Emily Laughter ⁷

Born: 11 Jan 1875
Died: 1953

Married: (1) Preston Bynam Haynes, abt 1901. (See PopView note)
Born: 11 Nov 1847,
Died: 1918, Cleveland Co., North Carolina.
Preston Bynam Haynes is son of Hugh Haynes and Tabitha McClure.

Married: (2) John H. Laughter
Born: Jan 1859, Polk Co., NC.
Died: 03 Dec 1932.

Children of Emily Laughter and Preston Bynam Haynes are:

• Nevada Mae Laughter Haynes, Born: 20 Sept 1899, North Carolina.
  Died: 02 Jun 1984, Kansas City, Missouri.
  Married: John Henry Lee Dimsdale, 1923 in Columbia, South Carolina.
  Born: 03 Dec 1885, NC. Died: 01 Aug 1961, Kansas City, Kansas.

• David Voyd Haynes, Born: 18 Jun 1902, Polk Co., North Carolina.
  Died: 04 Jan 1961, Gastonia, Gaston Co., North Carolina.
  Marrried: Dolly Romaine McKelby, 08 Oct 1922, Spartanburg, SC.
  Born: 06 Jul 1904, Spartanburg, SC. Died: 23 Oct 1990.

• Lee Laughter Haynes, Born: 19 Jan 1905.
  Died: Oct 1986, Polk Co., North Carolina.

• Ola Laughter Haynes, Born: abt 1908. Died: abt 1996.
  Married: Lonnie Hill. One child: Anne Haynes.

• Zira Laughter Haynes, (Ada Haynes) Born: 28 Jan 1913.
  Died: 05 Jul 1946.
  Married: J. Grady Laughter, 02 Aug 1927,
  (He is son of John H. Laughter and Melissa B. ?).
  J. Grady Laughter was born 06 Mar 1902. Died: 01 Apr 1967.

• Howard (Walter) Haynes

Mary Laughter ⁷

Born: 08 Apr 1878, North Carolina.

Married: Thomas B. Jackson
Born: Jan 1866, North Carolina.

Children of Mary Laughter and Thomas B. Jackson are:

• Elinor Jackson, Born: abt 1903, North Carolina.
• Earl Jackson, Born: abt 1905.
• Mabel Jackson, Born: abt 1909.

Velia Ann Laughter ⁷ (Vela Ann Laughter)

Born: 20 Jan 1882
Died: 25 Feb 1962

Married: Van Buren Blanton
Born: 24 Dec 1879
Died: 14 Feb 1979.

Children of Velia (Vela) Ann Laughter and Van Buren Blanton are:

• Bingham Blanton, Born: abt 1908.
• Beulah Blanton, Born: abt 1910.

Adella Laughter ⁷ (Della Laughter)
Ina Laughter or Inez Laughter or Isabelle Laughter
Born: 17 Nov 1884
Died: 27 Feb 1966

Married: Mitchell King Hill
Born: 09 Jul 1882
Died: 15 Jun 1961.

Child of Della Laughter and Mitchell King Hill is:

• Melvin Philburn Hill

William F.C. Ruff ⁷

Born: abt 1859, Rutherford Co., North Carolina.

Married: Floretta Isabella McMurray (McGraw)
Born: May 1866.

Children of William F.C. Ruff and Floretta Isabella McMurray are:

• Andy Ruff, Born: Jan 1883, North Carolina.
• Elizabeth Ruff, Born: May 1885, North Carolina.
• Sarah Ruff, Born: Feb 1889, North Carolina.
• Mary J. Ruff, Born: April 1893, North Carolina.
• Bessie Ruff, Born: Jan 1895, North Carolina.

Augustus I. Ruff ⁷ (Gillus Ruff)

Born: 15 May 1867

Married: Martha Spicer, abt 1884.
Born: Jan 1865.

Children of Augustus I. "Gillus" Ruff and Martha Spicer are:

• Daily M. Ruff, Born: Jul 1885, North Carolina.
• Inah B. Ruff, Born: May 1887, North Carolina.
• Sarah J. Ruff, Born: Sep 1889, North Carolina.
• Everet S. Ruff, Born: Mar 1892.
• Leona M. Ruff, Born: Nov 1894.
• Dovey Ruff, Born: May 1898.

Ursula Sarah-Lilla Ruff ⁷
(Ursula Sarah Ruff, Sarah Lilla Ruff, Sarah Ursilla Ruff, Ursula Lilla Ruff)

Born: 28 Dec 1855, Polk Co., NC.
Died: 20 Jul 1902.

