Floy LAUGHLIN

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• _UID: 776208CF6D9F453DBA330B86DF17E1962917

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• FamilySearch ID: K24F-JHB
• _UID: EED2F278E315438983607CA9164A1D1184EA

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In addition to the current Lake Valley Country Club property, the Laughlin offspring settled much of the surrounding area. James held the property that is now Lake Valley, and owned the land all the way to the river. His brother, Henry Jr. acquired the property that is now Old Kinderhook, brother Josh owned land across the river while another brother George owned land further down the river. James' family sold the farm after the lake was built, under the impression that the raising water would mean falling property values.
More tragedy hit the James Laughlin family in September 1904, when his son Floy was killed in a sawmill accident on the family farm. Floy was preparing to be married and was sawing lumber to build a house when a board kicked back and hit him in the abdomen. He died a day or so later on September 2, 1904, presumably from internal injuries. The sawmill was set up on the family farm, which very possibly puts it on what is now the club property.
Another interesting story involving James Laughlin has it that he learned that his sons were carrying pistols, planning to settle another feud when the opportunity arose. Upon learning they were carrying iron James took the pistols from his boys and dropped them into the family well. Is this the same cistern / well that is near the catalpa tree on #14?

LAUGHLIN Cemetary in Camdenton, Missouri
Floy son of JW and RB 1-5-1880 9-2-1904
Infant daughters of JW and RB 8-27-1888 9-14 & 10-20-1888
Henry H son of JW and RB died 9-12-1881 Aged 7mo 12da
Evalena G daughter of GW and EJ died 1-6-1881 Aged 1mo 20da
James H son of GW and EJ died 3-11-1879
George W died 11-18-1880 Aged 30 years
James W 11-9-1842 4-11-1928
Rebecca Belle 9-22-1858 4-10-1940
Pauline Elizabeth (Ransom) 3-19-1911 12-17-1987 Married
3-15-1930 Daughter of Harvey Lee Ransom, Creston IA
and Cynthia Elizabeth Shinn, Woodburn IA
James Ralph 2-10-1913 12-22-1996 Parents of Pat, Carol,
Jerol, Ralph Dale. Son of Monroe Laughlin, Roach MO
and Odessa Mae Campbell, Prairie Hollow MO
Monroe 10-27-1891 12-8-1967 Our sons Ralph and Rolla
Odessa Mae (Campbell) 9-27-1894 6-6-1980
Leonard 7-14-1902 1-24-1987 Brother of Monroe
William "Short? 8-10-1908 8-15-1978 Brother of Monroe
Randall Ethan infant son of Ethan and Freda 6-24-1959 6-26-1959
Teresa Marie daughter of Ethan and Freda 10-11-1968 10-11-1968
Ethan W 9-19-1915 - Married 1-22-1938
Larita H (Anderson) 3-26-1920 -
Baby R 1911 1911
Henry A 3-22-1861 11-26-1928
Cornelia E wife of Henry 9-24-1863 unfinished
Roscoe T 1889 1921
Argie M 1891 1973

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• FamilySearch ID: LYJF-JVM
• _UID: 98DC442AD842465C859C2DFB8224D6B91C66
• Residence: 1850, Camden county, Camden, Missouri
• Residence: 1860, Au Glaze Township, Camden, Missouri

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From Sue Sullivan: I believe there is some confusion regarding the LAUGHLIN family of Camden County, MO. Charles and John LAUGHLIN are brothers and each named a son named Henry. John LAUGHLIN married Rebecca WALKUP in 1813 in Mercer County, KY. Their son Henry (c. 1817-1861+) married Americas Jane R. CHITWOOD.

