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Extended Family Index

2022-03-24T03:50:33Z

Timkomac: /* L */ Added links to Mark Edward Laughlin and listed spouses

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=== '''A''' ===

=== '''B''' ===
* Balas, Audrey Jean, spouse of Edward John Hudak -
* Barnes, Ida Mae, spouse of John Edward Laughlin - '''[[Ida Mae Barnes]]'''
* Barnett, Alberta June, spouse of Robert John Berish - '''[[Alberta June Barnett]]'''
* Bartek, Steven Charles, spouse of Frances Irene Briscoe - '''[[Steven Charles Bartek]]'''
* Berish, Andrea Kathryn, spouse of Charles Olson Pike Jr. - '''[[Andrea Kathryn Berish]]'''
* Berish, Andrew Michael, spouse of Catherine Marie Bishop - '''[[Andrew Michael Berish]]'''
* Berish, Anna Veronica, spouse of Joseph John Timko Sr. - '''[[Anna Veronica Berish]]'''
* Berish, Emma Eleanor, spouse of Emil James Galeteka - '''[[Emma Eleanor Berish]]'''
* Berish, Mary Catherine, spouse of Harold Reyburn Grove -
* Berish, Mary Louise, spouse of Joseph Stanley Briscoe, Joseph S. Stanpinski - '''[[Mary Louise Berish]]'''
* Berish, George Michael, spouse of Pearl Lutz - '''[[George Michael Berish]]'''
* Berish, Gloria Joyce, spouse of Marvin Wesley Brooks -
* Berish, Gregory Anthony, spouse of Deborah Kay Magergee - [[Gregory Anthony Berish|'''Gregory Anthony Berish''']]
* Berish, Gregory George, spouse of Donna Marie Billock -
* Berish, Jacqueline Marie, spouse of James A. Termine -
* Berish, Jennifer Ann, spouse of Herbert E. McVicker Jr. -
* Berish, John Michael, spouse of Helen Rosalie Hudock - '''[[John Michael Berish]]'''
* Berish, John Paul, spouse of Mary Elizabeth Setlock - '''[[John Paul Berish]]'''
* Berish, Joseph, no spouse - '''[[Joseph Berish]]'''
* Berish, Margaret Ann, spouse of James Alexander Patterson - [[Margaret Ann Berish|'''Margaret Ann Berish''']]
* Berish, Margaret Ann, daughter of Peter & Mary (Zilka) Berish - '''[[Margaret Ann Berish-Zilka]]'''
* Berish, Michael, spouse of Anna P. Mudry - [[Michael Berish|'''Michael Berish''']]
* Berish, Michael George, spouse of Anna Elizabeth Hudak - [[Michael George Berish|'''Michael George Berish''']]
* Berish, Paul Joseph, spouse of Jeannette Polly Everitt - [[Paul Joseph Berish|'''Paul Joseph Berish''']]
* Berish, Paul Joseph Jr., spouse of Dolly Suzanne Cline, Bobbi Jo Davenport, Kathryn D. Oliver - [[Paul Joseph Berish Jr.|'''Paul Joseph Berish Jr.''']]
* Berish, Peter John, spouse of Mary Zilka - '''[[Peter John Berish]]'''
* Berish, Robert John, spouse of Alberta June Barnett - '''[[Robert John Berish]]'''
* Berish, Susan Elizabeth, spouse of Leo Dellafiora - '''[[Susan Elizabeth Berish]]'''
* Berish, Theresa E., spouse of Andrew M. Hudak - '''[[Theresa E. Berish]]'''
* Bever, Bernice, spouse of Mark Edward Laughlin -
* Bigan, Michale Harold, spouse of Elizabeth Virginia Pavlisco - '''[[Michael Harold Bigan]]'''
* Billock, Donna Marie, spouse of Gregory George Berish -
* Bishop, Catherine Marie, spouse of Andrew Michael Berish - '''[[Catherine Marie Bishop]]'''
* Bishop, Martha, spouse of Joseph John Timko Jr. - '''[[Martha Bishop]]'''
* Briscoe, Dorothy Mae, spouse of Francis Edward Demyan - '''[[Francis Edward Demyan]]'''
* Briscoe, Frances Irene, spouse of Steven Charles Bartek -
* Briscoe, Joseph Stanley, spouse of Mary Louise Berish - '''[[Joseph Stanley Briscoe]]'''
* Brooks, Marvin Wesley, spouse of Gloria Joyce Berish - '''[[Marvin Wesley Brooks]]'''
* Burin, Edward George, spouse of Emma Marie Timko - '''[[George Edward Burin]]'''
* Burin, Thomas Michael, spouse of Melinda Sue Glancy - '''[[Thomas Michael Burin]]'''

=== '''C''' ===

* Chaffin, Minyard Douglas, spouse Amy Dee Timko - '''[[Minyard Douglas Chaffin]]'''
* Ciferno, Lawrence Albert, spouse of Loretta Ann Grohosky - '''[[Lawrence Albert Ciferno]]'''
* Cline, Dolly Suzanne, spouse of Paul Joseph Berish Jr. - '''[[Dolly Suzanne Cline]]'''
* Coffee, Robert William, spouse of Susan Margaret Timko -

=== '''D''' ===

* Dankovich, Elizabeth Mary, spouse of Paul John Timko - '''[[Elizabeth Mary Dankovich]]'''
* Dellafiora, Leo, spouse of Susan Elizabeth Berish - '''[[Leo Dellafiora]]'''
* Dellafiora, Louse Suzanne, unmarried - '''[[Louise Suzanne Dellafiora]]'''
* Dellafiora, Robert James, spouse of Norma Jean Shearer -
* Demyan, Francis Edward, spouse of Dorothy Mae Briscoe - '''[[Francis Edward Demyan]]'''

=== '''E''' ===

* Entler, Edward Charles, spouse of Elizabeth Delores Timko - '''[[Edward Charles Entler]]'''
* Everitt, Jeannette Polly, spouse of Paul Joseph Berish, Leonard Blair Spence - [[Jeannette Polly Everitt|'''Jeannette Polly Everitt''']]

=== '''F''' ===

* Fancella, Joannam, unmarried - '''[[Joanna Fancella]]'''
* Fancella, Joseph S., spouse of Anna Mae Timko - [[Joseph S. Fancella|'''Joseph S. Fancella''']]
* Fancella, Joseph S. Jr. - spouse of Sara Scarbrough - '''[[Joseph S. Fancella Jr.]]'''
* Fancella, Robert Mark, spouse of Sharon Leona Mowery - '''[[Robert Mark Fancella]]'''
* Fauvie, Elaine Alberta, spouse of Joseph John Timko Jr. - Elaine Alberta Fauvie
* Flavell, Cathy L., spouse of Stephen Michael Timko Jr. - '''[[Cathy L. Flavell]]'''
* Furin, Verna Margaret, spouse of Andrew George Timko - '''[[Verna Margaret Furin]]'''

=== '''G''' ===

* Galetka, Emil James, spouse of Emma Eleanor Berish - '''[[Emil James Galetka]]'''
* Galetka, Joan Elizabeth, spouse of Lawrence Bernard Kort -
* Glancy, Melinda Sue, spouse of Thomas Michael Burin -
* Gould, Pearl Eva, spouse of Paul Steve Timko - [[Pearl Eva Gould|'''Pearl Eva Gould''']]
* Green, Richard Andrew, spouse of Elizabeth Margaret Timko - [[Richard Andrew Green|'''Richard Andrew Green''']]
* Grohosky, Edward Anthony, spouse of Dorothy Alice Timko - [[Edward Anthony Grohosky|'''Edward Anthony Grohosky''']]
* Gorhosky, Loretta Ann, spouse of Lawrence Albert Ciferno -
* Grove, Harold Reyburn, spouse of Mary Catherine Berish - '''[[Harold Reyburn Grove]]'''

=== '''H''' ===

* Heck, Edith, spouse of Mark Edward Laughlin -
* Heeter, Harry David, spouse of Cathy Janean Timko - '''[[Harry David Heeter]]'''
* Hietikko, Edwin Albert, spouse of Elizabeth Jane Petrilla - '''[[Edwin William Hietikko]]'''
* Hinchman, Hazel, spouse of Mark Edward Laughlin -
* Hoffman, Larry Eugene, spouse of Joyce Marie Timko -
* Hudak, Andrew M., spouse of Theresa E. Berish - '''[[Andrew M. Hudak]]'''
* Hudak, Anna Elizabeth, spouse of Michael George Berish - [[Anna Elizabeth Hudak|'''Anna Elizabeth Hudak''']]
* Hudak, Amelia Gail, spouse of George Joseph Tarchick -
* Hudak, Edward John, spouse Audrey Jean Balas - '''[[Edward John Hudak]]'''
* Hudock, Helen Rosalie, spouse of John Michael Berish - '''[[Helen Rosalie Hudock]]'''

=== '''I''' ===

=== '''J''' ===

* Jenkins, Thelma Jean, spouse of Stephen Bernard Petiya - '''[[Thelma Jean Jenkins]]'''
* Jones, Donna Jean, spouse of Joseph Michael Nemitt Jr. - '''[[Donna Jean Jones]]'''
* Jones, Thelma Irene Jones, spouse of Michael Joseph Timko - [[Thelma Irene Jones|'''Thelma Irene Jones''']]

=== '''K''' ===

* Kamenish, Mary Virginia, spouse of Edward Ellsworth Laughlin - '''[[Mary Virginia Kamenish]]'''
* Karafa, Anna Rita, spouse of Paul Albert Petrilla -
* Kelley, Alicia Lynette, spouse of John Joseph Timko - '''[[Alicia Lynette Kelley]]'''
* Kelley, Jimmy Dean, No spouse - '''[[Jimmy Dean Kelley]]'''
* Kenderes, Maria, spouse of Stephen Timko, Sr - [[Maria Kenderes|'''Maria Kenderes''']]
* Kort, Lawrence Bernard, spouse of Joan Elizabeth Kort - '''[[Lawrence Bernard Kort]]'''

=== '''L''' ===

* Laughlin, David Scott - '''[[David Scott Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, Donel, spouse Mabel Anne Tapscott - '''[[Donel Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, Edward Ellsworth, spouse of Mary Virginia Kamenish - '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, Francis Scott, spouse of Gertrude Maribee Ogg - [[Francis Scott Laughlin|'''Francis Scott Laughlin''']]
* Laughlin, Helen Maxine, spouse of Richard McKeehan Morgan - '''[[Helen Maxine Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, Howard Ernest, spouse of Lalah Maxine Ray - '''[[Howard Ernest Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, John Edward, spouse of Ida Mae Barnes - [[John Edward Laughlin|'''John Edward Laughlin''']]
* Laughlin, June Alice, spouse of Jefferson Brooks Walters Jr. (second spouse Charles Robert Newbold) - [[June Alice Laughlin|'''June Alice Laughlin''']]
* Laughlin, Linda Kay - '''[[Linda Kay Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, Mae E. (Never married) - '''[[Mae E. Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, Mark Edward, spouse of Edith Heck, Hazel Hinchman, Nelle Eliza Morgan, Bernice Bever - '''[[Mark Edward Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, Michael Edward (Never married) - '''[[Michael Edward Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, Patrick Anthony, spouse of Deborah Jean Wright - '''[[Patrick Anthony Laughlin]]'''
* Lutz, Pearl, spouse of George Michael Berish - [[Pearl Lutz|'''Pearl Lutz''']]

=== '''M''' ===

* Magergee, Deborah Kay, spouse of Gregory Anthony Berish -
* Mancino, Salvadore Conrad, spouse of Dorothy Alice Timko - '''[[Salvadore Conrad Mancino]]'''
* McLaughlin, Eleanor P., spouse of James D. Barnett, Joseph John Timko Jr. - Eleanor P. McLaughlin
* McVicker, Herbert E. Jr., spouse of Jennifer Ann Berish -
* Medina, Petra Vicenta, spouse of Robert Michael Politsky -
* Middlecamp, Michael Scott, (Never married) - [[Michael Scott Middlecamp|'''Michael Scott Middlecamp''']]
* Miller, Patricia Louise, spouse of Robert John Miller -
* Morgan, Nelle Eliza, spouse of Mark Edward Laughlin -
* Morgan, Richard McKeehan, spouse of Helen Maxine Laughlin -
* Mowery, Sharon Leona, spouse of Robert Mark Fancella -
* Mudry, Anna P., spouse of Michael Berish - [[Anna P. Mudry|'''Anna P. Mudry''']]
* Mumau, James Earnest, spouse of Patricia Jane Norris - '''[[James Earnest Mumau]]'''

=== '''N''' ===

* Nemitt, Elizabeth Jane, spouse of Robert Cooper Swickard - '''[[Elizabeth Jane Nemitt]]'''
* Nemitt, Joseph Michael Jr., spouse of Donna Jean Jones -
* Nemitt, Robert John, spouse of Patricia Louise Miller - '''[[Robert John Nemitt]]'''
* Norris, David, (Never married) - '''[[David Norris]]'''
* Norris, James David, spouse of Anna Margaret Timko - '''[[James David Norris]]'''
* Norris, Patricia Jane, spouse of James Earnest Mumau -
* Novick, Joseph, spouse of Mary Timko - [[Joseph Novick|'''Joseph Novick''']]
* Novotny, Anna Isabella, spouse of John Joseph Timko - [[Anna Isabella Novotny|'''Anna Isabella Novotny''']]

=== '''O''' ===

* Ogg, Gertrude Maribee, spouse of Francis Scott Laughlin - '''[[Gertrude Maribee Ogg]]'''
* Olejarczyk, Anthony Joseph, spouse of Margaret Anne Timko - [[Anthony Joseph Olejarczyk|'''Anthony Joseph Olejarczyk''']]

