Ann Donstall1

Family
Marriage*She married Andrew Dewing.1 

Family

 Andrew Dewing
Child 1.Deborah Dewing+1 b. 1 Oct 1668, d. 25 Jul 1752

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Two, pages 9-13. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.

Catherine Doorly1,2

b. 5 May 1841, d. 3 April 1930
Family
Father*Thomas Doorly3
Birth*5 May 1841Catherine Doorly was born about 5 May 1841 in Ireland.3,4,5 
Name VariationShe was called Kate.3 
Marriage*13 September 1869She married John Croghan of Strokestown, son of Hubert Croghan, on 13 September 1869 in the Roman Catholic Chapel of Cloverhill, County Roscommon. John was a bachelor, 32 years of age and a shopkeeper in Strokestown, and Kate was a spinster and 28 years of age. Signing as witnesses to their marriage were Patt Doorly and Thomas McKeon.2,3 
Emigration*15 May 1898Kate emigrated from Ireland with her children, departing on 15 May 1898 from Queenstown, County Cork, on the ship Umbria. The family’s surname on the ship's manifest was written correctly as "Croghan" and was transcribed incorrectly by Ancestry as "Loghan". The family's ticket number was 8707 and their group, in addition to their mother Kate, consisted of her sons, Hugh and Joseph and daughters Julia, Annie, Tessie and Monica. They reported their last place of residence as Strokestown, Ireland and were going to depart the ship in New York City.6 
Immigration*22 May 1898Their ship arrived in New York City on 22 May 1898 and, remarkably, immigration officials did not change the spelling of their surname. Immigration recorded everyone's health as "good", and noted that Kate's daughter Annie had a deformed back from a fall. On arrival in America, Kate's occupation was recorded as "widow". She reported they were planning to join Thomas Conry who resided at 930 Spruce Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and that they had a total of $700 with them.7 
Census US 1900*6 June 1900Kate Croghan appeared on the 1900 census taken on 6 June 1900 at 863 46th Street, Ward 34, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. She was a widow, 57 years of age, reportedly born in May of 1843, although it was more likely 1841. She was reported to have given birth to 10 children, 6 of whom were still living and resided with her in the house she rented in 1900. Julia M. was single and 28 years of age, although her birth was recorded incorrectly as August 1871. She was employed as a cashier in a grocery. Annie was single and 26 years of age, although the year of her birth was reported incorrectly as 1873. She was not employed. Joseph P. was single and 23 years of age with his date of birth reported correctly. He was employed as a salesman in a grocery. Hugh's name was enumerated as "Hughbert". He was 18 years old although his year of birth was reported incorrectly as 1881. He worked as a salesman in a grocery. The two youngest, Teresa and Monica, ages 16 and 14 respectively, attended school and their dates of birth were reported correctly. Everyone in the family had immigrated in 1898 and had been in the United States for two years.8 
Census US 1910*19 April 1910Catherine appeared on the 1910 census taken on 19 April 1910 in 897 North 48th Street, Ward 44, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Her age was recorded as 61, she was a widow and was recorded as having given birth to 6 children, all of whom were still living. She had actually given birth to 10 children, including a set of twins. All six of her surviving children were single and resided in her household in 1910, which was a house they rented. Her son Joseph P. was 33 years of age and employed as a salesman in a store. Julia M. was recorded as 30 years of age, was actually 39, and was not employed. Hugh "W." was 28 years of age and employed as a street superintendent. Annie, who was actually 37 years old, was recorded as 26 and was not employed. Teresa was 23 years of age and employed as a telephone operator, and Monica, who was 24, was recorded as 20 years of age and was a cashier in a grocery store. Everyone in the family was recorded with 1898 as their year of immigration and no one had been naturalized.9 
(Mother) Death4 March 1912Kate provided the information for her daughter Annie's death certificate and reported her date of birth as 19 October 1883, while the year was actually 1872.10,11 
Census US 1920*6 January 1920Catherine appeared on the 1920 census taken on 6 January 1920 at 230 South 40th Street, Ward 27, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. She was a widow, and her age was recorded as 72, although she was more likely about 79. Four of her children lived with their mother in 1920. Julia's age was recorded as 39, although was actually 49, and her occupation was hair dresser. Hugh was recorded as 37 years of age, although was actually 39, and was a grocery store manager. Theresa was recorded as 29 years of age, and was actually 35, and was a telephone operator. And, Monica was recorded as 26 years of age, and was actually 33, and was a hair dresser. The family rented their home. Also residing with the Croghan family in 1920 was lodger Albert Patrick Rorke, who was 38 years of age and a patrolman in the city of Philadelphia. It's likely that the Croghans and Rorkes knew each other in Ireland since their family’s homes were both close to Strokestown in County Roscommon. The Croghan family reported their year of immigration as 1888, although it was actually 1898. Hugh Croghan was the only member of his immediate family who had been naturalized. Their lodger Albert reported his year of immigration as 1910, although it was actually 1908. He also had been naturalized.12 
Death*3 April 1930She died of chronic myocarditis, after having the disease for a period of three years, and acute cardiac dilatation for one day on 3 April 1930 in her home at 826 North 41st Street, Ward 24, Philadelphia, at age 88. Her daughter Julia, who lived at the same address, provided the information for her mother's death certificate, and believed her to be only about 81 years of age.5 
Burial*She was buried in Section 38 of Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.13 

Family

 John Croghan
Children 1.Julia Mary Croghan14 b. 27 Jul 1870, d. 23 Apr 1967
 2.Hubert Croghan15 b. 2 Oct 1871, d. 1872
 3.Anne Croghan16 b. 19 Oct 1872, d. 4 Mar 1912
 4.Bidelia Croghan16 b. 19 Oct 1872
 5.Teresa Margaret Croghan17 b. 26 Nov 1874, d. 28 Feb 1883
 6.Joseph Patrick Croghan18 b. 6 Nov 1876, d. 21 Dec 1950
 7.Kate Croghan19 b. 25 Jan 1879, d. 25 Jan 1879
 8.Hugh Michael Croghan20 b. 11 Sep 1880, d. 18 Aug 1960
 9.Teresa Croghan21 b. 9 Jun 1884, d. 15 Aug 1970
 10.Monica Croghan22 b. 23 Mar 1886, d. 1 Jun 1947

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Catherine Croghan, Philadelphia Ward 27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1631; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 872. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death certificate for Miss Monica Croghan of 826 North 41st Street, Philadelphia, died on 1 June 1947 at age 61 years, informant Theresa Croghan of the same address. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972.
  3. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, marriage registration in the district of Ballyleague, County Roscommon of the Roman Catholic marriage of John Croghan, age 32, bachelor, shopkeeper of Strokestown, County Roscommon, son of Hubert Croghan, farmer, and Kate Doorly, age 28, spinster, of Rockfield, County Roscommon, daughter of Thomas Doorly, farmer, on 13 September 1869 in the Roman Catholic Chapel of Cloverhill, County Roscommon, witnessed by Patt Doorly and Thomas McKeon; viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Kate Croyhan", Philadelphia Ward 34, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0878; FHL microfilm: 1241476, providing May as the month of her birth, but also stating the year as 1843 which would not agree with her age of 28 at her marriage. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972, online at www.ancestry.com, Catherine Croghan, certificate# 33026, died 3 April 1930, age 81 in Philadelphia, father Thomas Doorly.
  6. [S1799] UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, online at www.ancestry.com, the Croghan family's surname incorrectly transcribed as "Loghan", ticket# 8707, included Kate age 56 and a servant, Julia age 25 and a servant, "Nannie" age 11 and a child, Tessie age 9 and a child, "Monia" age 8 and a child, Hugh age 17 and a labourer, and Joseph age 21 and a labourer. Hereinafter cited as UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960.
  7. [S1791] New York, U.S. Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, online at www.ancestry.com, the Croghan family, ticket# 6707, included Kate Croghan age 56 and a widow, Julia Croghan age 25 and a servant, "Jannie" Croghan age 11 and a child, "Jessie" age 9 years and 5 months and a child, Monica (transcribed as "Marian") Croghan age 8 and a child, Hugh Croghan age 17 and a labourer, and Joseph Croghan age 21 and a labourer, citing New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 0022; Line: 1; Page Number: 75. Hereinafter cited as New York, U.S. Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957.
  8. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Kate Croyhan", Philadelphia Ward 34, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0878; FHL microfilm: 1241476.
  9. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Catharine" Croghan, Philadelphia Ward 44, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1412; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 1111; FHL microfilm: 1375425. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972, online at www.ancestry.com, Annie Croghan, certificate# 30269, died 4 March 1912, age 28 in Philadelphia, father John Croghan and mother Kate "Doorley."
  11. [S1815] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, Annie Croghan, died 4 March 1912, citing FHL Film# 1421314. Hereinafter cited as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915.
  12. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Catherin" Croghan, Philadelphia Ward 27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1631; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 872, street transcribed as "Walnut" and was actually "South 40th."
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Catherine Croghan, Memorial# 179721584. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  14. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth registration on 8 August 1870 of the birth of Julia Mary Croghan, daughter of John Croghan a shopkeeper of Strokestown, and Kate (Doorly) Croghan, born on 27 July 1870 in Strokestown, County Roscommon, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  15. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth registration on 9 November 1871 of the birth of Hubert Croghan, son of John Croghan a shopkeeper of Elphin Street, Strokestown, and Kate (Doorly) Croghan, born on 2 October 1871 in Elphin Street, Strokestown, County Roscommon, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  16. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth registration on 11 November 1872 of the births of Bidelia Croghan at 3:30 am and Anne Croghan at 4:00 am, twin daughters of John Croghan a shopkeeper of Strokestown, and Kate (Doorly) Croghan, born on 19 October 1872 in Strokestown, County Roscommon, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  17. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth registration on 13 February 1875 of the birth of Teresa Margaret Croghan, daughter of John Croghan a shopkeeper of Strokestown, and Kate (Doorly) Croghan, born on 26 November 1874 in Strokestown, County Roscommon, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  18. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth registration on 5 May 1877 of the birth of Joseph Patrick Croghan, son of John Croghan a shopkeeper of Strokestown, and Kate (Doorly) Croghan, born on 6 November 1876 in Strokestown, County Roscommon, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  19. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth registration on 5 February 1879 of the birth of Kate Croghan, daughter of John Croghan a shopkeeper of Strokestown, and Kate (Doorly) Croghan, born on 25 January 1879 in Strokestown, County Roscommon, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  20. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth registration on 28 September 1880 of the birth of Hugh Michael Croghan, son of John Croghan a shopkeeper of Strokestown, and Kate (Doorly) Croghan, born on 11 September 1880 in Strokestown, County Roscommon, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  21. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth registration on 24 June 1884 of the birth of Teresa Croghan, daughter of John Croghan a shopkeeper of Strokestown, and Catherine (Dooly) Croghan, born on 9 June 1884 in Strokestown, County Roscommon, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  22. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth registration on 8 October 1886 of the birth of Monica Croghan, daughter of John Croghan a shopkeeper of Strokestown, and Kate (Doorly) Croghan, born on 23 March 1886 in Strokestown, County Roscommon, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…

Thomas Doorly1

Family
Occupation*Thomas was a farmer in Rockfield, County Roscommon, Ireland.1 

Family
Child 1.Catherine Doorly+1 b. 5 May 1841, d. 3 Apr 1930

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, marriage registration in the district of Ballyleague, County Roscommon of the Roman Catholic marriage of John Croghan, age 32, bachelor, shopkeeper of Strokestown, County Roscommon, son of Hubert Croghan, farmer, and Kate Doorly, age 28, spinster, of Rockfield, County Roscommon, daughter of Thomas Doorly, farmer, on 13 September 1869 in the Roman Catholic Chapel of Cloverhill, County Roscommon, witnessed by Patt Doorly and Thomas McKeon; viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.

