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Lemuel G Coughlan

Birth	:	7 Aug 1819 Windham County, Vermont, USA
Death	:	1906 Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Union Chapel Cemetery, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7869301, -93.2329025
Plot	:	Sec 02 Lot 23-C
Description	:	From "A Portrait and biographical album of Polk County, Iowa, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county" (1890) Page 569 LEMUEL G. COUGHLAN, who is engaged in general farming and stock-raising on section 29, in the town of Delaware, is an industrious and enterprising citizen of the county. He has a pleasant home surrounded by all of the comforts, and many of the luxuries of life, a pretty maple grove surrounding the house, makes it an attractive spot as well as shielding it from the burning rays of summer sun, and many other are... Read More	From "A Portrait and biographical album of Polk County, Iowa, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county" (1890) Page 569 LEMUEL G. COUGHLAN, who is engaged in general farming and stock-raising on section 29, in the town of Delaware, is an industrious and enterprising citizen of the county. He has a pleasant home surrounded by all of the comforts, and many of the luxuries of life, a pretty maple grove surrounding the house, makes it an attractive spot as well as shielding it from the burning rays of summer sun, and many other are the evidences of thrift, culture and refinement there seen. The history of Mr. Coughlan's life, is as follows: He was born in Windham County, Vt., August 7, 1819, and is a son of Joseph Coughlan, a native of Chesterfield, N. H. The Coughlan family is of English descent, and was founded in America during the seventeenth century, by emigrants who crossed the Atlantic and settled in the Granite State. Joseph Coughlin was born and reared in Chesterfield, and was the son of a Revolutionary soldier. His father enlisted in the Colonial Army, and was given the position of Lieutenant, and also acted as Recording Secretary, keeping account of the movements of the army. Our subject now has in his possession some of the writing from the pen of his grandfather, which bears date October, 17, 1773. Lieut. Coughlan proved a valiant soldier, and for his country's freedom laid down his life. The exposure and hardships incident to war undermined his health so that he was forced to resign, and started home, but death overtook him before he reached his family. With her children, who were then married, his widow removed to New York, where she made her home until her death. Their family numbered four sons and four daughters, as follows: Joseph, father of our subject; Thomas, who died in childhood; Richard and George, both of whom died in the Empire State; Sally became the wife of Henry Potter, and passed away in New York; Melinda became the wife of Seth Herrick, and died in Windham County, Vt. Eunice was the wife of Joseph Herrick, and both died in New York, while Susan wedded Marcus Judson. The death of herself and husband also occurred in the Empire State. When a young man, Joseph Coughlan became acquainted with and wedded Miss Eunice Graham, July 5, 1807. They also were parents of eight children, four dying in infancy : Merritt,who for a time resided in Susquehanna County, Pa., afterward returned to Windham County, Vt., where he died about the year 1843; Obed G. is a farmer of Susquehanna County, Pa.; Lemuel G. is the next in order of birth; and Charles II. is a farmer of Jasper County, Iowa. The father of this family, was throughout life a farmer. In 1816, he purchased a farm in Windham County, upon which he resided until his death, which occurred September 12, 1857, aged seventy-four years, five months, and twenty-six days. His wife afterward came to Jasper County, Iowa, where her death occurred October 13, 1868, at the ripe old age of eighty-one years, five months, and fourteen days. Both husband and wife were devoted members of the Congregational Church. Reared by Christian parents, and following the teachings instilled into his mind in youth, Lemuel G. Coughlan has become one of the honorable and honored citizens of Polk County. His early life was spent in Windham County, Vt, where he worked upon the farm until twenty-one years of age. His education was acquired in the subscription school, and in the common district schools of the neighborhood, and being an apt scholar, he soon mastered the branches there taught. Later he engaged at farm work during the summer, while in the winter season he taught school. Subsequently he had charge of a ward in the State Asylum at Brattleboro, Vt., for five years, acceptably filling that position until 1849. Severing his connection with the asylum, he was then united in marriage, October 16, 1849, with Miss Sylva D. Eason, of Gilford, Windham County, Vt., and with his young bride went to Kane County, Ill., where he taught in the public schools for two years. In the autumn of 1853, he once more returned to his native county, and to his old position in the State Asylum, but after a year took charge of the homestead farm, managing the same until 1859. Believing that he might better his condition by a removal to the West, in that year he started for Iowa, and made a location in Jasper County where his brother Charles had settled three years previous. With as little delay as possible, he made purchase of a tract of land, and gave his attention to its cultivation, continuing there to make his home for ten years. The result of his labors during that period, was one of the best farms in the neighborhood. Its well-tilled fields and many excellent improvements, attracted the notice of passers-by, and having an opportunity to sell at a good advantage, he disposed of the property, and bought forty acres on section 29, Delaware Township. Again prosperity attended his efforts, and affairs were moving along pleasantly' until 1876, when death visited his new home, claiming for its victim the wife, who died on September 26th of that year, aged forty-eight years, seven months, and twelve days, and was buried in Jasper County, Iowa. Mr.Coughlan was again married October 17, 1877, to Mrs. Harriet E. Arthur, who was born October 5, 1832, a daughter of Chamberlain Wilder, of Windham County, Vt. Her father is now deceased, but her mother is still living, and makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Coughlan. Mrs. Wilder is now seventy-five years of age, and enjoys an excellent degree of health. Her family is noted for longevity, representatives of four generations living at the present time. By her first marriage Mrs. Coughlan had six children: Robert C, a farmer of Delaware Townhip; George G., a traveling salesman for the Des Moines Soap Works; Jennie, wife of Allen Campbell, who is engaged in farming near Hastings, Neb.; Ernest W., who for eight years, was traveling salesman for the Des Moines Soap Factory, but is now a resident of Omaha, Neb.; Frank G., who has charge of the home farm; and Alice, wife of George Harter, a farmer of Delaware Township. The father of those children, Robert Arthur, died May 3, 1866. He was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and an honored and respected citizen. When Mr. Coughlan purchased his present farm in Delaware Township, it was entirely unimproved as regards barns, outbuildings, etc. He built a little house, 16x18 feet, and twelve acres of the land had been broken, but outside of that small beginning, the entire work has been accomplished by our subject. The raw prairie been transformed into rich aud highly cultivated fields, the little home has been replaced by a commodious two-story residence, 24x28 feet, trees and shrubbery have been set out, a good grade of stock has been introduced and in all possible ways Mr. Coughlan has made his home one of the best in the community. The farm comprises one hundred and eighty acres of land, and it, as his other possessions, stands as a monument of his industry and enterprise. He began life without capital, but by degrees worked his way upward, overcoming all obstacles and dilliculties in his path to success. In politics, he is a supporter of the Republican party, and his wife is a member of the Congregational Church.