=== '''P''' ===

* Parker, Herbert Leroy Jr., spouse of Dorothy Alice Timko - '''[[Herbert Leroy Parker Jr]]'''
* Pasterik, Michael, spouse of Margaret Jean Timko - '''[[Michael Pasterik]]'''
* Patterson, James Alexander, spouse of Margaret Ann Berish - [[James Alexander Patterson|'''James Alexander Patterson''']]
* Pavlisco, Elizabeth Virginia, spouse of Micheal Harold Bigan - '''[[Elizabeth Virginia Pavlisco]]'''
* Petiya, Pauline Joann, spouse of Albert James Timko - '''[[Pauline Joann Petiya]]'''
* Petiya, Stephen Bernard, spouse of Barbara Ann Timko - '''[[Stephen Bernard Petiya]]'''
* Petrilla, Andrew Michael, spouse of Mary Martha Timko - '''[[Andrew Michael Petrilla]]'''
* Petrilla, Elizabeth Jane, spouse of Edwin William Hietikko - '''[[Elizabeth Jane Petrilla]]'''
* Petrilla, Paul Albert, spouse of Anna Rita Karafa - '''[[Paul Albert Petrilla]]'''
* Pike, Charles Olson Jr., spouse of Andrea Kathryn Berish -
* Piniecki, Helen D., spouse of Andrew John Timko - '''[[Helen D. Piniecki]]'''
* Politsky, Michael Joseph, spouse of Anna Joan Timko - '''[[Michael Joseph Politsky]]'''
* Politsky, Robert Michael, spouse of Petra Vicenta Medina - '''[[Robert Michael Politsky]]'''
* Pounds, David Joseph, spouse of Susan Margaret Timko -
* Propst, Thomas Jefferson II, spouse of Paulette Suzette Timko - '''[[Thomas Jefferson Propst II]]'''

=== '''Q''' ===

=== '''R''' ===

* Ray, Lalah Maxine - spouse of Howard Ernest Laughlin -
* Rossi, Anthony, partner of Joyce Marie Timko -
* Ruth, Alfred Samuel, spouse of Susan Margaret Timko -

=== '''S''' ===

* Scarbrough, Sara, spouse of Joseph S. Fancella Jr. -
* Setlock, Mary Elizabeth of John Paul Berish - '''[[Mary Elizabeth Setlock]]'''
* Shafer, Frances Elsie, spouse of Arthur Erwin Cooper Walker - '''[[Frances Elsie Shafer]]'''
* Shearer, Norma Jean, spouse of Robert James Dellafiora - '''[[Norma Jean Shearer]]'''
* Spurrier, Mary Margaret, spouse of Stephen Michael Timko - '''[[Mary Margaret Spurrier]]'''
* Stapinski, Joseph S., spouse of Mary Louise Berish - '''[[Joseph Paul Stapinski]]'''
* Stiscak, Anthony John, spouse of Helen Louise Timko - '''[[Anthony John Stiscak]]'''
* Sweet, Evelyn, spouse of Stephen John Timko - '''[[Evelyn Sweet]]'''
* Swickard, Robert Cooper, spouse of Elizabeth Jane Nemitt - '''[[Robert Cooper Swickard]]'''

=== '''T''' ===
* Tapscott, Mabel Anne, spouse of Donel Laughlin - '''[[Mabel Anne Tapscott]]'''
* Tarchick, George Joseph, spouse of Amelia Gail Hudak - '''[[George Joseph Tarchick]]'''
* Termine, James A, spouse of Jacqueline Marie Berish -
* Timko, Albert James, spouse of Pauline Joann Petiya - '''[[Albert James Timko]]'''
* Timko, Amy Dee, spouse of Minyard Douglas Chaffin - '''[[Amy Dee Timko]]'''
* Timko, Andrew George, spouse of Verna Margaret Furin - '''[[Andrew George Timko]]'''
* Timko, Andrew John, spouse of Helen D. Piniecki - '''[[Andrew John Timko]]'''
* Timko, Anna Joan, spouse of Michael Joseph Politsky - '''[[Anna Joan Timko]]'''
* Timko, Anna Mae, spouse of Joseph S. Fancella - [[Anna Mae Timko|'''Anna Mae Timko''']]
* Timko, Anna Margaret, spouse of James David Norris - '''[[Anna Margaret Timko]]'''
* Timko, Barbara Ann, spouse of Stephen Bernard Petiya - '''[[Barbara Ann Timko]]'''
* Timko, Cathy Janean, spouse of Harry David Heeter - '''[[Cathy Janean Timko]]'''
* Timko, Dorothy Alice, spouse of Edward Anthony Grohosky, '''[[Herbert Leroy Parker Jr]]''', Leo Albert Wanner -
* Timko, Dorothy Alice, spouse of Salvadore Conrad Mancino - [[Dorothy Alice Timko|'''Dorothy Alice Timko''']]
* Timko, Edward John, spouse of Jeannette Frances Walker - '''[[Edward John Timko]]'''
* Timko, Edward John Jr., spouse of Mary Cathleen Laughlin -
* Timko, Elizabeth Delores, spouse of Edward Charles Entler - [[Elizabeth Delores Timko|'''Elizabeth Delores Timko''']]
* Timko, Elizabeth Margaret, spouse of George Yeager Campbell, Richard Andrew Green, Simon Yonut Jr. - '''[[Elizabeth Margaret Timko]]'''
* Timko, Emma Marie, spouse of George Edward Burin -
* Timko, Helen Louise, spouse of Anthony John Stiscak - '''[[Helen Louise Timko]]'''
* Timko, John Joseph, spouse of Anna Isabella Novotny - [[John Joseph Timko|'''John Joseph Timko''']]
* Timko, Joseph John Jr., spouse of Martha Bishop, Elaine Alberta Fauvie, Eleanor P. McLaughlin - '''[[Joseph John Timko Jr.]]'''
* Timko, Joseph John Sr., spouse of Anna Veronica Berish - '''[[Joseph John Timko Sr.]]'''
* Timko, Joyce Marie, partner of Anthony Rossi, Larry Eugene Hoffman - '''[[Joyce Marie Timko]]'''
* Timko, Margaret Anne, spouse of Anthony Joseph Olejarczyk - '''[[Margaret Anne Timko]]'''
* Timko, Margaret Jean, spouse of Michael Pasterik - '''[[Margaret Jean Timko]]'''
* Timko, Mary, spouse of Joseph Novick - [[Mary Timko|'''Mary Timko''']]
* Timko, Mary Martha, spouse of Andrew Michael Petrilla - '''[[Mary Martha Timko]]'''
* Timko, Michael Joseph, a spouse of Thelma Irene Jones - [[Michael Joseph Timko|'''Michael Joseph Timko''']]
* Timko, Paul John, spouse of Elizabeth Mary Dankovich - [[Paul John Timko|'''Paul John Timko''']]
* Timko, Paul Steve, spouse of Pearl Eva Gould - [[Paul Steve Timko|'''Paul Steve Timko''']]
* Timko, Paulette Suzette, spouse of Thomas Jefferson Propst II - '''[[Paulette Suzette Timko]]'''
* Timko, Stephen Jr., spouse of Anna Margaret Witco - [[Stephen Timko Jr.|'''Stephen Timko Jr.''']]
* Timko, Stephen Sr, spouse of Maria Kenderes - [[Stephen Timko Sr|'''Stephen Timko Sr''']]
* Timko, Stephen John, spouse of Evelyn Sweet - '''[[Stephen John Timko]]'''
* Timko, Stephen Michael Jr., spouse of Cathy L. Flavell -
* Timko, Stephen Michael, spouse of Mary Margaret Spurrier - '''[[Stephen Michael Timko]]'''
* Timko, Susan Margaret, spouse of David Joseph Pounds, Robert William Coffee, Alfred Samuel Ruth - '''[[Susan Margaret Timko]]'''

=== '''U''' ===

=== '''V''' ===

=== '''W''' ===

* Walker, Arthur Erwin Cooper, spouse of Frances Elsie Shafer - '''[[Arthur Erwin Cooper Walker]]'''
* Wanner, Leo Albert, spouse of Dorothy Alice Timko - [[Leo Albert Wanner|'''Leo Albert Wanner''']]
* Witco, Anna Margaret, spouse of Stephen Timko Jr. - '''[[Anna Margaret Witco]]'''

=== '''X''' ===

=== '''Y''' ===

* Yonut, Simon Jr, spouse of Emma Leona Bradfield, Elizabeth Margaret Timko - [[Simon Yonut Jr|'''Simon Yonut Jr''']]

=== '''Z''' ===
Zilka, Mary, spouse of Peter John Berish - '''[[Mary Zilka]]'''

Extended Family Index

2022-03-24T03:42:43Z

Timkomac: /* L */ Added link to Mark Edward Laughlin

''Page edited 20-Feb-22. ET''

=== '''A''' ===

=== '''B''' ===
* Balas, Audrey Jean, spouse of Edward John Hudak -
* Barnes, Ida Mae, spouse of John Edward Laughlin - '''[[Ida Mae Barnes]]'''
* Barnett, Alberta June, spouse of Robert John Berish - '''[[Alberta June Barnett]]'''
* Bartek, Steven Charles, spouse of Frances Irene Briscoe - '''[[Steven Charles Bartek]]'''
* Berish, Andrea Kathryn, spouse of Charles Olson Pike Jr. - '''[[Andrea Kathryn Berish]]'''
* Berish, Andrew Michael, spouse of Catherine Marie Bishop - '''[[Andrew Michael Berish]]'''
* Berish, Anna Veronica, spouse of Joseph John Timko Sr. - '''[[Anna Veronica Berish]]'''
* Berish, Emma Eleanor, spouse of Emil James Galeteka - '''[[Emma Eleanor Berish]]'''
* Berish, Mary Catherine, spouse of Harold Reyburn Grove -
* Berish, Mary Louise, spouse of Joseph Stanley Briscoe, Joseph S. Stanpinski - '''[[Mary Louise Berish]]'''
* Berish, George Michael, spouse of Pearl Lutz - '''[[George Michael Berish]]'''
* Berish, Gloria Joyce, spouse of Marvin Wesley Brooks -
* Berish, Gregory Anthony, spouse of Deborah Kay Magergee - [[Gregory Anthony Berish|'''Gregory Anthony Berish''']]
* Berish, Gregory George, spouse of Donna Marie Billock -
* Berish, Jacqueline Marie, spouse of James A. Termine -
* Berish, Jennifer Ann, spouse of Herbert E. McVicker Jr. -
* Berish, John Michael, spouse of Helen Rosalie Hudock - '''[[John Michael Berish]]'''
* Berish, John Paul, spouse of Mary Elizabeth Setlock - '''[[John Paul Berish]]'''
* Berish, Joseph, no spouse - '''[[Joseph Berish]]'''
* Berish, Margaret Ann, spouse of James Alexander Patterson - [[Margaret Ann Berish|'''Margaret Ann Berish''']]
* Berish, Margaret Ann, daughter of Peter & Mary (Zilka) Berish - '''[[Margaret Ann Berish-Zilka]]'''
* Berish, Michael, spouse of Anna P. Mudry - [[Michael Berish|'''Michael Berish''']]
* Berish, Michael George, spouse of Anna Elizabeth Hudak - [[Michael George Berish|'''Michael George Berish''']]
* Berish, Paul Joseph, spouse of Jeannette Polly Everitt - [[Paul Joseph Berish|'''Paul Joseph Berish''']]
* Berish, Paul Joseph Jr., spouse of Dolly Suzanne Cline, Bobbi Jo Davenport, Kathryn D. Oliver - [[Paul Joseph Berish Jr.|'''Paul Joseph Berish Jr.''']]
* Berish, Peter John, spouse of Mary Zilka - '''[[Peter John Berish]]'''
* Berish, Robert John, spouse of Alberta June Barnett - '''[[Robert John Berish]]'''
* Berish, Susan Elizabeth, spouse of Leo Dellafiora - '''[[Susan Elizabeth Berish]]'''
* Berish, Theresa E., spouse of Andrew M. Hudak - '''[[Theresa E. Berish]]'''
* Bigan, Michale Harold, spouse of Elizabeth Virginia Pavlisco - '''[[Michael Harold Bigan]]'''
* Billock, Donna Marie, spouse of Gregory George Berish -
* Bishop, Catherine Marie, spouse of Andrew Michael Berish - '''[[Catherine Marie Bishop]]'''
* Bishop, Martha, spouse of Joseph John Timko Jr. - '''[[Martha Bishop]]'''
* Briscoe, Dorothy Mae, spouse of Francis Edward Demyan - '''[[Francis Edward Demyan]]'''
* Briscoe, Frances Irene, spouse of Steven Charles Bartek -
* Briscoe, Joseph Stanley, spouse of Mary Louise Berish - '''[[Joseph Stanley Briscoe]]'''
* Brooks, Marvin Wesley, spouse of Gloria Joyce Berish - '''[[Marvin Wesley Brooks]]'''
* Burin, Edward George, spouse of Emma Marie Timko - '''[[George Edward Burin]]'''
* Burin, Thomas Michael, spouse of Melinda Sue Glancy - '''[[Thomas Michael Burin]]'''

=== '''C''' ===

* Chaffin, Minyard Douglas, spouse Amy Dee Timko - '''[[Minyard Douglas Chaffin]]'''
* Ciferno, Lawrence Albert, spouse of Loretta Ann Grohosky - '''[[Lawrence Albert Ciferno]]'''
* Cline, Dolly Suzanne, spouse of Paul Joseph Berish Jr. - '''[[Dolly Suzanne Cline]]'''
* Coffee, Robert William, spouse of Susan Margaret Timko -

=== '''D''' ===

* Dankovich, Elizabeth Mary, spouse of Paul John Timko - '''[[Elizabeth Mary Dankovich]]'''
* Dellafiora, Leo, spouse of Susan Elizabeth Berish - '''[[Leo Dellafiora]]'''
* Dellafiora, Louse Suzanne, unmarried - '''[[Louise Suzanne Dellafiora]]'''
* Dellafiora, Robert James, spouse of Norma Jean Shearer -
* Demyan, Francis Edward, spouse of Dorothy Mae Briscoe - '''[[Francis Edward Demyan]]'''

