John Robert Gaughan

1919 - 1976  (57 years)

• Name	John Robert Gaughan
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	23 Feb 1919	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [5, 9, 10, 11, 15]
  Census	1920 (0 years)	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1, 13]
  In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 10 months, living on Laruel Street, Archbald, Pennsylvania with his parents.
  Census	1930 (10 years)	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 11, living on 263 Laurel Street, Archbald, Pennsylvania with his widowed mother..
  Education	say 1938 (18 years)  [6]
  He was a graduate from Archbald High School and LaSalle College, Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He was a member of the Lackawanna County Bar Association.
  Census	1940 (20 years)	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1940 US Census he was recorded, age 21, living on 263 Laruel Street, Archbald, Pennsylvania. He was in his 4th year of college.
  Graduation	1940 (20 years)	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [7]
  In 1940 he graduated from La Salle College, now La Salle University.
  	Yearbook Entry of John R. Gaughan
  Draft Reg	16 Oct 1940 (21 years)	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [15]
  He registered for the draft giving his age as 21,and his address as 263 Laural Street, Archbald, Pennsylvania. He was unemployed.
  	World War II Draft Registration Card of John Robert Gaughan
  Graduation	1942 (22 years)	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [7]
  In 1942 he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
  Military	From 20 Nov 1942 to 6 Nov 1945 (23 years)  [4, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14]
  John was in the U.S. Army during World War II serving twenty months in the European theater of operations where he was a special agent of the Counterintelligence Corps. In all he served from 20 November 1942 to 6 November 1945.
  	John Gaughan's Pennsylvania Compensation Application
  Occupation	From 1946 to 1955 (26 years)	Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [7]
  He was a member of the Lackawanna Bar Association and practiced in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania from 1946 until 1955.
  Census	1950 (30 years)	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1950 US Census, he was recorded, age 31, living at 302 Laurel Street, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. He was a World War II veteran.
  Residence	7 Feb 1950 (30 years)	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [9]
  On 7 February 1950, he filed for compensation based on his military service during World War II. He was living at 302 Laurel Street, Archbald, Pennsylvania.
  	Application for World War II Compensation from John Robert Gaughan
  Residence	1956 (36 years)	Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [12]
  In 1956 John and Margaret lived on 308 Dudley Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania.
  Organization	say 1960 (40 years)	Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [7]
  He was a member of Arcbbald Council, Knights of Columbus, and the Fourth Degree Assembly; Post 328, American Legion, Archbald; St. Margaret-Mary Catholic Church, Harrisburg.
  Death	6 Apr 1976	Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [5, 7, 10, 11, 13]
  He died in a Harrisburg hospital. [7]
  Obituary	7 Apr 1976 (57 years)  [7]
  Attorney, Ex-Resident Of Area, Dies Atty. John R. Gaughan, 57, of 309 N. 31st St., Harrisburg, died Tuesday in a Harrisburg Hospital. His widow is the former Margaret Clark Atty. Gaughan was graduated from La Salle College In 1940, and from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1942. He later served In the Army Counter Intelligence Corps in Europe for three years. He was a member of the Lackawanna Bar Association and practiced in this city from 1946 until 1955. Atty. Gaughan held a number of federal and state legal positions including acting chief counsel for the Bureau of Sales and Use Tax. He also served as chairman of the State Tax Board. He was appointed assistant attorney general with the Bureau of . Corporation Tax In 1957, and served with the Public Utility Commission and the United States Department of Commerce. He served with the State Auditor General until 1974, when he retired. Atty. Goughan was a member of Arcbbald Council, Knights of Columbus, and the Fourth Degree Assembly; Post 328, American Legion, Arcbbald; St. Margaret-Mary Catholic Church, Harrisburg. Other survivors are three' daughters, Mrs. ' Rosemarie Sullivan, Rarnesville, Md.; Mrs. Margaret Ziegenfuss, and Mrs. Joan Fickes, Harrisburg; two sons, John, Bethlehem, and W. Clark, at borne, and a grandson. Mass will be celebrated' Thursday at 1 p.m. In St. Margaret-Mary Church. Interment will be in Resurrection Cemetery Harrisburg. There will be no viewing. Memorial contributions may be made to Multiple Sclerosis Society. Arrangements by the Gilbert L. Dailey Funeral Home, 650 S. 28th St., Harrisburg. Published by the Scranton Times-Tribune, 7 April 1976
  	Obituary of John R. Gaughan
  Burial	8 Apr 1976	Resurrection Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Resurrection Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania   [5, 7]
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: Bryan Gaughan,   b. About 1815, Ireland Maternal Line: Lucia Hirtz,   b. 2 Jan 1703, Differten (now Wadgassen), Saarland, Germany d. 30 Apr 1779, Hostenbach, Wadgassen, Saarland, Germany
  Person ID, Branch	I11061	Sullivan Line