Louise N. Dorber1

Family
Marriage*She married George Miller.1 

Family

 George Miller
Child 1.George E. Miller+1,2 b. 1858

Citations

  1. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Cynthia N Jones, age 17, born in Mills County Iowa, daughter of "Mineter" Jones and Parlee Crow, residing in Mills County, Iowa, married George E Miller, age 24, born in Ohio, residing in Mills County, Iowa, teamster, son of George Miller and Louise N. "Dorber", on 5 March 1881, the first marriage for each, in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, USA, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  2. [S1508] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Cynthia N. Jones, age 16, born about 1865, and George E. Miller, age 23, born about 1858, married on 5 March 1881 in Mills Couty, Iowa, citing FHL Film# 1035730. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996.

Timothy Dorman1

Family
Marriage*5 January 1739He married, as her second husband, Elizabeth (White) Bolton, daughter of John White and Sarah __?__, on 5 January 1739 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). Their intention of marriage, dated 23 Dec 1738, stated that Elizabeth was a widow and resident of Andover and that Timothy was of Boxford. The Dormans, for over two hundred years in 1889, had been a well-known and prosperous family in and about Boxford.1,2 

Family

 Elizabeth White b. 8 Apr 1688

Citations

  1. [S48] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850. CD-ROM (101 Newbury, Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS), Births - Marriages - Deaths. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850.
  2. [S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England: with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), Descendants of William Bolton, First Generation, pages 3-6. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.

Honorable Hubert Francis Dormer1

Family

Family
Child 1.Mary Elizabeth Dormer+1

Citations

  1. [S2018] Arthur G. M. Hesilrige, editor, downloaded from Google Books, Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage : Comprising information concerning all Persons bearing Hereditary or Courtesy Titles, Privy Councillors and Knights with their issue, Companions of the various Orders, and the Collateral Branches of all Peers and Baronets, (London, England: Dean & Son, Limited, 1916), Dillon, Viscount, pages 285-287. Hereinafter cited as Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage.

Mary Elizabeth Dormer1

Family
Father*Honorable Hubert Francis Dormer1
Marriage*1900She married Luke Gerald Dillon, son of Charles Blake Dillon and Maria Neilan, in 1900.1 
Residence*1916Mary Elizabeth and Luke Gerald Dillon lived with their family at Tempest House, Seaham, County Durham, in 1916.1 

Family

 Luke Gerald Dillon b. 1862
Child 1.Gerald Dormer Fitzgerald Dillon1 b. 1901

Citations

  1. [S2018] Arthur G. M. Hesilrige, editor, downloaded from Google Books, Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage : Comprising information concerning all Persons bearing Hereditary or Courtesy Titles, Privy Councillors and Knights with their issue, Companions of the various Orders, and the Collateral Branches of all Peers and Baronets, (London, England: Dean & Son, Limited, 1916), Dillon, Viscount, pages 285-287. Hereinafter cited as Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage.

Margaret Dorton1,2

b. 1829
Family
Birth*1829Margaret Dorton was born about 1829 in Russell County, Virginia.3 
Marriage*2 March 1869She married John W. Hartsock on 2 March 1869 in Russell County, Virginia.2,1,3 

Family

 John W. Hartsock b. 1836
Child 1.William Moses Hartsock+2 b. 1 Oct 1870, d. 30 Sep 1934

Citations

  1. [S2322] Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, 1853-1911, online at www.ancestry.com, birth on 1 October 1870 in Copper Creek, Russell County, Virginia, USA, of William M. Hartsock, son of John W. Hartsock and Margaret Hartsock, referencing the Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Births, 1853-1911. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, 1853-1911.
  2. [S2058] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, online at www.newspapers.com, death of William Moses Hartsock of rural Castlewood, Virginia, age 64, married, farmer, born on 1 October 1870 in Virginia, died on 30 September 1934 in Castlewood, Russell County, Virginia, USA, name of spouse Belle Hartsock, names of parents John W. Hartsock and ______ Dorton, cause of death encephalitis contributed by septicemia from abscess on nose, informant K. O. Hartsock, Castlewood, burial in family cemetery, registered on 5 October 1934, citing Certificate# 1934022463, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  3. [S1405] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 2 March 1869 in Russell County, Virginia of John W. Hartsock, son of James and Matilda Hartsock, age 33, born about 1836 in Russell County, Virginia, married Margaret Dorton, daughter of Moses and Jennie Dorton, age 40, born about 1829 in Russell County, Virginia, referencing FHL Film# 33850, page 28, line 23. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940.

Colonel Thomas Doty1

French & Indian War10 April 1758 

Citations

  1. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index cards, 1603-1779. Microfilm of cards at Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, Massachusetts: FHL Film# 2428118, Reference index card# 14393 for "Meshek" Bolton of Halifax referencing Volume 96, page 125 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779.
  2. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779: FHL Film# 2428118, Reference index card# 14417 for William Bolton referencing Volume 96, page 164 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels.

Margaret Addison Dougal1

Family
Father*Thomas Dougal1,2
Marriage*12 June 1820She married Captain George Bell, son of George Bell Esq. and Catherine Nugent, on 12 June 1820 in Montrose, Angus (Forfarshire), Scotland. Their marriage was reported on 22 Jun in the Enniskillen Chronicle and identified Captain George Bell as the son of George Bell Esq. of Bellevue "near this town."1,2 
(Possible Mother-2) Relationship NoteAlthough Fanny Bell was the daughter of Captain George Bell, her mother has not yet been identified. She may have been either Alicia Scott or Margaret Addison Dougal, George's first and second wives.1 

Family

 Major General Sir George Bell b. 17 Mar 1794, d. 10 Jul 1877

Citations

  1. [S766] Séamas MacAnnaidh, "Old Rossorry Graveyard, Enniskillen", This work is a combination of the reading and transcribing of gravestones, newspaper notices and microfilm. The gravestones were in the Old Rossorry Graveyard in Enniskillen and his graveyard project was unfinished at the time of his writing. Most of the newspaper notices were found in the Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet, although some were also from the Enniskillen Impartial Reporter. Those he included were described simply as "relevant" to the families or individuals mentioned on the gravestones. The microfilm he used was (MIC 1/22) Church of Ireland burial register found at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Old Rossorry Graveyard, Enniskillen (County Fermanagh, Ireland), online at http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/fermanagh/cemeteries/…, downloaded on downloaded 4 Sep 2010. Hereinafter cited as Old Rossorry Graveyard, Enniskillen.
  2. [S891] Leslie Stephen, editor, downloaded from Google Books, The Dictionary of National Biography, Volume IV, Beal-Biber, (London, England: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1885), pages 157-158. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

Thomas Dougal1

Family
Occupation*Thomas Dougal was a banker in Montrose, Angus (Forfarshire), Scotland.1 

Family
Child 1.Margaret Addison Dougal1,2

Citations

  1. [S766] Séamas MacAnnaidh, "Old Rossorry Graveyard, Enniskillen", This work is a combination of the reading and transcribing of gravestones, newspaper notices and microfilm. The gravestones were in the Old Rossorry Graveyard in Enniskillen and his graveyard project was unfinished at the time of his writing. Most of the newspaper notices were found in the Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet, although some were also from the Enniskillen Impartial Reporter. Those he included were described simply as "relevant" to the families or individuals mentioned on the gravestones. The microfilm he used was (MIC 1/22) Church of Ireland burial register found at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Old Rossorry Graveyard, Enniskillen (County Fermanagh, Ireland), online at http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/fermanagh/cemeteries/…, downloaded on downloaded 4 Sep 2010. Hereinafter cited as Old Rossorry Graveyard, Enniskillen.
  2. [S891] Leslie Stephen, editor, downloaded from Google Books, The Dictionary of National Biography, Volume IV, Beal-Biber, (London, England: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1885), pages 157-158. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

Alice A. Dougherty1,2

b. 27 August 1861, d. 16 October 1940
Family
Father*Raynsford Dougherty1 b. 1822
Mother*Caroline Tanner1 b. Jan 1832, d. 26 Apr 1913
Birth*27 August 1861Alice A. Dougherty was born on 27 August 1861 in Pennsylvania.3,4,5 
(Daughter) Census US 187015 June 1870Alice was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 15 June 1870 in the household of her parents in New Milford, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. She was 8 years old.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18808 June 1880Alice was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 8 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. She was 19 years old and single.6 
Marriage*14 February 1887She married Uriah M. Carter, son of John H. Carter and Sarah C. Evans, on 14 February 1887 in Vestal, Broome County, New York.7,2 
(3rd Daughter) ObituaryHer mother's obituary, which mentions Alice, was published in April in a Waverly, Tioga County, New York, newspaper and has been attached to her Find a Grave memorial page. With many thanks we are able to share it here. Under the title, "Mrs. Caroline Dougherty", her obituary reported that Caroline died on Sunday at the home of her son, Gaylord Dougherty of Clark street, Waverly, at the age of 83 years. She was on a visit to her son, and while there was stricken with pneumonia. Her home was in Lestershire, New York. She was survived by two sons, Gaylord Dougherty of Waverly, and Henry Harrison Dougherty of LaPorte, Indiana, and five daughters: Mrs. Nellie E. Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan; Mrs. Mertie Wood of Lestershire; Mrs. Dora Levitt of Tioga Center; Mrs. Alice Carter of Camptown, Pennsylvania; and Mrs. Almeda Wilcox of Rush, Pennsylvania. Her funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon and burial was made in East Waverly cemetery.8 
Death*16 October 1940She died in the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, on 16 October 1940 at age 79. She died as a result of the head-on collision that killed her husband, Uriah M. Carter, two days before. She had been rushed by ambulance to the hospital after the crash, and never regained consciousness.4,9 
Auto Accident*16 October 1940Two detailed newspaper articles, dated 15 October and 16 October 1940, in the Evening Times, Saye, Bradford County, told the story of the tragic accident that took the lives of Uriah M. and Alice A. (Dougherty) Carter. The newspaper also listed the couple's survivors as one son, Clarence W. Carter of Le Raysville, and two of Mrs. Carter's sisters, Mertie Wood and Dora Levitt.10,9 
Burial*17 October 1940Double funeral services were held for Uriah M. and Alice A. (Dougherty) Carter on 17 October 1940, and they were buried together in Camptown Cemetery, Camptown, Bradford County.11,12,9 

Family

 Uriah M. Carter b. 31 May 1859, d. 14 Oct 1940
Child 1.Clarence W. Carter13 b. Sep 1884

