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Richard LAUGHLIN

Richard LAUGHLIN[1]

Male 1852 - 1873  (21 years)

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  • Name Richard LAUGHLIN 
    Born 3 Apr 1852  District 13, Camden, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID K24F-J8V 
    _UID 3D666BCF28894A35B8E02F032E6CF12385B5 
    Died 21 Nov 1873  Lake Valley, Camden County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18705  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2022 

    Father Henry A. LAUGHLIN,   b. 1815, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1865, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Americus "Marie" Jane R. CHITWOOD,   b. Abt 1818, Missouri Territory Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married Abt 1836  Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F10448  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.