man‎James C. McLachlan‏‎ 1), son of Robert McLachlan and Christina Witherspoon "Christina Hotchkins" Hotchkis‏.
Born ‎ Jul 2, 1895 at Hawk Run, Clearfield Co. PA‎ 2) 3) 4), died ‎ Nov 26, 1978 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 83 years 5) 4), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 5) 4)
Full birth and death dates on grave marker. 4)
Alt. Birth: (‎ Jul 2, 1895 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) 5)
Census (‎ 1900 at McCalmont Twp., Jefferson Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)
Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Coal miner. Living with parents and siblings.
Military Service: (‎between May 3, 1918 and Jun 26, 1919) Served in U.S. Army Band. 2)
Census (‎ 1930 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Insurance agent. Living with wife and children. 7)
Census (‎ 1940 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Insurance agent. Living with wife and children. 8)
Located: (‎ Mar 1955 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) 9)
Located: (‎ May 1959 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA)

Married to:

womanGertrude Elizabeth Pryde‏ 10)
Born ‎ Oct 17, 1894 at NY‎ 7) 10), died ‎ Feb 25, 1969‎, 74 years 10), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 10)
Full birth and death dates on grave marker. 10)
Alt. Birth: (‎± 1895 at PA) 8)
Census (‎ 1930 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 7)
Census (‎ 1940 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 8)

Children:

1.
manDonald J. McLachlan Sr.‏ 11) 1) 7)
Born ‎ Nov 8, 1918 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 12) 1) 13), died ‎ Sep 5, 1991 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA‎, 72 years 12) 1) 13), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 12)
Census (‎ 1930 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 7)
Census (‎ 1940 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Bookkeeper at a planing mill. Living with parents and siblings. 8)
Located: (‎ Nov 1978 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) 5)

2.
womanGertrude Christine McLachlan‏ 1) 5) 7) 14)
Born ‎ Apr 16, 1921 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 7) 14) 15), died ‎ Jun 22, 2017 at Greensburg, Westmoreland Co. PA‎, 96 years 14) 15), buried ‎ at Riverview Cemetery, Apollo, Armstrong Co. PA 14) 15)
Census (‎ 1930 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 7)
Census (‎ 1940 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 8)
Located: (‎ Nov 1978 at Leechburg, Armstrong Co. PA) 5)
Located: (‎ 1991 at Butler, Butler Co. PA) 1)

3.
woman‎Ruth McLachlan‏‎ 1) 7)
Born ‎± 1923 at PA‎ 7), died ‎ 1936‎, approximately 13 years 1)
Census (‎ 1930 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 7)

4.
woman‎Joyce McLachlan‏‎ 1) 7)
Born ‎± 1929 at PA‎ 7), died ‎before 2017‎
Census (‎ 1930 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 7)
Census (‎ 1940 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 8)
Located: (‎ Nov 1978 at Peters Twp., Washington Co. PA) 5)
Located: (‎ 1991 at RI) 1)



2nd marriage
man‎James C. McLachlan‏‎ 1), son of Robert McLachlan and Christina Witherspoon "Christina Hotchkins" Hotchkis‏.

Married to:

womanRuth Margaret [--?--]‏ 5)
Died ‎before Nov 1978, ‎1st married to: James C. McLachlan, 2nd married to: Unknown

Sources

1) source: McLachlan
2) source: Pennsylvania Veterans Compensation Applicatioin for James McLachlan
3) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 11, Sheet 12-B, Dwelling 208, Familoy 213, Robert McLaughlin Family
4) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for James C. McLachlan (Memorial # 214036702)
5) source: James C. McLachlan
6) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, McCalmont Twp., Jefferson Co. PA, page: ED 66, Sheet 8-B, Dwelling 140, Family 146, Robert M. Laughlin Family
7) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-10, Sheet 11- B, Dwelling 186, Family 188, James McLaughlin Family
8) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-14, Sheet 2-B, Household 38, James McLachlan Family
9) source: Mrs. Christina Hotchkis McLachlan
10) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Gertrude Pryde McLachlan (Memorial # 79990163)
11) source: Obituary of S. Ruth Snyder
12) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Mamorial for Donald J. Mclachlan (Memorial # 120870780)
13) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, page: Entry for Donald James McLachlan
14) source: G. Christine Ellenberger
15) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Gertrude Christina McLachlan Ellenberger (Memorial # 180272007)

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: James C. McLachlan & Ruth Margaret [--?--]." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=36&id=F2868&main_person=I8250 : accessed 28 April 2025) James C. McLachlan #I8246, born ‎ Jul 2, 1895 at Hawk Run, Clearfield Co. PA


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