Individual Details
John G. O'Loughlin
(12 Apr 1821 - 19 Sep 1897)
Rev. O'Loughlin was born in Jefferson County, IN, son of John and Dicey (Johnson) O'Loughlin, Kentucky natives, grandson of John O'Loughlin of County Clare, Ireland and Priscilla Casey, of Chesterfield, VA. When young John was 15 years old, his family moved to Little Rock, AR, arriving on Christmas Day, 1836. They then moved to what would be Louisa County, the Territory of Iowa in the spring of 1837 in hopes of better opportunities. The family consisted of the parents and six sons and three daughters. John and his brother, James of Pawnee Co, NE, survived their parents and siblings.
John's first occupation in Iowa was to assist a party of surveyors in laying off Des Moines and Louisa Counties into sections. In March of 1838 with his father, John, George O'Loughlin and a Mr Tribbett, he visited Washington Co, IA, where the entire party made claim to some of the rich government land. In March of the following year, young John returned to his land in the English River Township and began to make improvements. At first he had to take odd jobs so he could afford to live and make further improvements.
Oh Sept 5, 1844 he married Dicy Ann Farley, of Shawneetown, IN in Pilots Grove, IA. She was the daughter of Edward and Polly Farley. John and Dicy had eight children.
When he was 23 he joined the Protestant Methodist Church. He read the Bible and studied the scriptures. He had a talent for public speaking. As his views did not always agree with those of the church, he began to preach independently. In 1853 with a Ira A. Parker, he formed a society called the Church of Christ in Elm Grove. There in 1860 he was voted in as a regular minister. The church then merged into the Union Christian Church. In 1870 John was received by the Union Christian Conference at Shiloh, Washington County, as a regularly ordained minister.
He preached for many years and became a missionary preacher in 1885. He was well and favorably known through out Washington and neighboring counties. He was known as a hale and hearty man into his old age who had the best interests of humanity at heart and delighted in doing good.
John's first occupation in Iowa was to assist a party of surveyors in laying off Des Moines and Louisa Counties into sections. In March of 1838 with his father, John, George O'Loughlin and a Mr Tribbett, he visited Washington Co, IA, where the entire party made claim to some of the rich government land. In March of the following year, young John returned to his land in the English River Township and began to make improvements. At first he had to take odd jobs so he could afford to live and make further improvements.
Oh Sept 5, 1844 he married Dicy Ann Farley, of Shawneetown, IN in Pilots Grove, IA. She was the daughter of Edward and Polly Farley. John and Dicy had eight children.
When he was 23 he joined the Protestant Methodist Church. He read the Bible and studied the scriptures. He had a talent for public speaking. As his views did not always agree with those of the church, he began to preach independently. In 1853 with a Ira A. Parker, he formed a society called the Church of Christ in Elm Grove. There in 1860 he was voted in as a regular minister. The church then merged into the Union Christian Church. In 1870 John was received by the Union Christian Conference at Shiloh, Washington County, as a regularly ordained minister.
He preached for many years and became a missionary preacher in 1885. He was well and favorably known through out Washington and neighboring counties. He was known as a hale and hearty man into his old age who had the best interests of humanity at heart and delighted in doing good.
Events
| Birth | 12 Apr 1821 | Jefferson County, Indiana | |||
| Marriage | 5 Sep 1844 | Pilot Grove, Lee County, Iowa - Dicy Ann Farley |  | ||
| Death | 19 Sep 1897 | Washington County, Iowa | |||
| Burial | Woodlawn Cemetery, Washington, Washington County, Iowa | |  |
Families
| Spouse | Dicy Ann Farley (1827 - 1903) |
| Child | Newton O'Loughlin (1857 - 1946) |
Notes
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Remember friends as you pass by as you are now so once was I.As I am now so you shall be, Prepare in life to follow me.
Endnotes
1. Find A Grave Memorial 7901714.