Married: Charles W. Dimsdale (C.W. Dimsdale), 16 Dec 1877.
Born: abt 1857, Polk Co., North Carolina.
Died: after 1910
Son of Henry Dimsdale and Amanda Brown.

Children of Ursula Sarah-Lilla Ruff and Charles W. "C.W." Dimsdale are:

• Flavia Dimsdale, Born: 01 Feb 1879, NC. Died: 28 Apr 1902.
• Levina Dimsdale, (Selina Dimsdale) Born: 07 Aug 1881. Died: 21 Oct 1906.
• J. Hiram Dimsdale, Born: 08 Mar 1900. Died: 26 Feb 1961.

James Anderson Ruff ⁷

Born: 08 Nov 1856, Polk Co., North Carolina.
Died: 12 May 1934, Coopers Gap, North Carolina

Married: (1)Laura Smith, 02 Mar 1882.
Born: abt 1860, Polk Co., North Carolina.

Married: (2)Dora Gilbert, abt 1903.
Born: abt 1872, North Carolina.

Children of James Anderson Ruff and Laura Smith are:

• Robert Henry Ruff, Born: 16 Jul 1884, North Carolina.
  Married: Sarah Elizabeth ? .

• John Hampton Ruff, Born: 30 Jul 1886, Polk Co., NC.
  Married: Maude Maria Williams.

• Hannah Ruff, Born: Apr 1889, Coopers Gap, NC.
  Died: 1962, Brevard, North Carolina. Married: Lyda Haskell.

• Othella Ruff, (Othero Ruff, Athella Ruff) Born: Apr 1891, Polk Co., NC.
  Died: 1968, Caroleen, North Carolina. Married: Henry Lowe.

• Ina Ruff, Born: Mar 1893, Polk Co., North Carolina.
  Died: 1965, Caroleen, North Caroline. Married: Horace Thomason.

• Noah L. Ruff, Born: 19 Apr 1895, Polk Co., NC.
  Died: 19 Jun 1948. Married: Gladys Wilson.

• George Walter Ruff, Born: 22 Nov 1898, Coopers Gap, NC.
  Died: 10 Mar 1934. Married: Parolee Wilson.

• William McKinley Ruff, Born: 09 Jun 1900, Coopers Gap, NC.
  Died: 16 Jul 1900.

• Donald Ruff, Born: abt 1904, North Carolina.

• Lydia Ruff, Born: abt 1908, North Carolina.

William Asbury Ruff ⁷
Twin of Joseph B. "Belve" Ruff

Born: 02 Jun 1864, Cane Creek, Polk Co., NC.
Died: 15 Sep 1932, Polk Co., North Carolina.

Married: Hattie Lovina Brown, (Hattie Lavinia Brown) 23 Oct 1887, Coopers Gap, NC.
Born: 30 Dec 1865, Polk Co., North Carolina.
Died: 01 Sep 1927, Polk Co., North Carolina.
Dtr of William F.T. Brown and Emily Gibbs.

Children of William Asbury Ruff and Hattie Lovina Brown are:

• Daisy Ruff, Born: 14 Jun 1890. Died: 23 Aug 1934.
  Married: Major Jackson, 05 Dec 1915. Major Jackson was born in 1886.

• Cynthia M. "Mossy" Ruff, Born: 16 Jun 1892. Died: 27 Jan 1933.
  Married: Barney Wilson, 31 Dec 1911. Barney Wilson was born about 1888.

• Tennie Ilula Ruff, Born: 03 Apr 1894, Polk Co., NC.
  Died: 24 Jan 1966, Spartanburg, SC.
  Married: Lawrence Tobe Robinson, 04 Apr 1915, Gaffney, Cherokee Co., SC.
  He was born 24 Aug 1892, Union Co., South Carolina.
  

  A son, Herbert Robinson, was born 28 Dec 1934, Spartanburg, SC, to Tennie Ilula Ruff and Lawrence Tobe Robinson. Herbert Robinson died 14 Aug 1937, in Spartanburg, SC. It is believed hat there were several other (11?) sons.

• William Clarence Ruff, Born: 23 Mar 1903, Mills Spring, Polk Co., NC.
  Died: 13 Dec 1962.

Elbert B. Ruff ⁷

Born: 07 Mar 1864, North Carolina.

Married: Clara India Melissa Jane McGuinn, (Lissa McGuinn) abt 1882.
Born: Jan 1861, North Carolina.
Dtr of: Jane Lindy Laughter and Michael McGuinn III.

Children of Elbert B. Ruff and Clara "Lissa" McGuinn are:

• Jason Ruff, Born: Sep 1889, in North Carolina.
• James Ruff, Born: Sep 1891, in North Carolina.