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of R. and Caroline Dougherty, Year: 1870; Census Place: New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1455; Page: 462B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1959] New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Uriah M. Carter and Alice A. Dougherty on 14 February 1887 in Vestal, New York, USA, citing Certificate# 2136 and referencing New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index. Hereinafter cited as New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of R. and Caroline Dougherty, Year: 1870; Census Place: New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1455; Page: 462B; their daughter Alice was born in Pennsylvania.
  4. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Mrs Alice Carter of Camptown, Pennsylvania, certificate# 91255, age 79, widow of Uriah Carter, born on 27 August 1861, possibly in New Jersey, daughter of "Rouse" Daugherty and Caroline, both possibly born in New Jersey, died on 16 October 1940 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA, cause of death was recorded as an automobile accident on 14 October 1940 on road Route 106 in Susquehanna County, sustained multiple fractured ribs, second to sixth, both sides, and a punctured right lung, coroner uncertain if her heart disease was a contributing factor to her death, the informant was a hospital administrator; referencing the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 090151-093150. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Alice A (Dougherty) Carter, Memorial# 94071610; reporting her place of birth as New Jersey. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  6. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Ranslor" and Caroline "Daugherty", Year: 1880; Census Place: Wysox, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1105; Page: 627a; Enumeration District: 038. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Uriah M. and Alice A. Carter, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wyalusing, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1319; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1375332; reporting they had been married for 26 years. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Caroline Dougherty, Memorial# 132187716, with many thanks for attaching a copy of her newspaper obituary to her memorial; under the title, "Mrs. Caroline Dougherty", her obituary reported that Caroline died on Sunday at the home of her son, Gaylord Dougherty of Clark street, at the age of 83 years; that Mrs. Dougherty was on a visit to her son, and while there was stricken with pneumonia; that her home was in Lestershire; that she was survived by two sons, Gaylord Dougherty of Waverly, and Henry Dougherty of LaPorte, Indiana; and five daughters: Mrs. Nellie Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan; Mrs. Myrtle Wood of Lestershire; Mrs. Dora Leavitt of Tioga Center; Mrs. Alice Carter of Camptown; and Mrs. Almeda Wilcox of Rush, Pennsylvania; that the funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon, and burial was made in East Waverly cemetery.
  9. [S3026] Newspaper Report dated 16 October 1940 of Uriah M. and Alice A. Carter's Head-on Automobile Collision and Deaths in Pennsylvania, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Evening Times, (Sayre, Pennsylvania), Wednesday, October 16, 1940, Page 1, (Downloaded on May 6, 2026), under the headlines, "Death Claims 3RD Victim Following Head-on Accident", reporting in part that Alice Carter of Camptown, age 79, wife of Uriah M. Carter, became the third fatality of a two-car collision Monday afternoon near Stevensville when she died that morning at the Robert Packer Hospital; that double-funeral services would be held for the Carters the following day, Thursday; that they were survived by one son, Clarence, of Le Raysville and that Mrs. Carter left two sisters, Mrs. Edward "Tibite" of Tioga Center, and Mrs. Mertie Wood of Johnson City. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Report dated 16 October 1940 of Uriah M. and Alice A. Carter's Head-on Automobile Collision and Deaths in Pennsylvania.
  10. [S3025] Newspaper Report dated 15 October 1940 of Uriah M. and Alice A. Carter's Head-on Automobile Collision and Deaths in Pennsylvania, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Evening Times, (Sayre, Pennsylvania), Tuesday, October 15, 1940, Page 5, (Downloaded on May 6, 2026), under the headlines, "Two Are Killed, Two Injured in Head-on Crash", reporting from Towanda in a long and comprehensive accounting of the terrible details of the head-on collision of automobiles that killed Uriah M. Carter of Camptown and seriously injured his wife, Alice, who was rushed by ambulance to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre; the passenger in the other car was killed, and her brother, who was driving the other car, was not seriously injured. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Report dated 15 October 1940 of Uriah M. and Alice A. Carter's Head-on Automobile Collision and Deaths in Pennsylvania.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Uriah Mahlon Carter, Memorial# 94071585.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alice A (Dougherty) Carter, Memorial# 94071610.
  13. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Uriah M. and Alice A. Carter, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wyalusing, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1383; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0057. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Almeda S. Dougherty1,2

b. October 1850, d. 20 November 1916
Family
Father*Raynsford Dougherty1 b. 1822
Mother*Caroline Tanner1 b. Jan 1832, d. 26 Apr 1913
Birth*October 1850Almeda S. Dougherty was born in October 1850 in Pennsylvania.1,3 
(Daughter) Census US 186030 June 1860Almeda was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 30 June 1860 in the household of her parents. She was 11 years old and had attended school within the census year.4 
Marriage*1868She married William B. Wilcox, son of Abraham Norman Wilcox and Eunice Morse, about 1868, probably in Pennsylvania.5,2,6 
Census US 1900*1 June 1900Almeda and William Wilcox were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 1 June 1900 in Rush, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. William was 53 years of age and a farmer, and Almeda was 49 years of age. They owned their farm free of mortgage, were both able to read, write and to speak English, had been married for 32 years and Almeda had given birth to two children, both of whom were living.3 
(Eldest Daughter) ObituaryHer mother's obituary, which mentions Almeda, was published in April in a Waverly, Tioga County, New York, newspaper and has been attached to her Find a Grave memorial page. With many thanks we are able to share it here. Under the title, "Mrs. Caroline Dougherty", her obituary reported that Caroline died on Sunday at the home of her son, Gaylord Dougherty of Clark street, Waverly, at the age of 83 years. She was on a visit to her son, and while there was stricken with pneumonia. Her home was in Lestershire, New York. She was survived by two sons, Gaylord Dougherty of Waverly, and Henry Harrison Dougherty of LaPorte, Indiana, and five daughters: Mrs. Nellie E. Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan; Mrs. Mertie Wood of Lestershire; Mrs. Dora Levitt of Tioga Center; Mrs. Alice Carter of Camptown, Pennsylvania; and Mrs. Almeda Wilcox of Rush, Pennsylvania. Her funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon and burial was made in East Waverly cemetery.7 
Death*20 November 1916She died on 20 November 1916 in Rush Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, at age 662,8 
Burial* and was buried in Devine Ridge Cemetery, Rush Township.2 

Family

 William B. Wilcox b. Jun 1846, d. 1924

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of R. and Caroline Daugherty, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Asylum, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 757; Pages: 308b-309a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Almeda S. (Dougherty) Wilcox, Memorial# 149548987. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Almeda Wilcox, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rush, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1489; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0104. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Raynsford and Caroline Dougherty, (their surname recorded as "Doherty" by the census taker), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Pike, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1079; Page: 773; Family History Library Film: 805079. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William B. Wilcox, Memorial# 149548915.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Almeda Wilcox, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rush, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1489; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0104; they reported being married for 32 years, and the year of their marriage was estimated as 1868.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Caroline Dougherty, Memorial# 132187716, with many thanks for attaching a copy of her newspaper obituary to her memorial; under the title, "Mrs. Caroline Dougherty", her obituary reported that Caroline died on Sunday at the home of her son, Gaylord Dougherty of Clark street, at the age of 83 years; that Mrs. Dougherty was on a visit to her son, and while there was stricken with pneumonia; that her home was in Lestershire; that she was survived by two sons, Gaylord Dougherty of Waverly, and Henry Dougherty of LaPorte, Indiana; and five daughters: Mrs. Nellie Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan; Mrs. Myrtle Wood of Lestershire; Mrs. Dora Leavitt of Tioga Center; Mrs. Alice Carter of Camptown; and Mrs. Almeda Wilcox of Rush, Pennsylvania; that the funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon, and burial was made in East Waverly cemetery.
  8. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Almeda Wilcox, certificate# 115931, age 65, housewife, married to William Wilcox, born in Pennsylvania, died on 20 November 1916 in Rush, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA, daughter of "Ransom" Dougherty, born in New Jersey, and Caroline Tanner, born in Pennsylvania, informant her husband William Wilcox of Rush, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972.

Dora Dougherty1

b. 27 March 1870, d. 6 October 1957
Family
Father*Raynsford Dougherty1 b. 1822
Mother*Caroline Tanner1 b. Jan 1832, d. 26 Apr 1913
Birth*27 March 1870Dora Dougherty was probably born on 27 March 1870 in New Milford, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.1,2,3 
(Sister) Census US 18809 June 1880Dora was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 9 June 1880 in the household of her brother and sister-in-law, Georganna and Gaylord Dougherty, on Spruce Street, Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Dora was 10 years old, at school, and had attended school within the census year.1 
Marriage*1892She married Edward Levitt, son of John Levitt and Marilla Mills, about 1892, probably in Pennsylvania.4 
(Daughter) Census State NY 189216 February 1892Dora was enumerated on the 1892 New York state census taken as of 16 February 1892 in the household of her parents in Nichols, Tioga County, New York. She was 22 years of age and her occupation was recorded as housemaid.5 
(5th Daughter) ObituaryHer mother's obituary, which mentions Dora, was published in April in a Waverly, Tioga County, New York, newspaper and has been attached to her Find a Grave memorial page. With many thanks we are able to share it here. Under the title, "Mrs. Caroline Dougherty", her obituary reported that Caroline died on Sunday at the home of her son, Gaylord Dougherty of Clark street, Waverly, at the age of 83 years. She was on a visit to her son, and while there was stricken with pneumonia. Her home was in Lestershire, New York. She was survived by two sons, Gaylord Dougherty of Waverly, and Henry Harrison Dougherty of LaPorte, Indiana, and five daughters: Mrs. Nellie E. Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan; Mrs. Mertie Wood of Lestershire; Mrs. Dora Levitt of Tioga Center; Mrs. Alice Carter of Camptown, Pennsylvania; and Mrs. Almeda Wilcox of Rush, Pennsylvania. Her funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon and burial was made in East Waverly cemetery.6 
(Sister) Auto Accident16 October 1940Mertie Wood and Dora Levitt were mentioned as surviving sisters of Alice A. (Dougherty) Carter in the newspaper articles describing the auto collision and tragic deaths of their sister and her husband, Uriah M. Carter, in October 1940 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.7,8 
(Wife) Death16 January 1941Dora became a widow when Edward Levitt died on 16 January 1941 at age 81.9,10 
Death*6 October 1957She died on 6 October 1957 in New York at age 8711,12,3 
Burial* and was buried in Tioga Cemetery, Owego, Tioga County, New York.11 

