| Winter 1999 | Vol. 2, No. 1 |
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The cost of double rooms is $70.56 per night, including tax, and handicap accessible rooms are available.
To make reservations, call 1-800-HOLIDAY, ask for the Dubuque Holiday Inn-Five Flags, and say you're coming for the Loughrey Reunion. You can also call the hotel directly at (319) 556-2000 and ask for the front desk (if you ask for reservations, they'll switch you to the 800 number). Again, be sure and mention the Loughrey Reunion when you call, to get our pre-arranged rate.
A Genealogy Room will be open at scheduled times during our stay and will have a knowledgeable family member in attendance to trade information or help members make contact with someone working on the same branch of the family tree. There will also be a fax machine in the room to facilitate the sharing of information.
The reunion organizing committee has also made arrangements for two optional outings to take advantage of the unique attractions in Dubuque. On Friday afternoon, family members can take a sightseeing cruise on the beautiful and historic Mississippi River, aboard the Spirit of Dubuque riverboat. Then, Friday evening, we have reservations for an inexpensive buffet supper at the local greyhound racetrack. Gambling is available, for those who wish to wager (either on the dog races or at the track's on-site casino), but the separate dining area will provide a good meal (pre-approved in trials by your reunion organizing committee!) and a comfortable place to visit for both gamblers and non-gamblers alike. Also, parents will be pleased to note that the racetrack provides free child care while you're on the premises.
To all my Loughrey Family descendants and friends:
I've just made my reunion reservations at the Dubuque Holiday Inn Five Flags (see cover story), and I urge you to call today and do the same.
I'll be attending the reunion with my grandchildren, who will enjoy both the hotel experience and the youth activities we're planning. As for the adults, the Dubuque area is a goldmine of things to do, and the Mississippi River entices us with both its natural beauty and the local river boats, which offer food and gambling.
This past August, my son Dick and I attended the Loughry reunion at Seven Islands, West Virginia. (We think we have an ancestor in common with the Loughrys, but don't know for sure.) The meeting took place on the Loughry estate on Cheat Creek, right below Cheat Mountain (where a Loughry still serves as minister of the local church). There was a good crowd at the reunion, and several Loughrys are planning to attend our event as well.
If anyone wants to search for that missing Loughrey/Loughry ancestor (or just talk family history) at the LFA reunion, we'll have a large area with tables and wall space dedicated to Family books, pictures, research and memorabilia. Please feel free to bring materials for display. We'd love to see them...and someone may benefit from your information.
Although no Loughrey family members are buried in Dubuque, our traditional memorial service will be held on Saturday morning at Eagle Point Park, in memory of Loughrey loved ones who have passed on. Once again, the Rev. Ted Schoewe will conduct the brief service.
The LFA general business meeting will be held on Saturday afternoon, and all LFA members are urged to attend. After the meeting, we'll have our Family Auction, so please bring something to sell. It can be a homemade craft or food item, or something used and useful that someone else would love to own. (You'll be surprised at the variety of things for sale!) The auction is a lot of fun, and proceeds go to our general fund.
Finally, Saturday evening, we'll conclude the festivities with the traditional farewell banquet and entertainment program.
In closing, I'd like to acknowledge the efforts of both our reunion committee, and Ron Davis, from the Dubuque Chamber of Commerce. Their efforts promise to make this year's reunion truly outstanding...so I hope to see you there!
My best to all of you,
Bob Loughrey
Lee Garnter's phone number was wrong in the last edition of The Loughrey Lines. Her correct number is noted above.
Dennis Loghry ([email protected]) found our site on the 'net, and wrote to say that he maintains the "Loghry Ledger," a website for the Loghry family (http://members.xoom.com/Loghry_unite/), which he invites all Loughreys to visit. (Dennis' earliest known ancestor is William Loughry, who was born in 1743 in Ireland, married Nancy Purdy, and settled in Canisteo, Steuben County, New York). Dennis' site provides Loghry family news, history, photos, genealogy information, links to other relevant web sites (including www.loughrey.org!), e-mail links to various Loghrys, Loughreys and Laughreys from around the world, and a family chat page, which hosts live Loghry/Loughrey chats every Sunday evening from 7 to 9 p.m., central standard time. As a gift to all Loughreys, Dennis sends this drawing of the "Antelope," which traveled from Ireland to Philadelphia in 1682, with Loghrys, Laughreys and Loughrys on its passenger list:
Also, as e-mail communications become more and more critical to our organization, it's more and more important that we have current e-mail addresses for all LFA members who have them. Please drop a note with your current address to either secretary Lee Gartner ([email protected]) or newsletter editor Liz Fuller ([email protected]). We'll soon be creating e-mail mailing lists for all those who are now online...so it's critical that we know how to find you!
