Edward Ellsworth Laughlin - Revision history

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Edward Timko Jr.: /* Residences */ added known addresses

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Residences: added known addresses

Edward Timko Jr.: /* Death */

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Death

Timkomac at 04:04, 11 February 2022

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Timkomac: /* Stories and Remembrances */ Added Stories Section

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Stories and Remembrances: Added Stories Section

Timkomac: /* Early Years */ Added Stories Section

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Early Years: Added Stories Section

Timkomac: /* Early Years */ Added a Link to June Alice Laughlin

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Early Years: Added a Link to June Alice Laughlin

Timkomac: /* Early Years */ Added a link to Francis Scott Laughlin

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Early Years: Added a link to Francis Scott Laughlin

Timkomac at 00:45, 3 February 2022

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-''<sup>Page edited 30-Oct-22. ET</sup>''[[File:Ed Laughlin in North Carolina.jpg|thumb|Edward E. Laughlin at his home in the mountains of North Carolina. Powder Horn Mountain, Watauga County, NC.]]
+''<sup>Page edited 30-Dec-22. KT</sup>''[[File:Ed Laughlin in North Carolina.jpg|thumb|Edward E. Laughlin at his home in the mountains of North Carolina. Powder Horn Mountain, Watauga County, NC.]]
-Born on September 8, 1915 in Henry County, Indiana. He was one of three children, and oldest son, of '''[[Donel Laughlin]]''' and '''[[Mabel Anne Tapscott]]'''.
+Born on September 8, 1915 in Henry County, Indiana. He was one of three children, and the oldest son, of '''[[Donel Laughlin]]''' and '''[[Mabel Anne Tapscott]]'''.
 == Description ==
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 == Education ==
 [[File:Edward Laughlin Trotwood HS Graduation.jpg|thumb|Edward E. Laughlin's graduation photo from Trotwood High School in Trotwood, (Montgomery County) Ohio.]]
-Graduated from Trotwood High School in Trotwood, Montgomery County, Ohio.
+Ed graduated from Trotwood High School in Trotwood, Montgomery County, Ohio. Because the family moved often during his childhood, he was fond of reminding his family that he attended eleven schools in twelve years. Known schools included:
 == Religion ==
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 == Military Service Years ==
 [[File:Edward Laughlin in the Navy..jpg|thumb|Edward E. Laughlin during Naval boot camp in Rochester, NY.]]
-EM2 Edward Ellsworth Laughlin served in the '''[[U.S. Navy]]''' during World War II. He was stationed at the Norfolk Naval Base in Norfolk, Virginia. He served as an Electricians Mate, 2nd Class. He was honorably discharged after three years.
+EM2 Edward Ellsworth Laughlin served in the '''[[U.S. Navy]]''' during World War II. He was stationed at the Norfolk Naval Base in Norfolk, Virginia. He served as an Electrician's Mate, 2nd Class. He was honorably discharged after three years.
 '''Military Service(s):''' '''[[U.S. Navy]]'''
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 * Also, for several years he was a "milkman," delivering Moler's Belmont Dairy products to homes throughout the Dayton area.
 * He later worked briefly for Bowser-Morner Testing Laboratories, testing soil for construction projects.
-* His last a position while living in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio was with the City of Kettering, OH Department of Parks and Recreation. He supervised a large crew during a period of extensive growth for the city's parks system and oversaw the development and landscaping of numerous city parks and green spaces.
+* His last position while living in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio was with the City of Kettering, OH Department of Parks and Recreation. He supervised a large crew during a period of extensive growth for the city's parks system and oversaw the development and landscaping of numerous city parks and green spaces.
 * Upon retirement from the City of Kettering, he took a position at Powder Horn Mountain in Triplett, (Watauga County) North Carolina. He served as a golf course greenskeeper, a realtor and rental property manager.
 == Business Ventures ==
-Owned and operated Ed Laughlin Realty in Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina.
+Owned and operated Ed Laughlin Realty in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio and later in Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina.
 == Personal Life ==
 [[File:Edward Laughlin Fishing.jpg|alt=Edward E. Laughlin enjoying his favorite hobby.|thumb|Edward E. Laughlin enjoying his favorite hobby. Location unknown.]]
-Edward enjoyed hunting, particularly rabbits with his trusty beagle, Jack. His true passion was fishing. He enjoyed fly fishing in the lakes and streams in the mountains of North Carolina, as well as surf fishing and flounder gigging on the North Carolina coast
+Edward enjoyed hunting, particularly rabbits with his trusty beagle, Jack. His true passion was fishing. He enjoyed fly fishing in the lakes and streams in the mountains of North Carolina, as well as surf fishing and flounder gigging on the North Carolina coast. Ed also enjoyed cooking the fish he caught. He could filet any fish, no matter how small. After moving to Watauga County, North Carolina, he drove to visit his family in Ohio for Christmas each year with his season's catch nicely frozen and packed in order to provide delicious fish for the Laughlin family's annual Christmas Eve fish fry.
 == Stories and Remembrances ==

