City: Fayetteville
McLAUGHLIN, James Buchanan, merchant; born Smithland, Tenn., Oct. 21, 1856; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Dr. William Hart and Margaret Knight (Eskridge) McLaughlin; paternal grandfather William McLAUGHLIN, maiden name of paternal grandmother was HART, maternal grandparents Sam and Margaret (Knight) ESKRIDGE; educated College at Bellville, Tenn., and graduated from same 1874; married Martha I. DERRICK Sept. 28, 1885; Knight of Pythias; Democrat; member of Christian church; in early life worked on farm and clerked in retail store; is a land owner and member of the firm McLaughlin & Dale, Hardware, Fayetteville, Tenn.
