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1910 United States Federal Census
Name: George W Smithers
Age in 1910: 49
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1910: Fort Wayne Ward 6, Allen, Indiana
Street: French Ave
House Number: 333
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Julia B Smithers
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Painter
Industry: Oil Tank Factory
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 22
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
George W Smithers 49
Julia B Smithers 44 6 Children 6 living both parents born Ohio
Earnest M Smithers 20
George M Smithers 17
Paul H Smithers 15
John C Smithers 10
William R Smithers 6
Florence B Smithers 3

Obituary:
Victim of Burns Dies
George Smithers, Age 57, Dies at Lutheran Hospital
George W Smithers, age 57, of 333 French Avenue is dead today, the result of burns received last Friday at his home when his clthing became ignited while he was lighting a gasolene stove.When his clthing caught fire the man started to run, fanning the flames, causing burns that resulted in his death last night at the Lutheran hospital, at 9:30 o'clock.
The deceased is survived by the wife and four sons, Ernest, Paul, John and William; two brothers, John of Fort Wayne, and Charles of Churubusco; two sisters, Amanda and Margaret, of Fort Wayne.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence, with the Rev. W. B. Bridges officiating. Interment will be made in Hatfield Cemetery.

Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Geo Smithers
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 36
Birth Date: 20 Oct 1861
Birth Place: Indiana
Death Date: 10 Nov 1918
Death Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Julia Smithers
Father: John Smithers1918 findagrave.com Memorial # 12772521
Hatfield Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA

George married Julia B DOUGHERTY on 5 Apr 1888 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA. Julia (daughter of Hiram DOUGHERTY and Susanna Potts) was born on 2 Dec 1865 in , Allen, Indiana, United States; died on 4 May 1949 in Rural, Allen, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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in the 1900 United States Federal Census
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Name: Julia Smethers
Age: 34
Birth Date: Dec 1865
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1900: Wayne, Allen, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: George W Smethers
Marriage Year: 1887
Years Married: 13
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother: number of living children: 4
Mother: How many children: 4
Occupation: View on Image
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Household Members:
Name Age
George W Smethers 28
Julia Smethers 34
Ernest Smethers 10
Millard Smethers 8
Paul Smethers 5
John Smethers 10/12

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: Julia Smethers
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1915
Street address: 333 French
Residence Place: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Spouse: George W Smethers
Publication Title: Fort Wayne, Indiana, City Directory, 1915

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Julia Smithers
[Julia Smethers]
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Indiana
[Michigan]
Home in 1920: Fort Wayne Ward 6, Allen, Indiana
Street: French Avenue
House Number: 333
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Able to Speak English: Yes
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Household Members:
Name Age
Julia Smithers 50
Paul Smithers 24 watchman sand factory
John Smithers 20 civil ? electric works
William Smithers 16 laborer electric works
Florence Smithers 12

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Julia D Smithers
[Julia D Smthers]
Birth Year: abt 1867
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Home in 1930: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: French Avenue.
Ward of City: Eleventh Ward pt of
House Number in Cities or Towns: 333
Dwelling Number: 281
Family Number: 305
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: House - Keeper
Industry: Private Homes
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Paul H Smithers 35 head first married age 28 foreman pump company
Clara M Smithers 29 wife first married age 16
Wilbur A Hyser 10 son
Katherine J Hyser 9 daughter
Julia D Smither s 63 mother widow housekeeper private homes
Catherine Francies 58 mother in law widow
Glen V Francies 16 brother in law

Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Julia Smethers
[Julia Daugherty]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 81
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1867
Birth Place: Monroeville Ind
Death Date: 4 May 1949
Death Place: Rural, Allen, Indiana, USA
Marital Status: Widowed
Father: Daugherty

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Susannah Potts Daugherty
Birth: 1838
Death: Jun. 6, 1885
Married Hiram Daugherty, August 23, 1855 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.
Died from consumption. Member of the Monroeville Methodist Church and her funeral was conducted there by Rev. S.D. Miller.
Family links:
Parents:
Thomas Potts (1808 - 1884)
Catharine Roudebush Potts (1811 - 1858)
Children:
William Daugherty (1857 - 1930)*
John H. Daugherty (1873 - 1918)*
*Calculated relationship
Note: Last name is mispelled on the tombstone and the year of death may be wrong also. Other records say she died in 1884.
Burial:
Old Methodist Cemetery
Monroeville
Allen County
Indiana, USA
Created by: Trina
Record added: Mar 30, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 67672776

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Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 about Hiram Dougherty
Name: Hiram Dougherty
Spouse Name: Susanna Potts
Marriage Date: 23 Aug 1855
Marriage County: Allen
Source Title 1: Allen County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1824 - 1920 Inclusive Vol
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Origtial Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book: 3
OS Page: 370

