Alexander Laughlin (1784 - abt. 1814)

Husband of Lucinda (Menefee) Laughlin — married 8 Mar 1810 in Elkton, Giles, Tennessee, USA

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Died about 1814 at about age 30 in Giles, Tennessee, USA

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Alexander Laughlin served in the War of 1812
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Biography of Alexander McLaughlin Laughlin

Alexander McLaughlin was born in 1784. The name started out as McLaughlin. Variations of the surname have included: McGlaughlin, McGlothin, Laughland, Laughin, Loflin, Loftlin, Laughland, etc.

Alexander McLaughlin was listed on the 1790 census record.

Name Alexander McLaughlin

Gender M

State Tennessee

Locality Territory South of Ohio River

County Jefferson County

Residence Year 1790

Household Remarks He was appointed, 16 Jun 1792, an Ensign in the militia for Jefferson County.^[1]

1792: He was appointed, 16 Jun 1792, an Ensign in the militia for Jefferson County.[Ibid]

AlexanderLaughlin married first to a Massengale; then he married Lucinda Menefee in Elkton, Giles County, Tennessee on 8 Mar 1810. Theirs was the first marriage performed in the newly formed county of Giles County, Tennessee by the first circuit court clerk, German Lester.^[2] A trip made to the Old Records Department at the Court House in Elkton, Giles County reveals that due to the burning of the Court House during the War Between the States that no marriage record before 1865 now exist.

Lucinda Menefee (1778–1879) was the first bride to have her marriage ceremony performed in the county of Giles. She was twenty-one years of age. ^[3]

Information on Alexander Laughlin and his family of children has been scarce. A McLauglin, believed to be Alexander was on a tax list early in Lincoln County, Tennessee.^[4] Names of Laughlins in Lincoln County, Tennessee over the years have included:

W B McLaughlin who was listed among the troops that Andrew Jackson recruited. He was a vote (2,892 for - 0 against) for separation before the War Between the States, even before the state seceded and companies were formed.

W B Laughlin was also a Sheriff in 1844.

M W McLaughlin was a 1st Lieutenant in Turney's 1st TN Confederates and later rose to rank of Major, from first to close of war they were in the hottest parts of many of the battles.

Newman & McLauglin were general merchandisers in Lincoln County

E C McLaughlin ran a livery. He likely married Sallie K Logan/Caldwell who received a Confederate widow's pension.

There was a notorious fighting place nearby where Taylor & McLaughlin were merchants in Lincoln County.^[5]

Alexander Laughlin served in the military during the War of 1812:

Name: Alexander Laughlin

Event Type: Military Service

Event Date: 1812-1815

Event Place: United States

Affiliate Publication Number: M602

Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers :Who Served During the War of 1812.

Affiliate Film Number: 122

GS Film Number: 000882640

Digital Folder Number: 004869008

Image Number: 01646^[6]

Alexander McLaughlin is listed as in service 7 Aug 1814 [died a few months earlier] on the Records of Men Enlisted in the U S Army Prior to the Peace Established May 17, 1815.^[7]

Alexander Laughlin passed away 1814 in Giles County, Tennessee. In the March 1814 Session of the Giles County Court, it is recorded that Brice M Garner and Jared Manifee were the administrators of the estate of Alexander Laughlin, deceased. It was ordered to be entered into court minutes that the sale of the estate of Alexander Laughlin.^[8] He lies in an unmarked grave.

Sources

1. ↑ U S Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820
2. ↑ Alabama Baptist periodical article titled: Laughlin, Alexander,first marriage license issued in Giles county, publication date 28 Feb 1878, page 1, column 8
3. ↑ Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1784-1825
4. ↑ Lincoln County 1836 Tax List, Civil District, Lincoln County, Tennessee
5. ↑ Goodspeed's History of Lincoln County, Tennessee
6. ↑ Citing this Record: United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-6G3L : 11 March 2016), Alexander Laughlin, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 122; FHL microfilm 882,640
7. ↑ U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, 1798 May 17 - 1815 M, P, R-S, page, page 64-65
8. ↑ Giles County Court Minute Book B, 1813-1815,page 65