=== '''E''' ===

* Entler, Edward Charles, spouse of Elizabeth Delores Timko - '''[[Edward Charles Entler]]'''
* Everitt, Jeannette Polly, spouse of Paul Joseph Berish, Leonard Blair Spence - [[Jeannette Polly Everitt|'''Jeannette Polly Everitt''']]

=== '''F''' ===

* Fancella, Joannam, unmarried - '''[[Joanna Fancella]]'''
* Fancella, Joseph S., spouse of Anna Mae Timko - [[Joseph S. Fancella|'''Joseph S. Fancella''']]
* Fancella, Joseph S. Jr. - spouse of Sara Scarbrough - '''[[Joseph S. Fancella Jr.]]'''
* Fancella, Robert Mark, spouse of Sharon Leona Mowery - '''[[Robert Mark Fancella]]'''
* Fauvie, Elaine Alberta, spouse of Joseph John Timko Jr. - Elaine Alberta Fauvie
* Flavell, Cathy L., spouse of Stephen Michael Timko Jr. - '''[[Cathy L. Flavell]]'''
* Furin, Verna Margaret, spouse of Andrew George Timko - '''[[Verna Margaret Furin]]'''

=== '''G''' ===

* Galetka, Emil James, spouse of Emma Eleanor Berish - '''[[Emil James Galetka]]'''
* Galetka, Joan Elizabeth, spouse of Lawrence Bernard Kort -
* Glancy, Melinda Sue, spouse of Thomas Michael Burin -
* Gould, Pearl Eva, spouse of Paul Steve Timko - [[Pearl Eva Gould|'''Pearl Eva Gould''']]
* Green, Richard Andrew, spouse of Elizabeth Margaret Timko - [[Richard Andrew Green|'''Richard Andrew Green''']]
* Grohosky, Edward Anthony, spouse of Dorothy Alice Timko - [[Edward Anthony Grohosky|'''Edward Anthony Grohosky''']]
* Gorhosky, Loretta Ann, spouse of Lawrence Albert Ciferno -
* Grove, Harold Reyburn, spouse of Mary Catherine Berish - '''[[Harold Reyburn Grove]]'''

=== '''H''' ===

* Heeter, Harry David, spouse of Cathy Janean Timko - '''[[Harry David Heeter]]'''
* Hietikko, Edwin Albert, spouse of Elizabeth Jane Petrilla - '''[[Edwin William Hietikko]]'''
* Hoffman, Larry Eugene, spouse of Joyce Marie Timko -
* Hudak, Andrew M., spouse of Theresa E. Berish - '''[[Andrew M. Hudak]]'''
* Hudak, Anna Elizabeth, spouse of Michael George Berish - [[Anna Elizabeth Hudak|'''Anna Elizabeth Hudak''']]
* Hudak, Amelia Gail, spouse of George Joseph Tarchick -
* Hudak, Edward John, spouse Audrey Jean Balas - '''[[Edward John Hudak]]'''
* Hudock, Helen Rosalie, spouse of John Michael Berish - '''[[Helen Rosalie Hudock]]'''

=== '''I''' ===

=== '''J''' ===

* Jenkins, Thelma Jean, spouse of Stephen Bernard Petiya - '''[[Thelma Jean Jenkins]]'''
* Jones, Donna Jean, spouse of Joseph Michael Nemitt Jr. - '''[[Donna Jean Jones]]'''
* Jones, Thelma Irene Jones, spouse of Michael Joseph Timko - [[Thelma Irene Jones|'''Thelma Irene Jones''']]

=== '''K''' ===

* Kamenish, Mary Virginia, spouse of Edward Ellsworth Laughlin - '''[[Mary Virginia Kamenish]]'''
* Karafa, Anna Rita, spouse of Paul Albert Petrilla -
* Kelley, Alicia Lynette, spouse of John Joseph Timko - '''[[Alicia Lynette Kelley]]'''
* Kelley, Jimmy Dean, No spouse - '''[[Jimmy Dean Kelley]]'''
* Kenderes, Maria, spouse of Stephen Timko, Sr - [[Maria Kenderes|'''Maria Kenderes''']]
* Kort, Lawrence Bernard, spouse of Joan Elizabeth Kort - '''[[Lawrence Bernard Kort]]'''

=== '''L''' ===

* Laughlin, David Scott - '''[[David Scott Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, Donel, spouse Mabel Anne Tapscott - '''[[Donel Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, Edward Ellsworth, spouse of Mary Virginia Kamenish - '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, Francis Scott, spouse of Gertrude Maribee Ogg - [[Francis Scott Laughlin|'''Francis Scott Laughlin''']]
* Laughlin, Helen Maxine, spouse of Richard McKeehan Morgan - '''[[Helen Maxine Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, Howard Ernest, spouse of Lalah Maxine Ray - '''[[Howard Ernest Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, John Edward, spouse of Ida Mae Barnes - [[John Edward Laughlin|'''John Edward Laughlin''']]
* Laughlin, June Alice, spouse of Jefferson Brooks Walters Jr. (second spouse Charles Robert Newbold) - [[June Alice Laughlin|'''June Alice Laughlin''']]
* Laughlin, Linda Kay - '''[[Linda Kay Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, Mae E. (Never married) - '''[[Mae E. Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, Mark Edward - '''[[Mark Edward Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, Michael Edward (Never married) - '''[[Michael Edward Laughlin]]'''
* Laughlin, Patrick Anthony, spouse of Deborah Jean Wright - '''[[Patrick Anthony Laughlin]]'''
* Lutz, Pearl, spouse of George Michael Berish - [[Pearl Lutz|'''Pearl Lutz''']]

=== '''M''' ===

* Magergee, Deborah Kay, spouse of Gregory Anthony Berish -
* Mancino, Salvadore Conrad, spouse of Dorothy Alice Timko - '''[[Salvadore Conrad Mancino]]'''
* McLaughlin, Eleanor P., spouse of James D. Barnett, Joseph John Timko Jr. - Eleanor P. McLaughlin
* McVicker, Herbert E. Jr., spouse of Jennifer Ann Berish -
* Medina, Petra Vicenta, spouse of Robert Michael Politsky -
* Middlecamp, Michael Scott, (Never married) - [[Michael Scott Middlecamp|'''Michael Scott Middlecamp''']]
* Miller, Patricia Louise, spouse of Robert John Miller -
* Morgan, Richard McKeehan, spouse of Helen Maxine Laughlin -
* Mowery, Sharon Leona, spouse of Robert Mark Fancella -
* Mudry, Anna P., spouse of Michael Berish - [[Anna P. Mudry|'''Anna P. Mudry''']]
* Mumau, James Earnest, spouse of Patricia Jane Norris - '''[[James Earnest Mumau]]'''

=== '''N''' ===

* Nemitt, Elizabeth Jane, spouse of Robert Cooper Swickard - '''[[Elizabeth Jane Nemitt]]'''
* Nemitt, Joseph Michael Jr., spouse of Donna Jean Jones -
* Nemitt, Robert John, spouse of Patricia Louise Miller - '''[[Robert John Nemitt]]'''
* Norris, David, (Never married) - '''[[David Norris]]'''
* Norris, James David, spouse of Anna Margaret Timko - '''[[James David Norris]]'''
* Norris, Patricia Jane, spouse of James Earnest Mumau -
* Novick, Joseph, spouse of Mary Timko - [[Joseph Novick|'''Joseph Novick''']]
* Novotny, Anna Isabella, spouse of John Joseph Timko - [[Anna Isabella Novotny|'''Anna Isabella Novotny''']]

=== '''O''' ===

* Ogg, Gertrude Maribee, spouse of Francis Scott Laughlin - '''[[Gertrude Maribee Ogg]]'''
* Olejarczyk, Anthony Joseph, spouse of Margaret Anne Timko - [[Anthony Joseph Olejarczyk|'''Anthony Joseph Olejarczyk''']]

=== '''P''' ===

* Parker, Herbert Leroy Jr., spouse of Dorothy Alice Timko - '''[[Herbert Leroy Parker Jr]]'''
* Pasterik, Michael, spouse of Margaret Jean Timko - '''[[Michael Pasterik]]'''
* Patterson, James Alexander, spouse of Margaret Ann Berish - [[James Alexander Patterson|'''James Alexander Patterson''']]
* Pavlisco, Elizabeth Virginia, spouse of Micheal Harold Bigan - '''[[Elizabeth Virginia Pavlisco]]'''
* Petiya, Pauline Joann, spouse of Albert James Timko - '''[[Pauline Joann Petiya]]'''
* Petiya, Stephen Bernard, spouse of Barbara Ann Timko - '''[[Stephen Bernard Petiya]]'''
* Petrilla, Andrew Michael, spouse of Mary Martha Timko - '''[[Andrew Michael Petrilla]]'''
* Petrilla, Elizabeth Jane, spouse of Edwin William Hietikko - '''[[Elizabeth Jane Petrilla]]'''
* Petrilla, Paul Albert, spouse of Anna Rita Karafa - '''[[Paul Albert Petrilla]]'''
* Pike, Charles Olson Jr., spouse of Andrea Kathryn Berish -
* Piniecki, Helen D., spouse of Andrew John Timko - '''[[Helen D. Piniecki]]'''
* Politsky, Michael Joseph, spouse of Anna Joan Timko - '''[[Michael Joseph Politsky]]'''
* Politsky, Robert Michael, spouse of Petra Vicenta Medina - '''[[Robert Michael Politsky]]'''
* Pounds, David Joseph, spouse of Susan Margaret Timko -
* Propst, Thomas Jefferson II, spouse of Paulette Suzette Timko - '''[[Thomas Jefferson Propst II]]'''

=== '''Q''' ===

=== '''R''' ===

* Ray, Lalah Maxine - spouse of Howard Ernest Laughlin -
* Rossi, Anthony, partner of Joyce Marie Timko -
* Ruth, Alfred Samuel, spouse of Susan Margaret Timko -

=== '''S''' ===

* Scarbrough, Sara, spouse of Joseph S. Fancella Jr. -
* Setlock, Mary Elizabeth of John Paul Berish - '''[[Mary Elizabeth Setlock]]'''
* Shafer, Frances Elsie, spouse of Arthur Erwin Cooper Walker - '''[[Frances Elsie Shafer]]'''
* Shearer, Norma Jean, spouse of Robert James Dellafiora - '''[[Norma Jean Shearer]]'''
* Spurrier, Mary Margaret, spouse of Stephen Michael Timko - '''[[Mary Margaret Spurrier]]'''
* Stapinski, Joseph S., spouse of Mary Louise Berish - '''[[Joseph Paul Stapinski]]'''
* Stiscak, Anthony John, spouse of Helen Louise Timko - '''[[Anthony John Stiscak]]'''
* Sweet, Evelyn, spouse of Stephen John Timko - '''[[Evelyn Sweet]]'''
* Swickard, Robert Cooper, spouse of Elizabeth Jane Nemitt - '''[[Robert Cooper Swickard]]'''

=== '''T''' ===
* Tapscott, Mabel Anne, spouse of Donel Laughlin - '''[[Mabel Anne Tapscott]]'''
* Tarchick, George Joseph, spouse of Amelia Gail Hudak - '''[[George Joseph Tarchick]]'''
* Termine, James A, spouse of Jacqueline Marie Berish -
* Timko, Albert James, spouse of Pauline Joann Petiya - '''[[Albert James Timko]]'''
* Timko, Amy Dee, spouse of Minyard Douglas Chaffin - '''[[Amy Dee Timko]]'''
* Timko, Andrew George, spouse of Verna Margaret Furin - '''[[Andrew George Timko]]'''
* Timko, Andrew John, spouse of Helen D. Piniecki - '''[[Andrew John Timko]]'''
* Timko, Anna Joan, spouse of Michael Joseph Politsky - '''[[Anna Joan Timko]]'''
* Timko, Anna Mae, spouse of Joseph S. Fancella - [[Anna Mae Timko|'''Anna Mae Timko''']]
* Timko, Anna Margaret, spouse of James David Norris - '''[[Anna Margaret Timko]]'''
* Timko, Barbara Ann, spouse of Stephen Bernard Petiya - '''[[Barbara Ann Timko]]'''
* Timko, Cathy Janean, spouse of Harry David Heeter - '''[[Cathy Janean Timko]]'''
* Timko, Dorothy Alice, spouse of Edward Anthony Grohosky, '''[[Herbert Leroy Parker Jr]]''', Leo Albert Wanner -
* Timko, Dorothy Alice, spouse of Salvadore Conrad Mancino - [[Dorothy Alice Timko|'''Dorothy Alice Timko''']]
* Timko, Edward John, spouse of Jeannette Frances Walker - '''[[Edward John Timko]]'''
* Timko, Edward John Jr., spouse of Mary Cathleen Laughlin -
* Timko, Elizabeth Delores, spouse of Edward Charles Entler - [[Elizabeth Delores Timko|'''Elizabeth Delores Timko''']]
* Timko, Elizabeth Margaret, spouse of George Yeager Campbell, Richard Andrew Green, Simon Yonut Jr. - '''[[Elizabeth Margaret Timko]]'''
* Timko, Emma Marie, spouse of George Edward Burin -
* Timko, Helen Louise, spouse of Anthony John Stiscak - '''[[Helen Louise Timko]]'''
* Timko, John Joseph, spouse of Anna Isabella Novotny - [[John Joseph Timko|'''John Joseph Timko''']]
* Timko, Joseph John Jr., spouse of Martha Bishop, Elaine Alberta Fauvie, Eleanor P. McLaughlin - '''[[Joseph John Timko Jr.]]'''
* Timko, Joseph John Sr., spouse of Anna Veronica Berish - '''[[Joseph John Timko Sr.]]'''
* Timko, Joyce Marie, partner of Anthony Rossi, Larry Eugene Hoffman - '''[[Joyce Marie Timko]]'''
* Timko, Margaret Anne, spouse of Anthony Joseph Olejarczyk - '''[[Margaret Anne Timko]]'''
* Timko, Margaret Jean, spouse of Michael Pasterik - '''[[Margaret Jean Timko]]'''
* Timko, Mary, spouse of Joseph Novick - [[Mary Timko|'''Mary Timko''']]
* Timko, Mary Martha, spouse of Andrew Michael Petrilla - '''[[Mary Martha Timko]]'''
* Timko, Michael Joseph, a spouse of Thelma Irene Jones - [[Michael Joseph Timko|'''Michael Joseph Timko''']]
* Timko, Paul John, spouse of Elizabeth Mary Dankovich - [[Paul John Timko|'''Paul John Timko''']]
* Timko, Paul Steve, spouse of Pearl Eva Gould - [[Paul Steve Timko|'''Paul Steve Timko''']]
* Timko, Paulette Suzette, spouse of Thomas Jefferson Propst II - '''[[Paulette Suzette Timko]]'''
* Timko, Stephen Jr., spouse of Anna Margaret Witco - [[Stephen Timko Jr.|'''Stephen Timko Jr.''']]
* Timko, Stephen Sr, spouse of Maria Kenderes - [[Stephen Timko Sr|'''Stephen Timko Sr''']]
* Timko, Stephen John, spouse of Evelyn Sweet - '''[[Stephen John Timko]]'''
* Timko, Stephen Michael Jr., spouse of Cathy L. Flavell -
* Timko, Stephen Michael, spouse of Mary Margaret Spurrier - '''[[Stephen Michael Timko]]'''
* Timko, Susan Margaret, spouse of David Joseph Pounds, Robert William Coffee, Alfred Samuel Ruth - '''[[Susan Margaret Timko]]'''

