BIOGRAPHY: Thomas Clark LOUGHRY, Cambria County, PA 

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From Wiley, Samuel T., ed. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria 
County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co., 1896, p. 351-2
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THOMAS CLARK LOUGHRY, is rightfully entitled to rank among the leading merchants 
of Cambria county. He is a son of Alexander and Louisa (McClain) Loughry, and 
was born in White township, Indiana county, on December 15, 1846. On both sides 
of the family he is descended from an old and honorable ancestry, who were among 
the pioneer settlers of Indiana county, this State. His grandfather, on the 
paternal side of the family, was James Loughry, who was a native of Ireland, 
whence about the beginning of the present century, when a young man, he 
emigrated to America, making his new world home in Indiana county, in that part 
of it which is now White township. After clearing up a farm, he pursued the arts 
of agriculture, and also owned and operated a distillery, as was the custom of 
most of the pioneer farmers of this section of the State. In political faith he 
was a whig of the old line school, and was a great admirer of Henry Clay. One of 
his contemporaries in Indiana county was James McClain, maternal grandfather of 
the subject of this sketch. He was a farmer by avocation, an Irishman by birth, 
and an old line whig by political affiliation, and took an active and 
intelligent part in all public matters pertaining to the early history of 
Indiana county, serving the county one term as county treasurer.
     Alexander Loughry (father) was born on the old Indiana county homestead, 
and lived in that vicinity all his life, following the peaceful pursuits of an 
agriculturist. His marital union with Louisa McClain resulted in the birth of 
the following children: James McClain, who lost his life in defence of his 
country in the late Civil War; Mary, the wife of Alexander Fair, of Avalon, near 
Pittsburg; John Wilson, now deceased, and subject, who were twins.
     Thomas Clark Loughry received a fair common-school and academic education. 
He was reared upon his father's farm, and remained thereon until 1882, when 
seeing a profitable business in truck farming, near Johnstown, he came to the 
latter place and pursued that line of business until 1892. In 1890 he had 
established a mercantile business at Morrellville, in connection with his market 
gardening; so when he relinquished the latter business he devoted his entire 
attention to merchandizing. In 1892 he founded a general mercantile business at 
Minersville, now the fourteenth ward of the city, and also operates a store at 
Waterford, Westmoreland county. The latter two establishments he operates solely 
on his own account, but the Morrellville enterprise is run under the firm name 
of Loughry & Galbraith, his son-in-law, W. D. Galbraith, being the junior member 
of the firm.
     Fraternally, Mr. Loughry is a member of Council No. 946, Royal Arcanum; 
Improved Order of Heptasophs; the Knights of the Golden Eagle; and Isaac Decker 
Post, No. 631, Grand Army of the Republic.
     It will be seen that Mr. Loughry was very young when the Civil War broke 
out—too young to enlist—but he was not to be deprived of the pleasure of taking 
part in the closing scenes of the bloody conflict. He volunteered and enlisted 
in 1865, in company F, of the Seventy-fourth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, 
and served to the close of the war.
     Mr. Loughry has been three times married. His first union was with Jennie 
C. Cannon, and resulted in the birth of one child, Jennie, wife of his business 
partner, W. D. Galbraith, of Morrellville. His sketch appears elsewhere in this 
volume. His second marriage union was with Clara Bruce, and resulted in the 
birth of the following children: John Wilson, James H. Bruce, and Mary Edith. 
The maiden name of Mr. Loughry's present wife was Mollie Boyer; and their 
marriage has been blessed in the birth of the following children: Millie, Clara, 
Mabel and McClain.