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The Value of Revisiting Your Work
I think it’s safe to say that most researchers are hooked on the thrill of a new discovery. Whether it’s a new record or a new ancestor, a successful search is always a rush. Even so, there are treasures to be found in material you’ve already covered, if you will look carefully. I can’t tell…
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Laughlins’ Legacy
My grandfather sold his business and retired in 1976. He and his wife, my grandmother, retired to a life of peace and quiet at the lake. It seems that golf wasn’t enough to keep Grandma occupied, however, so they soon bought an RV and began taking long trips together. My sister and I were treated…
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Eleanor Louise Laughlin (1923-1923)
Eleanor Louise LAUGHLIN, daughter of Jesse W. LAUGHLIN (1887-1968) and Cora Belle FILTINGBERGER (1892-1973), was born on Jan 12, 1923 in Stanley, Johnson County, Kansas. She died and was buried in 1923 in Stanley, Johnson County, Kansas. Bibliography
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Herbert Ward Laughlin (1912-2005)
Herbert Ward LAUGHLIN, son of Jesse W. LAUGHLIN (1887-1968) and Cora Belle FILTINGBERGER (1892-1973), was born on October 17, 1912 in Stilwell, Johnson County, Kansas. He grew up in Stanley, Johnson County, Kansas, graduating from High School in 1930. He worked with his father on the steam engines and for Clyde Burke at the Kansas…
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Adventures of the USS Rutilicus
I recently uncovered evidence that an ancestor, Lawrence Suiter, served aboard the USS Rutilicus from September 1944 to January 1946. Naturally, we had to learn more about the ship and her missions. Wikipedia starts us off: USS Rutilicus (AK-113) was a Crater-class cargo ship commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II.…
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“Chaff in the Wind” by Edna Walker Chandler
The Suiter branch of the family has been in Stafford County, Kansas, since about 1900. In researching the area, I stumbled across a local author that wrote a fictional tale of life in that time and place. Washburn University provides a helpful biography, which tells us that Edna Walker Chandler was born in 1908 near…
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In Search Of: Hazel Frantz of Outbank, Montana
In December of 1957, Lawrence LaVerne Suiter (a.k.a. Larry Frantz) was incarcerated in the Deer Lodge, Montana prison. At his intake, he reported being married to one Hazel Frantz of Outbank, Montana. To date, no other information about her has been located. It seems likely the couple were married sometime between 1949 and 1957,…