Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1858, SEPT. 262 THE DOUGHERTYS . Sept. 6The Platte is again out in low bottoms. Mr. Lowry lost 80,000 brick by the overow. Sept. 7Deli1ah Dougherty having died. Anderson Hord administered. THE DOUGHERTY FAMILY. CHARLES DOUGHERTY was a small farmer, of Mason Co.. Ky. He married Delilah Calvert. I knew him well in my boy- hood. He was an Irishman and possessed the wit and blarney" of a na.tive of the Green Isle. He was fond of spirits, and, under excitement, was merry and jovial. In 1842 he sold his farm in Mason County, came west, and settled ne.ar Ridgely. Here he was drowned in Dic-l;s Creek, a year later. Children: I. MARY DOUGHERTY, was handsome and accomplished. She md 1st. Samuel C. Bowers. from whom she was divorced, witho-ut children. She then married, Jan. 8. 1857. John Bryant. b. in Fauquier Co.. Va., in 1790; and came to Platte. a.nd. after raising a family by his rst wife (see J no. Bryant). and no children by his second. died in June. 1885. II. ANN DOUGHERTY. d. in 1882; md Sept. 7, 1858. Anderson Hord. who was a native of Mason C0., Ky., and d. in Platte Jan.4. 1885. Children: 1. James Hard. md Addie Seward, dr. of Alfred. She d. April 12. 1881. Addie was the only child of Alfred Soward. b. in Mason Co., Ky.. April 22. 1810. a.nd his wife was Rachel Brewer. Children: [0] Alf. H. Hord. n1d April 13, 1892. Ella M. Risk (see); [b] Ander- son Hord (ii); [0] Ha.rry B.; [d] Hortense. (Imrlcs Hard. 3. Namzie Hard. md a Davis. Hattie Hard. 1nd a Dunbar. JI(I(/{/ic. md Jas. Smith (third wife). son of Ad. G. JImz/ How]. (1. Aug. 1881; 1nd in 1871. Geo. W. Kyle. (See) III. VYM. H. DOYGHERTY. b. in Mason Co.. Kv.. Nov. 25. 1820; d. in Platte July 13. 1891; md March 6, 184-1. Mary P. Miller. dr. of Ben. She d. June 20. 1874. He was a. good surveyor. a genial companion. an upright citizen. and was highly esteemed. In 1881 he was appointed county sur- veyor. in place of V. V. Slone. deceased. and was elected to the same ()fli("(l111.Q82. Children: 1. I"unnic Dour/Izcrf,1/. (lead; married Nov. 20. 1877. Pleas- ant \. (hinn. She died. leaving: [1] Harry Chinn: [1] Frank. L. Surulz (. Iiirmy/hcrfy. 1nd Oct. 24. 1882. C. IV. Kyle. tS(-c.) 3:. l. /nnir I)uur/Imfz/. ml Mzlrcli 1890. H. S. Cochran. 4. J/imlic I)rmr/lmfz/. n1d (harles Miller. of Lawrence. K:1ns:1s. 7. (ImrIr.- l)mIr/I1crf1/. .3."~"