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-[[File:Ed Laughlin in North Carolina.jpg|thumb|Edward E. Laughlin at his home in the mountains of North Carolina. Powder Horn Mountain, Watauga County, NC.]]
+''<sup>Page edited 30-Oct-22. ET</sup>''[[File:Ed Laughlin in North Carolina.jpg|thumb|Edward E. Laughlin at his home in the mountains of North Carolina. Powder Horn Mountain, Watauga County, NC.]]
 Born on September 8, 1915 in Henry County, Indiana. He was one of three children, and oldest son, of '''[[Donel Laughlin]]''' and '''[[Mabel Anne Tapscott]]'''.
 == Description ==
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 == Military Service Years ==
 [[File:Edward Laughlin in the Navy..jpg|thumb|Edward E. Laughlin during Naval boot camp in Rochester, NY.]]
-EM2 Edward Ellsworth Laughlin served in the '''[[U.S. Navy]]''' during World War II. He served in Norfolk, Virginia. He served as a Electricians Mate, 2nd Class. He was honorably discharged after three years.
+EM2 Edward Ellsworth Laughlin served in the '''[[U.S. Navy]]''' during World War II. He was stationed at the Norfolk Naval Base in Norfolk, Virginia. He served as an Electricians Mate, 2nd Class. He was honorably discharged after three years.
 '''Military Service(s):''' '''[[U.S. Navy]]'''
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 == Residences ==
-Rush County, Indiana
+* Henry County, Indiana
-West Alex Bell Road, West Carrolton, Montgomery County, Ohio (Valentine Winters Family Farm)
+== Working Years ==
-Blowing Rock, Watauga County, North Carolina
+* Edward worked at numerous jobs during his lifetime.
+* He worked for Grismer Tire Center in Dayton, Ohio.
-Marshall Road, Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio
+* He worked as a meter reader for Dayton Power and Light, also in Dayton.
+* Also, for several years he was a "milkman," delivering Moler's Belmont Dairy products to homes throughout the Dayton area.
-Walnut Creek Assisted Living, Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio
+* He later worked briefly for Bowser-Morner Testing Laboratories, testing soil for construction projects.
+* His last a position while living in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio was with the City of Kettering, OH Department of Parks and Recreation. He supervised a large crew during a period of extensive growth for the city's parks system and oversaw the development and landscaping of numerous city parks and green spaces.
-== Working Years ==
+* Upon retirement from the City of Kettering, he took a position at Powder Horn Mountain in Triplett, (Watauga County) North Carolina. He served as a golf course greenskeeper, a realtor and rental property manager.
 == Business Ventures ==

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	== Residences ==		== Residences ==
		+	Henry County, Indiana
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		+	Rush County, Indiana
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		+	West Alex Bell Road, West Carrolton, Montgomery County, Ohio (Valentine Winters Family Farm)
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		+	National Road, Vandalia, Montgomery County, Ohio
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		+	Mary Avenue, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
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		+	16 Rainbow Drive, Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio
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		+	Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
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		+	Roxanna-New Burlington Road, Warren County, Ohio
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		+	Stewart Street, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
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		+	16 Kratochwill Street, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
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		+	Powder Horn Mountain Road, Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina
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		+	Blowing Rock, Watauga County, North Carolina
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		+	Marshall Road, Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio
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		+	Walnut Creek Assisted Living, Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio

