John Robert Gaughan

M, (23 February 1919 - 6 April 1976)
Father-Biological*John Andrew Gaughan b. 18 Jun 1884, d. 26 Feb 1920
Mother-Biological*Mary A. Burg b. 7 Feb 1892, d. 13 Jun 1941
Family Lines
Sullivan Line
Last Edited=13 May 2023
John R. Gaughan
     John Robert Gaughan was born on 23 February 1919 at Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.1,2,3,4,5,6 He was the son of John Andrew Gaughan and Mary A. Burg. John Robert Gaughanappeared on the US Census of 1920 in the household of John Andrew Gaughan and Mary A. Burg at Laurel Street, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.7 John Robert Gaughanappeared on the US Census of 1930 in the household of Mary A. Burg at 263 Laurel Street, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.8 John Robert Gaughan was educated 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.1 John graduated from La Salle College, now La Salle University in 1940.9 Heappeared on the US Census of 1940 in the household of Mary A. Burg at 263 Laurel Street, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.10 John registered for the draft giving his age as 21, and his address as 263 Laural Street, Archbald, Pennsylvania. He was unemployed. on 16 October 1940 at Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.4 John graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1942.9 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 1945.2,9,1,11,12 He and Margaret Mary Clark obtained a marriage license on 5 October 1945 at Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

John Robert Gaughan, age 26, married Margaret Mary Clark, age 22 , daughter of Major William Aloysious Clark and Rose C. Daley, on 6 October 1945 at St. Cecilia's Church, Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.1,13 Their wedding announcement in the Scranton Times -Tribune reads:

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.1


John was a member of the Lackawanna Bar Association and practiced in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania from 1946 to 1955.9 John lived on 7 February 1950 at Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, when he submitted his application for World War II compensation.2 John and Margaret lived in 1956 at 308 Dudley Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.14 An unknown date , John John was a member of Archbald Council, Knights of Columbus, and the Fourth Degree Assembly; Post 328, American Legion, Archbald; St. Margaret-Mary Catholic Church, Harrisburg.9 He died on 6 April 1976 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at age 57.3,9,11,5,2,6 John's obituary of 7 April 1976, reads:

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.9


He was buried on 8 April 1976 at Resurrection Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.9,5

Citations

  1. The Times-Tribune "In Morning Ceremony", Scranton, Pennsylvania, 6 October 1945.
  2. Maine State Archives. Pennsylvania, World War II Veteran Compensation Application Files, 1950-1966. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.
  3. Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index (SSDI). Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  4. United States, Selective Service System. U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  5. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  6. Sullivan, Timothy Francis. Gallegher/Sullivan Ancestry. N.p.: manuscript, 2012.
  7. Census Bureau. 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  8. Census Bureau. 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2002.
  9. Times-Tribune, "Attorney, Ex-Resident Of Area, Dies" Scranton, Pennsylvania, 4 April 1976.
  10. Census Bureau. 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2012.
  11. Department of Veterans Affairs. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  12. Ancestry.com. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2005.
  13. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016.
  14. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.