Imperial County CA Archives Biographies.....Laughrin, James 1866 - 
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Author: F. C. Farr (editor, 1918)

JAMES LAUGHRIN.—Through his own efforts, James Laughrin attained a place among
the successful ranchers of Imperial County and stands today an excellent example
of the self-made man of whom the Imperial Valley is so proud. Mr. Laughrin has a
well-appointed place of 148 acres in Water Company No. 8, near Brawley. He came
to the Valley in November, 1911. He was born in Jo Daviess County, Illinois,
March 27, 1866, a son of Owen and Sarah (Forbes) Laughrin. His father was among
the pioneers of Illinois and died in 1906 and is buried in Beaver County,
Oklahoma. His mother resides in Beaver City, Oklahoma. The family is of Irish
origin and came to America before the Revolutionary war. Mr. Laughrin received
his education in Carroll County and assisted on his father's farm in Oklahoma.
Starting out in life, Mr. Laughrin engaged in ranching in Oklahoma. Here he
remained until he came to Imperial County. He purchased forty acres which he
improved and finally sold. He then purchased 67 acres and filed on other land
and now has a model place of 148 acres. Mr. Laughrin was married near Beaver
City, Oklahoma, August 10, 1892, to Miss Mary Etta Black, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Black, a pioneer farmer and merchant of Tologa, Oklahoma. To this
union have been born ten children : Thomas Owen, a rancher in Imperial County;
Robert James, in Battery D., U. S.A.; Eunice Berry, attending business college
in San Diego; Esther Belle, attending school at Brawley; Edward, Richard,
Lindell, Evelyn, Gertrude and Mary Fay. Mr. Laughrin has the most unique and
scenic ranch in the Valley. The fact that most of his land is in the river
bottom caused by the overflow of the Colorado is something out of the ordinary.
His residence, barns and other buildings are located about sixty feet above his
ranch. It is a picturesque sight to stand on the bank and gaze upon the fertile
section below, which is in alfalfa and other crops.

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THE HISTORY
OF
IMPERIAL COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
EDITED BY
F. C. FARR

IN ONE VOLUME
ILLUSTRATED
Published by ELMS AND FRANKS
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 1918


Printed by Taylor & Taylor, San Francisco


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