Logan Ruff ⁷

Born: May 1864/67, Rutherford Co., NC.

Married: Melissa Jones, abt 1882.
Born: Apr 1869, North Carolina.
Her name may be Mercilla Jones or Marcilla Jones.

Children of Logan Ruff and Melissa Jones are:

• Ethel Ruff, Married: Marion Benjamin Jenkins.
  Marion Benjamin Jenkins, born: 14 May 1903, Haywood Co., NC.

• Eliza Ruff, Born: May 1886, North Carolina.
• Ida Ruff, Born: Jan 1888, North Carolina.
• Ada Ruff, Born: May 1890, North Carolina.
• Mima Ruff, Born: Jun 1897, North Carolina.
• McKinley Ruff, Born: Mar 1900, North Carolina.

John Tudger Bailey ⁷ (J.T. Bailey)

Born: 19 Dec 1876, Polk Co., North Carolina.
Died: Aug 1955, Rutherford Co., North Carolina.

Married: Lilly Arminta Hudgins
Born: 26 Oct 1874, Chimney Rock, North Carolina.
Died: Dec 1955, Rutherford Co., North Carolina.

Children of John Tudger Bailey and Lilly Arminta Hudgins are:

• Horace Bailey son
• Lafiary Bailey son
• Vira Bailey daughter
• Frances Bailey daughter
• Clarence Bailey son

• ? Bailey
  ? Bailey and Unk have seven children.

  Arthur Bailey, son
  Bertha Bailey, dtr
  Norma Bailey, dtr
  May Bailey, dtr
  Patricia Bailey, dtr
  Tony Bailey, son
  Beryl Bailey, dtr

Daisy Ann Ruff ⁷

Born: 18 Apr 1884, North Carolina.
Died: 01 Mar 1954

Married: (1)Wilkerson Owensby, (Dessie Owensby) 26 Mar 1905.
Married: (2)Fidella Laughter (Dilly Laughter) son of John H. Laughter
Born: 17 Sep 1890.
Died: 07 Apr 1961.

Child of Daisy Ann Ruff and Wilkerson "Dessie" Owensby is:

• Eli P. Owensby, (Ealey) (Jesse Owensby) Born: abt 1906, North Carolina.

• Adie Lee Laughter, Married: ? Wilson
  
  • Ray Wilson, son
    
  • Charlie Wilson, son
    
  • Kathleen Wilson, daughter
    
  • Joyce Wilson, daughter
    
  • Fay Wilson, daughter

• Etta Laughter, Married: ? Ruff

• Florence Laughter

Harrison E. Ruff ⁷

Born: Apr 1889, North Carolina.

Married: Lovina (Love) V. Laughter
(Vinie Laughter, Lavinia Laughter)
Born: Jul 1889
Daughter of John H. Laughter

Children of Harrison E. Ruff and Love V. Laughter are:

• Oma Ruff, born abt 1907, North Carolina.
  Married: ? Lyda. Son: Donald Lyda

• Ethel Ruff, Married: ? Searcy.
  
  • Joe Searcy, son
    
  • Rhue Searcy, daughter
    
  • Eula May Searcy, daughter
    
  • Sam Searcy, son
    
  • Ned Searcy, son
    
  • Ben Searcy, son
    
  • Len Searcy, son

• Hester Ruff, Married: ? Searcy
  
  • Mitchell Searcy, son
    
  • Milo Searcy, son
    
  • Dolly Searcy, daughter
    
  • Polly Searcy, daughter
    
  • Geraldine Searcy, daughter
    
  • Garland Searcy, son
    
  • Lewis Searcy, son

• King Ruff
• Latha Ruff
• Lawton Ruff

• Mary Sue Ruff, Married: ? Burnette
  
  • Linda Burnette, daughter
    
  • Bobby Burnette, son
    
  • Roger Burnette, son
    
  • William Burnette, son
    
  • Connie Burnette, daughter
    
  • Howard Burnette, son

• Jesse Ruff
• Franklin Ruff

• Bessie Ruff, Married: ? Helton.
  
  • Larry Helton, son
    
  • Charles Helton, son
    
  • Rachel Helton, daughter
    
  • Vackie Helton, son

Jesse Garrison Ruff Jr. ⁷

Born: Feb 1891, North Carolina.

Married: Vennie Laughter, (Vinnie Laughter, Vinny Laughter)
Born: Apr 1893.

Children of Jesse Garrison Ruff Jr., and Vennie Laughter are:

• Goldie Ruff
• Gertie Mae Ruff
• Carilee Ruff
• Hattie Ruff

Napoleon Ruff ⁷
(Bonny Babe Ruff)

Born: abt 1884, Coopers Gap, NC.
Died: 27 Sep 1925, Gastonia, Gaston Co., North Carolina.

