Tag: laughlin
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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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Jesse Ward Laughlin (1887-1968)
Jesse LAUGHLIN, born September 2, 1887 in Martin City, Jackson County, Missouri, was the son of John Breckenridge LAUGHLIN and Annie MORTON. This was near the town of New Santa Fe, the first stop for travelers from Independence, Missouri, on their western migration. When Jesse was about three years old, the family moved across the…
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Irene Ethel Laughlin (1910-1984)
Irene Ethel LAUGHLIN, daughter of Jesse W. LAUGHLIN (1887-1968) and Cora Belle FILTINGBERGER (1892-1973), was born on April 10, 1910 in Stanley, Johnson County, Kansas. She lived in Johnson County until adulthood. Irene married Robert Albert POWELL on June 19, 1927 in Johnson County. Robert, son of Paul ABLE and Carrie T., was born on…
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A Rose By Any Other Name
My primary goals in reviewing and documenting my grandmother’s research are to 1) cite sources for her assertions, and 2) disprove any errors. Naturally, I hope for mostly the former, and very few of the latter. I think I found the first mistake, however. On page 42 of Descendants of John Laughlin and Tabitha Trimble,…
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Bonnie June Laughlin (1924-2011)
Bonnie June LAUGHLIN, daughter of Jesse W. LAUGHLIN (1887-1968) and Cora Belle FILTINGBERGER (1892-1973), was born on August 19, 1924 in Johnson County, Kansas. She attended schools at Stanley, Johnson County, Kansas, graduating from high school in 1942. Bonnie married Francis WORLEY (1922- ) on September 2, 1942 in Cass County, Missouri. Francis was called…
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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…