Richard LAUGHLIN

1852 - 1873  (21 years)

• Name	Richard LAUGHLIN
  Birth	3 Apr 1852	District 13, Camden, Missouri
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	K24F-J8V
  Residence	1860	Au Glaze Township, Camden, Missouri, United States   [1]
  Residence	1870	Missouri, United States   [1]
  _UID	3D666BCF28894A35B8E02F032E6CF12385B5
  Death	21 Nov 1873	Lake Valley, Camden County, Missouri
  Person ID	I18705	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Alexander LAUGHLIN,   b. Abt 1817, Howard, Missouri d. 1865, Arkansas (Age ~ 48 years)
  Mother	Americus "Marie" Jane R. CHITWOOD,   b. Abt 1818, Missouri Territory d. Aft 1880, Arkansas (Age ~ 63 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1836	Missouri
  Family ID	F10448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Bunch and his family, including son Emanuel, lived across the river in the area that is now Normac Estates. The Bunch's were strong Union supporters. Bad blood boiled between Richard Laughlin and Emanuel Bunch as a result of the two families divergent war sentiments, and on November 21, 1873, while on his way to the Forest Grove School, Richard was attacked by Emanuel Bunch and hit in the head with a rock that resulted in his death. The attack would have taken place somewhere in the area around #15 tee. Emanuel Bunch was ultimately convicted of 2nd degree manslaughter and served 2 years in the penitentiary. His father, James, was also charged but was found not guilty. About a year before the murder, Richard's sister Narcissa Laughlin had married Emanuel Bunch's brother, Isaac, which surely made for a case of strange bedfellows following the murder.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 12 Nov 2024), entry for Richard LAUGHLIN, person ID K24F-J8V. (Reliability: 3).