Married: Evelyn Dockery (Lemmons Dockery)
Died: 10 Mar 1945, Gastonia, North Carolina.
Dtr of William Dockery and Nora Miller.

Children of Napoleon Ruff and Evelyn "Lemmons" Dockery are:

• Arthur Ruff
  Married: Isabella Gonzales. She was born: Puerto Rico.
  Two children: Debbie Ruff and Karla Ruff

• Herman Thomas Ruff, Born: 01 Aug 1920, Gastonia, NC.
  Died: 11 Jan 1976, Ashville, North Carolina.
  Married: Grace Mary Ellen Paige.
  One son: Steve Ruff

• Robert Ruff, Born: 08 Aug 1925, Kings Mountain, NC.
  Died: 07 Jun 1974, Kings Mountain, NC. Married: Ruth Harrelson.

• Tommy Ruff, Born: 1926, Gastonia, North Carolina.
  Died: 1999, Bessemer City, NC. Married: Louise Barker.

Cullen E. Stanley ⁷

Born: abt 1844.
Died: abt 1886.

Married: Minerva Wofford, abt 1872.
Born: abt 1855.

Child of Cullen E. Stanley and Minerva Wofford is:

• John A. Stanley, Born: 18 Nov 1886.
  Married: Esther Cook, abt 1916. Born: 05 Mar 1887.

Emma Jane Hollenbeck ⁷

Born: 15 Feb 1857, Benton Co., Iowa.
Died: 16 Dec 1924, St. Louis, Missouri.

Married: Theodore Walter Owen, 21 May 1874, Buchanan Co., Iowa.
Born: 29 Sep 1848, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
Died: 19 Sep 1913, Riverside, California.

Children of Emma Jane Hollenbeck and Theodore Walter Owen are:

• Clive Harold Owen, Born: 23 Feb 1876, Mitchell Co., Iowa.
  Died: 30 Mar 1961. Married: Mabel Lucy Kelsey, 01 Sep 1898, in Iowa.

• Ernest Martin Owen, Born: 29 Dec 1877, Benton Co., Iowa.

• Clare Owen, Born: 14 Jun 1880, Mitchell Co., Iowa.
  Died: 04 Apr 1903.
  Married: John T. Sanford, 28 Apr 1899, Mitchell Co., Iowa.
  John T. Sanford was Born: abt 1876.

• Paul Wayne Owen, Born: 30 Jan 1882, Mitchell Co., Iowa.
  Died: 21 Aug 1885.

• Lorene Owen, Born: 02 Jan 1884, Mitchell Co., Iowa.
  Died: 29 Aug 1885.

• William Moss Owen, Born: 15 Oct 1885, Mitchell Co., Iowa.
  Died: 28 Feb 1948, in Maricopa, Arizona.
  Married: Emma Izelica Plass, 02 Jan 1907, in Texas.

• Henry Fletcher Owen, Born: 18 Apr 1887, Mitchell Co., Iowa.
  Died: 21 Nov 1953.
  Married: Verlie Elmetta Van Dorn, 15 Oct 1910, in Iowa.
  Verlie Elmetta Van Dorn was Born: abt 1889 in Iowa.

• Charles Brindell Owen, Born: 15 May 1889, Minnesota.
  Died: 25 May 1956.
  Married: (1)Nancy Lee Vivian, 27 Jul 1910, MN. Born: abt 1889, Minnesota.
  Married: (2)Harriet Green, 12 Mar 1918. Born: abt 1891 in Minnesota.
  Married: (3)Elizabeth M. ?.
  Charles Brindell Owen has two daughters. No other info.

• Floyd Fenton Owen, Born: 19 Jan 1894, Ramsey Co., Minnesota.
  Died: 25 Oct 1922.
  Married: Elizabeth S. Gray, 16 Jan 1920. Born: abt 1899, Mississippi.

• Fred Brewster Owen, Born: 18 Mar 1897, Inoka Co., Minnesota.
  Died: 21 Aug 1971, Portland, Oregon.
  Married: Lora Bronson, 31 Jul 1925, San Francisco, California.
  Born: 28 Jan 1901, Wasach Co., Utah. Died: Mar 1995, Washington state.
  Fred Brewster Owen and Lora Bronson had one daughter.

William Alfred Lawter ⁷
(William Alfred Laughter)

Born: 29 Sep 1851, Terra Haute, Indiana.
Died: 07 Feb 1931, Belpre, Kansas.

Married: (1)Lisa J. Prather

Married: (2)Nellie Hurst
Born: 21 Apr 1871, Albany, Missouri.
Died: 28 Sep 1959, Enid, Oklahoma.

