Margaret Mary Clark

1922 - 2009  (86 years)

• Name	Margaret Mary Clark
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  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]
  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]
  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.
  	Application of Marriage License of Margaret Clark and John R. Gaughan
  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]
  		Gaughan/Clark Wedding Announcement in the Scranton Times.
  Age at Marriage	She : 22 years and 11 months - He : 26 years and 8 months.
  Children	1. The Rev. Rosemary Gaughan,   b. 3 Aug 1946   2. Margaret Gaughan   3. Joan Gaughan   4. John R. Gaughan   5. William Clark Gaughan
  Family ID	F7607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Nov 1922 - Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Census - 1930 - Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Census - 1940 - Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Marriage License - 5 Oct 1945 - Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Marriage - 6 Oct 1945 - St. Cecilia's Church, Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Residence - 1956 - Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Death - 11 Aug 2009 - Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Burial - 14 Aug 2009 - 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

  
  

• 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 .