Remembering Simon F Flaugh

Remembering Simon F Flaugh

born 16 June 1852 in Saegertown, Crawford County, Pennsylvania

died 30 November, 1931 in Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County, Colorado

Simon was born 171 years ago last June 16th.  His parents were Frederick and Caroline Elizabeth Easton Flaugh. He was the third of eight or nine children. 

There is a Samson Flaugh in some trees that might have been a twin brother who died, or maybe Simon later went by Samuel. Some people have trees with Simon's name as Samson or Samuel.  It is confusing.   

Simon married Ida Rust, 1859–1920

Marriage "8 Jul 1877 • Woodcock Twp, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania Flaugh - Rust - July 8 By Rev. William Grasale. Samuel F Flaught and Miss Ida A Ruth. Both of Woodstock, this County."

Simon and Ida had twelve children together, four of them died before adulthood. There is a record of them getting a divorce in 1918. I haven't found any record or family story of why they divorced. They are buried together.

He obviously died a decade plus before I was born, but my Mother-In-Law, Mary Flaugh Humes, grew up around him.  He lived with her family for a few months before the family sent him on to Grandpa Tom Flaugh's brother, James Flaugh. Mary always said he was mean to her and that was one reason Tom sent him on to his brother's home. Quite likely, he had dementia.