1922 - 2009 (86 years)
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Name |
Margaret Mary Clark |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
2 Nov 1922 |
Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania [3, 5, 6, 7] |
Census |
1930 (Age 8) |
Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania [1] |
In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 7, living at 298 Monument Avenue, Wyoming, Pennsylvania with her parents. |
Census |
1940 (Age 18) |
Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania [2] |
In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 17, living on 298 Monument Avenue, Wyoming, Pennsylvania with her parents. |
Education |
say 1940 (Age 18) [4, 5] |
She was a graduate of St. Ann's Academy, Wilkes-Barre, and Georgetown Visitation Junior College, Washington, D. C. with a degree in business. |
Residence |
1956 (Age 34) |
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania [9] |
In 1956 John and Margaret lived on 308 Dudley Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania. |
Death |
11 Aug 2009 |
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania [3, 5, 7] |
- She died peacefully at Harrisburg Hospital after a brief illness. [5]
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Obituary |
12 Aug 2009 [5] |
Margaret Clark Gaughan
Margaret Clark Gaughan, 87, of Harrisburg, died peacefully on August 11th at Harrisburg Hospital after a brief illness.
Margaret was born November 2, 1922 in Wyoming, PA daughter of Major William A. Clark (PA State Police) and Rose Daley Clark. She married John R. Gaughan who predeceased her.
They had five children, Rosemari Sullivan (Ted), Margaret Ziegenfuss (James), Joan Gaughan, John R. Gaughan (Kathy) and William Clark Gaughan (Carolyn).
Margaret graduated from St. Anne's Academy in Wilkes Barre, PA and Georgetown Visitation Junior College, Washington, DC with a degree in business. Her career included banking at National Central Bank, and serving as administrator in Auditor General's office under Robert P. Casey, Sr. and several others.
Mrs. Gaughan also worked on Governor Casey's campaign and transition team as well as for AARP.
Mrs. Gaughan is survived by her five children, 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews including Nancy Witaconis.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Catherine Laboure, Harrisburg on August 14th at 1:30 p.m. with visitation at Gilbert L. Dailey FH, 650 S. 28th Street Harrisburg from 6 to 8 PM on Thursday and Friday morning from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Memorial contributions are requested for the Susquehanna EMT or Saint Catherine Laboure Parish.
The Dailey Funeral Home is honored to serve the Gaughan family. www.pennlive.com/obits
Published by the Harrisburg , 12 August 2009 |
Burial |
14 Aug 2009 |
Resurrection Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. [3, 5] |
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Siblings |
6 Siblings |
| 1. Eugene Clark, b. About 1907, Pennsylvania | | 2. William A. Clark, b. About 1910, Pennsylvania | | 3. George Emmett Clark, b. 27 Feb 1916, Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania d. 10 Jul 1963, Newton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (Age 47 years) | | 4. Rosella Clark, b. About 1913, Pennsylvania | | 5. Robert Clark, b. About 1916, Pennsylvania | | 6. Thomas F. Clark, b. Abt 1920, Pennsylvania | + | 7. Margaret Mary Clark, b. 2 Nov 1922, Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania d. 11 Aug 2009, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Age 86 years) ▻ John Robert Gaughan, m. 6 Oct 1945 | |
Person ID |
I11060 |
| Sullivan Line |
Last Modified |
16 Mar 2022 |
Father |
Major William Aloysious Clark, b. 26 Feb 1881, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania d. 16 Oct 1957, Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (Age 76 years) |
Mother |
Rose C. "Rosie" Daley, b. 16 Jul 1879, Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania d. 10 Jul 1960, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (Age 80 years) |
Marriage |
26 Jun 1912 |
St. Cecillia's Roman Catholic Church, Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
Age at Marriage |
He : 31 years and 4 months - She : 32 years and 11 months. |
Family ID |
F7624 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
John Robert Gaughan, b. 23 Feb 1919, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania d. 6 Apr 1976, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Age 57 years) |
Marriage License |
5 Oct 1945 |
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania [6] |
On 5 October 1945, Margaret Clark and John Gaughan were issued a license to marry by Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. |
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Application of Marriage License of Margaret Clark and John R. Gaughan
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Marriage |
6 Oct 1945 |
St. Cecilia's Church, Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania [4, 6, 8] |
- 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. [4]
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Gaughan/Clark Wedding Announcement in the Scranton Times.
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Age at Marriage |
She : 22 years and 11 months - He : 26 years and 8 months. |
Children |
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Family ID |
F7607 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
13 Mar 2022 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 2 Nov 1922 - Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
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| Census - 1930 - Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
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| Census - 1940 - Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
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| Marriage License - 5 Oct 1945 - Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
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| Marriage - 6 Oct 1945 - St. Cecilia's Church, Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
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| Residence - 1956 - Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
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| Death - 11 Aug 2009 - Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
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| Burial - 14 Aug 2009 - Resurrection Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
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Pin Legend |
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Sources |
- [S20 ] 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2074; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0279; Image: 506.0; FHL microfilm: 2341808.
- [S21] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3564; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 40-354.
- [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial ID 101101806 Margaret Clark Gaughan.
- [S2234] News Article: In Morning Ceremony, (Scranton, Pennsylvania: the Times-Tribune, 6 October 1945, Page 7).
- [S2236] Obituary for Margaret Clark Gaughan, (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Patriot-News, 12 August 2009, Page A13).
- [S695] Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), Application of Marriage License of Margaret Clark and John R. Gaughan.
- [S10] Social Security Administration, 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 .
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