Homer Deweese Laughlin (1888 - 1918)

Born 10 Sep 1888 in Tawawa, Green Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 24 Dec 1918 at age 30 in Sidney, Clinton Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States

Biography

Homer Deweese Laughlin was born September 10, 1888 to Aries Calhoun Laughlin and Malissa Deweese in Tawawa, Green Township, Shelby, Ohio.^[1]

He married Blanche Gearhart on November 28, 1911.

He died, at the age of 30, on December 24, 1918 in Sidney, Ohio.^[2] He is buried at the Graceland Cemetery, Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio.^[3]

Obituary:
Homer D. Laughlin (b. 10 Sep 1888, Tawawa, Ohio - d. Tuesday morning, 24 Dec 1918) spent most of his life in Shelby County, Ohio. He married Miss Blanche Gearhart on 28 November 1911. They lived at Celina, Ohio, after their marriage, and then came to Sidney. He was employed in Thedieck's Department Store but at the time of his death, he had been nightclerk at the post office. He was taken sick on Thursday with influenza, which developed into pneumonia. The sad news of his sudden death was a shock to his many friends. "Homer D. Laughlin will long be remembered by his kind disposition, which won for him many friends."

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6DJ-56P : 8 March 2021), Homer D. Laughlin, 1888.
2. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8KM-CQR : 8 March 2021), Homer D Laughlin, 24 Dec 1918; citing Sidney, Shelby, Ohio, reference fn 94220; FHL microfilm 1,984,542.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26167155/homer-deweese-laughlin : accessed 29 May 2022), memorial page for Homer Deweese Laughlin (10 Sep 1888–24 Dec 1918), Find A Grave: Memorial #26167155 citing Graceland Cemetery, Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Robin L. (contributor 46913853) .

See Also:

• Family Search Profile for Homer Deweese Laughlin