LAUGHLIN, Elmer A. 1864-1892

LAUGHLIN

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Date: 4/28/2005 at 20:46:19

ELMER A. LAUGHLIN - died 1892

DIED. In Chicago, Jan 9th, 1892, of grip and internal hemorrhage, Elmer A. LAUGHLIN, aged 23 years and about 2 months. Elmer was the only remaining son by his first wife, of J. H. LAUGHLIN, five having followed each other to the land of rest in a few years. It is a crushing affliction and Mr. LAUGHLIN and the sisters have the warmest sympathies of all our people. Elmer was sick but a short time, having had an attack of grip but recovered sufficiently from it to go to work again. He was taken worse Wednesday night and died the following Saturday afternoon. Miss Lillian was telegraphed for at Des Moines and arrived in Chicago a few hours before his death. She arrived here with the remains on Monday morning and the funeral was held from the Congregational church at 11:00 on Tuesday, the interment being in the Minert cemetery.

- note: extracted from a longer obit
- source: Postville Review, 1/16/1892
- contributed by Sharyl Ferrall

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Added by Reid R. Johnson, January 6, 2013:

A second obituary and the Woodmansee burial book has the following information .....

Sources: Postville Graphic, Thur., 14 Jan. 1892. Woodmansee Burial Book for Minert Cemetery.

Name -Elmore A. Laughlin

Born -24 November 1864

Died -9 January 1892 in Chicago, Illinois

Funeral services held from Postville Congregational church

Buried -Minert Cemetery in Allamakee county

Miss Lillie is identified as one of four surviving sisters who was summoned from Colfax Iowa to Elmore's bedside at his death