Take yourself back to the late 1860's or early 1870's. Civil War sentiments are still running strong. Henry Laughlin and his wife, Americus, are living in eastern Camden County. Henry, a 2nd Lieutenant in the Confederate Army during the War, is a strong Confederate sympathizer surrounded by Union supporters. Recognizing the danger of their situation they move to Arkansas to surround themselves with other Confederates. Henry is killed by bushwhackers anyway.
Following Henry's death, Americus returns to Camden County with her 12 children, including James, the oldest, plus Henry Jr., Josh, George, and Richard. Their family farm was on the property that is now Lake Valley, with the farmhouse thought to be somewhere near the catalpa tree on what is now, tee #14 on the Lake Valley Golf course, and a barn at the top of the hill behind #17 tee. The Forest Grove School was located in the vicinity of what is now John Bearden's house, across Highway 54 behind #15 tee.
James Bunch and his family, including son Emanuel, lived across the river in the area that is now Normac Estates. The Bunch's were strong Union supporters. Bad blood boiled between Richard Laughlin and Emanuel Bunch as a result of the two families divergent war sentiments, and on November 21, 1873, while on his way to the Forest Grove School, Richard was attacked by Emanuel Bunch and hit in the head with a rock that resulted in his death. The attack would have taken place somewhere in the area around #15 tee. Emanuel Bunch was ultimately convicted of 2nd degree manslaughter and served 2 years in the penitentiary. His father, James, was also charged but was found not guilty. About a year before the murder, Richard's sister Narcissa Laughlin had married Emanuel Bunch's brother, Isaac, which surely made for a case of strange bedfellows following the murder.

Death after 1865.
Laughlin Cemetary, Camdenton, Missouri
LAUGHLIN
Floy son of JW and RB 1-5-1880 9-2-1904
Infant daughters of JW and RB 8-27-1888 9-14 & 10-20-1888
Henry H son of JW and RB died 9-12-1881 Aged 7mo 12da
Evalena G daughter of GW and EJ died 1-6-1881 Aged 1mo 20da
James H son of GW and EJ died 3-11-1879
George W died 11-18-1880 Aged 30 years
James W 11-9-1842 4-11-1928
Rebecca Belle 9-22-1858 4-10-1940
Pauline Elizabeth (Ransom) 3-19-1911 12-17-1987 Married
3-15-1930 Daughter of Harvey Lee Ransom, Creston IA
and Cynthia Elizabeth Shinn, Woodburn IA
James Ralph 2-10-1913 12-22-1996 Parents of Pat, Carol,
Jerol, Ralph Dale. Son of Monroe Laughlin, Roach MO
and Odessa Mae Campbell, Prairie Hollow MO
Monroe 10-27-1891 12-8-1967 Our sons Ralph and Rolla
Odessa Mae (Campbell) 9-27-1894 6-6-1980
Leonard 7-14-1902 1-24-1987 Brother of Monroe
William "Short? 8-10-1908 8-15-1978 Brother of Monroe
Randall Ethan infant son of Ethan and Freda 6-24-1959 6-26-1959
Teresa Marie daughter of Ethan and Freda 10-11-1968 10-11-1968
Ethan W 9-19-1915 - Married 1-22-1938
Larita H (Anderson) 3-26-1920 -
Baby R 1911 1911
Henry A 3-22-1861 11-26-1928
Cornelia E wife of Henry 9-24-1863 unfinished
Roscoe T 1889 1921
Argie M 1891 1973

Henry married Americus "Marie" Jane R. CHITWOOD about 1836 in Missouri. Americus (daughter of James CHITWOOD and Caroline Elizabeth CHITWOOD) was born about 1818 in Missouri Territory; died after 1880 in Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: K24F-JWM
• Name: Americus Jane R. CHITWOOD
• _UID: 209E91B5A2294AA4ACE747CD44DAD560B768
• Residence: 1850, Camden county, Camden, Missouri
• Residence: 1860, Au Glaze Township, Camden, Missouri
• Residence: 1870, Missouri

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1860 Census
Name: America J R Laughlin Age in 1860: 42 Birthplace: Missouri Home in 1860: Auglaize, Camden, Missouri Gender: Female Value of real estate:
Post Office: Wet Glage Roll: M653_611 Page: 0 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Henry Laughlin

