P. Hinkle, Greene, Tennessee, United Statesto Catherine Harmon |
| Death? |
25 Jul 1870 |
Whitestown, Boone, Indiana, United States |
| Burial? |
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Lutheran Cemetery, Whitestown, Boone, Indiana, United States |
! The name Anderson Laughner [=Andrew?] has been seen supposedly a member of this family
but no confirmation has been found. He was alledged to have been born in 1844.
William is believed to have come from Tennessee to Boone Co. about 1830. The
spelling of his middle initial is not agreed uopn by his descendants - being
either a G. or J.
[rewarren.ged]
William's sister Mary and brother Samuel also married Harmons.
References
- ↑ William J. Laughner, in Find A Grave.
Family Members
Spouse
Catharine Harmon Laughner
1812–1897 (m. 1830)
Children
William J. Laughner
unknown–1865
Samuel Jackson Laughner
1833–1906
Ambrose Miller Laughner
1835–1921
Jacob Harmon Laughner
1842–1913
Sallie Catherine Laughner Isenhour
1844–1877
Henry V. Laughner
1849–1917
James D. Laughner
1853–1933
- Boone, Indiana, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M693)
Worth.
William J Laughner 53
Catharine Laughner 49
Martha Laughner 20
Jacob Laughner 18
Sally C Laughner 15
William J Laughner 13
Henry V Laughner 11
James D Laughner 7
Fryphena Buck 56
- Boone, Indiana, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M593)
Worth.
William Laughner 66
Catharin Laughner 58
Martha Laughner 30
Henry Laughner 20
James D Laughner 17
- 1840 United States Federal Census.
Name: Wm Laughner
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Greene, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 7
- Boone County Genealogy.
WILLIAM J. LAUGHNER.
Mr. Laughner was born in Tennessee and in Green County, November 18, 1807. Was married to Catherine Hamean, November 18, 1830. Miss Hamean was the daughter of Jacob Hamean, who was also born in Green County, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Laughner were married by Rev. S. E. Hinkle. To them were born twelve children. Seven are living and five are dead. Those living are as follows: Samuel J., Ambrose M., Anderson G., Martha E., Jacob H., Henry V., James D. Those who are dead are as follows: Mary A., Sallie E., William J., Margaret, Iraneus B. Mr. and Mrs. Laughner moved from Tennessee to Clinton County, Ind., in the fall of 1843. Then to Boone County in 1849, near the town of Whitestown, when that part of the county was quite new. Mr. Laughner died July 25, 1870, and is buried at the Lutheran Cemetery, three miles east of Whitestown. The funeral sermon was preached by the late E. S. Hinkle. Mrs. Laughner is yet living at the age of seventy-six years, with her children living around her. Both were members of the Lutheran Church, as well as most of the family.
Source Citation: Boone County Biographies [database online] Boone County INGenWeb. 2007. <https://sites.rootsweb.com/~inboone> Original data: Harden & Spahr. "Early Life and Times in Boone County, Indiana." Lebanon, Indiana. May, 1887, pp. 325-326.
http://sites.rootsweb.com/~inboone/biographies/biography_laughner_william.htm
- Helen Howard, Loughner Family History
p.12.
was born November 3, 1807 in Greene County, Tennnessee, and died July 25, 1870 in Whitestown, Indiana. He married Catharine Harmon November 18, 1830 in Greene County, Tennessee, daughter of Jacob Harmon and Catherine Mimer.
- William Laughner 3 November 1807 – 25 July 1870 • LZNV-LHP, in FamilySearch Family Tree.
William Laughner
1807–1870 • LZNV-LHP
Marriage: 18 NOV 1830
Greene,Tennessee
Mary Catharine Harmon
1811–1897 • LW33-G32
Children of Mary Catharine Harmon and William Laughner (13)
Mary Ann " Polly" Laughner
1831–1847 • KCZ5-7BK
Samuel Jackson Laughner
1833–1906 • LWMF-HZP
William Laughner Jr
1833–Deceased • K6QB-JHX
Ambrose Miller Laughner
1835–1921 • KZG3-S2N
Andrew Goodwin Laughner
1838–1919 • K632-2X3
Martha E. Laughner
1840–1906 • KZ69-FGB
Jacob Harmon Laughner
1842–1913 • LCM3-82S
Sally Catherine Laughner
1844–1877 • K23C-WQG
William J. Laughner
1846–1865 • KH29-QPC
Henry V Laughner
1849–1917 • KCWV-X21
James D. Laughner
1853–1933 • K4TB-YW6
Margaret Laughner
1855–1860 • K8TG-KTL
Irenous B Laughner
1859–1860 • KH4B-KBW
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZNV-LHP
- Harden, Samuel, and Spahr. Early life and times in Boone County, Indiana: giving an account of the early settlement of each locality, church histories, county and township officers from the first down to 1886; histories of some of the pioneer families of some of the prominent men and women... (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968 (originally published 1887))
p.325-326.
