George Washington Lough

Brief Life History of George Washington

When George Washington Lough was born on 27 August 1808, in Cumberland, Kentucky, United States, his father, Jacob Levi Lough Sr, was 47 and his mother, Nancy Jane Warner, was 42. He married Catherine Carter. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Sugar Creek Township, Parke, Indiana, United States in 1850. He died on 7 June 1859, in Parke, Indiana, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Lough Cemetery, Howard Township, Parke, Indiana, United States.

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George Washington Lough
1808–1859
Catherine Carter
1808–1862
Marriage:
James Warren Lough
1829–1904
Nancy Jane Lough
1839–1857
Levi Lough
1831–1879
John H Lough
1834–1864
Samuel Jasper Lough
1835–1921
William J Lough
1840–1922
Thomas J Lough
1841–1906
Henry " Tip" Harrison Lough
1843–1931
Margaret Lough
1846–
George Washington Lough Jr
1848–1919

Sources (7)

  • Washington Lough, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Legacy NFS Source: George Washington Lough - Government record: birth-name: George Washington Lough
  • George Washington Lough, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1821

Historical Boundaries 1821: Parke, Indiana, United States

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

Irish: adopted for Mac Conlocha, ‘son of Cú-locha’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the lake’.

Scottish, northern English and Irish: unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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