James McGlaughlin (1802 - 1862)

Born 26 Dec 1802 in Bath County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 22 Oct 1862 at age 59 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

Biography

James McGlaughlin was born 26 December 1802, presumably at his parents' homestead on Jacksons' River seven or eight miles below Monterey in what was then Bath County, and now Highland County, Virginia. He died 22 October 1862 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Son of John McGlaughlin (1764–1838) and Anne Wiley (1769–1841).

James McLaughlin married Catherine "Kitty" Sproule on 25 May 1826 in Bath County, Virginia.

Children:

1. Sarah Ann McGloughlin (1828–Deceased).
2. Susan McLaughlin (1829–1905).
3. Mary McLaughlin (1831–1908).
4. John S. McGlaughlin (1834–1918).
5. James McLaughlin (1836–1898).
6. Jane McLaughlin (1839–1912).
7. Samuel McGlaughlin (1840–Deceased).
8. Catherine McGlaughlin (1842–Deceased).
9. William Henry McGlaughlin (1844–Deceased).
10. Ella B. McGlaughlin (1846–Deceased).

James was enthused by the gold excitement of 1849 & crossed the plains to California in search of wealth. He had some measure of success & returned to his family & settled in Missouri^[1]. .

Sources

1. ↑ Price, William T. Historical Sketches of Pocahontas County, West Virginia. (Marlinton, WV: Price Brothers Publishing, 1901). page 318

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH93-FHQ
• "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ7-69N2 : 18 September 2021), James Mc Laughlin and Sarah F Watkins, 14 Sep 1873; citing Marriage, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007424358.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK6-QC39 : 30 May 2020), James McLaughlin, 1862; Burial; citing record ID 41332652, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

See also

• The McLaughlins in early Virginia Project