Turner County, SD Biographies.....Loughran, James August 12, 1845 - 
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Source: MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF Turner, Lincoln, Union and Clay Counties, South Dakota. (1897)
Author: Geo. Ogle & Co.

JAMES LOUGHRAN, well-known as an old settler, and one of Turner county’s skillful,
practical and successful farmers, in section 34, Daneville township, of which he
makes his residence, is a native of Ireland, born near the city of Dungannen, county
Tyrone, August 12, 1845. He was reared in his native place until he had attained his
majority, on a farm, and, in 1867, left the downtrodden country of his birth and
came to the land of the free. On arrival he located in Pennsylvania near
Philadelphia on a farm, where he worked by the month until 1869, and that year came
west to Iowa. In Jackson county, of the latter state, he remained until 1874, when
he located in Turner county, Dak. Ter., and homesteaded 160 acres, a part of his
present farm. To this tract he has added as his circumstances would permit, until
now his landed possessions aggregate 800 acres, and all of this he operates himself
with the exception of a quarter section.

Mr. Loughran came to this country a poor man, having but half a guinea in his pocket
when he landed in Mew York city. For seven years he worked at farm labor, and then
began his career in Dakota territory, in a sod house 14 x 20 feet. His present
dwelling, which was erected in 1893 at a cost of $2,000, is a fine house, and the
farm is further embelished by good, substantial barns and out-buildings, making it a
model estate in every respect, and one that reflects credit on the thrift and
enterprise of the owner.

Mr. Loughran was married December 2, 1873, to Miss Catherine Ryan, a native of
Jackson county, Iowa, and a daughter of William and Margaret (Leonard) Ryan, both of
whom were born in Ireland. Mrs. Loughran was born February 15, 1S45, and by her
marriage to our subject they have become the parents of nine children, but five of
whom survive. The living are: Mary, the wife of Thomas King, of Yankton county;
Margaret, Bernard, Ellen and John, the latter four being still at home. The deceased
are: William, Hugh, Michael and William. The family are members of the Catholic
church.

Mr. Loughran is a Democrat politically, and a strong supporter of the party’s
principles. He has served as a member of the school board, and during his residence
here has made many friends by his honest habits and straightforward manner in all
his dealings with his fellow men.


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