Children of William Alfred Lawter and Lisa J. Prather are:

• Millie C. Lawter, Born: 1877, Montrose Illinois.
  Died: 21 Feb 1909.

• Alfred Alvis Lawter, Born: Montrose, Illinois.

• Elijah Winfield Lawter, Born: in Jewett, Illinois.

• Ellen Lawter, Born: 12 Mar 1894. Died: 21 Aug 1961.
  Married: Chester Bennett.

• Reabie Lawter, Born: 14 Mar 1896. Died: 01 Jan 1973.
  Married: Maurice A. Beck.

• Clyde Hurst Lawter Sr., Born: 12 Nov 1897, Springfield, MO.
  Married: Ruth Rankin, Born: 14 Apr 1896, Union City, Oklahoma.

Alijah Wilson Lawter ⁷
(Alijah Wilson Laughter, Ahijah Wilson Laughter, Ahijah Wilson Lawter)

Born: 15 May 1854, Jewett, Illinois.

Married: Jennette Reamer (Jennette Remer), abt 1880.

Children of Alijah Wilson Lawter and Jennette Reamer are:

• James Hicks Lawter, Born: 1881, Illinois.

• James Roy Lawter, Born: 28 Feb 1896, Springfield, MO.
  Died: Jan 1984, Joplin, Missouri.
  Married: (1)Dorothy Eunice Presley, abt 1915.
  Married: (2)Nora Walker, abt 1918.

James M. Lawter ⁷
(James M. Laughter)

Born: 1857, Cumberland Co., Illinois.

Married: Hannah A. Kingery
Born: abt 1858, Cumberland Co., Illinois.

Child of James M. Lawter and Hannah A. Kingery is:

• David A. Lawter, Born: abt 1880. Died: 05 Aug 1883.

James Wesley Lawter ⁷
(James Wesley Laughter)

Born: abt 1854, Illinois.
Died: 1944

Married: Sallie Boyett
Born: Tennessee

Children of James Wesley Lawter and Sallie Boyett are:

• George Ewing Lawter, born 01 Mar 1894, Arkansas.
  Died: 31 Jan 1973, Los Angeles, California.
  Married: Grace Carrie Braffett, maybe in Custer Co., Oklahoma.
  Born: 17 Mar 1893, Grundy, Missouri.
  Died: 19 Jan 1963, Los Angeles, California.

• Jimmie Lawter, born 20 Jul 1895, Lamar Co., Texas.
  Died: 18 Jan 1986, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
  Married: Bulah ? . She Died: 1973.

  Mary Louise Lawter, dtr, Jimmie Lawter and Bulah ?
  married Frank McCall.

Levi Beals ⁷

Born: 03 Mar 1855, Cumberland Co., Illinois.
Died: 07 Apr 1922, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Married: Melinda Jane Remer (Reamer), 05 Jul 1875, Clark Co., IL.
Born: 02 Feb 1859, Jewett, Illinois.
Died: 13 Jan 1947, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Children of Levi Beals and Melinda Jane Remer are:

• Willim Newton Beals, born 30 Nov 1876. Died: 1877.

• Charles Oren Beals, born Dec 1879.
  Married: Emma Hancock, born Dec 1877.

• James Otis Beals, born 27 Dec 18??. Died: Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  Married: Bessie Cox.

• Infant Beals, dtr.

Mary Jane Elizabeth Laughter ⁷

Born: abt 1849, in Rutherford Co., North Carolina.
Died: 1932, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina.

Married: (1)John James Brown, Jul 1866, Henderson Co., NC.
Born: abt 1845, Henderson Co., North Carolina.

Married: (2)William Anderson Mills, Sr., 06 Feb 1884.
Born: Abt 1827-1829, husband of Mary Weaver Mills.
Son of Lavender Mills and Phalby Williams (PopView note)

Children of Mary Jane Elizabeth Laughter and John James Brown are:

• Melissa Brown, born abt 1871, Rutherford Co., NC.
• Vossia Brown, born abt 1873, Rutherford Co., NC.

• Ladson Joshua Kaleb Mills, born abt 1871, Rutherford Co., NC.
• Garfield Anderson Mills, born 01 May 1873, Rutherford Co., NC.
  Married: Lonnie Scruggs.

• San Fran Sisco Mills, born 25 Apr 1880, Rutherford Co., NC.
  Married: Leeman Martin.

• King Floyd Mills, born 04 Feb 1882, Rutherford Co., NC.
  Married: Elizabeth Martin.

• Mary Ann Mills, born 22 Apr 1886, Rutherford Co., NC.
  Married: John Smith.

