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Richard Coughlin

Birth	:	1827 Ireland
Death	:	13 Sep 1917 Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Concordia, Cloud County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.5583000, -97.6639023
Description	:	Concordia Empire Concordia, Kansas Thursday, September 20, 1917 page 5 Aged Pioneer Died Today. Richard Coughlin Came To Kansas In Early '60's His Was One of the first Five Families That Settled on Elm Creek. From Thursday's Daily. Richard Coughlin, one of the first settlers in this part of Kansas, died at the home of his son, D.R. Coughlin, east of Concordia, early this morning. Mr. Coughlin was a native of Ireland, having been born in Kings County in 1828. He came to America with his parents... Read More	Concordia Empire Concordia, Kansas Thursday, September 20, 1917 page 5 Aged Pioneer Died Today. Richard Coughlin Came To Kansas In Early '60's His Was One of the first Five Families That Settled on Elm Creek. From Thursday's Daily. Richard Coughlin, one of the first settlers in this part of Kansas, died at the home of his son, D.R. Coughlin, east of Concordia, early this morning. Mr. Coughlin was a native of Ireland, having been born in Kings County in 1828. He came to America with his parents when he was but three years old and settled in Madison County, New York where he lived until his father and mother died. Left an orphan, he began to roam and for several years had no settled place of residence. He started west in 1859 and first stopped in Nemaha County. The gold fever struck him and with a nephew he started for the famous gold fields of Pike Peak, but on the road they met the returning crowds, traveling in various modes, and the gold fields seemed less alluring. They decided to return to Nemaha county. In 1862 he came to what is now Cloud County and pre-empted 160 acres on Elm Creek, built a cabin and lived there seven years. The settlement was comprised of but four families, Hagaman, Thorp, Fenskie and Czanskiy. In 1870 he rented this land and homesteaded on section 26, and later sold his first farm. After coming to Cloud County, he made an overland trip to Nemaha to take his family to a place of safety where the Indians were not raiding. In his early days in Kansas he freighted across the Kansas plains from the Missouri River to the gold diggings known as "Buck Skin Joe," near Hartzell, Colo. During this period Mr. Coughlin experienced many hair-breath escapes. In 1865 two men were massacred within one hundred yards of his camp. The men were night herders and the Indians shot and scalped the men while they were still alive. The two victims survived long enough to tell of the assault and the bad was pursued by soldiers and most of it killed. Mr. Coughlin was a member of the Kansas militia and wielded his Springfield musket and Smith's carbine for several years on the frontier. The Remington six-shooter, which he carried in those days, is now the property of his son, and it is a very formidable looking weapon. Mr. Coughlin was one of the fourteen men organized to rescue Miss White from captivity among the Indians. This early pioneer was a very prosperous farmer and a large land owner. The residence which he built in a bend on the bank of Oak Creek in 1874 was one of the first good residences built in this part of the state. Part of the lumber was hauled from Waterville and the remainder from logs which were drawn and sawed at Lanoue's Mill. Arrangements for the funeral have not fully been completed, but it is probable that it will be held sometime Saturday. (transcribed by Judy Mayfield) Native of Kings County, Ireland, now Offaly, son of William Coughlin. His bio says there were 7 siblings, these 4 are known: Jane Coughlin Cooper Margaret Coughlin Mooney Elizabeth Coughlin Hoy Richard Coughlin NOTE: bio info provided by Contributor: Steph McGrath (47790079)

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Richard Coughlin's memorial is located at: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Concordia, Cloud County, USA.
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Richard Coughlin death on 13 Sep 1917 in Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 39.5583000
Longitude: -97.6639023

Family Members:

Spouse

Elizabeth A. “Eliza” Moore Coughlin

(1852 - 1916)

Children

William Lincoln Coughlin

(1862 - 1878)

Elizabeth Jane “Campbell” Coughlin Townsdin

(1863 - 1942)

Jeanette “Nettie” Coughlin

(1869 - 1893)

David Richard Coughlin

(1875 - 1948)

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Coordinate: 39.5614000, -97.6612000

2. Saint Concordia Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.5593800, -97.6503100

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7. West Branch Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.5391998, -97.7457962

8. Saron Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6385994, -97.6511002

9. Murdock Family Cemetery
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10. Nelson Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.5614014, -97.5552979

12. Wilcox Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4925003, -97.7313995

13. Ezra Adkins Gravesite
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Coordinate: 39.6234500, -97.7372900

14. Fairview Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.5889015, -97.7724991

15. Nelson Cemetery
Rice, Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5257988, -97.5410995

16. Minersville Cemetery
Talmo, Republic County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6568330, -97.6229250

17. Dutton Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6419440, -97.7430560

18. Kindel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4519005, -97.6464005

19. Hall Cemetery
Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4455986, -97.7033005

20. Green Mound Cemetery
Rice, Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5248450, -97.5081630

21. Hollis Cemetery
Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6383018, -97.5361023

22. Walnut Grove Cemetery
Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5699997, -97.4993973

23. Morrison Cemetery
Center Township, Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4817009, -97.7975006

24. Zion Cemetery
Agenda, Republic County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6749992, -97.5939026