	== Working Years ==		== Working Years ==

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 == Religion ==
-He was baptized into the Catholic faith in 1941.
+He was baptized (converted) into the Catholic faith in 1941 so that he could marry '''[[Mary Virginia Kamenish]]''', his future bride.
 == Civilian Conservation Corps ==
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 == Military Service Years ==
 [[File:Edward Laughlin in the Navy..jpg|thumb|Edward E. Laughlin during Naval boot camp in Rochester, NY.]]
-EM2 Edward Ellsworth Laughlin served in the '''[[U.S. Navy]]''' during World War II. He served in Norfolk, Virginia. He served as a Electricians Mate, 2nd Class.
+EM2 Edward Ellsworth Laughlin served in the '''[[U.S. Navy]]''' during World War II. He served in Norfolk, Virginia. He served as a Electricians Mate, 2nd Class. He was honorably discharged after three years.
 '''Military Service(s):''' '''[[U.S. Navy]]'''
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 * Mark Stephen Laughlin
 * Mary Cathleen Laughlin
-−
-Married Betty T. Turner on December 3, 1983. The couple had no children. The couple later divorced.
+After the death of his first wife "Ginny," Edward married Betty T. Turner on December 3, 1983. The couple had no children. The couple later divorced.
 == Residences ==
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 == Business Ventures ==
-Owned and operated Ed Laughlin Realty.
+Owned and operated Ed Laughlin Realty in Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina.
 == Personal Life ==
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 == Death ==
-Edward died from pneumonia on January 10, 2009 at Hospice of Dayton in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. He was cremated and his remains were buried in 2009 at Powder Horn Mountain Cemetery in Watauga County, North Carolina.
+Edward died from pneumonia on January 10, 2009 at Hospice of Dayton in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.

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 Born on September 8, 1915 in Henry County, Indiana. He was one of three children, and oldest son, of '''[[Donel Laughlin]]''' and '''[[Mabel Anne Tapscott]]'''.
-''<sup>Page edited 2-Feb-22. ET</sup>''
+''<sup>Page edited 10-Feb-22. ET</sup>''
 == Description ==

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 == Early Years ==
-* [[File:Edward Laughlin in Elementary School.jpg|thumb|Edward E. Laughlin in elementary school in rural Indiana, exact location unknown. Edward is the third child from the right in the second row from front.|alt=]]'''Childhood'''
+*'''Childhood'''
 * '''Siblings'''
 **'''[[Francis Scott Laughlin]]'''
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 [[File:Edward Laughlin Fishing.jpg|alt=Edward E. Laughlin enjoying his favorite hobby.|thumb|Edward E. Laughlin enjoying his favorite hobby. Location unknown.]]
 Edward enjoyed hunting, particularly rabbits with his trusty beagle, Jack. His true passion was fishing. He enjoyed fly fishing in the lakes and streams in the mountains of North Carolina, as well as surf fishing and flounder gigging on the North Carolina coast
 == Death ==
 Edward died from pneumonia on January 10, 2009 at Hospice of Dayton in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. He was cremated and his remains were buried in 2009 at Powder Horn Mountain Cemetery in Watauga County, North Carolina.

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 * [[File:Edward Laughlin in Elementary School.jpg|thumb|Edward E. Laughlin in elementary school in rural Indiana, exact location unknown. Edward is the third child from the right in the second row from front.|alt=]]'''Childhood'''
 * '''Siblings'''
-** '''[[Francis Scott Laughlin]]'''
+**'''[[Francis Scott Laughlin]]'''
-** June Alice Laughlin
+** '''[[June Alice Laughlin]]'''
 **

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 == Description ==
-He was slim of build and of average stature (5 foot nine inches.) He had brown hair, blue eyes and for most of his life he wore a small mustache.
+He was slim of build and of average stature (5 foot nine inches.) He had red hair, blue eyes and for most of his life he wore a small mustache.
 == Early Years ==