David C. McLauchlin ( Clutch, Carmichael ) born, 1812 and his wife Jane (born in 1844). According to 1870 census they lived in Cumberland county ( Fayetteville, NC ). He was a farm hand and she was a housekeeper.
Jane remarried ( 1892 after the death of David) , Henry Brown and move to Moore County, NC. Her youngest child ( Sarah Margaret ) moved with her. Lee and Richard stayed in Cumberland County, Scott left home and was never heard from again. The original spelling was McLauchlin , however Lee's name mistakenly misspelled McLaughlin , at the birth of one of his children, it was never changed....Hence the two spellings.
The Children of David and Jane
Lee McLauchlin
(Born, 6/6/1859) Richard McLauchlin
(Born 4/6/1862) Scott McLauchlin
(Born 1867) Sarah Margaret McLauchlin
(Born 1877)