Family

 Edward Levitt b. Oct 1859, d. 16 Jan 1941

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Gaylord and Georgianna Daugherty, Year: 1880; Census Place: Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1104; Page: 427d; Enumeration District: 026. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Dora and Edward Levit, Year: 1900; Census Place: Tioga, Tioga, New York; Roll: 1168; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0137. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S3028] Dora (Dougherty) Levitt 1957 Obituary, New York, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Press and Sun-Bulletin, (Binghamton, New York), Monday, October 7, 1957, Page 1, (Downloaded on May 8, 2026), publishing under the title, "Dora M. Levitt of Owego Dies at 88", that Mrs. Dora M. Levitt, 88, of 32 John Street, died the previous morning at Tioga General Hospital, Waverly, after a long illness; that the widow of Edwin Levitt, she had lived in Owego for 20 years and was formerly of Tioga Center; that she was born in New Milford, Pennsylvania on 27 March 1869, daughter of Ramson and Caroline (Tanner) Dougherty; that she was survived by one nephew, Arthur Dougherty of Buffalo; burial in Tioga Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Dora (Dougherty) Levitt 1957 Obituary, New York.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Dora and Edward Levit, Year: 1900; Census Place: Tioga, Tioga, New York; Roll: 1168; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0137; they were recorded as being married for 8 years, and the year of their marriage estimated as 1892.
  5. [S3060] New York, U.S., State Census, 1892, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Ranselier" and Caroline Dougherty, Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: 1892 New York State Census. New York State Education Department, Office of Cultural Education. New York State Library, Albany, NY.
    Collection description. Note: In New York, state censuses were taken every ten years from 1825-1875, in 1892, and then again from 1905-1925. This database is an index to the 1892 New York state census. Hereinafter cited as New York, U.S., State Census, 1892.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Caroline Dougherty, Memorial# 132187716, with many thanks for attaching a copy of her newspaper obituary to her memorial; under the title, "Mrs. Caroline Dougherty", her obituary reported that Caroline died on Sunday at the home of her son, Gaylord Dougherty of Clark street, at the age of 83 years; that Mrs. Dougherty was on a visit to her son, and while there was stricken with pneumonia; that her home was in Lestershire; that she was survived by two sons, Gaylord Dougherty of Waverly, and Henry Dougherty of LaPorte, Indiana; and five daughters: Mrs. Nellie Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan; Mrs. Myrtle Wood of Lestershire; Mrs. Dora Leavitt of Tioga Center; Mrs. Alice Carter of Camptown; and Mrs. Almeda Wilcox of Rush, Pennsylvania; that the funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon, and burial was made in East Waverly cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  7. [S3025] Newspaper Report dated 15 October 1940 of Uriah M. and Alice A. Carter's Head-on Automobile Collision and Deaths in Pennsylvania, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Evening Times, (Sayre, Pennsylvania), Tuesday, October 15, 1940, Page 5, (Downloaded on May 6, 2026), under the headlines, "Two Are Killed, Two Injured in Head-on Crash", reporting from Towanda in a long and comprehensive accounting of the terrible details of the head-on collision of automobiles that killed Uriah M. Carter of Camptown and seriously injured his wife, Alice, who was rushed by ambulance to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre; the passenger in the other car was killed, and her brother, who was driving the other car, was not seriously injured. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Report dated 15 October 1940 of Uriah M. and Alice A. Carter's Head-on Automobile Collision and Deaths in Pennsylvania.
  8. [S3026] Newspaper Report dated 16 October 1940 of Uriah M. and Alice A. Carter's Head-on Automobile Collision and Deaths in Pennsylvania, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Evening Times, (Sayre, Pennsylvania), Wednesday, October 16, 1940, Page 1, (Downloaded on May 6, 2026), under the headlines, "Death Claims 3RD Victim Following Head-on Accident", reporting in part that Alice Carter of Camptown, age 79, wife of Uriah M. Carter, became the third fatality of a two-car collision Monday afternoon near Stevensville when she died that morning at the Robert Packer Hospital; that double-funeral services would be held for the Carters the following day, Thursday; that they were survived by one son, Clarence, of Le Raysville and that Mrs. Carter left two sisters, Mrs. Edward "Tibite" of Tioga Center, and Mrs. Mertie Wood of Johnson City. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Report dated 16 October 1940 of Uriah M. and Alice A. Carter's Head-on Automobile Collision and Deaths in Pennsylvania.
  9. [S1958] New York, Death Index, 1852-1956, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Edwin Leavitt, age 80, born about 1861, died on 16 January 1941, in Tioga, New York, USA, citing Certificate# 6636, referencing New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index. Hereinafter cited as New York, Death Index, 1852-1956.
  10. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Evening Times, (Sayre, Pennsylvania), Friday, January 17, 1941, Page 13, (Downloaded on May 24, 2026), under the title, "Athens Native is Dead at 80 Years", reporting from Tioga Center that Edwin Leavitt, 80, of Tioga Center, a native of Athens, died the previous day at his home in Tioga Center; that he was the son of John and Marilla (Mills) Leavitt; that he resided in that section most of his life and was a barber in Tioga Center for many years; that he was a member of the Owego lodge of Odd Fellows; that two sisters survived him, Mrs. Mae Dixon of Owego and Mrs. Grace Watkins of Deland, Florida. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Dora M. Levitt, Memorial# 104762378.
  12. [S3027] New York State, U.S., Death Index, 1957-1972, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Dora Levitt of Owego, Tioga, New York, USA, age 88, born about 1869, died on 6 October 1957 in New York, USA citing Certificate# 71387, referencing New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Death Index; URL: https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records. Hereinafter cited as New York State, U.S., Death Index, 1957-1972.

Gaylord Dougherty1

b. 9 May 1857, d. 26 June 1918
Family
Father*Raynsford Dougherty3 b. 1822
Mother*Caroline Tanner1,2 b. Jan 1832, d. 26 Apr 1913
Birth*9 May 1857Gaylord Dougherty was born on 9 May 1857 in New Milford, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.1,3,4 
(Son) Census US 186030 June 1860Gaylord was enumerated as "Gale" on the 1860 census taken on 30 June 1860 in the household of his parents. He was 5 years old.5 
(Son) Census US 187015 June 1870Gaylord was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 15 June 1870 in the household of his parents in New Milford, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. He was 14 years old, at school, able to read and write, and had attended school within the census year.6 
Marriage*20 November 1878She married Georgie Vincent of Towanda, Pennsylvania, daughter of Albro R. Vincent and Nancy O. Foster, on 20 November 1878 at the First Methodist Church in Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Gaylord's sister, Nellie, and Georgie's brother, Oliver, were married at the same time in a double-wedding ceremony.7,1,8,9 
Census US 1880*9 June 1880Georganna and Gaylord Dougherty were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 9 June 1880 on Spruce Street, Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Gaylord was 24 years of age and working as a laborer, and Georganna was 18 years old and keeping house. Their son, Charles, who had been born in September, was nine months old. Gaylord's sister, Dora Dougherty, was enumerated with her brother's family in 1880. She was 10 years old, at school, and had attended school within the census year.10 
(Husband) DeathDecember 1903Gaylord became a widower when Georganna (Vincent) Dougherty died in December 1903 at about age 41.7 
(Elder Son) ObituaryHis mother's obituary, which mentions Gaylord, was published in April in a Waverly, Tioga County, New York, newspaper and has been attached to her Find a Grave memorial page. With many thanks we are able to share it here. Under the title, "Mrs. Caroline Dougherty", her obituary reported that Caroline died on Sunday at the home of her son, Gaylord Dougherty of Clark street, Waverly, at the age of 83 years. She was on a visit to her son, and while there was stricken with pneumonia. Her home was in Lestershire, New York. She was survived by two sons, Gaylord Dougherty of Waverly, and Henry Harrison Dougherty of LaPorte, Indiana, and five daughters: Mrs. Nellie E. Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan; Mrs. Mertie Wood of Lestershire; Mrs. Dora Levitt of Tioga Center; Mrs. Alice Carter of Camptown, Pennsylvania; and Mrs. Almeda Wilcox of Rush, Pennsylvania. Her funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon and burial was made in East Waverly cemetery.11 
Death*26 June 1918He died on 26 June 1918 in Sayre, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, at age 611,4 
Burial* and was buried with his wife in Glenwood Cemetery, Waverly, Tioga County, New York.1 

Family

 Georganna Vincent b. 1862, d. Dec 1903

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Gaylord Dougherty, Memorial# 136698252. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Caroline Dougherty, Memorial# 132187716, with many thanks for attaching a copy of her newspaper obituary to her memorial.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Raynsford and Caroline Dougherty, (their surname recorded as "Doherty" by the census taker), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Pike, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1079; Page: 773; Family History Library Film: 805079; their son Gaylord was 5 years old and his year of birth estimated as 1855. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Gaylord Dougherty of 259 Spring Street, Sayre, Pennsylvania, certificate# 70579, age 61, widowed, laborer, born on 9 May 1857 in New Milford, Pennsylvania, died on 26 June 1918 in Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA, son of "Ranseller" Dougherty and Caroline Tanner, informant his sister, Dora Levitt, Tioga Center, New York; referencing the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 068751-072000. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972.
  5. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Raynsford and Caroline Dougherty, (their surname recorded as "Doherty" by the census taker), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Pike, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1079; Page: 773; Family History Library Film: 805079.
  6. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of R. and Caroline Dougherty, Year: 1870; Census Place: New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1455; Page: 462B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Georganna (Vincent) Dougherty, Memorial# 136698259.
  8. [S1847] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online at www.ancestry.com citing original data from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 546 and Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History; marriage of Gaylord Daugherty and Georgie Vincent, both residents of Towanda, Pennsylvania, on 20 November 1878 in Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA, married at First United Methodist Church, referencing Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, Reel# 391. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013.
  9. [S1847] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Nellie Daugherty and Oliver L Vincent, both residents of Towanda, Pennsylvania, on 20 November 1878 in Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA, married at First United Methodist Church, referencing Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, Reel# 391.
  10. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Gaylord and Georgianna Daugherty, Year: 1880; Census Place: Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1104; Page: 427d; Enumeration District: 026. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Caroline Dougherty, Memorial# 132187716, with many thanks for attaching a copy of her newspaper obituary to her memorial; under the title, "Mrs. Caroline Dougherty", her obituary reported that Caroline died on Sunday at the home of her son, Gaylord Dougherty of Clark street, at the age of 83 years; that Mrs. Dougherty was on a visit to her son, and while there was stricken with pneumonia; that her home was in Lestershire; that she was survived by two sons, Gaylord Dougherty of Waverly, and Henry Dougherty of LaPorte, Indiana; and five daughters: Mrs. Nellie Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan; Mrs. Myrtle Wood of Lestershire; Mrs. Dora Leavitt of Tioga Center; Mrs. Alice Carter of Camptown; and Mrs. Almeda Wilcox of Rush, Pennsylvania; that the funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon, and burial was made in East Waverly cemetery.

Hannah Dougherty1

b. 1859
Family
Father*Raynsford Dougherty1 b. 1822
Mother*Caroline Tanner1 b. Jan 1832, d. 26 Apr 1913
Birth*1859Hannah Dougherty was born about 1859 in Pennsylvania.1 
(Daughter) Census US 186030 June 1860Hannah was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 30 June 1860 in the household of her parents. She was one year old.1 
Death* Nothing has been learned about Hannah's life after her enumeration on the 1860 census, except that she had died before her mother's death in 1913.2 

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Raynsford and Caroline Dougherty, (their surname recorded as "Doherty" by the census taker), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Pike, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1079; Page: 773; Family History Library Film: 805079. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Caroline Dougherty, Memorial# 132187716, with many thanks for attaching a copy of her newspaper obituary to her memorial; under the title, "Mrs. Caroline Dougherty", her obituary reported that Caroline died on Sunday at the home of her son, Gaylord Dougherty of Clark street, at the age of 83 years; that Mrs. Dougherty was on a visit to her son, and while there was stricken with pneumonia; that her home was in Lestershire; that she was survived by two sons, Gaylord Dougherty of Waverly, and Henry Dougherty of LaPorte, Indiana; and five daughters: Mrs. Nellie Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan; Mrs. Myrtle Wood of Lestershire; Mrs. Dora Leavitt of Tioga Center; Mrs. Alice Carter of Camptown; and Mrs. Almeda Wilcox of Rush, Pennsylvania; that the funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon, and burial was made in East Waverly cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Harrison Dougherty1

b. 14 March 1865, d. 19 July 1940
Family
Father*Raynsford Dougherty1 b. 1822
Mother*Caroline Tanner1 b. Jan 1832, d. 26 Apr 1913
Birth*14 March 1865Harrison Dougherty was born on 14 March 1865 in Rush Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.1,2 
Name VariationHis full name was Henry Harrison Dougherty.2 
(Son) Census US 187015 June 1870Harrison was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 15 June 1870 in the household of his parents in New Milford, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. He was 6 years old.1 
(Son) Census State NY 189216 February 1892Harrison was enumerated on the 1892 New York state census taken as of 16 February 1892 in the household of his parents in Nichols, Tioga County, New York. He was 27 years of age and his occupation was recorded as laborer.3 
Marriage*14 March 1893He married Hattie P. Nickels, daughter of Stephen R. Nickels and Mary Ann __?__, on 14 March 1893 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.4,5 
Census US 1900*1 June 1900Hattie and Harrison Dougherty were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 1 June 1900 at 118 Baldwin Street, Union, Broome County, New York. Harrison was 35 years of age and worked as a filter maker, and Hattie was 37 years of age. They rented their house, had been married for 8 years, and Hattie had not given birth to any children. Harrison's mother, Caroline (Tanner) Dougherty, was enumerated with the couple in 1900. She was 70 years of age, a widow, and had given birth to eleven children, seven of whom were living. Everyone in the Dougherty household was able to read, write and to speak English.6 
(Younger Son) ObituaryHis mother's obituary, which mentions Henry Harrison, was published in April in a Waverly, Tioga County, New York, newspaper and has been attached to her Find a Grave memorial page. With many thanks we are able to share it here. Under the title, "Mrs. Caroline Dougherty", her obituary reported that Caroline died on Sunday at the home of her son, Gaylord Dougherty of Clark street, Waverly, at the age of 83 years. She was on a visit to her son, and while there was stricken with pneumonia. Her home was in Lestershire, New York. She was survived by two sons, Gaylord Dougherty of Waverly, and Henry Harrison Dougherty of LaPorte, Indiana, and five daughters: Mrs. Nellie E. Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan; Mrs. Mertie Wood of Lestershire; Mrs. Dora Levitt of Tioga Center; Mrs. Alice Carter of Camptown, Pennsylvania; and Mrs. Almeda Wilcox of Rush, Pennsylvania. Her funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon and burial was made in East Waverly cemetery.7 
(Brother-in-Law) Census US 19305 April 1930Harrison was enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 5 April 1930 in the household of his sister and brother-in-law, Mertie and Elmer Wood, at 60 Farr Avenue, Johnson City, Broome County, New York. Harrison was 66 years of age, a widower, had been 29 years of age when he married, and had worked as a cutter in a shoe factory, although was not then employed. Everyone in the Wood household was able to read and write.8 
(Brother) Census US 194019 April 1940Harrison was enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 19 April 1940 in the household of his sister, Mertie (Dougherty) Wood, at Johnson City, Broome County, New York. Harrison was 76 years of age, recorded as single, had completed his education through the 6th grade of elementary school, and was unable to work. He had lived in that same house with his sister and her husband on 1 April 1935.9 
Death*19 July 1940He died on 19 July 1940 in Wyalusing, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, at age 75.2 

