Lang, H. O., ed. "The History of the Willamette Valley, Being A Description of the Valley and its Resources, with an account of its Discovery and Settlement by White Men, and its Subsequent History; Together with Personal Reminiscences of its Early Pioneers." Portland, OR, Geo. H. Himes, Book and Job Printer, 1885. p. 680. SAMUEL LAUGHLIN, SR. Born in Pendleton County, S. C., December 2, 1792; removed to Kentucky in 1803, and to Missouri in 1815; came to Oregon in 1847 and settled in Yamhill County. In 1868 the members of the Laughlin family residing in Yamhill numbered one hundred and eleven persons. Mr. Laughlin died in 1869. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in August 2006 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.