=== '''U''' ===

=== '''V''' ===

=== '''W''' ===

* Walker, Arthur Erwin Cooper, spouse of Frances Elsie Shafer - '''[[Arthur Erwin Cooper Walker]]'''
* Wanner, Leo Albert, spouse of Dorothy Alice Timko - [[Leo Albert Wanner|'''Leo Albert Wanner''']]
* Witco, Anna Margaret, spouse of Stephen Timko Jr. - '''[[Anna Margaret Witco]]'''

=== '''X''' ===

=== '''Y''' ===

* Yonut, Simon Jr, spouse of Emma Leona Bradfield, Elizabeth Margaret Timko - [[Simon Yonut Jr|'''Simon Yonut Jr''']]

=== '''Z''' ===
Zilka, Mary, spouse of Peter John Berish - '''[[Mary Zilka]]'''

John Edward & Ida Mae (Barnes) Laughlin Family

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[[File:John Edward and Ida Mae's children.jpg|thumb|The children of John Edward and Ida Mae. Top Row, Standing, L to R: Raymond, Catherine, Bernard, Ruth, Robert, Margaret, Mark. Bottom Row, Seated, L to R: Aaron, Bertha, Helen, Mae, Howard, Pauline, Joseph, Donel.]]
'''[[John Edward Laughlin]]''' was born on December 3, 1856 in Rush County, Indiana to John Laughlin and Catherine Mahoney from County Kerry, Ireland. He died on May 31, 1942 in Rush County, Indiana. '''[[Ida Mae Barnes]]''' was born on February 2, 1867 in Rush County, Indiana to James Mason Barnes and Margaret Conrey. She died on April 4, 1948 in Rush County, Indiana. Both of them are interred in East Hill Mausoleum in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana.

They were married on October 13, 1886 in Rush County, Indiana. They spent most of their married life running the family farm, where they raised their fifteen children. In later years, they retired from farming and moved to a large house in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana.

The Laughlin children attended school in Rush County and also helped to work the farm. While the sons worked in the fields along side John Edward, the daughters helped Ida Mae maintain the family home, cooking large meals to feed the entire family as well as hired farm hands. They kept the home clean, maintained a small kitchen garden and fed the livestock. The older daughters helped Ida Mae care for their younger siblings.

== Family Trees ==

* Barnes Family Tree
* Kamenish Family Tree
* '''[[Laughlin Family Tree]]'''
* Tapscott Family Tree

== Family Stories ==
Over the years, many family stories have been handed down through the generations. Here are a few to share.

'''[[Laughlin Family Stories]]'''

== Their Fifteen Children ==
John Edward and Ida Mae had fifteen children. All were born at home in Rush County, Indiana.

* [[Mae E. Laughlin|'''Mae E. Laughlin''']]
* '''[[Mark Edward Laughlin]]'''
* Charles Bernard Laughlin
* Margaret Laughlin
* [[Donel Laughlin|'''Donel Laughlin''']]
* John Raymond Laughlin
* Ruth Laughlin
* Robert Leonard Laughlin
* Lawrence Aaron Laughlin
* Catherine Dell Laughlin
* Joseph Alton Laughlin
* Ida Pauline Laughlin
* Bertha Louise Laughlin
* '''[[Howard Ernest Laughlin]]'''
* '''[[Helen Maxine Laughlin]]'''

*
*

== Their Twenty Grandchildren ==
The children of John Edward and Ida Mae presented their parents with nineteen grandchildren. Ten of their grandchildren are boys and ten of them are girls.

* James Theodore Laughlin
* '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]'''
* '''[[Francis Scott Laughlin]]'''
* Charles Bernard Laughlin
* Ellen Jane Martin
* William Edward Laughlin
* '''[[June Alice Laughlin]]'''
* Elizabeth Eileen Laughlin
* Clara Lou Laughlin
* Patricia Ann Laughlin
* Marilyn Ruth Laughlin
* Connie Kay Conover
* Jack Burton Laughlin
* Melanie Jayne Morgan
* Roger Whitcomb Jr.
* Jerry Joe Laughlin
* Naomi Rebecca Whitcomb
* Raymond Charles Morgan
* Timothy Ray Laughlin
* Lisa Laughlin Morgan

*
*
*

Helen Maxine Laughlin

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[[File:Helen Laughlin.jpg|thumb|Helen Maxine Laughlin, date and location unknown.]]
Born on March 16, 1916 in Rush County, Indiana. She was one of fifteen children, and youngest daughter, of '''[[John Edward Laughlin]]''' and '''[[Ida Mae Barnes]]'''.

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== Description ==
She was slim of build and average of stature.

== Early Years ==

* '''Childhood'''
* '''Siblings'''
**'''[[Mae E. Laughlin]]'''
** '''[[Mark Edward Laughlin]]'''
** Charles Bernard Laughlin
** Margaret Laughlin
** '''[[Donel Laughlin]]'''
** John Raymond Laughlin
** Ruth Ellen Laughlin
** Robert Leonard Laughlin
** Lawrence Aaron Laughlin
** Catherine Dell Laughlin
** Joseph Alton Laughlin
** Ida Pauline Laughlin
** Bertha Louise Laughlin
** '''[[Howard Ernest Laughlin]]'''

== Education ==
She could read and write.

== Religion ==

== Family Years ==
Married Richard McKeehan Morgan on November 23, 1939 in Rush County, Indiana. The couple had three children: one boy - Raymond Charles, and two girls - Melanie Jayne and Lisa Laughlin.

The couple had three children:

* Melanie Jayne Morgan
* Raymond Charles Morgan
* Lisa Laughlin Morgan

== Residences ==

== Working Years ==
Homemaker

== Personal Life ==

== Death ==
Helen died on May 9, 1996 in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama.

Howard Ernest Laughlin

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Born on August 16, 1910 in Rush County, Indiana. He was one of fifteen children, and youngest son, of '''[[John Edward Laughlin]]''' and '''[[Ida Mae Barnes]]'''. He was known to family and friends as Tony.

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== Description ==
He was slim of build and tall of stature. He had brown hair and blue eyes.

== Early Years ==

* '''Childhood'''
* '''Siblings'''
**'''[[Mae E. Laughlin]]'''
** '''[[Mark Edward Laughlin]]'''
** Charles Bernard Laughlin
** Margaret Laughlin
** '''[[Donel Laughlin]]'''
** John Raymond Laughlin
** Ruth Ellen Laughlin
** Robert Leonard Laughlin
** Lawrence Aaron Laughlin
** Catherine Dell Laughlin
** Joseph Alton Laughlin
** Ida Pauline Laughlin
** Bertha Louise Laughlin
** '''[[Helen Maxine Laughlin]]'''

== Education ==
He graduated from high school and went on to graduate from Purdue School of Pharmacy.

== Religion ==
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church

== Family Years ==
Married Lalah Maxine Ray on October 20, 1934 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. The couple had one child, a boy - Timothy Ray.

The couple had one child:

* Timothy Ray Laughlin

== Residences ==

== Working Years ==
He was a pharmacist.

== Business Ventures ==

* Owner and operator of Medical Arts Pharmacy, Midtown Pharmacy and Northbrook Pharmacy

== Personal Life ==
Breeder of Appaloosa Horses.

He served on the Indiana State Board of Pharmacy and the Wayne County Health Department.

He was also a member of the Kiwanis Club and Yokefellow Luncheon

== Death ==
Howard died on March 18, 1996 at Friends Fellowship Community in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. He was buried March 20, 1996 in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.

Donel Laughlin

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Born on October 2, 1893 in Rush County, Indiana. He was one of fifteen children, and third oldest son, of '''[[John Edward Laughlin]]''' and '''[[Ida Mae Barnes]]'''.

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== Description ==
He was slim of build and tall of stature. He had brown hair and blue eyes.

== Early Years ==

* '''Childhood'''
* '''Siblings'''
**'''[[Mae E. Laughlin]]'''
** '''[[Mark Edward Laughlin]]'''
** Charles Bernard Laughlin
** Margaret Laughlin
** John Raymond Laughlin
** Ruth Ellen Laughlin
** Robert Leonard Laughlin
** Lawrence Aaron Laughlin
** Catherine Dell Laughlin
** Joseph Alton Laughlin
** Ida Pauline Laughlin
** Bertha Louise Laughlin
** '''[[Howard Ernest Laughlin]]'''
** '''[[Helen Maxine Laughlin]]'''

== Education ==
He could read and write.

== Religion ==

== Family Years ==
Married '''[[Mabel Anne Tapscott]]''' on September 3, 1914 in New Castle, Henry County, Indiana. The couple had three children: two boys - Edward Ellsworth, and Francis Scott, and one girl - June Alice.

The couple had three children:

* '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]'''
* '''[[Francis Scott Laughlin]]'''
* [[June Alice Laughlin|'''June Alice Laughlin''']]

== Residences ==

== Working Years ==
Worked as a farmer, diner operator and truck driver.

== Personal Life ==
Liked to raise horses.

== Death ==
Donel died from aneurism on September 22, 1970 at home in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. He was buried at Woodland Cemetery in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.

Ida Mae Barnes

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Born on February 2, 1867 in Rush County, Indiana. She was one of ten children, and oldest child of James Mason Barnes and Margaret Conrey.

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==Description==
She was of average build and stature.
==Early Years==
*'''Childhood'''
*'''Siblings'''
**Emma Barnes
**Mary Della Barnes
**Josephine Barnes
**Ernest Clifford Barnes
**Ethel Barnes
**Chester Barnes
**Mary Barnes
**Myrtha Barnes
**Gyertha Barnes
==Education==
She could read and write.
==Religion==
==Family Years==
Married '''[[John Edward Laughlin]]''' on October 13, 1886 in Rush County, Indiana. The couple had fifteen children: eight boys - Mark Edward, Charles Bernard, Donel, John Raymond, Robert Leonard, Lawrence Aaron, Joseph Alton and Howard Ernest, and seven girl - Mae E, Margaret, Ruth Ellen, Catherine Dell, Ida Pauline, Bertha Louise, and Helen Maxine.

The couple had fifteen children:
*'''[[Mae E. Laughlin]]'''
*'''[[Mark Edward Laughlin]]'''
*Charles Bernard Laughlin
*Margaret Laughlin
*'''[[Donel Laughlin]]'''
*John Raymond Laughlin
*Ruth Ellen Laughlin
*Robert Leonard Laughlin
*Lawrence Aaron Laughlin
*Catherine Dell Laughlin
*Joseph Alton Laughlin
*Ida Pauline Laughlin
*Bertha Louise Laughlin
*'''[[Howard Ernest Laughlin]]'''
*'''[[Helen Maxine Laughlin]]'''
==Residences==
==Working Years==
Worked as a homemaker.
==Personal Life==
==Death==
John died on April 4, 1948 in Rush County, Indiana. She was buried April 7, 1948 at East Hill Mausoleum in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana

John Edward Laughlin

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Born on December 3, 1856 in Richland Township, Rush County, Indiana. He was one of twelve children, and sixth oldest son, of John Edward Laughlin Sr and Catherine Mahoney.

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== Description ==
He was slight of build and average of stature. He had brown hair and grey eyes.

== Early Years ==

* '''Childhood'''
* '''Siblings'''
** James Emmett Laughlin
** Jeremia Laughlin
** James Laughlin
** Margaret Laughlin
** Dennis Laughlin
** George Timothy Laughlin
** Daniel Laughlin
** Catherine E. Laughlin
** Patrick Oliver Laughlin
** Unnamed Laughlin
** Martha Johanna Laughlin

== Education ==
He could read and write.

== Religion ==

== Family Years ==
Married '''[[Ida Mae Barnes]]''' on October 13, 1886 in Rush County, Indiana. The couple had fifteen children: eight boys - Mark Edward, Charles Bernard, Donel, John Raymond, Robert Leonard, Lawrence Aaron, Joseph Alton and Howard Ernest, and seven girl - Mae E, Margaret, Ruth Ellen, Catherine Dell, Ida Pauline, Bertha Louise, and Helen Maxine.