Family

 Hattie P. Nickels b. Apr 1863

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of R. and Caroline Dougherty, Year: 1870; Census Place: New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1455; Page: 462B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Henry Harrison Daugherty of Johnson City, New York, certificate# 65475, age 75, retired engineer, widower of Harriet Daugherty, born on 14 March 1865 in Rush Township, Pennsylvania, died on 19 July 1940 in Wyalusing, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA, son of "Ransler" Daugherty, born in New Jersey, and Caroline Tanner, born in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, informant his sister, Mrs. Alice Carter of Le Raysville. Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 062701-065700. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972.
  3. [S3060] New York, U.S., State Census, 1892, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Ranselier" and Caroline Dougherty, Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: 1892 New York State Census. New York State Education Department, Office of Cultural Education. New York State Library, Albany, NY.
    Collection description. Note: In New York, state censuses were taken every ten years from 1825-1875, in 1892, and then again from 1905-1925. This database is an index to the 1892 New York state census. Hereinafter cited as New York, U.S., State Census, 1892.
  4. [S1816] Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Harrison Dougherty of Waverly, New York, age 29, born about 1864, son of "Reacler" and Caroline Dougherty, and Hattie P. Nickels of Waverly, age 35, born about 1858, daughter of "Stef" R. and Mary Ann Nickels, married on 14 March 1893 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA, referencing Film# 001033157. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  5. [S3032] Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1775-1991, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, marriage of Harrison Dougherty of Waverly, New York, age 29, laborer, his first marriage, born about 1864, son of "Reacler" and Caroline Dougherty, and Hattie P. Nickels of Waverly, age 35, housekeeper, she was divorced in January 1893, born about 1858, daughter of Stephen R. and Mary Ann Nickels, married on 14 March 1893 in South Waverly, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA, referencing FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFWV-J3D : Fri May 08 00:54:47 UTC 2026), Entry for Harison Dougherty and Hattie P. Nickels, 14 March 1893, Bradford Marriage Licenses 1891–1894, image# 373 of 618. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1775-1991.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Harrison and Hattie O. Dougherty, Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Broome, New York; Roll: 1010; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0047. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Caroline Dougherty, Memorial# 132187716, with many thanks for attaching a copy of her newspaper obituary to her memorial; under the title, "Mrs. Caroline Dougherty", her obituary reported that Caroline died on Sunday at the home of her son, Gaylord Dougherty of Clark street, at the age of 83 years; that Mrs. Dougherty was on a visit to her son, and while there was stricken with pneumonia; that her home was in Lestershire; that she was survived by two sons, Gaylord Dougherty of Waverly, and Henry Dougherty of LaPorte, Indiana; and five daughters: Mrs. Nellie Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan; Mrs. Myrtle Wood of Lestershire; Mrs. Dora Leavitt of Tioga Center; Mrs. Alice Carter of Camptown; and Mrs. Almeda Wilcox of Rush, Pennsylvania; that the funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon, and burial was made in East Waverly cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  8. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elmer and Mertie Wood, Year: 1930; Census Place: Johnson City, Broome, New York; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 2341143. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mertie "Woods", Year: 1940; Census Place: Johnson City, Broome, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02503; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 4-133. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.

Mertie Dougherty1

b. December 1867, d. 2 April 1941
Family
Father*Raynsford Dougherty1 b. 1822
Mother*Caroline Tanner1 b. Jan 1832, d. 26 Apr 1913
Birth*December 1867Mertie Dougherty was born in December 1867 in Pennsylvania.1,2 
(Daughter) Census US 187015 June 1870Mertie was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 15 June 1870 in the household of her parents in New Milford, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. She was 2 years old.1 
Marriage*1886She married Elmer E. Wood, son of James Henry Wood and Mary Jane __?__, about 1886.3 
(4th Daughter) ObituaryHer mother's obituary, which mentions Mertie, was published in April in a Waverly, Tioga County, New York, newspaper and has been attached to her Find a Grave memorial page. With many thanks we are able to share it here. Under the title, "Mrs. Caroline Dougherty", her obituary reported that Caroline died on Sunday at the home of her son, Gaylord Dougherty of Clark street, Waverly, at the age of 83 years. She was on a visit to her son, and while there was stricken with pneumonia. Her home was in Lestershire, New York. She was survived by two sons, Gaylord Dougherty of Waverly, and Henry Harrison Dougherty of LaPorte, Indiana, and five daughters: Mrs. Nellie E. Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan; Mrs. Mertie Wood of Lestershire; Mrs. Dora Levitt of Tioga Center; Mrs. Alice Carter of Camptown, Pennsylvania; and Mrs. Almeda Wilcox of Rush, Pennsylvania. Her funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon and burial was made in East Waverly cemetery.4 
Census US 1930*5 April 1930Mertie and Elmer Wood were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 5 April 1930 at 60 Farr Avenue, Johnson City, Broome County, New York. Elmer was 67 years of age and worked for wages as a mechanic in a shoe factory, and Mertie was 62 years of age. He had been age 23, and she age18, when they married, the first marriage for each. They owned their home which was valued at $5,000, and was not on a farm. Mertie's brother, Harrison Dougherty, was enumerated with them in 1930. He was 66 years of age, a widower, had been 29 years of age when he married, and had worked as a cutter in a shoe factory, although was not then employed. Everyone in the Wood household was able to read and write.5 
(Wife) Death13 June 1933Mertie became a widow when Elmer E. Wood died on Tuesday night,13 June 1933, at age 70. He died at their home, Johnson City, Broome County, New York.6 
Census US 1940*19 April 1940She was enumerated as Mertie "Woods" and the head of her household on the 1940 census taken on 19 April 1940 at Johnson City, Broome County, New York. She was 72 years of age, a widow, had completed her education through the 6th grade of elementary school, and worked doing her own housework. She owned her house which was valued at $3,000. Her brother, Harrison Dougherty, was enumerated with her in 1940. He was 76 years of age, recorded as single, had completed his education through the 6th grade of elementary school, and was unable to work. Both Mertie and Harrison had lived in that same house on 1 April 1935.7 
(Sister) Auto Accident16 October 1940Mertie Wood and Dora Levitt were mentioned as surviving sisters of Alice A. (Dougherty) Carter in the newspaper articles describing the auto collision and tragic deaths of their sister and her husband, Uriah M. Carter, in October 1940 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.8,9 
Death*2 April 1941She died on Wednesday afternoon, 2 April 1941, at age 73. Her residence was reported as 60 Farr Avenue, Johnson City, Broome County.10 

Family

 Elmer E. Wood b. Feb 1863, d. 13 Jun 1933

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of R. and Caroline Dougherty, Year: 1870; Census Place: New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1455; Page: 462B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elmer E. and Mertie Wood, Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Broome, New York; Roll: 1010; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0047. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elmer E. and Mertie Wood, Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Broome, New York; Roll: 1010; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0047; they were recorded as being married for 14 years, and the year of their marriage estimated as 1886.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Caroline Dougherty, Memorial# 132187716, with many thanks for attaching a copy of her newspaper obituary to her memorial; under the title, "Mrs. Caroline Dougherty", her obituary reported that Caroline died on Sunday at the home of her son, Gaylord Dougherty of Clark street, at the age of 83 years; that Mrs. Dougherty was on a visit to her son, and while there was stricken with pneumonia; that her home was in Lestershire; that she was survived by two sons, Gaylord Dougherty of Waverly, and Henry Dougherty of LaPorte, Indiana; and five daughters: Mrs. Nellie Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan; Mrs. Myrtle Wood of Lestershire; Mrs. Dora Leavitt of Tioga Center; Mrs. Alice Carter of Camptown; and Mrs. Almeda Wilcox of Rush, Pennsylvania; that the funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon, and burial was made in East Waverly cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elmer and Mertie Wood, Year: 1930; Census Place: Johnson City, Broome, New York; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 2341143. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Press and Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton Press, Binghamton, New York, Wednesday, June 14, 1933, page 5, under the title, "Elmer E. Wood", reporting in part that Elmer E. Wood, 70 years old, died at his home, 60 Farr Avenue, Johnson City, Tuesday night; that he was survived by his wife, Mertie, two sisters, Mrs. Frances Tripp and Miss Ida Wood, both of Binghamton. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  7. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mertie "Woods", Year: 1940; Census Place: Johnson City, Broome, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02503; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 4-133. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S3025] Newspaper Report dated 15 October 1940 of Uriah M. and Alice A. Carter's Head-on Automobile Collision and Deaths in Pennsylvania, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Evening Times, (Sayre, Pennsylvania), Tuesday, October 15, 1940, Page 5, (Downloaded on May 6, 2026), under the headlines, "Two Are Killed, Two Injured in Head-on Crash", reporting from Towanda in a long and comprehensive accounting of the terrible details of the head-on collision of automobiles that killed Uriah M. Carter of Camptown and seriously injured his wife, Alice, who was rushed by ambulance to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre; the passenger in the other car was killed, and her brother, who was driving the other car, was not seriously injured. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Report dated 15 October 1940 of Uriah M. and Alice A. Carter's Head-on Automobile Collision and Deaths in Pennsylvania.
  9. [S3026] Newspaper Report dated 16 October 1940 of Uriah M. and Alice A. Carter's Head-on Automobile Collision and Deaths in Pennsylvania, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Evening Times, (Sayre, Pennsylvania), Wednesday, October 16, 1940, Page 1, (Downloaded on May 6, 2026), under the headlines, "Death Claims 3RD Victim Following Head-on Accident", reporting in part that Alice Carter of Camptown, age 79, wife of Uriah M. Carter, became the third fatality of a two-car collision Monday afternoon near Stevensville when she died that morning at the Robert Packer Hospital; that double-funeral services would be held for the Carters the following day, Thursday; that they were survived by one son, Clarence, of Le Raysville and that Mrs. Carter left two sisters, Mrs. Edward "Tibite" of Tioga Center, and Mrs. Mertie Wood of Johnson City. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Report dated 16 October 1940 of Uriah M. and Alice A. Carter's Head-on Automobile Collision and Deaths in Pennsylvania.
  10. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Press and Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton Press, Binghamton, New York, Thursday April 3, 1941, page 10, under the title, "Mrs. Mertie Wood", reporting in part that Mrs. Mertie Wood, 72 years old, of 60 Farr Avenue, Johnson City, died Wednesday afternoon; that she was survived by two sisters, Mrs. Dora Levitt of Owego and Mrs. Nellie Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan.

