+--Peter Laughlin 
         +--John Wilson Laughlin  (29 MAR 1772-17 JAN 1849)
         |  +--Sarah Wilson 
      +--Benjamin Franklin Laughlin  (4 MAR 1806-18 FEB 1888)
      |  |  +--William H. Forsythe 
      |  +--Violette Forsythe  (1775-)
      |     +--Elizabeth Johnson 
   +--John Robert Laughlin  (15 JAN 1841-8 AUG 1927)
   |  |  +--John Robinson 
   |  +--Sarah Robinson  (1 MAR 1809-18 OCT 1898)
   |     +--Francis Jett  (1789-)
+--George F. Laughlin  (28 NOV 1865-12 DEC 1913)
|  +--Elizabeth Ann Randolph  (5 JAN 1843-19 NOV 1904)
Ruth Laughlin  (25 AUG 1893-4 JUN 1969)
|        +--Roland Shepherd  (ABT 1776-)
|     +--Peter Hedrick Shepherd  (1 JAN 1800-11 NOV 1878)
|     |  +--Barbara Hedrick 
|  +--John Shepherd  (9 JUN 1825-16 JUL 1893)
|  |  |  +--John Purviance 
|  |  +--Nancy Ferguson Purviance  (1 AUG 1801-2 JUL 1886)
|  |     +--Elizabeth Lisenby 
+--Sarah Coriella Shepherd  (27 SEP 1860-26 JUN 1939)
   +--Susan Webb  (10 AUG 1825-13 MAR 1905)