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Michael Laughlin

1885

Died 1885 near Ackley — farmer, dropped dead of heart disease in his cornfield; from the Emmetsburg Democrat of 20 May 1885

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

1885

Place of death

a farmer near Ackley, dropped dead ... while at work in his cornfield

Inscription transcription

Emmetsburg Democrat, Wednesday, May 20, 1885

Michael Laughlin, a farmer near Ackley, dropped dead from heart disease while at work in his cornfield.
One of several death reports transcribed from a single column of the Emmetsburg Democrat of May 20, 1885; each death from that column is filed as its own record. No death date is stated in the one-sentence report, so the death is recorded as 1885 from the issue date.

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From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
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Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-06
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Citation: Death report of Michael Laughlin, a farmer near Ackley who dropped dead of heart disease at work in his cornfield, from the Emmetsburg Democrat, Wednesday, May 20, 1885. Preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/laughlin-michael-1885/ : accessed [your access date]).

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