Primary Name: Laughlin, Gertrude Lydia Bentley
Filed as: gertrude_lydia_bentley_laughlin
Also known as: Gertrude Bentley; Gertrude Laughlin
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6; President, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 (1930, 1936); Confectionery Proprietor
Born: September 30, 1871, Allegan County, Michigan
Died: February 2, 1942, Juneau, Alaska
Parents: Daniel Bentley; Rhoda Bentley
Spouse: John F. Laughlin (m. October 15, 1890)
Children: Roscoe M. Laughlin; Robert C. Laughlin; John Bentley Laughlin; Gertrude Virginia Laughlin; Mathew M. Laughlin
Associated places: Allegan County, Michigan; Tacoma, Washington; Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Gertrude Lydia Bentley Laughlin, Gertrude Bentley, Gertrude Laughlin, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 President 1930, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 President 1936, Treadwell Mine families, Douglas Alaska residents
Biography
Gertrude Lydia Bentley Laughlin was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska, and served as President of the organization in 1930 and again in 1936.
Gertrude Bentley was born on September 30, 1871, in Allegan County, Michigan, to Daniel Bentley and Rhoda Bentley. She married John F. Laughlin on October 15, 1890, in Tacoma, Washington. Their first son, Roscoe M. Laughlin, was born in May 1891 in Washington.
Her husband moved to Douglas, Alaska, in February 1892, where he worked as a railroad engineer for the Treadwell Mine. The family followed in July 1893.
All of their remaining children were born in Alaska. Robert C. Laughlin was born in May 1894, John Bentley Laughlin was born on April 11, 1896, Gertrude Virginia Laughlin was born in May 1898, and Mathew M. Laughlin was born in August 1901.
John F. Laughlin died on October 11, 1902, as a result of a fall from the railroad tracks.
In November 1902, Gertrude purchased a confectionery business and continued supporting her family in Douglas and Juneau.
Gertrude Lydia Bentley Laughlin died in Juneau, Alaska, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery on February 2, 1942.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas, Alaska; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas, Alaska; Douglas Island News, October 15, 1902; Washington Marriage Certificate
Tags: Gertrude Lydia Bentley Laughlin, Gertrude Bentley, Gertrude Laughlin, John F. Laughlin, Roscoe M. Laughlin, Robert C. Laughlin, John Bentley Laughlin, Gertrude Virginia Laughlin, Mathew M. Laughlin, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, Treadwell Mine families, Douglas Alaska residents