• Ella Arminta Mills, born 05 Jan 1887, Rutherford Co., NC.
  Married: Walter Cowart.

• Emmis Dade P. Mills, born 08 Jan 1888, Rutherford Co., NC.

• Morgan Mills, born 01 Dec 1889, Rutherford Co., NC.

James Riley Hicks Laughter ⁷ (Polk Laughter)
(James Wiley Hicks Laughter) (See PopView note)

Born: 25 Mar 1849, Coopers Gap, Polk Co, North Carolina.
Died: 25 Aug 1925, Coopers Gap, Polk Co, North Carolina.
Buried: Coopers Gap Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk Co., North Carolina.

Married: (1)Mary Ann Gibbs, 12 Sep 1870, Polk Co., North Carolina.
Born: abt 1846-47, Polk Co., North Carolina.
Died: bef 1900, Coopers Gap, Polk Co., North Carolina.
Buried: Coopers Gap Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk Co., North Carolina.
Daughter of Andrew Gibbs and Sarah Dimsdale.

Married: (2)Martha Jackson, 18 Sep 1891, Polk Co., North Carolina.
Born: abt 1858, North Carolina.
Died: bef 1900, Polk Co., North Carolina.
Daughter: of William Jackson and Susan Dimsdale.

Married: (3)Mary Bob Hill (Mary Hill), 25 Dec 1901, Henderson Co., NC.
Born: abt 06 May 1852-54, Henderson Co., North Carolina.
Daughter: of Robert Hill and Nancy Brown.

Children of James Riley Hicks Laughter and Mary Ann Gibbs are:

• Marcus LaFayette Laughter, born: 22 Sep 1870, Polk Co., North Carolina.
  Died: 27 Dec 1951, Coopers Gap, Polk Co., North Carolina.
  Married: (1)Sarah Elizabeth Bradley (Bettie Bradley), 06 Dec 1896, Polk Co., NC.
  Born: 06 May 1877, Polk Co., North Carolina.
  Died: 07 Feb 1931, Coopers Gap, Polk Co., North Carolina.
  Married: (2)Cora M. Melton (Belle Melton), 01 Dec 1932, Spartanburg Co., SC.
  Born: 11 Feb 1895, Madison Co., North Carolina.
  Died: 24 Dec 1989, Henderson Co., North Carolina.

• Sarah M. Laughter, born: 17 Jul 1871, Coopers Gap, Polk Co., North Carolina.
  Died: 09 Jan 1944, Coopers Gap, Polk Co., North Carolina.
  Married: James Bradley, 25 Oct 1903, Polk Co, North Carolina.
  Born: 19 Mar 1882, Polk Co., North Carolina.
  Died: 19 Apr 1961, Coopers Gap, Polk Co, North Carolina.

• Palsy Laughter, born: 1872, Polk Co., North Carolina.

Thomas Laughter ⁷ (Tom Laughter)

Born: 1859, Polk County, North Carolina.
Died: Apr 1936, Polk Co., North Carolina.
Buried: Jones Cemetery, Polk Co., North Carolina.

Married: Elizabeth Emory
Born: Unknown.
Died: Feb 1929, Polk Co., North Carolina.
Buried: Jones Cemetery, Polk Co., North Carolina.

Children of Thomas Laughter and Elizabeth Emory are:

• Pink Laughter
  Buried: Mill Spring, Polk Co., North Carolina.

• Reddick Laughter, (Red Laughter) born: abt 1878, Mill Spring, Polk Co., NC.
  Died: Apr 1936, Polk Co., North Carolina.
  Married: (1)Etta Caleb, 5 Feb 1908, Polk Co., North Carolina.
  Married: (2)Etta Peterson. Born: Spartanburg, South Carolina.
  Died: 07 Jan 1978. Dtr of Thomas "Tom" Peterson and Hester ?.

• Jabe Laughter, (* Gabe Laughter)(* Gabriel Laughter)
  born: 4 Apr 1888, Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC.
  Died: abt 1986, Polk Co., North Carolina.
  Married: Pearl B. Laughter, 1923.
  Born: 14 Apr 1902, North Carolina.
  Died: 15 Jul 1981, Columbus, Polk Co., North Carolina.
  Dtr of Clingman Laughter and Flora I. Jackson

  * Descendants of Reddick Laughter have confirmed that Jabe Laughter is the correct name.

• Suddie Laughter
• Pearlie Lee Laughter
• Freeman Hardie Laughter
• Jake D. Laughter ???

Clingman Laughter ⁷

Born: Mar 1863 in NC.

Married: Flora I. Jackson, abt 1884.
Born: Nov, 1866, NC.

