R. A. McLAUGHLIN

MCLAUGHLIN, JONES

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Date: 5/23/2009 at 12:53:31

The History of Appanoose County, Iowa, Containing A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, etc., A Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Records of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Appanoose County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc.; illustrated; Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878.

R. A. McLAUGHLIN, farmer, Sec. 18; born in Lancaster Co., Penn, Sept 22, 802, and lived in that State until 1869, and then moved to this county; owns ninety acres of land, well cultivated, valued at $30 per acre, and twenty-five acres of timber land, valued at $10 per acre. He is a Republican. His wife, Rebecca Jones, was born in Somerset Co., Penn., Aug. 16, 1812; they were married May 1, 1834; have eight children living - Ann Martha, Mary Jane, William H., Collin L., Louisa M., Francis W., Nancy E. and John R. Mr. McLaughlin has a pleasant home, and his children are well educated and fond of reading, and believe in keeping themselves well posted.