The couple had fifteen children:

* '''[[Mae E. Laughlin]]'''
* '''[[Mark Edward Laughlin]]'''
* Charles Bernard Laughlin
* Margaret Laughlin
* '''[[Donel Laughlin]]'''
* John Raymond Laughlin
* Ruth Ellen Laughlin
* Robert Leonard Laughlin
* Lawrence Aaron Laughlin
* Catherine Dell Laughlin
* Joseph Alton Laughlin
* Ida Pauline Laughlin
* Bertha Louise Laughlin
* '''[[Howard Ernest Laughlin]]'''
* '''[[Helen Maxine Laughlin]]'''

== Residences ==

== Working Years ==
Worked as a farmer.

== Personal Life ==

== Death ==
John died on May 31, 1942 at the home of Harry Clark in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. He was buried in April, 1942 at East Hill Mausoleum in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana

Mark Edward Laughlin

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Born on April 30, 1888 in Rush County, Indiana. He was one of fifteen children, the second child and oldest son, of '''[[John Edward Laughlin]]''' and '''[[Ida Mae Barnes]]'''.

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== Description ==
He was of medium build and had brown hair and blue eyes.

== Early Years ==

* '''Childhood'''
* '''Siblings'''
** '''[[Mae E. Laughlin]]'''
** Mark Edward Laughlin
** Charles Bernard Laughlin
** Margaret Laughlin
** '''[[Donel Laughlin]]'''
** John Raymond Laughlin
** Ruth Ellen Laughlin
** Robert Leonard Laughlin
** Lawrence Aaron Laughlin
** Catherine Dell Laughlin
** Joseph Alton Laughlin
** Ida Pauline Laughlin
** Bertha Louise Laughlin
** '''[[Howard Ernest Laughlin]]'''
** '''[[Helen Maxine Laughlin]]'''

== Education ==
Mark could read and write.

== Religion ==

== Family Years ==
He married Edith Heck on December 3, 1913 in Fayette County, Indiana. The couple had no children. His second wife was Hazel Hinchman. They were married on April 4, 1942 in Rush County, Indiana. The couple had no children. His third wife was Nelle Eliza Morgan. They were married on May 25,1945 in Fayette County, Indiana. The couple had no children. His fourth wife was Bernice Bever. They were married on November 17, 1953.

== Residences ==
He lived in Washington Township, Rush County, Indiana.

== Working Years ==
Mark grew up as a farmer and in later years he was a factory worker.

== Personal Life ==

== Death ==
Mark died of cancer in his left lung on August 8, 1971 in Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana. He is buried in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana.

Mae E. Laughlin

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Born on February 5, 1887 in Rush County, Indiana. She was one of fifteen children, and oldest child, of '''[[John Edward Laughlin]]''' and '''[[Ida Mae Barnes]]'''.

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== Description ==
She was of average build and stature. She wore glasses.

== Early Years ==

* '''Childhood'''
* '''Siblings'''
** '''[[Mark Edward Laughlin]]'''
** Charles Bernard Laughlin
** Margaret Laughlin
** [[Donel Laughlin|'''Donel Laughlin''']]
** John Raymond Laughlin
** Ruth Ellen Laughlin
** Robert Leonard Laughlin
** Lawrence Aaron Laughlin
** Catherine Dell Laughlin
** Joseph Alton Laughlin
** Ida Pauline Laughlin
** Bertha Louise Laughlin
** '''[[Howard Ernest Laughlin]]'''
** '''[[Helen Maxine Laughlin]]'''

== Education ==
She completed two years of college.

== Religion ==

== Family Years ==
Mae was never married and had no children. As the oldest child, she helped to raise her younger siblings.

== Residences ==

== Working Years ==
She was a schoolteacher in the Indiana Public School system for over 35 years. In 1940, Mae was employed as an English and Mathematics teacher at the Indiana Soldier's and Sailor's Orphans Home in Center, Rush County, Indiana.<ref>1940 United States Federal Census.</ref>

== Personal Life ==

== Death ==
Mae died on September 2, 1961 at the Pinehurst Nursing Home in Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana of cerebral thrombosis due to arterial sclerosis.

She was interred on November 5, 1961 in the East Hill Shrine Mausoleum in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. The mausoleum is located at 779 State Route 44. Mae is interred in Corridor 2, Row E, Section 3.<ref>Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011. From Ancestry.com.</ref>

Mae E. Laughlin

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Born on February 5, 1887 in Rush County, Indiana. She was one of fifteen children, and oldest child, of '''[[John Edward Laughlin]]''' and '''[[Ida Mae Barnes]]'''.

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== Description ==
She was of average build and stature. She wore glasses.

== Early Years ==

* '''Childhood'''
* '''Siblings'''
** Mark Edward Laughlin
** Charles Bernard Laughlin
** Margaret Laughlin
** [[Donel Laughlin|'''Donel Laughlin''']]
** John Raymond Laughlin
** Ruth Ellen Laughlin
** Robert Leonard Laughlin
** Lawrence Aaron Laughlin
** Catherine Dell Laughlin
** Joseph Alton Laughlin
** Ida Pauline Laughlin
** Bertha Louise Laughlin
** '''[[Howard Ernest Laughlin]]'''
** '''[[Helen Maxine Laughlin]]'''

== Education ==
She completed two years of college.

== Religion ==

== Family Years ==
Mae was never married and had no children. As the oldest child, she helped to raise her younger siblings.

== Residences ==

== Working Years ==
She was a schoolteacher in the Indiana Public School system for over 35 years. In 1940, Mae was employed as an English and Mathematics teacher at the Indiana Soldier's and Sailor's Orphans Home in Center, Rush County, Indiana.<ref>1940 United States Federal Census.</ref>

== Personal Life ==

== Death ==
Mae died on September 2, 1961 at the Pinehurst Nursing Home in Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana of cerebral thrombosis due to arterial sclerosis.

She was interred on November 5, 1961 in the East Hill Shrine Mausoleum in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. The mausoleum is located at 779 State Route 44. Mae is interred in Corridor 2, Row E, Section 3.<ref>Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011. From Ancestry.com.</ref>

Mae E. Laughlin

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Born on February 5, 1887 in Rush County, Indiana. She was one of fifteen children, and oldest child, of '''[[John Edward Laughlin]]''' and '''[[Ida Mae Barnes]]'''.

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== Description ==
She was of average build and stature. She wore glasses.

== Early Years ==

* '''Childhood'''
* '''Siblings'''
** Mark Edward Laughlin
** Charles Bernard Laughlin
** Margaret Laughlin
** [[Donel Laughlin|'''Donel Laughlin''']]
** John Raymond Laughlin
** Ruth Ellen Laughlin
** Robert Leonard Laughlin
** Lawrence Aaron Laughlin
** Catherine Dell Laughlin
** Joseph Alton Laughlin
** Ida Pauline Laughlin
** Bertha Louise Laughlin
** '''[[Howard Ernest Laughlin]]'''
** '''[[Helen Maxine Laughlin]]'''

== Education ==
She completed two years of college.

== Religion ==

== Family Years ==
Mae was never married and had no children. As the oldest child, she helped to raise her younger siblings.

== Residences ==

== Working Years ==
She was a schoolteacher in the Indiana Public School system for over 35 years. In 1940, Mae was employed as an English and Mathematics teacher at the Indiana Soldier's and Sailor's Orphans Home in Center, Rush County, Indiana.<ref>1940 United States Federal Census.</ref>

== Personal Life ==

== Death ==
Mae died on September 2, 1961 at the Pinehurst Nursing Home in Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana of cerebral thrombosis due to arterial sclerosis.

She was interred on November 5, 1961 in the East Hill Shrine Mausoleum in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. The mausoleum is located at 779 State Route 44. Mae is interred in Corridor 2, Row E, Section 3.<ref>Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011. From Ancestry.com.</ref>

Mae E. Laughlin

2022-03-12T04:35:00Z

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Born on February 5, 1887 in Rush County, Indiana. She was one of fifteen children, and oldest child, of '''[[John Edward Laughlin]]''' and '''[[Ida Mae Barnes]]'''.

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== Description ==
She was of average build and stature. She wore glasses.

== Early Years ==

* '''Childhood'''
* '''Siblings'''
** Mark Edward Laughlin
** Charles Bernard Laughlin
** Margaret Laughlin
** [[Donel Laughlin|'''Donel Laughlin''']]
** John Raymond Laughlin
** Ruth Ellen Laughlin
** Robert Leonard Laughlin
** Lawrence Aaron Laughlin
** Catherine Dell Laughlin
** Joseph Alton Laughlin
** Ida Pauline Laughlin
** Bertha Louise Laughlin
** '''[[Howard Ernest Laughlin]]'''
** '''[[Helen Maxine Laughlin]]'''

== Education ==
She completed two years of college.

== Religion ==

== Family Years ==
Mae was never married and had no children. As the oldest child, she helped to raise her younger siblings.

== Residences ==

== Working Years ==
She was a schoolteacher in the Indiana Public School system. In 1940, Mae was employed as an English and Mathematics teacher at the Indiana Soldier's and Sailor's Orphans Home in Center, Rush County, Indiana.<ref>1940 United States Federal Census.</ref>

== Personal Life ==

== Death ==
Mae died on September 2, 1961 at the Pinehurst Nursing Home in Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana of cerebral thrombosis due to arterial sclerosis.

She was interred on November 5, 1961 in the East Hill Shrine Mausoleum in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. The mausoleum is located at 779 State Route 44. Mae is interred in Corridor 2, Row E, Section 3.<ref>Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011. From Ancestry.com.</ref>

Mae E. Laughlin

2022-03-12T04:32:41Z

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Born on February 5, 1887 in Rush County, Indiana. She was one of fifteen children, and oldest child, of '''[[John Edward Laughlin]]''' and '''[[Ida Mae Barnes]]'''.

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== Description ==
She was of average build and stature. She wore glasses.

== Early Years ==

* '''Childhood'''
* '''Siblings'''
** Mark Edward Laughlin
** Charles Bernard Laughlin
** Margaret Laughlin
** [[Donel Laughlin|'''Donel Laughlin''']]
** John Raymond Laughlin
** Ruth Ellen Laughlin
** Robert Leonard Laughlin
** Lawrence Aaron Laughlin
** Catherine Dell Laughlin
** Joseph Alton Laughlin
** Ida Pauline Laughlin
** Bertha Louise Laughlin
** '''[[Howard Ernest Laughlin]]'''
** '''[[Helen Maxine Laughlin]]'''

== Education ==
She completed two years of college.

== Religion ==

== Family Years ==
Mae was never married and had no children. As the oldest child, she helped to raise her younger siblings.

== Residences ==

== Working Years ==
She was a schoolteacher in the Indiana Public School system. In 1940, Mae was employed as an English and Mathematics teacher at the Indiana Soldier's and Sailor's Orphans Home in Center, Rush County, Indiana.<ref>1940 United States Federal Census.</ref>

== Personal Life ==

== Death ==
Mae died on September 2, 1961 at the Pinehurst Nursing Home in Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana of cerebral thrombosis due to arterial sclerosis.

She was interred on November 5, 1961 in the East Hill Shrine Mausoleum in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. The mausoleum is located at 779 State Route 44. Mae is interred in Corridor 2, Row E, Section 3.

Uncle Aaron

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

When I was young, Uncle Aaron ('''[[Lawrence Aaron Laughlin]]''') was my most favorite uncle. I was around five (I'm never sure if I'm remembering my right age on these things.) Aaron, who was in his early teens, would often stop by the house and ask if I would like to "go fishin." I would yell, "Hey, Mom, can I go fishin' with Aaron?" It would always be okay.

We would cross the narrow gravel road and climb the fence to the pasture field. Aaron always wore a battered straw hat. He would use the hat to knock down grasshoppers as we walked across the pasture to Shawnee Creek. He put the grasshoppers in a flat Prince Albert tobacco tin that he carried in the bib of his Oshkosh overalls.

As we approached the creek, we would stop. Aaron would say, "Now you do what I do. We have to sneak up on those big bass. They can see us coming in that clear water."

We would get down on our bellies, crawl near the creek bank and stop. Aaron carried a long cane pole. He would take the tobacco tin from his pocket and very carefully remove a grasshopper and bait the hook.

We would then quietly crawl nearer to the fishing hole. Aaron would push the pole out over the water and drop the bait on the water. As I recall, those grasshoppers were almost always sure to get us a big bass or two. Uncle Aaron taught me a lot of good things about fishing. I guess because of him, fishing became a lifetime love of mine. I know now that you don't really need to sneak up on those fish. Aaron had the right idea of sorts, but it is motion that spooks the fish, not sound.

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The Seine

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

There was a city-type man at the creek one day with a minnow seine, catching minnows for fish bait. My brother and I knew he was from town by the way he was dressed. He wore hip boots and did not have the standard country attire of bib overalls. We stopped by to admire his seine. I said, "You ought to see OUR seine." He didn't say much in return, so, being ignored, we went on our way.

My brother Scott ('''[[Francis Scott Laughlin]]''') and I had made ourselves a seine by opening up a burlap bag. All one had to do was find the right string to pull and it would open right up. We then found two nice straight sticks for handles. We tied one on each side, and that was a seine. It was not a great one, but we had a lot of fun with it, catching minnows and crawdads.

A day or so after we had talked to the city fellow at the creek, the Sheriff and one of his men drove into our driveway at the farm. It was around noon and Dad was at the house for dinner. We all went out to see why the Sheriff was there. He announced that he had a search warrant.

Dad asked where he wanted to start. He said he would start at the barn, and he headed that way. Dad hung back and said to my mother, "Mabel, you better dump the wine in the garden." It was Prohibition time, and any alcoholic beverage was illegal.

Dad went on out to follow the officers and stayed with them. They looked through the barn and all the outbuildings, then the Sheriff turned to my dad and said, "I guess it looks like you don't have a seine here after all. Sorry to bother you."

Dad said, "Seine? I had Mabel dump 30 gallons of good mulberry wine in the garden for nothing!" The Sheriff said, "That's a terrible thing to do!"

