Thomas Francis McLAUGHLIN

  General Notes:

Photo: Thomas Francis McLaughlin and his elder brother, Charles E. McLaughlin, are buried side by side in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Dodgeville, Des Moines County, Iowa. Note the Spanish-American War stake for Thomas (and the G.A.R. stake for Charles).

Thomas served in Company F, 51st Regiment.

Photograph taken in 1965 by DeeAnna Allum Granston (this photo can also be seen at FindAGrave.com)



1874 BIRTH of Thomas Francis McLaughlin

1880 CENSUS, Iowa, Des Moines County, Franklin Township (June 22) ("Thomas," age 6, with parents) ("McLauthlin" in census)

1881 DEATH of grandmother, Elizabeth (McDonald) McLaughlin

1895 CENSUS, Iowa State Census, Louisa County, Wapello Township, Grand View (no date) ("Thomas F.," age 20, born in "Des Moines County, Iowa")

1900 CENSUS. Where?

1903 DEATH of grandfather, Charles McLaughlin

1905 CENSUS, Iowa State Census, Louisa County, Jefferson Township (no date) ("Thomas F." is with his parents and siblings) (names only are in the 1905 Iowa State Census)

1910 CENSUS. Where?

1915 CENSUS, Iowa State Census, Louisa County, Wapello Township, P. O. Wapello (no date) ("Thomas F. McLaughlin," age 40, born in Iowa, occupation "Pharmacist," completed 6 years common school, 3 years grammar school, 1 year college, can read and write, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland, church affiliation Catholic)

1917 DEATH of father, John Francis McLaughlin

1918 DRAFT Registration, Iowa, Louisa County, Wapello (September 11) ("Thomas Francis McLaughlin, age 44, born "March 4, 1874," occupation, "Pharmacist, Nesper Drug Co., Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa")

1920 CENSUS, Iowa, Muscatine County, Muscatine (January 15) ("Thomas F.," age 45, "Salesman, Drug store, is "Lodger" in the household of Wesley Henry Smith")

1930 CENSUS, Iowa, Louisa County, Wapello Township (April 14) ("Thomas F.," age 56, "Pharmacist, Retail Drugs," is in his widowed mother Mary McLaughlin's household)

1933 DEATH of mother, Mary Ann (Flaherty) McLaughlin

1950 DEATH, Thomas Francis McLaughlin, at 76 years 8 months 25 days


Thomas Francis McLaughlin did not marry



DESCRIPTION (Thomas): "Medium height, medium build, blue eyes, dark brown hair" (World War I Draft Registration)


PHOTOGRAPH:

Gravestone at St. Mary's Cemetery, Dodgeville, Des Moines County, Iowa inscribed as follows:

THOMAS F. McLAUGHLIN
MARCH 4, 1874
NOVEMBER 29, 1950

Spanish War Vet