WILLIAM J. LAUGHNER, Mr. Laughner was born in Tennessee and in Green County, November 18, 1807. Was married to Catherine Hamean, November 18, 1830. Miss Hamean was the daughter of Jacob Hamean, who was also born in Green County, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Laughner were married by Rev. S. E. Hinkle. To them were born twelve children. Seven are living and five are dead. Those living are as follows: Samuel J., Ambrose M., Anderson G., Martha E., Jacob H., Henry V., James D. Those who are dead are as follows: Mary A., Sallie E., William J., Margaret, Iraneus B. Mr. and Mrs. Laughner moved from Tennessee to Clinton County, Ind., in the fall of 1843. Then to Boone County in 1849, near the town of Whitestown, when that part of the county was quite new. Mr. Laughner died July 25, 1870, and is buried at the Lutheran Cemetery, three miles cast of Whitestown. The funeral sermon was preached by the late E. S. Hinkle. Mrs. Laughner is yet living at the age of seventy-six years, with her children living around her. Both were members of the Lutheran Church, as well as most of the family.
- Laughner Family History by Ethel Laughner Kelley
p.2-3, 1950.
William J. Laughner* and Catherine Harmon
*Born Nov. 3, 1807, Died July 25, 1870, aged 64 [sic] years.
William J. Laughner was born to William J. and Betty Laughner in the State of Pennsylvania, At that time Pennsylvania was infested with many tribes of Indians and wild animals. This made frontier life rather disagreeable. His advantages of an education were limited but by diligent study and perseverance he attained sufficient knowledge to prepare him for a rigorous life. He was a man of fair intelligence and his social qualifications were of a high order. He was married to Catherine Harmon on Nov. 18, 1830 by Reverend Philip Hinkle.
While still a young man he and a brother, in a pioneering spirit and in the interests of self improvement, traveled by schooner out into the forest and endured many hardships. After a long and tedious journey they crossed the Ohio River at Old Madison, followed the old Indian Trail, known as the Michigan Road, and located at Middlefork, Clinton County, Indiana. Here two children were born. After he had made a beginning toward a home he concluded he would visit his people again. On horse back he began his journey. At Madison, Indiana, he fell ill. Full of determination he crossed the Ohio River, But he became much more sick. He turned back, crossed the river, loaded his horse on the first railroad in Indiana which ran from Madison to Indianapolis. Here after resting up for a few days he took to his horse again and worked his way over the old Indian Trail now known as the Greenfield Road until he reached the vicinity of Whitestown in Boone County.
In this locality many Tennessee families had settled, including Ambrose Neese, Philip Ottinger, William Miller, Silas White. While visiting these people he was persuaded to purchase a home. Buying forty acres he returned to his family in Clinton County. After having lived in Clinton County for six years he then moved his family to his new home in Boone County in 1849. Here the remainder of his family was born.
While his sons tilled the soil, he ran a store, and drove a wagon to Indianapolis, selling his products and buying articles for his establishment. (While in this occupation a little incident occurred. The roads were unsurfaced and through the forest and four horses were required to pull the wagon. Arriving home he unhitched and groomed his team, put them in the barn and fed them and then retired for the night. While asleep he returned to the barn, harnessed the horses, but instead of returning to bed he went to a large soft soap trough, laid down in it and began pulling the soap up over him when he woke up. His wife had a difficult job in cleaning him up.
William J. Laughner, Jr., was a stern men, He reared his family in the fear of the Lord, Religiously he was a Lutheran, politically a Democrat. Many days of sickness came unto him until his Lord said "It is enough. Come up higher." He fell asleep July 25, 1870. The service was by the Reverend FE. S. Hinkle. He sleeps in the Lutheran Cemetery with most of his sons and daughters around him.
He was the father of 12 children.
https://whitestownhistory.com/uploads/1/0/8/2/108253955/laughner_family_history_1950_by_mrs_otis_g_kelley.pdf
- Laughner Family History-book 81 pages-PDF
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