John Laughlin and Priscilla Calhoun

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Husband John Laughlin ¹

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           Born: 1834 - Beaver Co, PA 2
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         Father: Robert Laughlin (      -      ) 2
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       Marriage: 19 Jul 1860 3

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Wife Priscilla Calhoun ⁴

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         Father: James Calhoun (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Eliza Gamble (      -      ) 5

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1 M Charles D. Laughlin ³

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2 M James O. Laughlin ³

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3 F Bertha M. Laughlin ³

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         Spouse: [Unk] Childs (      -      ) 3

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4 M William Laughlin ³

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5 M Abner L. Laughlin ³

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General Notes: Husband - John Laughlin

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After receiving a limited education in the public schools, he entered upon his career as cabin boy on the river. Shortly afterward, however, he rose to the position of steward, and was employed in that capacity with Charles Hurst, the well-known steamboat man of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1856, he resigned his position and went west to seek his fortune in California. After locating in Sacramento City, he established claims of his own and engaged in gold mining. In this venture, his fortune varied, although on the whole he was fairly successful. After working his claims diligently for three years, he returned to the Keystone State, and invested considerable money in the Laughlin Steamboat Company. He acted as steward on one of the numerous boats owned by that company, and his brother was captain of the same boat. He subsequently sold his interest in that company, resigning his position at the same time. He then accepted a position with the Brown Company, and remained in their employ until 1873. Mr. Laughlin then retired from river life, having followed that occupation fully twenty-five years. In 1887, he built a store in Glasgow, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and started a grocery. Mr. Laughlin went into business there during the oil excitement, and the place at that time boasted of five hundred inhabitants. The oil interests of the place were, however, then on the decline, and the town gradually went back to its previous state. But during all the fluctuating fortunes of the town, Mr. Laughlin remained at the same old stand where he enjoyed a fair patronage. In addition to handling a fine line of staple and fancy groceries, he also had a choice stock of notions, patent medicines, hardware, confectionery, flour and feed; he dealt also in tobacco and cigars.
He was a member of the Republican party and served as councilman and as school director. He resided in a fine residence, beautifully located on the bank of the Ohio River. Mr. Laughlin worshiped at the M. E. church of which he was steward.

1 Editor, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 218, 276.

2 Editor, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 276.

3 Editor, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 277.

4 Editor, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 218, 277.

5 Editor, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 218.