''Note: A seine is a fishing net which hangs vertically in the water with floats at the top and weights at the bottom edge, the ends being drawn together to encircle the fish. They are illegal or regulated in many areas as they may restrict the natural movement of fish within waterways.''

For more stories about the Laughlin families, visit [[Laughlin Family Stories|'''Laughlin Family Stories.''']]

Trixie

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

Trixie was a ratter. She was a brave and fierce fighter. She was a toy Fox Terrier, mostly white, with a cropped tail and black and tan about her face and ears. Most every farmer then had a ratter. They were important working dogs. We needed to keep the rats out of the granaries.

Trixie hated rats. She ran them out of the barns and out-buildings. She would go under anything and drag them out. She got bitten many times, and that just made her more furious with them. When she was bitten, she would shake the life out of them in her anger. She did a fine job and was quite proud.

Trixie did not like to have big dogs in her territory. One day I will always remember, a neighbor's German Shepherd came nosing around the place and she launched a fierce attack. The much bigger dog fought back. He grabbed her and shook her but she bit his ears, which surprised him. As he dropped her, his teeth caught her thigh. He tore a large three-corner tear of skin and the flap fell open, leaving a triangle of bare, raw flesh.

I chased the other dog away with a stick and carried poor bleeding Trixie to the house to Mom ('''[[Mabel Anne Tapscott]]'''). Mom cleaned the wound while I held Trixie as still as I could. Mom then poured horse liniment on the wound.

Mom said that we needed to sew the flap of skin back in place. She got out a needle and stout white thread. Mom sewed poor shaking Trixie back together, with no anesthetic at all! But Trixie didn't fight the treatment much at all. She seemed to know that we were trying to help.

The wound healed nicely, but she always had that scar on her left hip. Mom was a great doctor!

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Going to the Store with Grandpa

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

I was in the front yard one day, under the maple tree, when I saw Grandpa ('''[[John Edward Laughlin]]''') coming up the road in his buggy. He stopped and asked, "Do you want to go to the store with me, Edward?"

“Oh, yes,” I replied.

"Then, go ask your mother," he said. I ran as fast as I could and Mom said I could go, but I must be good and do everything that Grandpa said. I ran back out to the road and Grandpa got down from the buggy and lifted me up to the seat. It was an open, one-seat buggy. It seemed to be so high to me, rising high above the road. Grandpa came around and climbed in on the other side. He picked up the leather reigns and clucked to the horse. The horse was black and well-behaved. We went off at a gentle trot.

Riding up on an open buggy with my Grandpa on a beautiful sunny summer day was a great memory and unforgettable. When you travel a country road in an open buggy you get to see everything in a way that is not possible with today's mode of travel. We went into the town of Falmouth, Indiana to the general store. It had everything that I could imagine. There were barrels of flour, sugar, crackers, pickles and even salted mackerel.

There was no electricity, so of course, there was no refrigeration. The store had high ceilings and shelves all the way up. There was a long ladder on rollers so the clerk could get to the upper shelves. Grandpa had a long list that he gave to the clerk. The clerk went from here to there in the store to get the items on the list, and he placed them all on the counter. Then he wrapped and bagged everything as he ran down the list, adding everything up on a piece of brown paper. He wrote the total amount of the order in a book and gave Grandpa a copy of the charges.

Most farmers ran a charge and paid it off once or twice a year, at harvest time.

The storekeeper gave me a stick of peppermint candy. Boy, it sure was good!

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You Can't Farm Without Horses

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

My dad ('''[[Donel Laughlin]]''') was always looking for new ways to do things. He was a farmer and a livestock dealer (horse trader). That was a lot like being a used car salesman today.

I was about 12 years old at this time. Dad spent a lot of time reading farm magazines, always looking for easier and better ways. This is the time that McCormack-Deering came out with the first row-crop tractor, the Farmall. It had two small wheels close together in front and the rear wheels were wide enough apart that they would straddle the rows of corn. The cultivators and other implements that adapted to the Farmall would double any horse-drawn tool and do it easier.

Dad announced to anyone who would listen that we would farm our 250 acres this year without horses. People said it could not be done, the soil would be totally ruined. It would be packed so hard that nothing would grow.

We sold the horses and ordered the tractor. When it came in it was a thing of beauty. It was RED. The seat was up so high, you could look straight down on your work. I would work at any speed that I wished all day long. You didn't have to feed it or clean up behind it.

Dad figured how to operate the great machine. Then he put me up there so high and went through the operation with me.

I spent most of my summer on that big red tractor. It was one really unforgettable summer. We farmed that year without horses. Dad did come back to a couple of teams the next year – we needed the extra utility. The soil remained tillable and as everyone knows, you don't see many horses in the field in our world today.

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Laughlin Family Stories

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This is an index to all the Laughlin family stories as told by a particular family member.

== Stories by Edward Ellsworth Laughlin ==

* [[Farm Boys|'''Farm Boys''']]
* '''[[Bumble Bees]]'''
* [[Going to the Store with Grandpa|'''Going to the Store with Grandpa''']]
* '''[[King]]'''
* [[Mom and Hurts|'''Mom and Hurts''']]
* '''[[Ol' Mutt]]'''
* '''[[Trixie]]'''
* '''[[The Seine]]'''
* '''[[Uncle Aaron]]'''
* '''[[You Can't Farm Without Horses]]'''

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Uncle Aaron

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

When I was young, Uncle Aaron was my most favorite uncle. I was around five (I'm never sure if I'm remembering my right age on these things.) Aaron, who was in his early teens, would often stop by the house and ask if I would like to "go fishin." I would yell, "Hey, Mom, can I go fishin' with Aaron?" It would always be okay.

We would cross the narrow gravel road and climb the fence to the pasture field. Aaron always wore a battered straw hat. He would use the hat to knock down grasshoppers as we walked across the pasture to Shawnee Creek. He put the grasshoppers in a flat Prince Albert tobacco tin that he carried in the bib of his Oshkosh overalls.

As we approached the creek, we would stop. Aaron would say, "Now you do what I do. We have to sneak up on those big bass. They can see us coming in that clear water."

We would get down on our bellies, crawl near the creek bank and stop. Aaron carried a long cane pole. He would take the tobacco tin from his pocket and very carefully remove a grasshopper and bait the hook.

We would then quietly crawl nearer to the fishing hole. Aaron would push the pole out over the water and drop the bait on the water. As I recall, those grasshoppers were almost always sure to get us a big bass or two. Uncle Aaron taught me a lot of good things about fishing. I guess because of him, fishing became a lifetime love of mine. I know now that you don't really need to sneak up on those fish. Aaron had the right idea of sorts, but it is motion that spooks the fish, not sound.

For more stories about the Laughlin families, visit [[Laughlin Family Stories|'''Laughlin Family Stories.''']]

Laughlin Family Stories

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The Seine

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

There was a city-type man at the creek one day with a minnow seine, catching minnows for fish bait. My brother and I knew he was from town by the way he was dressed. He wore hip boots and did not have the standard country attire of bib overalls. We stopped by to admire his seine. I said, "You ought to see OUR seine." He didn't say much in return, so, being ignored, we went on our way.

My brother Scott and I had made ourselves a seine by opening up a burlap bag. All one had to do was find the right string to pull and it would open right up. We then found two nice straight sticks for handles. We tied one on each side, and that was a seine. It was not a great one, but we had a lot of fun with it, catching minnows and crawdads.

A day or so after we had talked to the city fellow at the creek, the Sheriff and one of his men drove into our driveway at the farm. It was around noon and Dad was at the house for dinner. We all went out to see why the Sheriff was there. He announced that he had a search warrant.

Dad asked where he wanted to start. He said he would start at the barn, and he headed that way. Dad hung back and said to my mother, "Mabel, you better dump the wine in the garden." It was Prohibition time, and any alcoholic beverage was illegal.

Dad went on out to follow the officers and stayed with them. They looked through the barn and all the outbuildings, then the Sheriff turned to my dad and said, "I guess it looks like you don't have a seine here after all. Sorry to bother you."

Dad said, "Seine? I had Mabel dump 30 gallons of good mulberry wine in the garden for nothing!" The Sheriff said, "That's a terrible thing to do!"

''Note: A seine is a fishing net which hangs vertically in the water with floats at the top and weights at the bottom edge, the ends being drawn together to encircle the fish. They are illegal or regulated in many areas as they may restrict the natural movement of fish within waterways.''

For more stories about the Laughlin families, visit [[Laughlin Family Stories|'''Laughlin Family Stories.''']]

Laughlin Family Stories

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Trixie

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

Trixie was a ratter. She was a brave and fierce fighter. She was a toy Fox Terrier, mostly white, with a cropped tail and black and tan about her face and ears. Most every farmer then had a ratter. They were important working dogs. We needed to keep the rats out of the granaries.

Trixie hated rats. She ran them out of the barns and out-buildings. She would go under anything and drag them out. She got bitten many times, and that just made her more furious with them. When she was bitten, she would shake the life out of them in her anger. She did a fine job and was quite proud.

Trixie did not like to have big dogs in her territory. One day I will always remember, a neighbor's German Shepherd came nosing around the place and she launched a fierce attack. The much bigger dog fought back. He grabbed her and shook her but she bit his ears, which surprised him. As he dropped her, his teeth caught her thigh. He tore a large three-corner tear of skin and the flap fell open, leaving a triangle of bare, raw flesh.

I chased the other dog away with a stick and carried poor bleeding Trixie to the house to Mom. Mom cleaned the wound while I held Trixie as still as I could. Mom then poured horse liniment on the wound.

Mom said that we needed to sew the flap of skin back in place. She got out a needle and stout white thread. Mom sewed poor shaking Trixie back together, with no anesthetic at all! But Trixie didn't fight the treatment much at all. She seemed to know that we were trying to help.

The wound healed nicely, but she always had that scar on her left hip. Mom was a great doctor!

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Laughlin Family Stories

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This is an index to all the Laughlin family stories as told by a particular family member.

== Stories by Edward Ellsworth Laughlin ==

* [[Farm Boys|'''Farm Boys''']]
* '''[[Bumble Bees]]'''
* [[Going to the Store with Grandpa|'''Going to the Store with Grandpa''']]
* '''[[King]]'''
* [[Mom and Hurts|'''Mom and Hurts''']]
* '''[[Ol' Mutt]]'''
* '''[[Trixie]]'''
* The Seine
* Uncle Aaron
* You Can't Farm Without Horses

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Ol' Mutt

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

This is a trip back in time. I am an old country boy as I am fond of saying.

Let me go back to the age of about five. My family was LARGE. There were always working dogs in all the farm yards. Working dogs were for hunting (birds and rabbits) or for tending live stock. Other dogs are pets or toys.

In our extended family there was always an Irish Setter named Mutt. Mutt would be moved from one uncle to another or to my dad’s place, whichever family was planning a hunt next.

When Mutt became too old to hunt, he would be retired to one of our families. My dad was one of fifteen. He had seven brothers and seven sisters. At this time we had Ol' Mutt. The retiree was always Ol' Mutt. My brother and I had Ol' Mutt now. I was five. My brother was three and a half. To the shame of my dad and my uncles, our Ol' Mutt became a mouser. I mean a serious mouser.

My brother, Ol’ Mutt and I would spend hours every day in the fields hunting mice. Wonderful, pleasant days in the sun and breezes of Indiana. Ol' Mutt would sniff through the tall grass. He would find the tunnel, the very small tunnel. Ol' Mutt would start to dig. He would dig while snorting and snuffing, throwing mud and dirt back all over us boys. We had to be up there as near as possible to the action. Ol' Mutt was good at his chosen task – he would spend many hours on one tunnel and seldom failed to get the mice.

We would have to be bathed every night at a time when water had to be carried into the house from the pump and heated on the kitchen wood stove. I don't remember that my mother ever complained. The Irish Setter was a fine bird dog at one time but have been bred too fine as show dogs. They don't have much sense any more. What a shame! Ol' Mutt and I are about in the same fix. I am no longer a hunter - more of a mouser.

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Laughlin Family Stories

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This is an index to all the Laughlin family stories as told by a particular family member.

== Stories by Edward Ellsworth Laughlin ==

* [[Farm Boys|'''Farm Boys''']]
* '''[[Bumble Bees]]'''
* [[Going to the Store with Grandpa|'''Going to the Store with Grandpa''']]
* '''[[King]]'''
* [[Mom and Hurts|'''Mom and Hurts''']]
* '''[[Ol' Mutt]]'''
* Trixie
* The Seine
* Uncle Aaron
* You Can't Farm Without Horses

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Mom and Hurts

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

I don't know where Mom ('''[[Mabel Anne Tapscott]]''') learned her nursing skills. It would not be considered orthodox today. I was six years old and in the first grade when the episode of the cornfield beans came about. Dad would add climbing bean seeds in the corn planter hopper with the corn in a couple of rows near the house. The beans would grow and climb with the corn as it grew.

When the plants reached the green bean stage, Mom would harvest them for canning and often for just a good mess of green beans for supper. This day I went with Mom to pick a mess of beans. We had to climb the fence into the cornfield. The fence was high and topped with barbed wire.

Mom climbed over and I came up after. When I worked over the barbed wire somehow I thought Mom had hold of me to help me down. She had not! I let go and went plop to the ground with both of the palms of my hands sliced open by the barbs of the wire. I still have the scars to prove it. I was bleeding badly and scared to death. She got me to the house and while I held my hands palms up, Mom poured horse liniment into the wounds. It burned like fire. Then she tore strips of an old sheet and wrapped my hands tightly to stem the bleeding. When the bleeding stopped, she removed the bandages and placed a strip of home-made bacon on each wound and rewrapped them. They healed just fine.

In those times out in the country, if the injury was not thought to be life-threatening you did not need a doctor, and hospitals were far and few between. Mom nursed the kids and the baby animals. Dad treated the livestock. All were well-cared for.