Nellie Dougherty1,2

b. 1 August 1859, d. 6 February 1951
Family
Father*Raynsford Dougherty4 b. 1822
Mother*Caroline Tanner3,4 b. Jan 1832, d. 26 Apr 1913
(Family Member) Name SpellingsMany variations in the spelling of the Hurlbutt surname have been found in our research. Some include HULBURT, HURBBUTT, HARLBURT, HURLBULL, HULBERT, HURLBURTT and HURLBET.5,6,7,8,9,10,11 
Birth*1 August 1859Nellie Dougherty was born on 1 August 1859 in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.1,12,2 
Marriage*20 November 1878She married, as her first husband, Oliver L. Vincent of Towanda, Pennsylvania, son of Albro R. Vincent and Nancy O. Foster, on 20 November 1878 at the First Methodist Church in Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Nellie's brother, Gaylord, and Oliver's sister, Georgie, were married at the same time in a double-wedding ceremony
h.13,14 
Marriage*27 June 1901She married second, as his seventh wife. Wiliam F. Hurlbutt, son of Joseph B. Hurlbutt and Abigail Peirce, on 27 June 1901 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan.1 
Research Notes*9 April 1903Her husband, Wiliam F. Hurlbutt, was interviewed by a Buchanan, Michigan newspaper for a feature article published by The Niles Daily Star, Niles, Berrien County, Michigan, on 9 April 1903 under the headlines, "Marriage a Success" and "Views of Michigan Man Who Has Had Six Wives". (We note that Wiliam had married his seventh wife, Nellie (Daugherty) Vincent Hurlbutt, on 27 June 1901, two years before this interview.) In a light-hearted style, the article began by stating that after having escaped the shot and shell of some of the fiercest battles of the civil war, a Michigan veteran came home only to have fired at him six effectual shafts from Cupid's bow, and was at that time living with his sixth wife in Buchanan. It stated that Wiliam F. Hurlbutt is the name of the man who had, within a period of 34 years, capitulated a half dozen times to the little winged god.

Hurlbutt was then but 56 years old. He was a month less than 14 years old when he went in the Union army and was first married the year after the close of the war, in 1866. He was next married in 1870, and again in 1879, 1881 and 1902.

He was quoted as saying, "I believe in the wedded state," when spoken to concerning his record. "Children were born to me and I considered it my duty to keep them under a mother's care. None of my wives came to me as a result of a long courtship, although I met my first wife while I was at home from the war on a furlough. I do not believe in spending a long time in finding out whether I love a woman or whether she loves me; all that a man who really wants a wife who is well suited to him need do is to have a frank and serious talk before the marriage and before it is too late. Little heart to heart conferences throw a flood of light ahead.

" Have my marriages brought me happiness? An average amount, yes. I have always been a home man; I have tried to spend my evenings by my own fireside.

"Which wife did I like best? You must not expect me to answer such a question. The memory of the dead is sacred; I loved them all.

"I believe in taking the wife along wherever the husband goes; I have always found a deal of pleasure in that custom."

The journalist wrote that one odd feature of Hurlbutt's married life is that he secured four of his wives from two families, taking two sisters, one after the other in one family and repeating the experience in another.15 
Domestic Abuse*2 June 1903 On 2 June 1903, a disturbing article was published in The Saginaw Courier-Herald of Saginaw, Michigan about Nellie's husband, Wiliam F. Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan, and his many wives. Under the titles, "Abused His Wife as She Lay Dying" and "Citizens Make Charges of Gross Cruelty Against W. F. Hurlbutt of Niles", the newspaper, forwarding the story from Niles, Michigan on May 30, reported that the town of Buchanan, five miles to the west, was greatly aroused over the action of Wiliam F. Hurlbutt, a mason by trade, a so-called portable matrimonial bureau by profession, and an alleged tyrant by nature. The story reported he had been married seven times, that five of the women were dead, another was living in South Bend, Indiana while his present wife was lying at the point of death in the family home.

"Buchanan was stirred, as she rarely is, at the actions of Hurlbutt the other night." The account reported that his wife was lying on the couch, the victim of pneumonia, heart trouble, and a complication of other ailments, and that the physicians in attendance had little hope for her chances of recovery, placing them as one against a thousand. Hurlbutt came home in the evening, under the influence of liquor, and started in to abuse the poor woman saying, "Why don't you die; you are a nuisance and expense to me." He then turned his tongue on the others in the household, and the neighbors were attracted by the "racket. A miniature indignation meeting was held, the marshal was sent for and he finally succeeded in restoring quiet.

The article went on to report that Hurlbutt's varied matrimonial experiences had been the topic of household discussions in Buchanan for a long time and that, strangely enough, his wives had died with striking regularity. One, then living in South Bend, Indiana, Mary E. Phillips, she having assumed her prior married name, was credited with saying that Hurlbutt would have sent her to her grave if she had continued to live with him. Some of Hurlbutt's matrimonial alliances had been brought about through the aid of a matrimonial bureau, and he had married the woman who was then critically ill three months after the death of her predecessor.16 
(2nd Daughter) ObituaryHer mother's obituary, which mentions Nellie, was published in April in a Waverly, Tioga County, New York, newspaper and has been attached to her Find a Grave memorial page. With many thanks we are able to share it here. Under the title, "Mrs. Caroline Dougherty", her obituary reported that Caroline died on Sunday at the home of her son, Gaylord Dougherty of Clark street, Waverly, at the age of 83 years. She was on a visit to her son, and while there was stricken with pneumonia. Her home was in Lestershire, New York. She was survived by two sons, Gaylord Dougherty of Waverly, and Henry Harrison Dougherty of LaPorte, Indiana, and five daughters: Mrs. Nellie E. Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan; Mrs. Mertie Wood of Lestershire; Mrs. Dora Levitt of Tioga Center; Mrs. Alice Carter of Camptown, Pennsylvania; and Mrs. Almeda Wilcox of Rush, Pennsylvania. Her funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon and burial was made in East Waverly cemetery.17 
(Wife) Death16 November 1919Nellie became a widow when Wiliam F. Hurlbutt died on 16 November 1919 at age 76.18 
(Widow) Obituary21 November 1919She was mentioned in the obituary of her husband, Wiliam F. Hurlbutt, on 21 November 1919 in The Berrien County Record, Buchanan, as Mrs. Nellie Vincent, her name at the time of their marriage.19 
Pension*5 December 1919She filed for and was granted a widow's pension on 5 December 1919 in Michigan for her husband, Wiliam F. Hurlbutt's service in Company B of the Ninth Michigan Infantry during the Civil War.20 
Death*6 February 1951She died on 6 February 1951 in rural Oronoko, Berrien County, Michigan, at age 9121,22 
Burial* and was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan.23 

Family 1

 Oliver L. Vincent b. 1853
Children 1.Joseph Vincent24,23 b. 1879
 2.George Tanner Vincent25,23 b. 27 Mar 1881

Family 2

 Wiliam F. Hurlbutt b. 22 Sep 1843, d. 16 Nov 1919

Citations

  1. [S2120] Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of William F. Hurlbutt, age 52, born about 1849, son of Joseph B. and Abigail Hurlbutt, and Nellie "Daugharty", age 47, born about 1854, married on 27 June 1901 in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA referencing Film# 000945412. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of R. and Caroline Dougherty, Year: 1870; Census Place: New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1455; Page: 462B; their daughter Nellie was 10 years old and her year of birth estimated as 1860. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Caroline Dougherty, Memorial# 132187716, with many thanks for attaching a copy of her newspaper obituary to her memorial. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of R. and Caroline Dougherty, Year: 1870; Census Place: New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1455; Page: 462B.
  5. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Abigail Hurlbutt, (their surname recorded as "Hulburt" by the census taker), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Morgan, Porter, Indiana; Roll: 165; Page: 119b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. and Rosie E. Hurlbutt, (their surname transcribed as "Hurbbutt" by Ancestry), Year: 1870; Census Place: Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan; Roll: M593_668; Page: 222A.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. Hurlbutt, (his surname recorded as "Harlburt" by the census taker, Year: 1880; Census Place: Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 572; Page: 129c; Enumeration District: 005. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S3015] Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925 FHL, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3FZ-ZLV : Sat Jul 06 17:05:52 UTC 2024). Entry for William F. "Hurlbull" and Joseph L., his father, and Abigail "Pure", his mother, married Mary E. Phillips, 20 Jun 1900 with information from the microcopy of the attached original document from "Michigan. Marriage Records 1899, 1900", image# 240 of 624, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D8SS-VYS. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925 FHL.
  9. [S2050] Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ5F-938 : Fri Mar 08 09:21:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph B. "Hurlburtt" and Abigail Peirce, 1838, with information from the microcopy of the attached original document from "Medina. Marriage Records 1818–1841, Marriage Licenses 1838–1845, 1833–1838, Affidavits 1838–1845, 1833–1838", image#273 of 457, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-BPSP-HK. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016.
  10. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. Hurlbutt and Mary E. Phillips, (his surname recorded as "Hulbert" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 702; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0062. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S2090] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Roselma "Hurlbet" of Buchanan, maiden name was Snyder, age 25, born about 1848 in Buchanan, and George Alexander Howard of Niles Township, Michigan, age 35, born about 1838 in Lima, LaGrange County, Indiana, married on 15 October 1873 in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA, record# 325, citing Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, MI, USA, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Film# 8, "1872 Tuscola-1873 Montcalm". Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nellie E. (Daughtery) Hurlbutt, Memorial# 129144873; reporting her date of birth as 1 August 1859.
  13. [S1847] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online at www.ancestry.com citing original data from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 546 and Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History; marriage of Nellie Daugherty and Oliver L Vincent, both residents of Towanda, Pennsylvania, on 20 November 1878 in Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA, married at First United Methodist Church, referencing Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, Reel# 391. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013.
  14. [S1847] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Gaylord Daugherty and Georgie Vincent, both residents of Towanda, Pennsylvania, on 20 November 1878 in Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA, married at First United Methodist Church, referencing Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, Reel# 391.
  15. [S3020] Views of Michigan Man (William F. Hurlbutt) Who Has Had Six Wives, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Niles Daily Star, (Niles, Michigan), Thursday, April 9, 1903, Page 4, (Downloaded on May 2, 2026) from Buchanan, publishing a feature article under the headlines, "Marriage a Success" and "Views of Michigan Man Who Has Had Six Wives", from Buchanan on April 9, reporting that after having escaped the shot and shell of some of the fiercest battles of the civil war, a Michigan veteran came home only to have fired at him six effectual shafts from Cupid's bow, and is now living with his sixth wife in Buchanan; that William F. Hurlbutt is the name of the man who has, within a period of 34 years, capitulated a half dozen times to the little winged god; that Hurlbutt is now but 56 years old; that he was a month less than 14 years old when he went in the Union army and was first married the year after the close of the war, in 1866; that he was next married in 1870, and again in 1879, 1881 and 1902; that he was quoted as saying, "I believe in the wedded state," when spoken to concerning the record; "Children were born to me and I considered it my duty to keep them under a mother's care; "None of my wives came to me as a result of a long courtship, although I met my first wife while I was at home from the war on a furlough; "I do not believe in spending a long time in finding out whether I love a woman or whether she loves me; all that a man who really wants a wife who is well suited to him need do is to have a frank and serious talk before the marriage and before it is too late; "Little heart to heart conferences throw a flood of light ahead; "Have my marriages brought me happiness? An average amount, yes; I have always been a home man; I have tried to spend my evenings by my own fireside; "Which wife did I like best? You must not expect me to answer such a question; The memory of the dead is sacred; I loved them all; "I believe in taking the wife along wherever the husband goes; I have always found a deal of pleasure in that custom"; that one odd feature of Hurlbutt's married life is that he secured four of his wives from two families, taking two sisters, one after the other in one family and repeating the experience in another. Hereinafter cited as Views of Michigan Man (William F. Hurlbutt) Who Has Had Six Wives.
  16. [S3013] Citizens Make Charges of Gross Cruelty Against W. F. Hurlbutt, 1903, Buchanan, Michigan, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Saginaw Courier-Herald, (Saginaw, Michigan), Tuesday, June 2, 1903, Page 1, (Downloaded on April 26, 2026), under the titles, "Abused His Wife as She Lay Dying" and "Citizens Make Charges of Gross Cruelty Against W. F. Hurlbutt of Niles", reporting from Niles that Buchanan, five miles west, was greatly aroused over the action of William F. Hurlbutt, a mason by trade, a so-called portable matrimonial bureau by profession, and an alleged tyrant by nature; that he had been married seven times; that five of the women were dead, another was living in South Bend, while his present wife was lying at the point of death in the family home; Buchanan was stirred, as she rarely was, at the actions of Hurlbutt the other night; that his wife was lying on the couch, the victim of pneumonia, heart trouble, and a complication of other ailments; that the physicians in attendance almost despaired of her chances of recovery, placing them as one against a thousand; that Hurlbutt came home in the evening, under the influence of liquor, and started in to abuse the poor woman; that he said to her, "Why don't you die; you are a nuisance and expense to me"; that he then turned his tongue on all the household; that the neighbors were attracted by the "racket", and a miniature indignation meeting was held; that the marshal was sent for and he finally succeeded in restoring quiet; that Hurlbutt's varied matrimonial experiences had been the topic of household discussions in Buchanan for a long time; that strangely enough, his wives had died with striking regularity; that the one now living in South Bend, Mary Phillips, she having assumed her maiden name, was credited with saying that Hurlbutt would have sent her to her grave if she had continued to live with him; that some of Hurlbutt's matrimonial alliances had been brought about through the aid of a matrimonial bureau; that he married the woman who was then critically ill three months after the death of her predecessor. Hereinafter cited as Citizens Make Charges of Gross Cruelty Against W. F. Hurlbutt, 1903, Buchanan, Michigan.
  17. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Caroline Dougherty, Memorial# 132187716, with many thanks for attaching a copy of her newspaper obituary to her memorial; under the title, "Mrs. Caroline Dougherty", her obituary reported that Caroline died on Sunday at the home of her son, Gaylord Dougherty of Clark street, at the age of 83 years; that Mrs. Dougherty was on a visit to her son, and while there was stricken with pneumonia; that her home was in Lestershire; that she was survived by two sons, Gaylord Dougherty of Waverly, and Henry Dougherty of LaPorte, Indiana; and five daughters: Mrs. Nellie Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan; Mrs. Myrtle Wood of Lestershire; Mrs. Dora Leavitt of Tioga Center; Mrs. Alice Carter of Camptown; and Mrs. Almeda Wilcox of Rush, Pennsylvania; that the funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon, and burial was made in East Waverly cemetery.
  18. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Francis Hurlbutt, Memorial# 85733738.
  19. [S3011] William F. Hurlbutt 1919 Obituary, Michigan, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Berrien County Record, (Buchanan, Michigan), Friday, November 21, 1919, Page 6, (Downloaded on April 26, 2026), under the title, "William F. Hurlbutt", reporting that he was born September 22, 1843 at Akron and went to Buchanan when 7 years old; that he departed his life November 16, 1919, aged 76 years, 1 month, 24 days; that on June 21, 1901 he was united in marriage to Mrs. Nellie Vincent who survived him; that he left two sons, Albert and Ray of Buchanan, and one daughter, Mrs. Bertha Woodward of Colfax, Illinois; that he was a veteran of the Civil War and a member of the G.A.R.; that he was also an Odd Fellow and a Rebekah; that funeral services were held at the residence on River street with burial in Oak Ridge. Hereinafter cited as William F. Hurlbutt 1919 Obituary, Michigan.
  20. [S1447] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, online at www.ancestry.com, widow's pension index record for Nellie E. Hurlbutt, widow of William F Hurlbutt, who served as a soldier in Company B of the Ninth Michigan Infantry during the Civil War, filed on 5 December 1919 in Michigan, USA, citing application# 1149.531, certificate# 908800, referencing The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 234. Hereinafter cited as Civil War Pension Index to Pension Files,1861-1934.
  21. [S2121] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Nellie E Hurlbutt, age 91, Widowed, born on 1 August 1859 in Pennsylvania daughter of "Rance" Daugherty and Caraline Daugherty, died on 6 February 1951 in rural "Dronaha", Berrien County, Michigan, USA, referencing File# 14176, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Death Records. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952.
  22. [S2129] Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Nellie E. Hurlbutt on 6 February 1951 in Oronoko, Berrien, age 91, born about 1860, daughter of "Rance" Daugherty and Caroline, citing FHL Film# 1954928. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995.
  23. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nellie E. (Daughtery) Hurlbutt, Memorial# 129144873.
  24. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph Vincent, Memorial# 74200217.
  25. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George Tanner Vincent, Memorial# 130012286.