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Lemuel G Coughlan death on 1906 in Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.7869301
Longitude: -93.2329025

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Sylvia Coughlan

(1828 - 1876)

Harriet Eliza Wilder Coughlan

(1832 - 1921)

Siblings

Charles Henry Coughlan

(1828 - 1898)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Union Chapel Cemetery
Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7869301, -93.2329025

2. Perin Cemetery (Defunct)
Clyde, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8088930, -93.2432600

3. Kintz Cemetery
Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8143997, -93.2514038

4. Bethel Cemetery
Baxter, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8196983, -93.1980972

5. Ashton Chapel and Cemetery
Mingo, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8163000, -93.2855000

6. Fisher Cemetery
Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7392006, -93.2508011

7. Greencastle Cemetery
Green Castle, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7431000, -93.2654000

8. Raridon Cemetery
Baxter, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8416550, -93.2002032

9. Graham Cemetery
Mingo, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7839500, -93.3182140

10. Sams Pioneer Cemetery
Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7472000, -93.3016968

11. Restland Cemetery
Baxter, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8191986, -93.1547012

12. Independence Cemetery
Baxter, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7933006, -93.1418991

13. McKeever Cemetery
Colfax, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7192001, -93.2517014

14. Deeter Cemetery
Collins, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8628006, -93.2514038

15. Shipp Cemetery
Oswalt, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6972108, -93.2668723

16. Bethany Cemetery
Baxter, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8344002, -93.1243973

17. Deeter Cemetery
Clyde, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8628000, -93.3128500

18. Slaughter Cemetery
Colfax, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6869011, -93.2091980

19. Day Cemetery
Rhodes, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8885994, -93.2264023

20. Farrar Cemetery
Farrar, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8058776, -93.3690155

21. Linder Cemetery
Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7576760, -93.0966490

22. Bridges Cemetery
Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7571983, -93.0963974

23. Colfax Cemetery
Colfax, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6705704, -93.2432480

24. Collins Cemetery
Collins, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8983002, -93.2902985