Take yourself back to the late 1860's or early 1870's. Civil War sentiments are still running strong. Henry Laughlin and his wife, Americus, are living in eastern Camden County. Henry, a 2nd Lieutenant in the Confederate Army during the War, is a strong Confederate sympathizer surrounded by Union supporters. Recognizing the danger of their situation they move to Arkansas to surround themselves with other Confederates. Henry is killed by bushwhackers anyway.
Following Henry's death, Americus returns to Camden County with her 12 children, including James, the oldest, plus Henry Jr., Josh, George, and Richard. Their family farm was on the property that is now Lake Valley, with the farmhouse thought to be somewhere near the catalpa tree on what is now, tee #14 on the Lake Valley Golf course, and a barn at the top of the hill behind #17 tee. The Forest Grove School was located in the vicinity of what is now John Bearden's house, across Highway 54 behind #15 tee.
James Bunch and his family, including son Emanuel, lived across the river in the area that is now Normac Estates. The Bunch's were strong Union supporters. Bad blood boiled between Richard Laughlin and Emanuel Bunch as a result of the two families divergent war sentiments, and on November 21, 1873, while on his way to the Forest Grove School, Richard was attacked by Emanuel Bunch and hit in the head with a rock that resulted in his death. The attack would have taken place somewhere in the area around #15 tee. Emanuel Bunch was ultimately convicted of 2nd degree manslaughter and served 2 years in the penitentiary. His father, James, was also charged but was found not guilty. About a year before the murder, Richard's sister Narcissa Laughlin had married Emanuel Bunch's brother, Isaac, which surely made for a case of strange bedfellows following the murder.
Aka: Maria Jane CHITWOOD

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• FamilySearch ID: KZWC-WD3
• _UID: 5772B70E448F4250AE3BF84BFA625F0AE4B9

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Buried on Henry Laughlin's
farm in Camden County, Missouri

On the farm where Henry Laughlin lived in Camden Co, there is a John and Rebecca buried there with their date of birth and date of death John 2/4/1792 to 11/7/1835. Rebecca 4/2/1794 to 6/23/1848. These dates would be about right for my John Laughlin.

John married Rebecca (Rebekah) C. WALKUP on 5 Aug 1813 in Mercer County, Kentucky. Rebecca (daughter of John WALKUP and Sarah "Sally" DAUGHERTY) was born on 2 Apr 1794 in Mercer, Kentucky; died on 23 Jun 1848 in Camden County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: 2CT1-B7S
• Name: Rebecky WALKUP
• _UID: 4A37FCAC8C0F4F54AF3C71FA0C47E45A4E67
• Alt. Birth: 2 Apr 1794, Mercer, Kentucky

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On the farm where Henry Laughlin lived in Camden Co, there is a John and Rebecca buried there with their date of birth and date of death John 2/4/1792 to 11/7/1835. Rebecca 4/2/1794 to 6/23/1848. These dates would be about right for my John Laughlin.

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• FamilySearch ID: KZD6-L5Y
• _UID: 5A586603533B4951AE1EEF9BC3177D6A5A3B
• Residence: 1850, Blue, Jackson, Missouri

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Found in 1850 Census in Blue, Jackson, Missouri:
Chitwood, James age 54, born in Virginia
Elizabeth age 50, born in Missouri
Richard age 26, born in Missouri
Joshua age 24, born in Missouri
William age 16, born in Missouri

James married Caroline Elizabeth CHITWOOD on 10 Dec 1818 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. Caroline (daughter of Lt. Richard CHITWOOD and Mary Margaret CANTLEY) was born in 1803 in St. Louis City, Missouri; died in 1870 in Camden, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KZY5-RRP
• _UID: 691E6EE072734311B4185E079B8448B45A11
• Residence: 1850, Blue, Jackson, Missouri
• Residence: 1860, Warren Township, Camden, Missouri
• Residence: 1870, Missouri