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Laughlin Family Stories

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This is an index to all the Laughlin family stories as told by a particular family member.

== Stories by Edward Ellsworth Laughlin ==

* [[Farm Boys|'''Farm Boys''']]
* '''[[Bumble Bees]]'''
* [[Going to the Store with Grandpa|'''Going to the Store with Grandpa''']]
* '''[[King]]'''
* [[Mom and Hurts|'''Mom and Hurts''']]
* Ol' Mutt
* Trixie
* The Seine
* Uncle Aaron
* You Can't Farm Without Horses

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King

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

King was an almost unbelievable stock dog. He was a white collie with brown around his face and part of his tail. He was a beautiful dog. He knew our cattle and horses completely. We had a pasture field that extended almost a mile from the barn and it was partly wooded. If I would say "King, get the cows," he would run down through the pasture and bring only the milk cows. He would round them up and bring them slowly to the barn yard gate, holding them there until the gate was opened. Then he would bring them in.

If I would say, “King, bring all the cows,” he would bring all the cows to the gate. We always had some cows that were not milkers. They would be getting ready for market.

If I said, “King, get the horses,” he would do just that. He was one smart dog. King was a very high-class working farm dog and earned his keep every day.

One spring, Dad had bought 500 baby chicks. We were going to feed them and raise them to be sold as fryers.

One morning that spring, we found King dead from poisoning. Someone had tossed some poisoned meat over the fence at night. Two days after King died, someone came in at night and carried out at least 150 of our fryers, just at their prime. That was a sad spring indeed. King was worth so much more than those darn 150 fryer chickens.

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Bumble Bees

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

In the old days in the country, we kids had to invent our own entertainment. One such fun thing to do was an adventure as well as entertaining.

First we needed to find a bumble bee hive. Bumble bees burrow into the ground. They carry the dirt away so that it does not show the location of the tunnel.

We could watch the bees coming and going and locate the hive. The entrance was very small, about a half-inch across. It was usually in tall grass along a fence row.

The next thing that was needed was a wooden paddle. A board about four inches wide and three feet long worked fine. Next, we would whittle a handle into one end.

With this, we were ready to play our game. We usually needed two or three brave boys or girls. One kid would punch the opening of the bee hive with the paddle. Then every one would run as fast as they could, turning as they go to swat the angry bees.

After repeating this fun game for a while, we usually would kill most of the bees. We could then dig out the hive and get to the honey, ''if'' we weren’t too badly stung by then. Bumble bee honey is found in dark capsules about an inch long.

This was a pretty wild game and not too many kids were able to try the honey. I was not very good at this sport, because I always liked the bumble bees too much.

I once read that some engineers somewhere had determined that bumble bees were not designed to fly well. I lost a lot of respect for engineers after I read that, because I knew better.

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Farm Boys

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

'''Attitude'''

A farmer is tied down to the soil, the livestock and the never-ending work. A lot of the success of the family farm must be attitude. Over the years, I have seen how attitude affects the success of the farm.

Many farmers are hard drivers. They never look up from their work. The sons of such farmers are the driven. They often come to resent the work and the farm. They usually can't wait to leave the drudgery. They head off for the cities on pay day every week.

You could almost always pick out those kind of farmers, just passing down the road. There was a look of neglect. Implements were left out to rust. Gates were sagging. The boys just didn't care. They were going to get out from under their work as soon as possible.

Then there were the other farmers who were just as hardworking, but with a different attitude. My Grandpa and my Dad were that kind of people.

Dad would say, "Boys, we are going to get this corn planted real quick, but done right. Then we are going fishin' for two or three days. By that time, the fish will be fightin' and hungry!"

Well, you know the ground would be smoother and the corn rows would be shorter when you were thinking about those hungry fish.

'''The County Fair'''

Right after wheat harvest time in July, Grandpa would say at Sunday dinner, "We have to get this wheat crop harvested pretty quick because the Fayette County Fair is only two weeks away. We are all going to take off for the fair, it's the biggest fair around.

My brother and I had been saving for months for the big fair. We would probably have two or three dollars each.

To us kids, the fair was truly awesome. The crowds, the noise, the smells - everything was so exciting. The concessions were too tempting to resist. Our little bit of money would not last very long.

Broke, Scott and I would wander sad-faced through the crowds. Eventually, Grandpa or Dad would find us and say "You boys must be broke," and give us each a quarter. We would be much more careful with this last lonely quarter.

The Fayette County Fair is still my idea of what a country fair should be.

'''Harvest'''

The largest harvest of the year was the corn. This was all done by hand. The ears of corn were each and every one husked and broken from the stalk and thrown into the horse-drawn wagon, then shoveled off the wagon into the crib. This was very hard and long work daybreak to dark.

But, for us, there was always a promise of a week or two of hunting to follow. This hunting time was the end of a long season of hot and tiring labor, but it was fun just the same.

After we completed the harvest, the implements had to be greased and put away so the farmer would be ready for the winter season. When we were done, everyone was ready to go hunting, laughing and joking all the way. We were content with being finished with the hard work, even if it was just for a little while.

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Going to the Store with Grandpa

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

I was in the front yard one day, under the maple tree, when I saw Grandpa coming up the road in his buggy. He stopped and asked, "Do you want to go to the store with me, Edward?"

“Oh, yes,” I replied.

"Then, go ask your mother," he said. I ran as fast as I could and Mom said I could go, but I must be good and do everything that Grandpa said. I ran back out to the road and Grandpa got down from the buggy and lifted me up to the seat. It was an open, one-seat buggy. It seemed to be so high to me, rising high above the road. Grandpa came around and climbed in on the other side. He picked up the leather reigns and clucked to the horse. The horse was black and well-behaved. We went off at a gentle trot.

Riding up on an open buggy with my Grandpa on a beautiful sunny summer day was a great memory and unforgettable. When you travel a country road in an open buggy you get to see everything in a way that is not possible with today's mode of travel. We went into the town of Falmouth, Indiana to the general store. It had everything that I could imagine. There were barrels of flour, sugar, crackers, pickles and even salted mackerel.

There was no electricity, so of course, there was no refrigeration. The store had high ceilings and shelves all the way up. There was a long ladder on rollers so the clerk could get to the upper shelves. Grandpa had a long list that he gave to the clerk. The clerk went from here to there in the store to get the items on the list, and he placed them all on the counter. Then he wrapped and bagged everything as he ran down the list, adding everything up on a piece of brown paper. He wrote the total amount of the order in a book and gave Grandpa a copy of the charges.

Most farmers ran a charge and paid it off once or twice a year, at harvest time.

The storekeeper gave me a stick of peppermint candy. Boy, it sure was good!

For more stories about the Laughlin families, visit [[Laughlin Family Stories|'''Laughlin Family Stories''']].

Bumble Bees

2022-02-11T04:53:41Z

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

In the old days in the country, we kids had to invent our own entertainment. One such fun thing to do was an adventure as well as entertaining.

First we needed to find a bumble bee hive. Bumble bees burrow into the ground. They carry the dirt away so that it does not show the location of the tunnel.

We could watch the bees coming and going and locate the hive. The entrance was very small, about a half-inch across. It was usually in tall grass along a fence row.

The next thing that was needed was a wooden paddle. A board about four inches wide and three feet long worked fine. Next, we would whittle a handle into one end.

With this, we were ready to play our game. We usually needed two or three brave boys or girls. One kid would punch the opening of the bee hive with the paddle. Then every one would run as fast as they could, turning as they go to swat the angry bees.

After repeating this fun game for a while, we usually would kill most of the bees. We could then dig out the hive and get to the honey, ''if'' we weren’t too badly stung by then. Bumble bee honey is found in dark capsules about an inch long.

This was a pretty wild game and not too many kids were able to try the honey. I was not very good at this sport, because I always liked the bumble bees too much.

I once read that some engineers somewhere had determined that bumble bees were not designed to fly well. I lost a lot of respect for engineers after I read that, because I knew better.

For more stories about the Laughlin families, visit [[Laughlin Family Stories|'''Laughlin Family Stories.''']]

Farm Boys

2022-02-11T04:53:21Z

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

'''Attitude'''

A farmer is tied down to the soil, the livestock and the never-ending work. A lot of the success of the family farm must be attitude. Over the years, I have seen how attitude affects the success of the farm.

Many farmers are hard drivers. They never look up from their work. The sons of such farmers are the driven. They often come to resent the work and the farm. They usually can't wait to leave the drudgery. They head off for the cities on pay day every week.

You could almost always pick out those kind of farmers, just passing down the road. There was a look of neglect. Implements were left out to rust. Gates were sagging. The boys just didn't care. They were going to get out from under their work as soon as possible.

Then there were the other farmers who were just as hardworking, but with a different attitude. My Grandpa and my Dad were that kind of people.

Dad would say, "Boys, we are going to get this corn planted real quick, but done right. Then we are going fishin' for two or three days. By that time, the fish will be fightin' and hungry!"

Well, you know the ground would be smoother and the corn rows would be shorter when you were thinking about those hungry fish.

'''The County Fair'''

Right after wheat harvest time in July, Grandpa would say at Sunday dinner, "We have to get this wheat crop harvested pretty quick because the Fayette County Fair is only two weeks away. We are all going to take off for the fair, it's the biggest fair around.

My brother and I had been saving for months for the big fair. We would probably have two or three dollars each.

To us kids, the fair was truly awesome. The crowds, the noise, the smells - everything was so exciting. The concessions were too tempting to resist. Our little bit of money would not last very long.

Broke, Scott and I would wander sad-faced through the crowds. Eventually, Grandpa or Dad would find us and say "You boys must be broke," and give us each a quarter. We would be much more careful with this last lonely quarter.

The Fayette County Fair is still my idea of what a country fair should be.

'''Harvest'''

The largest harvest of the year was the corn. This was all done by hand. The ears of corn were each and every one husked and broken from the stalk and thrown into the horse-drawn wagon, then shoveled off the wagon into the crib. This was very hard and long work daybreak to dark.

But, for us, there was always a promise of a week or two of hunting to follow. This hunting time was the end of a long season of hot and tiring labor, but it was fun just the same.

After we completed the harvest, the implements had to be greased and put away so the farmer would be ready for the winter season. When we were done, everyone was ready to go hunting, laughing and joking all the way. We were content with being finished with the hard work, even if it was just for a little while.

For more stories about the Laughlin families, visit [[Laughlin Family Stories|'''Laughlin Family Stories.''']]

King

2022-02-11T04:53:03Z

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

King was an almost unbelievable stock dog. He was a white collie with brown around his face and part of his tail. He was a beautiful dog. He knew our cattle and horses completely. We had a pasture field that extended almost a mile from the barn and it was partly wooded. If I would say "King, get the cows," he would run down through the pasture and bring only the milk cows. He would round them up and bring them slowly to the barn yard gate, holding them there until the gate was opened. Then he would bring them in.

If I would say, “King, bring all the cows,” he would bring all the cows to the gate. We always had some cows that were not milkers. They would be getting ready for market.

If I said, “King, get the horses,” he would do just that. He was one smart dog. King was a very high-class working farm dog and earned his keep every day.

One spring, Dad had bought 500 baby chicks. We were going to feed them and raise them to be sold as fryers.

One morning that spring, we found King dead from poisoning. Someone had tossed some poisoned meat over the fence at night. Two days after King died, someone came in at night and carried out at least 150 of our fryers, just at their prime. That was a sad spring indeed. King was worth so much more than those darn 150 fryer chickens.

For more stories about the Laughlin families, visit [[Laughlin Family Stories|'''Laughlin Family Stories''']].

Going to the Store with Grandpa

2022-02-11T04:51:47Z

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

I was in the front yard one day, under the maple tree, when I saw Grandpa coming up the road in his buggy. He stopped and asked, "Do you want to go to the store with me, Edward?"

“Oh, yes,” I replied.

"Then, go ask your mother," he said. I ran as fast as I could and Mom said I could go, but I must be good and do everything that Grandpa said. I ran back out to the road and Grandpa got down from the buggy and lifted me up to the seat. It was an open, one-seat buggy. It seemed to be so high to me, rising high above the road. Grandpa came around and climbed in on the other side. He picked up the leather reigns and clucked to the horse. The horse was black and well-behaved. We went off at a gentle trot.

Riding up on an open buggy with my Grandpa on a beautiful sunny summer day was a great memory and unforgettable. When you travel a country road in an open buggy you get to see everything in a way that is not possible with today's mode of travel. We went into the town of Falmouth, Indiana to the general store. It had everything that I could imagine. There were barrels of flour, sugar, crackers, pickles and even salted mackerel.

There was no electricity, so of course, there was no refrigeration. The store had high ceilings and shelves all the way up. There was a long ladder on rollers so the clerk could get to the upper shelves. Grandpa had a long list that he gave to the clerk. The clerk went from here to there in the store to get the items on the list, and he placed them all on the counter. Then he wrapped and bagged everything as he ran down the list, adding everything up on a piece of brown paper. He wrote the total amount of the order in a book and gave Grandpa a copy of the charges.

Most farmers ran a charge and paid it off once or twice a year, at harvest time.

The storekeeper gave me a stick of peppermint candy. Boy, it sure was good!

For more stories about the Laughlin families, visit [[Laughlin Family Stories|'''Laughlin Family Stories''']].

Bumble Bees

2022-02-11T04:51:09Z

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

In the old days in the country, we kids had to invent our own entertainment. One such fun thing to do was an adventure as well as entertaining.

First we needed to find a bumble bee hive. Bumble bees burrow into the ground. They carry the dirt away so that it does not show the location of the tunnel.

We could watch the bees coming and going and locate the hive. The entrance was very small, about a half-inch across. It was usually in tall grass along a fence row.

The next thing that was needed was a wooden paddle. A board about four inches wide and three feet long worked fine. Next, we would whittle a handle into one end.