Children of Clingman Laughter and Flora I. Jackson are:

• Flora R. Laughter, Born: Nov 1894, NC.

• Palsy Laughter, (dtr.?) Born: unk, NC.

• Henry P. Laughter, Born: Aug 1897, NC.
  NOTE: Palsy and Henry P. could be the same person. (See PopView note)

• Talmadge D. Laughter, Born: Dec 1899, Died: 1991, NC.
  (Another source has this name as Dewitt Talmage Laughter)

• Pearl B. Laughter, Born: abt 1902, NC.
  Married: Jabe Laughter, Born: 4 Apr 1888, Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC.
  Son of Thomas Laughter and Elizabeth Emory.

• Louie R. Laughter, Born: abt 1905.

Elizabeth Maria McGuinn ⁷
(Dicie McGuinn, Dissie McGuinn, Dixie McGuinn)

Born: 27 Jan 1872, Polk Co., North Carolina.
Died: 02 Nov 1942, Polk Co., North Carolina.

Married: Benjamn Eli Haynes, 17 May 1888.
Born: 01 Jan 1867, Rutherford Co., NC.
Died: 10 Jan 1948, Polk Co., NC.

Children of Elizabeth Maria "Dicie" McGuinn and Benjamn Eli Haynes are:

• Carrah Louisa Malinda Haynes, (Carrie Haynes)
  Born: 15 Oct 1889, Mill Spring, NC. Died: 26 Feb 1958, Hendersonville, NC.
  Married: Jesse Flemming McCraw, (Flem McGraw) 26 Dec 1909, Rutherford Co., NC.
  Born: 05 Mar 1890, Polk Co., NC. Died: 28 Mar 1983, Hendersonville, NC.

• William Henry Harrison Haynes, Born: 14 Dec 1891, Rutherford Co., NC.
  Died: 14 Nov 1970, Rutherford Co., NC.
  Married: Pearlie Mae McGraw, 30 Aug 1914, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
  Pearlie Mae McGraw was born: 19 May 1899, Hendersonville, NC, and
  Died: 01 Feb 1974, Rutherford Co., North Carolina.

• Laura A. Haynes, Born: 08 Jan 1894, Polk Co., NC.
  Died: abt 1912.
  (after using poison ivy twig to brush teeth on way to church)

• Sue C. Haynes, (Senie Haynes) Born: 07 Feb 1896, Polk Co., NC.
  Died: 01 May 1899, Polk Co., NC.

• Floyd Gladston Haynes, Born: 09 Oct 1897, Polk Co., NC.
  Died: 09 Oct 1897, Polk Co., NC. (typhoid).

• John Henry Haynes Sr., Born: 09 Feb 1900, Rutherford Co., NC.
  Died: 29 Oct 1951, Fairfield, South Carolina.
  Married: Nell Bertha Ligon, 06 Jul 1929, in Fairfield, South Carolina.
  Nell Bertha Ligon was born: 23 Jun 1911, Fairfield, SC.
  Died: 11 Jun 1987, Fairfield, South Carolina.

• Lawton Harold Haynes Sr., Born: 27 Jan 1902, Rutherford Co., NC.
  Died: 22 Aug 1941, Great Falls, South Carolina.
  Married: Lorena Council Ross, 18 May 1923, Great Falls, South Carolina.
  Lorena Council Ross, born: 04 Apr 1907, Columbia, SC. Died: 05 Jun 1959.

• Ida Mae Haynes, (Ila Mae Haynes) Born: 19 Jan 1904, Rutherford Co., NC.
  Died: 01 Aug 1947.

• Franklin J. Haynes, Born: 11 Sep 1906, Rutherford Co., NC.
  Died: 07 Aug 1973.
  Married: Bessie Barnett, 05 Sep 1927, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
  Bessie Burnett was born: 28 Nov 1910, Polk Co., NC. Died: 06 Jan 1984.

• Minnie Lee Haynes, Born: 27 Aug 1908, Lake Lure, Rutherford Co., NC.
  Died: 04 Nov 1985, Shelby, Cleveland Co., North Carolina.
  Married: (1)Carson "Slim" Fair, Lake Lure, Rutherford Co., NC.
  Carson "Slim" Fair was born in Tennessee.
  Married: (2)Clement Dixon Weaver, 1934, in Shelby, North Carolina.
  Clement Dixon Weaver was born: 17 May 1908, Shelby, NC.
  Died: 28 Aug 1963, Shelby, North Carolina.

• Launie Eunice Haynes, Born: 16 Feb 1911, Rutherford Co., NC.
  Married: Arthur William Canipe, 03 Jan 1932, Shelby, North Carolina.
  Born: 06 Dec 1901, Shelby, Cleveland Co., North Carolina.