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John Andrew "Big John" Gaughan,   b. 18 Jun 1884, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 26 Feb 1920, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Mary A. Burg,   b. 7 Feb 1892, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 13 Jun 1941, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F7625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Margaret Mary Clark,   b. 2 Nov 1922, Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 11 Aug 2009, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 86 years)
  Marriage License	5 Oct 1945	Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [8]
  On 5 October 1945, Margaret Clark and John Gaughan were issued a license to marry by Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
  	Application of Marriage License of Margaret Clark and John R. Gaughan
  Marriage	6 Oct 1945	St. Cecilia's Church, Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. St. Cecilia's Church,  Wyoming, Pennsylvania   [6, 8, 11]
  MRS. JOHN R. GAUGHAN Miss Margaret Mary Clark, daughter of Maj. and Mrs. William A. Clark of Wyoming, was married this morning at 10 o'clock in St, Cecilia's Church, Wyoming, to Attorney John R. Gaughan, of Archbald. son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gaughan. Rev. Henry Vincent Lawler, O.F.M., of St. Francis Monastery, New York, performed the ceremony and was celebrant of the nuptial mass during which Miss Sara Kearns was at the organ with George Helfrich as soloist. The bride was given in marriage by her father and had her cousin. Mrs. Joseph F. Hoffman, for her only attendant. Lieut. David J. Reedy Jr., this city, and Lieut. Thomas F.' Clark. United States Naval Reserve, Wyoming, brother of the bride, and Midshipman Francis N. O'Rourke of Archbald, cousin of the bridegroom, were ushers. Breakfast followed for the bridal party at Hotel Sterling, Wilkes-Barre, where a reception was also held. Later, Attorney and Mrs. Gaughan left for New York and Chicago. 111. The former Miss Clark, whose father recently resigned as commander of Squadron 3, Pennsylvania State Police, is a graduate of St. Ann's Academy, Wilkes-Barre, and Georgetown Visitation Junior College, Washington, D. C.. Attorney Gaughan was graduated from Archbald High School and LaSalle College, Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania Law School A member of the Lackawanna County Bar Association, he has just returned from twenty months service in the European theater of operations where he served as a special agent of the Counterintelligence Corps. Published by the Scranton Times-Tribune 6 October 1945. [6]
  	Gaughan/Clark Wedding Announcement in the Scranton Times.
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years and 8 months - She : 22 years and 11 months.
  Children	2 sons and 3 daughters
  + 1. The Rev. Rosemary Gaughan,   b. 3 Aug 1946 > 2. Margaret Gaughan   3. Joan Marie Gaughan, J.D.,   b. 20 Oct 1952, Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 18 Mar 2014, Falls Church (city), Virginia, U.S.A. (Age 61 years) > 4. John Robert Gaughan, Jr. > 5. William Clark Gaughan
  Family ID	F7607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Feb 1919 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Graduation - 1940 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Draft Reg - 16 Oct 1940 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Graduation - 1942 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Marriage License - 5 Oct 1945 - Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Marriage - 6 Oct 1945 - St. Cecilia's Church, Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Occupation - From 1946 to 1955 - Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1950 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Residence - 7 Feb 1950 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Residence - 1956 - Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Organization - say 1960 - Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 6 Apr 1976 - Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - 8 Apr 1976 - Resurrection Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  John R. Gaughan La Salle College Yearbook Photo

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Archbald Ward 2, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1576; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 4. [S20] 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Archbald, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 2341782. [S21] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Archbald, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03522; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 35-6. [S2303] 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20212), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Archbald, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: 6241; Enumeration District: 35-11. [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://findagrave.com), Memorial ID 101101706 John R Gaughan. [S2234] News Article: In Morning Ceremony, (Scranton, Pennsylvania: the Times-Tribune, 6 October 1945, Page 7). [S2235] Obituary John R. Gaughan , (Scranton, Pennsylvania: the Times-Tribune, 4 April 1976, Page 2). [S695] Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), Application of Marriage License of Margaret Clark and John R. Gaughan. [S112] Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Application for World War II Compensation from John Robert Gaughan. [S10] Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S311] Sullivan, Timothy Francis. Gallegher/Sullivan Ancestry, (unknown.: manuscript, 5 May 2012). [S23] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Scranton, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1956 . [S527] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). [S316] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005). [S1587] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Draft Registration Card of John Robert Gaughan.