John Andrew "Big John" Gaughan

1884 - 1920  (35 years)

• Name	John Andrew Gaughan
  	Hotel Keeper
  Nickname	Big John
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	18 Jun 1884	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1, 4, 6, 8]
  Census	1900 (15 years)	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1900 US Census he was recorded, age 16, living on 5 Hickory Street, Archbald, Pennsylvania with his parents. He was in school.
  Census	1910 (25 years)	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 25, living at History Alley, Archbald, Pennsylvania with his parents. He boarded people at his own hotel.
  Draft Reg	12 Sep 1918 (34 years)	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [8]
  He registered for the draft giving his age as 34, his address as Laurel Street, Archbald, Pennsylvania and he was self employed as a wholesale liquor dealer.
  	World War I Draft Registration Card of John Andrew Gaughan
  Census	1920 (35 years)	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 35, living on Laruel Street, Archbald, Pennsylvania. He was a self employed merchant.
  Death	26 Feb 1920	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [4, 5, 7]
  Age: 35
  Agency: at home
  Cause: pneumonia caused by the Spanish influenza
  	Certificate of Death of John Gaughan
  Obituary	28 Feb 1920 (35 years)  [5]
  Well Known Ball Player Dies John Gaughan who held down first base for the Archbald base ball club ,111 the days when they were Carbon' dale's leading rival for base ball supremacy in the upper valley died at !his home on Laurel street Archbald after a few days illness of pneumonia. Gaughan was 35 years of, age and was one of the popular men In Archbald borough. Several times the residents of Archbald proved the esteem in which they held him by electing him to office and at the time of his death he was borough councilman having won the Republican and Democratic nominations last September. He is survived by his wife and one child, also three brothers Michael of Archbald, William of Atlantic City and Patrick of Kingston. Carbondale fans who were followers of the gabe prior to 1916 will best remember Big John as the man who use to pole out the long ones for the Archbald club. He was field captain and was always there with the Arch-bald fighting spirit. Gaughans heaving hitting ability winning many games for the down valley club. Gaughan is the second member of the club to die within the last year, Wee Willie Dougher. who won many a been killed in an accident. Published by the Carbondale Daily News, 28 February 1920, Page 1.
  	Obituary for John Gaughan
  Burial	29 Feb 1920	Saint Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Saint Thomas Aquinas Cemetery,  Archbald, Pennsylvania   [4, 7]
  	Gravestone of John and Mary Gaughan
  Siblings	5 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. A. Mary Gaughan,   b. About 1870, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. > 2. Michael F. Gaughan,   b. 15 Nov1872, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 3 Apr 1937, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. ▻ Margaret A. "Maggie" Judge,  m. 26 Oct 1904   3. Catherine Gaughan,   b. About 1874, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   4. William Bernard Gaughan,   b. 31 May 1875, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 4 May 1926, Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 50 years) > 5. Patrick Henry Gaughan,   b. 19 Jan 1877, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 6 Mar 1939, Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 62 years) ▻ Anna E. Harrington,  m. 4 Dec 1907 ;   Agness E. Sullivan,  m. 29 Jun 1918   6. Ellen "Nellie" Gaughan,   b. About 1879, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 1896, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 17 years)   7. Thomas Gaughan, Jr.,   b. 15 Nov 1881, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 28 Apr 1915, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 33 years)   8. James Gaughan,   b. Oct 1882, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 20 Aug 1900, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 17 years) + 9. 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) ▻ Mary A. Burg,  m. 1918
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: Bryan Gaughan,   b. About 1815, Ireland Maternal Line: Mary Balands,   b. About 1810, Ireland
  Person ID, Branch	I11063	Sullivan Line
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Gaughan,   b. Jan 1842, County Mayo, Ireland d. 30 Oct 1910, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Winifred "Winnie" Noble,   b. Mar 1840, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 12 Jun 1918, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F6855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	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)
  Marriage	1918  [6]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 33 years and 6 months - She : ~ 25 years and 10 months.
  Children	+ 1. John Robert Gaughan,   b. 23 Feb 1919, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 6 Apr 1976, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F7625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: His World War I draft registration card gives his birth date a 18 June 1884. His death certificate gives his birth date as 20 January 1885. On the 1900 US Census return his birth date is listed as May 1884. I am using the Draft Registration as he was giving the information to the recorder, rather than a third party. [1, 7, 8]

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Jun 1884 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1900 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Draft Reg - 12 Sep 1918 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 26 Feb 1920 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - 29 Feb 1920 - Saint Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Archbald Ward 2, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1241418. [S186] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Year: 1910; Census Place: Archbald Ward 2, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1356; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1375369. [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. [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://findagrave.com), 231579676 John Gaughan . [S2237] Obituary Gaughan, John, (Carbondale, Pennsylvania: Carbondale Daily News, 28 February 1920, Page 1). [S695] Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), Application of Marriage License of Margaret Clark and John R. Gaughan. [S121] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1972, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Certificate of Death of John Gaughan. [S33] U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Draft Registration Card of John Andrew Gaughan.