Robert McLaughlin
Robert McLaughlin was born on February
23, 1882, the son of George and Minerva (Clark) McLaughlin in Olney,
Illinois. He had two brothers and one sister; Melvin(1884), Lula
Belle(1887) and Clinton(1890). His father died in 1891 when he was
nine years old. His mother moved her family to Preston, Illinois and lived with her widowed Mother, Mary Clark, by the 1900 Federal Census.
Robert married Nackey Jane
Steward on September 18,1905 in Champaign, Illinois. By the time
of his WWI draft registration on September 18, 1918, they had left Illinois and were living
in Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming. They are still found
there in the 1920 Federal Census and his occupation is listed as
Teamster. They have three children; Roy(1908), Marie(1912),
Nette(1916). By the 1930 Federal Census, the family has returned to
Illinois and they are living in Champaign where Robert is a laborer. By
the draft for WWII, Robert is still in Champaign and he is no longer
able to work according to his draft card.
Robert McLaughlin died on March 8, 1945 in Champaign, Illinois and is buried in Locust Grove Cemetery.
Robert McLaughlin died on March 8, 1945 in Champaign, Illinois and is buried in Locust Grove Cemetery.
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