With this, we were ready to play our game. We usually needed two or three brave boys or girls. One kid would punch the opening of the bee hive with the paddle. Then every one would run as fast as they could, turning as they go to swat the angry bees.

After repeating this fun game for a while, we usually would kill most of the bees. We could then dig out the hive and get to the honey, ''if'' we weren’t too badly stung by then. Bumble bee honey is found in dark capsules about an inch long.

This was a pretty wild game and not too many kids were able to try the honey. I was not very good at this sport, because I always liked the bumble bees too much.

I once read that some engineers somewhere had determined that bumble bees were not designed to fly well. I lost a lot of respect for engineers after I read that, because I knew better.

For more stories about the Laughlin families, visit [[Laughlin Family Stories|'''Laughlin Family Stories''']]

Farm Boys

2022-02-11T04:50:16Z

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

'''Attitude'''

A farmer is tied down to the soil, the livestock and the never-ending work. A lot of the success of the family farm must be attitude. Over the years, I have seen how attitude affects the success of the farm.

Many farmers are hard drivers. They never look up from their work. The sons of such farmers are the driven. They often come to resent the work and the farm. They usually can't wait to leave the drudgery. They head off for the cities on pay day every week.

You could almost always pick out those kind of farmers, just passing down the road. There was a look of neglect. Implements were left out to rust. Gates were sagging. The boys just didn't care. They were going to get out from under their work as soon as possible.

Then there were the other farmers who were just as hardworking, but with a different attitude. My Grandpa and my Dad were that kind of people.

Dad would say, "Boys, we are going to get this corn planted real quick, but done right. Then we are going fishin' for two or three days. By that time, the fish will be fightin' and hungry!"

Well, you know the ground would be smoother and the corn rows would be shorter when you were thinking about those hungry fish.

'''The County Fair'''

Right after wheat harvest time in July, Grandpa would say at Sunday dinner, "We have to get this wheat crop harvested pretty quick because the Fayette County Fair is only two weeks away. We are all going to take off for the fair, it's the biggest fair around.

My brother and I had been saving for months for the big fair. We would probably have two or three dollars each.

To us kids, the fair was truly awesome. The crowds, the noise, the smells - everything was so exciting. The concessions were too tempting to resist. Our little bit of money would not last very long.

Broke, Scott and I would wander sad-faced through the crowds. Eventually, Grandpa or Dad would find us and say "You boys must be broke," and give us each a quarter. We would be much more careful with this last lonely quarter.

The Fayette County Fair is still my idea of what a country fair should be.

'''Harvest'''

The largest harvest of the year was the corn. This was all done by hand. The ears of corn were each and every one husked and broken from the stalk and thrown into the horse-drawn wagon, then shoveled off the wagon into the crib. This was very hard and long work daybreak to dark.

But, for us, there was always a promise of a week or two of hunting to follow. This hunting time was the end of a long season of hot and tiring labor, but it was fun just the same.

After we completed the harvest, the implements had to be greased and put away so the farmer would be ready for the winter season. When we were done, everyone was ready to go hunting, laughing and joking all the way. We were content with being finished with the hard work, even if it was just for a little while.

For more stories about the Laughlin families, visit [[Laughlin Family Stories|'''Laughlin Family Stories''']]

Going to the Store with Grandpa

2022-02-11T04:45:54Z

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

I was in the front yard one day, under the maple tree, when I saw Grandpa coming up the road in his buggy. He stopped and asked, "Do you want to go to the store with me, Edward?"

“Oh, yes,” I replied.

"Then, go ask your mother," he said. I ran as fast as I could and Mom said I could go, but I must be good and do everything that Grandpa said. I ran back out to the road and Grandpa got down from the buggy and lifted me up to the seat. It was an open, one-seat buggy. It seemed to be so high to me, rising high above the road. Grandpa came around and climbed in on the other side. He picked up the leather reigns and clucked to the horse. The horse was black and well-behaved. We went off at a gentle trot.

Riding up on an open buggy with my Grandpa on a beautiful sunny summer day was a great memory and unforgettable. When you travel a country road in an open buggy you get to see everything in a way that is not possible with today's mode of travel. We went into the town of Falmouth, Indiana to the general store. It had everything that I could imagine. There were barrels of flour, sugar, crackers, pickles and even salted mackerel.

There was no electricity, so of course, there was no refrigeration. The store had high ceilings and shelves all the way up. There was a long ladder on rollers so the clerk could get to the upper shelves. Grandpa had a long list that he gave to the clerk. The clerk went from here to there in the store to get the items on the list, and he placed them all on the counter. Then he wrapped and bagged everything as he ran down the list, adding everything up on a piece of brown paper. He wrote the total amount of the order in a book and gave Grandpa a copy of the charges.

Most farmers ran a charge and paid it off once or twice a year, at harvest time.

The storekeeper gave me a stick of peppermint candy. Boy, it sure was good!

Bumble Bees

2022-02-11T04:45:06Z

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

In the old days in the country, we kids had to invent our own entertainment. One such fun thing to do was an adventure as well as entertaining.

First we needed to find a bumble bee hive. Bumble bees burrow into the ground. They carry the dirt away so that it does not show the location of the tunnel.

We could watch the bees coming and going and locate the hive. The entrance was very small, about a half-inch across. It was usually in tall grass along a fence row.

The next thing that was needed was a wooden paddle. A board about four inches wide and three feet long worked fine. Next, we would whittle a handle into one end.

With this, we were ready to play our game. We usually needed two or three brave boys or girls. One kid would punch the opening of the bee hive with the paddle. Then every one would run as fast as they could, turning as they go to swat the angry bees.

After repeating this fun game for a while, we usually would kill most of the bees. We could then dig out the hive and get to the honey, ''if'' we weren’t too badly stung by then. Bumble bee honey is found in dark capsules about an inch long.

This was a pretty wild game and not too many kids were able to try the honey. I was not very good at this sport, because I always liked the bumble bees too much.

I once read that some engineers somewhere had determined that bumble bees were not designed to fly well. I lost a lot of respect for engineers after I read that, because I knew better.

Farm Boys

2022-02-11T04:44:14Z

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Source: '''[[Edward Ellsworth Laughlin]]''' (In his own words.)

'''Attitude'''

A farmer is tied down to the soil, the livestock and the never-ending work. A lot of the success of the family farm must be attitude. Over the years, I have seen how attitude affects the success of the farm.

Many farmers are hard drivers. They never look up from their work. The sons of such farmers are the driven. They often come to resent the work and the farm. They usually can't wait to leave the drudgery. They head off for the cities on pay day every week.

You could almost always pick out those kind of farmers, just passing down the road. There was a look of neglect. Implements were left out to rust. Gates were sagging. The boys just didn't care. They were going to get out from under their work as soon as possible.

Then there were the other farmers who were just as hardworking, but with a different attitude. My Grandpa and my Dad were that kind of people.

Dad would say, "Boys, we are going to get this corn planted real quick, but done right. Then we are going fishin' for two or three days. By that time, the fish will be fightin' and hungry!"

Well, you know the ground would be smoother and the corn rows would be shorter when you were thinking about those hungry fish.

'''The County Fair'''

Right after wheat harvest time in July, Grandpa would say at Sunday dinner, "We have to get this wheat crop harvested pretty quick because the Fayette County Fair is only two weeks away. We are all going to take off for the fair, it's the biggest fair around.

My brother and I had been saving for months for the big fair. We would probably have two or three dollars each.

To us kids, the fair was truly awesome. The crowds, the noise, the smells - everything was so exciting. The concessions were too tempting to resist. Our little bit of money would not last very long.

Broke, Scott and I would wander sad-faced through the crowds. Eventually, Grandpa or Dad would find us and say "You boys must be broke," and give us each a quarter. We would be much more careful with this last lonely quarter.

The Fayette County Fair is still my idea of what a country fair should be.

'''Harvest'''

The largest harvest of the year was the corn. This was all done by hand. The ears of corn were each and every one husked and broken from the stalk and thrown into the horse-drawn wagon, then shoveled off the wagon into the crib. This was very hard and long work daybreak to dark.

But, for us, there was always a promise of a week or two of hunting to follow. This hunting time was the end of a long season of hot and tiring labor, but it was fun just the same.

After we completed the harvest, the implements had to be greased and put away so the farmer would be ready for the winter season. When we were done, everyone was ready to go hunting, laughing and joking all the way. We were content with being finished with the hard work, even if it was just for a little while.

King

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King

2022-02-11T04:36:59Z

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Source: Edward Ellsworth Laughlin (In his own words.)

King was an almost unbelievable stock dog. He was a white collie with brown around his face and part of his tail. He was a beautiful dog. He knew our cattle and horses completely. We had a pasture field that extended almost a mile from the barn and it was partly wooded. If I would say "King, get the cows," he would run down through the pasture and bring only the milk cows. He would round them up and bring them slowly to the barn yard gate, holding them there until the gate was opened. Then he would bring them in.

If I would say, “King, bring all the cows,” he would bring all the cows to the gate. We always had some cows that were not milkers. They would be getting ready for market.

If I said, “King, get the horses,” he would do just that. He was one smart dog. King was a very high-class working farm dog and earned his keep every day.

One spring, Dad had bought 500 baby chicks. We were going to feed them and raise them to be sold as fryers.

One morning that spring, we found King dead from poisoning. Someone had tossed some poisoned meat over the fence at night. Two days after King died, someone came in at night and carried out at least 150 of our fryers, just at their prime. That was a sad spring indeed. King was worth so much more than those darn 150 fryer chickens.

Laughlin Family Stories

2022-02-11T04:33:10Z

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This is an index to all the Laughlin family stories as told by a particular family member.

== Stories by Edward Ellsworth Laughlin ==

* [[Farm Boys|'''Farm Boys''']]
* '''[[Bumble Bees]]'''
* [[Going to the Store with Grandpa|'''Going to the Store with Grandpa''']]
* '''[[King]]'''
* Mom and Hurts
* Ol' Mutt
* Trixie
* The Seine
* Uncle Aaron
* You Can't Farm Without Horses

*

Going to the Store with Grandpa

2022-02-11T04:31:48Z

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Source: Edward Ellsworth Laughlin (In his own words.)

I was in the front yard one day, under the maple tree, when I saw Grandpa coming up the road in his buggy. He stopped and asked, "Do you want to go to the store with me, Edward?"

“Oh, yes,” I replied.

"Then, go ask your mother," he said. I ran as fast as I could and Mom said I could go, but I must be good and do everything that Grandpa said. I ran back out to the road and Grandpa got down from the buggy and lifted me up to the seat. It was an open, one-seat buggy. It seemed to be so high to me, rising high above the road. Grandpa came around and climbed in on the other side. He picked up the leather reigns and clucked to the horse. The horse was black and well-behaved. We went off at a gentle trot.

Riding up on an open buggy with my Grandpa on a beautiful sunny summer day was a great memory and unforgettable. When you travel a country road in an open buggy you get to see everything in a way that is not possible with today's mode of travel. We went into the town of Falmouth, Indiana to the general store. It had everything that I could imagine. There were barrels of flour, sugar, crackers, pickles and even salted mackerel.

There was no electricity, so of course, there was no refrigeration. The store had high ceilings and shelves all the way up. There was a long ladder on rollers so the clerk could get to the upper shelves. Grandpa had a long list that he gave to the clerk. The clerk went from here to there in the store to get the items on the list, and he placed them all on the counter. Then he wrapped and bagged everything as he ran down the list, adding everything up on a piece of brown paper. He wrote the total amount of the order in a book and gave Grandpa a copy of the charges.

Most farmers ran a charge and paid it off once or twice a year, at harvest time.

The storekeeper gave me a stick of peppermint candy. Boy, it sure was good!

Laughlin Family Stories

2022-02-11T04:26:46Z

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''Page edited 10-Feb-22. ET''

This is an index to all the Laughlin family stories as told by a particular family member.

== Stories by Edward Ellsworth Laughlin ==

* [[Farm Boys|'''Farm Boys''']]
* '''[[Bumble Bees]]'''
* [[Going to the Store with Grandpa|'''Going to the Store with Grandpa''']]
* King
* Mom and Hurts
* Ol' Mutt
* Trixie
* The Seine
* Uncle Aaron
* You Can't Farm Without Horses

*

Bumble Bees

2022-02-11T04:25:32Z

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Source: Edward Ellsworth Laughlin (In his own words.)

In the old days in the country, we kids had to invent our own entertainment. One such fun thing to do was an adventure as well as entertaining.

First we needed to find a bumble bee hive. Bumble bees burrow into the ground. They carry the dirt away so that it does not show the location of the tunnel.

We could watch the bees coming and going and locate the hive. The entrance was very small, about a half-inch across. It was usually in tall grass along a fence row.

The next thing that was needed was a wooden paddle. A board about four inches wide and three feet long worked fine. Next, we would whittle a handle into one end.

With this, we were ready to play our game. We usually needed two or three brave boys or girls. One kid would punch the opening of the bee hive with the paddle. Then every one would run as fast as they could, turning as they go to swat the angry bees.

After repeating this fun game for a while, we usually would kill most of the bees. We could then dig out the hive and get to the honey, ''if'' we weren’t too badly stung by then. Bumble bee honey is found in dark capsules about an inch long.

This was a pretty wild game and not too many kids were able to try the honey. I was not very good at this sport, because I always liked the bumble bees too much.

I once read that some engineers somewhere had determined that bumble bees were not designed to fly well. I lost a lot of respect for engineers after I read that, because I knew better.

Laughlin Family Stories

2022-02-11T04:20:09Z

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''Page edited 10-Feb-22. ET''

This is an index to all the Laughlin family stories as told by a particular family member.

== Stories by Edward Ellsworth Laughlin ==

* [[Farm Boys|'''Farm Boys''']]
* '''[[Bumble Bees]]'''
* Going to the Store with Grandpa
* King
* Mom and Hurts
* Ol' Mutt
* Trixie
* The Seine
* Uncle Aaron
* You Can't Farm Without Horses

*