Jack Oughton Explained

John "Jack" Oughton (September 18, 1876^[1]  - after 1940) was a skilled stonemason in Lincoln County, Idaho.^[2] 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.^[3] At the time of the 1920 United States Census he was living in Shoshone, Idaho with fellow stonemason and partner Alexander Reed.^[4] At the time of the 1940 Census, he was still living in Shoshone and employed as a mason.^[5]

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

See also

• Ignacio Berriochoa, a contemporary stonemason, also in Lincoln County
• Bill Darrah, a contemporary stonemason, also in Lincoln County
• H. T. Pugh, a contemporary stonemason in Jerome County

Notes and References

1. Draft registration card for John Oughton of Shoshone, Idaho, employed as a mason, born September 18, 1876, cared dated September 12, 1918. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Registration State: Idaho; Registration County: Lincoln; Roll: 1452218.
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000165}} National Register of Historic Places: Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho thematic group ]. Marian Posey-Ploss . July 8, 1983 . National Park Service. (incomplete, omits building-specific passages)
3. Census entry for Jack Oughton, mason, age 32, and Mary Oughton, age 16. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1910; Census Place: Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho; Roll: T624_228; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0271; Image: 297; FHL microfilm: 1374241.
4. Census entry for Alexander Reed, age 50, and Jack Oughton, age 43. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1920; Census Place: Shoshone, Lincoln, Idaho; Roll: T625_293; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 192; Image: 662.
5. Census entry for Jack Oughton, age 63, mason. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1940; Census Place: Shoshone, Lincoln, Idaho; Roll: T627_750; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 32-6.