Raynsford Dougherty1

b. 1822
Family
Birth*1822Raynsford Dougherty was born about 1822 in New Jersey.2,3 
Name-SpellingsThe only clear recording of his given name, where he may have spoken or spelled it himself, was as Raynsford on the 1860 census. While usually found as a surname of British origin, it has also been found, although seldom, as a given name. At least nine different variations and spellings of this man's given name has been found in our research. Several census takers and transcribers who just gave up trying to figure out how to write it, simply recorded him only as R. Dougherty In addition to "Raynsford" and "R.", seven other recordings we found of his given name during our research were "Ranseller", "Ransler", "Ramson", Rance", "Rouse", "Reacler", "Ranson."2,1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 
Name VariationAnd, even now, as we review his list of names yet again, two of them, "Ransler" and "Ranseller", make us wonder. Could it possibly be his name was Rensselaer, an unusual male name of Dutch origin.11 
Marriage*He married Caroline Tanner, probably in Pennsylvania.2 
Census US 1860*30 June 1860Caroline and Raynsford Dougherty were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 30 June 1860. Raynsford was 40 years of age, worked as a miller, and had a personal estate valued at $100; and Caroline was recorded as 39 years of age. Three children were enumerated with the couple in 1860. Alameda was 11 years old and had attended school within the census year; Gaylord, who was recorded by the census taker as "Gale", was 5 years old; and baby Hannah was one year old.1 
Census US 1870*15 June 1870Caroline and R. Dougherty were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 15 June 1870 in New Milford, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Raynsford was 49 years of age, worked as a miller and had a personal estate valued at $100; and Caroline was 47 years of age and keeping house. They were both able to read and write. Five children were enumerated with them in 1870. Gaylord and Altha were ages 14 and 10 years, respectively, at school, were able to read and write, and had attended school within the census year; Alice and Harrison were ages 8 and 6 years, respectively; and baby Mertie was 2 years old.3 
Census US 1880*8 June 1880Caroline and Raynsford Dougherty were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 8 June 1880 in Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Raynsford was 57 years of age, able to read although not to write, and worked as a laborer, and Caroline was 49 years of age and keeping house. Their daughter, Alice, who was 19 years old and single, was enumerated with them in 1880.12 
Census State NY 1892*16 February 1892Caroline and Raynsford Dougherty were enumerated on the 1892 New York state census taken as of 16 February 1892 in Nichols, Tioga County, New York. Raynsford was 72 years of age and his occupation was miller, and Caroline was 62 years of age and her occupation was housewife. Their two youngest children were enumerated with them in 1892. Harrison was 27 years old and worked as a laborer, and Dora was 22 years old and worked as a housemaid.13 

Family

 Caroline Tanner b. Jan 1832, d. 26 Apr 1913
Children 1.Almeda S. Dougherty2 b. Oct 1850, d. 20 Nov 1916
 2.Gaylord Dougherty14 b. 9 May 1857, d. 26 Jun 1918
 3.Hannah Dougherty1 b. 1859
 4.Nellie Dougherty+3 b. 1 Aug 1859, d. 6 Feb 1951
 5.Alice A. Dougherty+3 b. 27 Aug 1861, d. 16 Oct 1940
 6.Harrison Dougherty3 b. 14 Mar 1865, d. 19 Jul 1940
 7.Mertie Dougherty3 b. Dec 1867, d. 2 Apr 1941
 8.Dora Dougherty15 b. 27 Mar 1870, d. 6 Oct 1957

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Raynsford and Caroline Dougherty, (their surname recorded as "Doherty" by the census taker), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Pike, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1079; Page: 773; Family History Library Film: 805079. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of R. and Caroline Daugherty, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Asylum, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 757; Pages: 308b-309a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of R. and Caroline Dougherty, Year: 1870; Census Place: New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1455; Page: 462B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S3028] Dora (Dougherty) Levitt 1957 Obituary, New York, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Press and Sun-Bulletin, (Binghamton, New York), Monday, October 7, 1957, Page 1, (Downloaded on May 8, 2026), publishing under the title, "Dora M. Levitt of Owego Dies at 88", that Mrs. Dora M. Levitt, 88, of 32 John Street, died the previous morning at Tioga General Hospital, Waverly, after a long illness; that the widow of Edwin Levitt, she had lived in Owego for 20 years and was formerly of Tioga Center; that she was born in New Milford, Pennsylvania on 27 March 1869, daughter of Ramson and Caroline (Tanner) Dougherty; that she was survived by one nephew, Arthur Dougherty of Buffalo; burial in Tioga Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Dora (Dougherty) Levitt 1957 Obituary, New York.
  5. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Gaylord Dougherty of 259 Spring Street, Sayre, Pennsylvania, certificate# 70579, age 61, widowed, laborer, born on 9 May 1857 in New Milford, Pennsylvania, died on 26 June 1918 in Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA, son of "Ranseller" Dougherty and Caroline Tanner, informant his sister, Dora Levitt, Tioga Center, New York; referencing the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 068751-072000. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972.
  6. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Henry Harrison Daugherty of Johnson City, New York, certificate# 65475, age 75, retired engineer, widower of Harriet Daugherty, born on 14 March 1865 in Rush Township, Pennsylvania, died on 19 July 1940 in Wyalusing, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA, son of "Ransler" Daugherty, born in New Jersey, and Caroline Tanner, born in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, informant his sister, Mrs. Alice Carter of Le Raysville. Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 062701-065700.
  7. [S2121] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Nellie E Hurlbutt, age 91, Widowed, born on 1 August 1859 in Pennsylvania daughter of "Rance" Daugherty and Caraline Daugherty, died on 6 February 1951 in rural "Dronaha", Berrien County, Michigan, USA, referencing File# 14176, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Death Records. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952.
  8. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Mrs Alice Carter of Camptown, Pennsylvania, certificate# 91255, age 79, widow of Uriah Carter, born on 27 August 1861, possibly in New Jersey, daughter of "Rouse" Daugherty and Caroline, both possibly born in New Jersey, died on 16 October 1940 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA, cause of death was recorded as an automobile accident on 14 October 1940 on road Route 106 in Susquehanna County, sustained multiple fractured ribs, second to sixth, both sides, and a punctured right lung, coroner uncertain if her heart disease was a contributing factor to her death, the informant was a hospital administrator; referencing the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 090151-093150.
  9. [S1816] Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Harrison Dougherty of Waverly, New York, age 29, born about 1864, son of "Reacler" and Caroline Dougherty, and Hattie P. Nickels of Waverly, age 35, born about 1858, daughter of "Stef" R. and Mary Ann Nickels, married on 14 March 1893 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA, referencing Film# 001033157. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  10. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Almeda Wilcox, certificate# 115931, age 65, housewife, married to William Wilcox, born in Pennsylvania, died on 20 November 1916 in Rush, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA, daughter of "Ransom" Dougherty, born in New Jersey, and Caroline Tanner, born in Pennsylvania, informant her husband William Wilcox of Rush, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968.
  11. [S221] Analysis and opinion of researcher, Liz Heaton Brown (Summerlin, Nevada).
  12. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Ranslor" and Caroline "Daugherty", Year: 1880; Census Place: Wysox, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1105; Page: 627a; Enumeration District: 038. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S3060] New York, U.S., State Census, 1892, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Ranselier" and Caroline Dougherty, Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: 1892 New York State Census. New York State Education Department, Office of Cultural Education. New York State Library, Albany, NY.
    Collection description. Note: In New York, state censuses were taken every ten years from 1825-1875, in 1892, and then again from 1905-1925. This database is an index to the 1892 New York state census. Hereinafter cited as New York, U.S., State Census, 1892.
  14. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Raynsford and Caroline Dougherty, (their surname recorded as "Doherty" by the census taker), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Pike, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1079; Page: 773; Family History Library Film: 805079; their son Gaylord was 5 years old and his year of birth estimated as 1855.
  15. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Gaylord and Georgianna Daugherty, Year: 1880; Census Place: Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1104; Page: 427d; Enumeration District: 026.

