honorary life member of the Girvan Encampment of Glasgow, Knights Templar of Scotland. The Homer Laughlin China Co. moved all operations to Newell, West Virginia, in 1907. Operations continue in that location today. Family On June 18, 1875 Laughlin married Cornelia Battenberg (1846-1907) at Wellsville, Ohio. They had three children, Homer, Jr., Nanette (1883-1891) and Gwendolyn (1886-May 19, 1942). Gwendolyn lived in Los Angeles from the age of 10 when her parents retired there. They bought a large mansion, now demolished, at 666 West Adams Boulevard. At one time Gwendolyn was on the board of directors of Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Homer Laughlin Jr. attended Stanford University, where he married Ada Edwards, a physical culture instructor, in the university chapel. Homer Laughlin died of pneumonia on January 10, 1913 after an operation for appendicitis. He is interred in Inglewood Park Cemetery. Notes References External links Homer Laughlin Residence in Los Angeles Irving Gill, Homer Laughlin and the Beginnings of Modern Architecture in Los Angeles, Part I: 1893-1911 Irving Gill, Homer Laughlin and the Beginnings of Modern Architecture in Los Angeles, Part II, 1911-1916 1843 births 1913 deaths American potters People from Columbiana County, Ohio People from Hancock County, West Virginia