Jack Oughton
Irish-born American stonemason (1876-c1940)
About Jack Oughton
Born 1876.
John "Jack" Oughton (September 18, 1876 – after 1940) was a skilled stonemason in Lincoln County, Idaho. A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Oughton was born in Ireland and immigrated to the United States in 1886. At the time of the 1910 United States census, he was living in Twin Falls, Idaho with Mary Oughton, age 16, and was employed as a mason. At the time of the 1920 United States census he was living in Shoshone, Idaho with fellow stonemason and partner Alexander Reed. At the time of the 1940 Census, he was still living in Shoshone and employed as a mason.
Works American Legion Hall, built in 1928, at 107 W. A St., Shoshone, Idaho (Oughton, Jack), NRHP-listed W. S. Kohl Barn, built in 1910, located northeast of Richfield Richfield, Idaho (Oughton, Jack), NRHP-listed James H. Laine Barn, built in 1910, located south of Richfield, Idaho, (Oughton, Jack), NRHP-listed W. H. Murphy House, built in 1928, at 607 S. Greenwood St., Shoshone, Idaho (Oughton, Jack), NRHP-listed Jack Oughton House, built in 1931, at 123 N. Beverly St., Shoshone, Idaho (Oughton, Jack), NRHP-listed
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Who was Jack Oughton?
irish-born American stonemason (1876-c1940)
When was Jack Oughton born?
Jack Oughton was born on 18 September 1876.
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