Tag: edwards_county_kansas
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Lawrence Lavern Suiter (1923-1960)
Lawrence Lavern Suiter, son of Lloyd Wesley and Laura (Cole) Suiter, was born on April 19, 1923 in Stafford County, Kansas. He grew up on a farm, with three older half-siblings, and one younger sister. The 1930s were a difficult time to farm in Kansas, with the Dust Bowl decimating crops, however new oil developments…
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Marion Jesse “Jim” Laughlin (1916-2009)
Marion Jesse “Jim” Laughlin was born to Jesse W. Laughlin and Cora Belle Filtingberger on March 28, 1916, in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. He was the third of five children in the family. Jim provided an autobiographical essay for “Descendants of John Laughlin and Tabitha Trimble”, a family history book he co-authored with his wife,…
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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…