Although we know who James Loughrey, Sr. was, and his general area of residence in the United States, there is still much we don't know...and there are ample opportunities for further research. We do know that James Loughrey, Sr. was most likely born between 1729 and 1732 in Northern Ireland. But we don't know when he immigrated to the American colonies, where he settled first, or whether any family members came with him. (Julia A. Jewitt, in her book, "A Brief Genealogy of the Loughry Family in Pennsylvania," notes that a man named Jeremiah had a son named James, and it's possible that this was "our" James Loughrey.) At some point, we do know that James married a woman named Elizabeth (whose maiden name is not known) and settled in Pennsylvania.
James, Sr. and Elizabeth had at least nine children, including John Loughrey (born about 1755 in Bucks County, PA; died about February 1831 in Knox County, OH), Amos Loughrey (born about 1757 in Bucks County, PA; died in 1807 or 1808 in Huntingdon County, PA, James Loughrey, Jr. (born about 1769 in Bucks County, PA; baptized August 27, 1769; died on September 3, 1851 in the town of Sheffield, Bureau County, IL), and Elizabeth Loughrey (born about 1722 in Bucks County, PA; baptized on February 4, 1772). There also appear to have been other children born about 1759, 1761, 1763, 1765, and 1767, though their names and genders are unknown. Of the four children whose names we do know, we have located descendants of John, Amos and James, Jr. We do not know whether daughter Elizabeth reached adulthood, married or had children, or when and where she died. Finally, we also don't know when or where James, Sr. and his wife Elizabeth died. Decendants of John, Amos and James Loughrey, Jr. will be profiled in upcoming editions of this newsletter.
(Research for this report was provided by Betram Adams, Mary Hagen, Phyllis Hughes, Delores Larson, Douglas Loughery, Katherine Majors, Carol Mays, David & Alice Rhoda, Julia Ribbins, Francis Rockefeller, Bruce Samoore, Jennie Renee Soder and Janet Watson. Information was compiled and submitted by Bruce Samoore.)
Also, Mary reports she has located a descendant of James Loughrey's daughter Nancy (and her husband, Charles Stearns). The descendant's name is Jennie R. Soder and she traces her lineage online at www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/o/d/Jennie-R-Soder You can reach Jennie by e-mail at [email protected]
Finally, Mary has located marriage information for the following members of our family tree in the LDS Church Family History Center CD-ROMs:
For more details on these marriages and the source of the records, please contact Mary at [email protected]
Mary Hagen has corresponded with a woman name Karen G. Williams, who is looking for information on Frys and Loughreys in Ohio. Anyone with tips to share, please contact Karen at [email protected]
Francis Rockefeller (related to Eleanor (Loughrey) Carroll, a sister of Peter Loughrey) writes that she's unearthed even more spellings: Langhry, Langhrey, Laugherty, Lochry, Lockrey, Logrey, Lohrey, Loughary, Loughey, Loughrea, Loughrie, Loughry and (possibly) Lacrae! (And then, of course, we heard from a "Loghry" elsewhere in this newsletter...) If anyone knows of any other verified spellings, please send them to editor Liz Fuller at 903 S. Sycamore Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90036, or [email protected], and we'll publish them in future editions of The Loughrey Lines.
Name Last Known Address Jesse Anderson Bellevue, NE K.C. Baier Oak Harbor WA John Cesar Cumberland, RI Carol Cole Fergus Falls, MN Doris Cole Dover, MN Thomas Daun, Jr. Pahrump, NV Dr. Thomas Duke Overland Park, KS Carol Kelly Willard, MO Duane Loughrey Seattle, WA Richard Olson Casper, WY Ted Schoewe, Jr. Coronado, CA Wilma Soukrp Denver, CO Martha Taylor Southport, CT Mark Trask Elverto, CA Kim Troke Winona, MN Thomas Waby Ashland, WI Lori Yarrington Sterling, CO
Another twig sprouted on the family tree with the birth of Olivia Rose Racchi on November 17, 1998 in Spokane Washington. Olivia's mother is the granddaughter of LFA member Mary Hagen, which makes Mary a great-grandmother for the first time!
Dear Diary:An older friend, recently returned from her hometown in North Carolina, says they've spruced up the churchyard cemetery since her last visit several years back. "Lots of new greenery," she said. "And families are together now." "Together?" I asked, puzzled. "Well, years ago, they never much worried where they buried someone because everyone was a neighbor anyhow. They'd just dig a grave wherever it seemed to balance things. But they've redone it so people are with their children and grandchildren, instead of scattered." "You mean they exhumed all those people and buried them again?" "Oh, no," she said. "They just shifted the headstones. Everyone agrees it looks ever so much nicer."
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