Robert
Roy
McLaughlin
Born in Summit Hill Carbon PA USA
Ancestors 
Brother of
John Rees McLaughlin, Lewis Edwards McLaughlin, Marian R (McLaughlin) Weston, Margaret (McLaughlin) Deisenroth, Nora M. (McLaughlin) Smith and Anna Jane McLaughlin
Husband of
Cora Valentine Malick
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Jane (McLaughlin) Keich and Sallie C. (McLaughlin) Startzel
Died
at age 60
in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Apr 2016
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Biography of Robert Roy McLaughlin
Robert Roy McLaughlin was born on October 23, 1912 in Summit Hill, Carbon County, PA to Robert Logan McLaughlin and Rebecca Edwards. He was their third child, but their first child died at the age of two from scarlet fever.
In the 1920 US Census, Robert Roy is 7 years old. His family lives on the south side of East White St in Summit Hill, a small coal mining community. In the next census in 1930, Robert Roy is 17. He is not working in the coal mine, so he must be attending school.
Marriage and occupation
Robert married Cora Valentine Malick and they had two daughters, Jane and Sally. In the 1940 Census, Robert is working as an ice man for his own ice house in Summit Hill, Carbon, PA.
Military Service during WWII
Robert joined the US Army on 11 April 1944 at the New Cumberland Army Depot and served until 18 Feb 1946 where he exited military service at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA. His papers say that at the time he entered service, he and his family were living in Tamaqua, Schulykill, PA.
Sources
- 1920 United States Federal Census
- 1930 United States Federal Census
- 1940 United States Federal Census
- Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966 for Robert R McLaughlin.
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| Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966 for Robert R McLaughlin |
- Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012
- Find A Grave [1]
- U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012
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| Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 |
- Obituary -- 25 Nov 1972, Page 12 - at Newspapers.com
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| Obituary |
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
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~12.50%
Don Barron
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Michael McCreary :
23andMe, GEDmatch ZQ3724370 [compare]
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~0.39%
A McCreary :
23andMe, GEDmatch M296661 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M296661 [compare], Ancestry member Ashjmcc
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