• Claude Benjamin Haynes Sr. Born: 15 Sep 1913, Rutherford Co., NC.
  Died: Jan 1985.
  Married: (1)Pearl Davidson, born: 28 Mar 1914.
  Married: (2)Addie Lee Ruff McGuinn.

• Walter Samuel Haynes, Born: 14 Jan 1915, Rutherford Co., NC.
  Died: 1993. Married: Pearl Jackson.

Esban Laughter ⁷

Born: 1874
Died: 12 Dec 1927

Married: Eliza A. Painter
Born: 24 Feb 1879
Died: 01 Jun 1954

Children of Esban Laughter and Eliza A. Painter are:

• Lilly Laughter, Born: 1900. Died: 1983.
  Buried: Old Campground Cemetery, Hendersonville, North Carolina.
  Married: Robert McCombs. Born: 1892. Died: 1986.

• Rose M. Laughter, Born: 31 Aug 1904.
  Married: Grover Wilkerson.

• Daisy Laughter, Born: 1906. Died: 18 Jun 1993.
  Buried: Pacolet Hills Baptist Church Cemetery.
  Married: Blanch Martin.

• Daniel Jesse Laughter, Born: 12 Apr 1912. Died: 19 Dec 1983.
  Buried: Old Campground Cemetery, Hendersonville, North Carolina.
  Married: Ada Green. Born: 30 Apr 1915. Died: 02 Jan 1997.
  Buried: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, South Carolina.

H. Beverly "Belve" Laughter ⁷

Born: 08 Sep 1878, North Carolina.
Died: 28 Nov 1932, North Carolina.

Married: (1)Laura Madison, abt 1898.
Born: Jun 1874, North Carolina.

Married: (2)Julia Ester Jackson.

Children of H. Beverly "Belve" Laughter and Laura Madison are:

• Robert Lee Laughter, Born: 1900.
• Taylor Laughter, Born: 1904.

• Andrew "Andy" Laughter, Born: 01 Oct 1905, Polk Co, NC. (PopView Reference)
  Died: 12 May 1977, Landrum, Spartanburg Co, South Carolina.
  Married: Bertha Splawn, Polk Co, North Carolina.
  Born: 09 Sep 1907, Polk Co, North Carolina.
  Died: 18 Oct 1977, Landrum, Spartanburg Co, South Carolina.

• H. P. "Buddy" Laughter, Born: 1917. Died: 1991.
• Edward "Eddie" Laughter, Born: ? . Died: ? .
• Roy Laughter, Born: 1920. Died: 2000.

Hattie Emma Dade Laughter ⁷

Born: 1881.
Died: 02 Jan 1957.

Married: Robert Marion Jackson Pittman.

Children of Emma Dade Laughter and Robert Pittman are:

• Ernest Eugene Pittman, Born: 10 Jun 1902.
  Died: 07 Sep 1981.
  Married: Lona Walker, Born: 23 Jun 1906.
  Died: 15 Jul 1986.

• Minnie Lou Essie Pittman, Born: 19 Sep 1903.
  Died: Infancy.

• William A. Pittman, Born: 16 Dec 1904.
  Died: 23 Jun 1973.
  Married: Fanny Harvey.

• Robert Odell Pittman, Born: 05 Jan 1908.
  Died: 05 May 1989.
  Married: Anna Mae Burgess.

• Eva Mae Pittman, Born: 15 Dec 1912, Polk Co., North Carolina.
  Died: 04 Apr 2002, Polk Co., North Carolina.
  Married: (1)Andrew Logan Laughter.
  Born: 08 May 1879. Died: 02 Oct 1966.
  Married: (2)William Myrph. Born: ?. Died: 24 Jul 1968.

• Vera Lois Pittman, Born: 10 Apr 1915.
  Married: Haward Quinn.

• Jesse Clyde Pittman, Born: 24 Jun 1917.
  Married: (1)Katherine Henslee.
  Married: (2)Ruth ?.

• Adger Harrison Pittman, Born: 24 Mar 1919.
  Married: (1)Violet Ledford.
  Married: (2)Delores ?.

• Emma Gertrude Pittman, Born: 15 May 1921.
  Married: Pillip Pecora.

Dovie Minerva Laughter ⁷

Born: May 1887, North Carolina.
Died: ? .

Married: Doc Chapman.

Children of Dovie Minerva Laughter and Doc Chapman are:

• Elsie Chapman, Born: 1917. Died: 1997.
  Married: Roy Arby
  Three children, including: Willie Arby, Died: Infancy.

• ? Chapman, died infancy.