An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company,
Spokane, WA. 1905, page 278.

MRS. ELIZABETH L. LORD, a most cultured and estimable lady of The Dalles, Wasco
county, was born in Scotland county, Missouri, April 29, 1841. Her parents,
William C. and Mary (Yeargain) Laughlin, were natives of Kentucky. An extended
mention of her father appears in this volume.      

For our subject, the foundation of her education was laid in the public schools
of The Dalles, which was continued at the Convent at Vancouver. In those early
pioneer days school facilities were meager, so Judge Laughlin devoted
considerable time, personally, to educating his children.      

January 15, 1861, at The Dalles, our subject was united in marriage to Mr.
Wentworth Lord. Mr. Lord is a native of Denmark, Maine, and the date of his
birth is May 4, 1832. His parents, Job C. and Evelyn (Ingalls) Lord, were
residents of the Pine Tree State, and the mother died when Wentworth was an
infant. Mr. Lord was reared and educated in Maine and remained there until 1857,
when he came to California by water. After a short time spent in work at camp
Angels, he came to Portland in 1858. Late in the same year, he made his way to
The Dalles and engaged in mercantile business and followed it for years. He has
always been identified with the business interests of The Dalles, but is now
retired, although he is still president of the Wasco Warehouse and Milling
Company. He has shown himself a capable and good business man and stands well in
the county. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lord, one dying when one
year old. The other, Evelyn, is the wife of Fred L. Houghton, of The Dalles,
engaged in the hay and feed business. Mrs. Lord is a member of the Christian
Science church, of The Dalles, of which she is First Reader, and also a
distinguished member of the Sorosis Club. She has one brother living, Frank
Laughlin, a wheat dealer and capitalist at The Dalles. Mrs. Lord is a lady of
marked literary taste and ability, and the author of a number of interesting
articles and books.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2005 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.