Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ William M. Laughead ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
William M. Laughead
LAST NAME: Laughead FIRST NAME: William MIDDLE NAME: M. NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE: Mr. GENDER: M MILITARY: 
BORN: Abt 1824 DIED: 2 Jun 1885 BURIED: 3 Jun 1885
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Butcher; Railroad Conductor
BIRTH PLACE:  Pennsylvania
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
IOOF - William Laughead, died in Salem of consumption.
MARRIAGE - "William M. Lawhead & Elizabeth A. Creel, m 14 Oct 1856; Thomas H. Small, M. G. Wit: A. W. Sweaney & L. Pomeroy #251 pg 70".
1870 CENSUS - indexed as William Langhead, age 46, b. Pennsylvania, occupation butcher, is enumerated with A. E., female, age 26, b. Illinois, along with children C. H., male, age 12, C. A., female, age 11, F. H., male, age 7, A. W., male, age 6, M. S., female, age 4, and Jessie, female, age 9 mo's, all born in Oregon.
PROBATE - "Intestate. Adm. Seth R. Hammer, 28 Jul 1885. Heirs: Carlisle H. Laughead, a 30, Benton Co., OR; Cora A. Rigga, 26, Salem; William Laughead, 20; Mary Estella Laughead, 19; Jesse Ellen Laughead, drt, 16, Nina/Irma Maud Laughead, dtr, 15; Coke Ashbel Laughead, dtr, 13.".

BIOGRAPHICAL: 
"Wm. M. Laughead had a meat market, in partnership with 'Pap' (Geo. M.) Stroud, afterwards for many years popular railroad conductor, and his son is still a prominent man with the traffic department of the Southern Pacific. The firm name was Stroud & Laughead. There are numerous members of both families in this section." 
Oregon Statesman 25 Mar 1941 (Bits for Breakfast, by R. J. Hendricks);
OBITUARY: 
LAUGHEAD - At a few minutes before 12 o’clock, last night, Wm. Laughead. The deceased was about 55 years of age, and has been afflicted for some time with disease of the kidneys. 
Oregon Statesman 5 June 1885 8:6
INSCRIPTION: 
Laughead 
Father 
(shares marker with "Mother")
SOURCES: 
LR 
LD
IOOF Register of Burials 
Marion Co. Oregon Marriage Records, 1849-71, Vol I, pg 15 
1870 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., East Salem Pct., FA #353) 
Marion Co. OR Probate File #WVGS, 1885, Vol 2, pg 148) 
OS 10 Jan 1886 (Necrological listing) 
OS 5 June 1885 8:6
CONTACTS: 
LOT: 648 SPACE: 1 SW LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.170' LATITUDE: W 123° 02.914'
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