Primary Name: Laughlin, Luella Irene
Filed as: luella_irene_laughlin
Also known as: Lu Laughlin; Lulu Laughlin; Luella Laughlin; Luella Irene Egan
Occupation / Association: President, Juneau Women’s Igloo (1945); Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6
Born: April 19, 1891, Tacoma, Washington
Died: May 3, 1954, Seattle, Washington
Parents: Matthew Laughlin; Alice A. Sprague Laughlin
Spouse: John T. Egan (m. 1922; div.)
Children:
Associated places: Tacoma, Washington; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: Luella Irene Laughlin, Lu Laughlin, Lulu Laughlin, Luella Laughlin, Luella Irene Egan, Juneau Women’s Igloo President 1945, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, Laughlin family, Sprague family, John T Egan, Juneau Alaska pioneers
Biography
Luella Irene “Lu” Laughlin served as President of the Juneau Women’s Igloo in 1945.
Laughlin was born on April 19, 1891, in Tacoma, Washington, to Matthew Laughlin and Alice A. Sprague Laughlin. The family moved from Tacoma to Juneau, Alaska in September 1891.
She married John T. Egan on September 2, 1922, in Seattle, Washington. By the 1940 census, she was recorded as divorced and living in Seattle, where she worked as a bookkeeper.
Luella Laughlin died in Seattle, Washington, on May 3, 1954.
Sources
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau; 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle; 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle; Washington Marriage Certificate; Washington Death Certificate
Tags: Luella Irene Laughlin, Lu Laughlin, Lulu Laughlin, Luella Laughlin, Luella Irene Egan, Juneau Women’s Igloo President 1945, Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, Laughlin family, Sprague family, John T Egan, Juneau Alaska pioneers