Elizabeth Douglas1

Family
Marriage*She married Deacon John Chandler.1 

Family

 Deacon John Chandler
Child 1.Hannah Chandler1 b. 19 Sep 1669, d. 9 Jun 1692

Citations

  1. [S1213] John R. Totten, Thacher - Thatcher Genealogy, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (New York, New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1910-1915), pages 156-158. Hereinafter cited as Thacher - Thatcher Genealogy.

Millie Douglas1

Family
Marriage*She married James Steele.1 

Family

 James Steele
Child 1.Daisy E. Steele1 b. 13 Aug 1915

Citations

  1. [S2145] Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 18 June 1934 in Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, USA, for Clair Mallo of Glacier Park, Montana, age 25, had not been previously married, born about 1909 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, son of Frank Mallo and Della Grenier, married Daisy E. Steele of Browning, Montana, age 19, had been previously married and divorced, born in Browning, Montana, daughter of James Steele and Millie Douglas, citing Certificate# 6729, Montana State Historical Society, Helena, Montana, Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950. Hereinafter cited as Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987.

Elizabeth Douze1

Family
Name-SpellingsA variation of the spelling of the DOUZE surname found in our research was Douge.1 
Marriage*She married John Canaday, probably in Maryland.1 
Name-SpellingsHer married surname appeared in records as CANADAY, CANNADAY, CANADA, KANADA, and KANNADA.2,3,4 

Family

 John Canaday
Child 1.John Canaday1 b. 1715, d. 1745

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles Canaday Sr., Memorial# 82764978. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1424] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, online at www.ancestry.com, New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina, Men's Minutes 1783-1800. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935.
  3. [S1505] U.S. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volumes I–VI, 1607–1943, online at www.ancestry.com, Volume I, page 493. Hereinafter cited as Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volumes I–VI, 1607–1943.
  4. [S1505] Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volumes I–VI, 1607–1943, online at www.ancestry.com, Volume VI, page 480.

Joanna Dow1

b. 14 November 1755, d. 10 May 1796
Family
Father*Samuel Dow2 d. b 1778
Mother*Marcy __?__2 d. b 1778
Birth*14 November 1755Joanna Shove was born on 14 November 1755, as recorded in the records of Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). It would appear from the fact that her maiden surname was not included in the record that the date information was obtained after her marriage and did not contain her actual place of birth.3 
Marriage*23 September 1778She married Josiah Shove, son of Nathaniel Shove and Hannah Baxter, on 23 September 1778 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress), their intention of marriage recorded on 20 Aug 1778 in Amesbury, also in Essex County, and was the mother of all nine of his children.1,4 
Death*10 May 1796She died on 10 May 1796 in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 40.3 

Family

 Josiah Shove b. 18 Apr 1756
Child 1.Samuel Shove+1 b. 2 Feb 1789, d. 11 Dec 1874

Citations

  1. [S7] Obituary of Samuel Shove, submitted by his son Josiah Shove, pages 223-225, although some of the lineage information, especially of the early Shoves in America, has proved to be incorrect. (Names mixed up and at least one generation skipped.) Samuel's son Josiah likely wrote parts of the obituary from his memory of stories his father had told him. And, of course, neither of them had any first-hand information of anything before Samuel's birth in 1789. From this researcher's point of view, other sources should be considered more reliable -- especially on events and people of the 1600s and 1700s, Necrology of the Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry, for the year 1874, Providence, Rhode Island, LHB Notebook - Books, News, & Online, Summerlin, Nevada. Hereinafter cited as Shove Necrology - RI Society 1874.
  2. [S48] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850. CD-ROM (101 Newbury, Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS), Births - Marriages - Deaths, daughter's intention recorded in Amesbury and marriage recorded in Salisbury, both in Essex County. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850.
  3. [S48] Births - Marriages - Deaths, Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, C.R.4, from records of the Uxbridge Monthly Meeting, Society of Friends.
  4. [S48] Births - Marriages - Deaths, Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850.

Samuel Dow1

d. before 1778
Family
Marriage*He married Marcy __?__ in Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Death*before 1778He died before 1778.1 

Family

 Marcy __?__ d. b 1778
Child 1.Joanna Dow+1 b. 14 Nov 1755, d. 10 May 1796

Citations

  1. [S48] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850. CD-ROM (101 Newbury, Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS), Births - Marriages - Deaths, daughter's intention recorded in Amesbury and marriage recorded in Salisbury, both in Essex County. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850.

Andrew Jackson Dowdy1

b. 23 January 1860, d. 29 March 1953
Family
Father*Joseph W. Dowdy1 b. 1828
Mother*Margaret A. Williams2,1 b. 18 Jan 1829, d. 5 Jul 1887
Birth*23 January 1860Andrew Jackson Dowdy was born on 23 January 1860 in Madison, Monroe County, Missouri.1 
Marriage*He married Sarah A. Heathman, daughter of Joseph Heathman and Celia Ann Hendren.1,3 
Death*29 March 1953He died on 29 March 1953 in Madison, Monroe County, Missouri, at age 931 
Burial* and was buried in the 2nd Section from the West of Sunset Hill Cemetery, Madison.1 

Family

 Sarah A. Heathman b. Nov 1863, d. 26 Sep 1955

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Andrew Jackson Dowdy, Memorial# 71582461. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret A (Williams) Dowdy, Memorial# 109716860.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah Ann (Heathman) Dowdy, Memorial# 71582949, recording her date of birth as 9 December 1862.

Joseph W. Dowdy1

b. 1828
Family
Birth*1828Joseph W. Dowdy was born about 1828 in Kentucky.2 
Marriage*1 January 1852He married Margaret A. Williams on 1 January 1852 in Monroe County, Missouri.1,3 

Family

 Margaret A. Williams b. 18 Jan 1829, d. 5 Jul 1887
Child 1.Andrew Jackson Dowdy1 b. 23 Jan 1860, d. 29 Mar 1953

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Andrew Jackson Dowdy, Memorial# 71582461. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Margaret Dowdy, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marion, Monroe, Missouri; Roll: 704; Page: 681B; Enumeration District: 057. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 1 January 1852 in Monroe, Missouri, USA, of Margaret A Williams and Joseph Dowdy, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.

Emeline Dowell1,2

b. 1837
Family
Birth*1837Emeline Dowell was born in 1837 in Kentucky.1 
Marriage*11 August 1857She married William S. Fish on 11 August 1857 in Indiana.1,2 

Family

 William S. Fish b. 1824
Child 1.Iva Mariah Fish+1 b. 12 Apr 1866, d. 21 Mar 1905

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William S. and Emaline Fish, Year: 1880; Census Place: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 338d; Enumeration District: 188. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of William S Fish and Emeline Dowell on 11 August 1857 in Indiana, United States, married by , citing page and referencing FHL Film# 001630189. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.

Margaret Dowell1

Family
Marriage*She married Patrick Coen.1 
Residence*Margaret and Patrick Coen resided in Killaster, County Roscommon.1 

Family

 Patrick Coen
Child 1.Patrick Coen+1 b. 1810, d. 31 Jul 1887

Citations

  1. [S2017] Frederick Arthur Crisp, editor, downloaded from Google Books, Visitation of Ireland, Volume 4, (privately printed, 1904), Dillon, formerly of Rathmoyle, co. Roscommon, pages 123-124. Hereinafter cited as Visitation of Ireland, Volume 4.

David Dowis1

b. 17 May 1918, d. 24 August 1944
Family
Father*James Dowis1 b. 6 Mar 1879, d. 1919
Mother*Lyndall R. Carner1 b. 28 Sep 1896, d. 17 Mar 1972
Birth*17 May 1918David Dowis was born on 17 May 1918 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California.1,2,3 
Name VariationHis full name was David Donald Dowis.2,3 
(Son) Death1919He was about one year old when his father died around 1919 at about age 40, leaving David's mother with three very young children.4,1 
(Son) Census US 192029 January 1920David was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 29 January 1920 in the household of his divorced mother in Township 5, Fresno County, California. He was 19 months old.1 
Draft Registration*16 October 1940David Donald Dowis completed his World War II Draft Registration Card on 16 October 1940 in National City, San Diego County, California. He was 22 years of age, single, and lived in National City at 822 E. 5th with his sister, Mrs. Vera Esther (Dowis) Stevens, who was the person who would always know his address. He worked for the A & P Tea Company.2 
World War II1 October 1941He enlisted in World War II as a Private in the Army Air Corps on 1 October 1941 at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California.5 
World War II*David served in World War II as a Staff Sergeant with the 563rd Bomb Squadron of the 388th Bomb Group as a Waist Gunner6 
Death*24 August 1944 and was killed in action at age 26 on 24 August 1944 when his plane, a B-17 called the "Belle of the Brawl", crashed near Prague, Czech Republic.3,6 
Burial*He was buried in Plot D, Row 8, Grave 3, of Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium.3 

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lyndall Dowis, (her given name transcribed as "Digdall" by Ancestry), Year: 1920; Census Place: Township 5, Fresno, California; Roll: T625_97; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 52. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1967] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of David Donald Dowis of 822 E. 5th, National City, California, USA, age 22, born on 17 May 1918 at Redondo Beach, California, USA, employed by the A. and P. Tea Company in National City, registered on 16 October 1940 in National City, California, USA, describing him as 5 11 in height, weighing 160, Ruddy complexion, Brown eyes and Brown hair, his sister, Vera Stevens, the person who would always know his address, referencing U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, Records of the Selective Service System, 147, Box 481. Hereinafter cited as U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, SSGT David Donald Dowis, Memorial# 56357934. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S223] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at www.ancestry.com, draft registration card dated 12 September 1918 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, for James Dowis, age 39, born on 6 March 1879, residence in 1917-1918 Saugus, Los Angeles County, California, USA, wife's name Lyndall Dowis; laborer, employed by J. M. Goodlin in Saugus, his physical build was Stout, height was Tall, hair was Light Brown, eyes were Blue, referencing U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Los Angeles County, California. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  5. [S2148] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, online at www.ancestry.com, record for David D Dowis, Private, Single, without dependents (Single), born in 1918 in California, Citizen, enlisted on 1 October 1941 at Fort MacArthur San Pedro, California, Height: 69, Weight: 151, Residence: San Diego, California, Education: 2 years of high school, Civil Occupation: Sales clerks, enlisted on 1 October 1941 at Fort MacArthur San Pedro, California, Service Number: 39164394, Branch: Air Corps, Component Note: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men), Source; Selective Service within 3 months of Discharge 11 punch, referencing National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland, USA, Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946, NAID 1263923, Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007, Record Group: 64, Box Number: 14006, Reel: 166. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.
  6. [S2500] American Air Museum in Britain, online at https://www.americanairmuseum.com, https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/person/…. Hereinafter cited as American Air Museum in Britain.