Hiram Dougherty
in the Indiana, Index to Select Marriages, 1780-1992
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Name: Hiram Dougherty
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 23 Aug 1855
Marriage Place: Ft. Wayne, Allen, Indiana
Spouse: Susanna Potts
FHL Film Number: 2111267
Reference ID: p370

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• _UID: C372AB52E76A4F4ABBDD906AB442DDC445DD

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timeline:
1809 William born Ohio
1831 William & Elizabeth married Stark County, OH
1833 Son Hiram born Ohio
1834 daughter Margaret born Ohio
1836 daughter Nancy Ann born Stark County, Ohio
1840 US census Lawrence twp, Stark County, Ohio
1840 son William Henry born Ohio
1841 daughter Elizabeth born Ohio
1845 son Samuel born Ohio
1845-1847 moved to Indiana
1847 daughter Mary Ann born Indiana
1849 son John MF born Indiana
1850 US census Madison, Allen County, Indiana
1854 son George W born Madison, Allen County Indiana
1860 US Census Madison, Allen County, Indiana
1870 US Census Root P.O. Madison Twnp, Allen County, Indiana
1880 Elizabeth died Fremont, Isabella, Michigan
1880 Census, Fremont Tnp, Isabella, Michigan (Winn PO) fam # 1414
1894 William died in Isabella County, Michigan

Definition: From the word "dochartach" meaning 'obstructive.' Docherty is the most common Scottish form of this surname, while Doherty and Dougherty are usually of Irish derivation.
Surname Origin: Scottish, Irish
Alternate Surname Spellings: Doherty, Dougherty, Daugherty, O'Doherty, Dogherty

Marriage index Ohio 1789-1850, Family Tree Maker's Family Archives CD# 400, V400_01
1831 28 Apr 1831 Stark County-Heckathorn, Elizabeth and Dougherty, William, by Richard Moffit, JP whose Residence was Nimishillen twp, Stark County, Ohio. (also listed in book, "Early marriages of Stark County, Ohio, 1809-1840" pub by The Alliance Genealogical Society, Alliance, Ohio 44601, SLC/FHL 977.162/V22e, vol 1)

This could be our William?
1840 United States Federal Census
Name: William Dougherty
Township: Lawrence
County: Stark
State: Ohio
Number of persons in household: 6; Ages of persons in household: 1 male under 5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 50-60; 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 20-30; free white persons under 20: 4, free white persons 20-49; 2

History of Lawrence Township

In the early 19th century, the area now known as Lawrence Township was a part of both Tuscarawas and Jackson Townships. Lawrence Township was laid out and platted by Commissioners on December 4, 1815.

The Township was named after Captain James Lawrence of the U.S. Navy in the War of 1812. Captain Lawrence was famous for his last words in the battle between the American frigate Chesapeake and the British Royal Navy frigate Shannon. Captain Lawrence, mortally wounded by small arms fire, ordered
"Don't give up the ship" as he was carried below. Those words later became the motto of the Township.

On July 4, 1825, ground was broken for construction of a three hundred and nine mile long canal connecting Lake Erie to the Ohio River. The Ohio and Erie Canal was completed in 1832, seven years after the ground breaking, and at a cost of 4.7 million dollars. The canal route passed through six miles of Lawrence Township.

Coal mining was an important industry for many years. A few gristmills existed along the Tuscarawas River, but the arrival of the Ohio and Erie Canal really was the start of roads and businesses in Lawrence Township and Stark County.

The Canal, which opened between Cleveland and Massillon in 1828, brought immediate prosperity to the Village of Canal Fulton and Lawrence Township. It was the first important commercial avenue in the state for the shipping of produce by water directly to New Orleans and New York City. The Census of 1840 reported that Stark County, as a direct result of the Canal, was being transformed into one of the nation's greatest
trade centers.

1850 United States Federal Census fam # 1293, Pg 334
Name: Wm Doherty
Age: 45 Carpenter
value of property $300
Estimated birth year: abt 1805
Birth Place: Ohio
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Madison, Allen, Indiana
Household:
Wm Doherty 45 Ohio
Elizb 37 PA
Margaret 16 Ohio
Hiram 17 Ohio
Nancy 13 Ohio
Wm 11 Ohio
Eliza 9 Ohio
Samuel 7 Ohio
Mary Ann 4 Ohio
John 1 Ohio

1860 United States Federal Census fam # 103 94, Pg 59
Name: William Doherty
Age in 1860: 51 Carpenter
Birth Year: abt 1809
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1860: Madison, Allen, Indiana
Gender: Male
Post Office: Fort Wayne
Value of real estate: $500 $300
Household Members: Name Age
William Doherty 51 OH
Elizabeth Doherty 48 PA
Margaret Doherty 21 OH
William Doherty 19 OH
Elizabeth Doherty 17 OH
Samuel Doherty 15 OH
Mary Doherty 13 OH
John Doherty 12 OH
George Doherty 6 IN

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm Dougherty
Age in 1870: 61
Birth Year: abt 1809
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1870: Madison, Allen, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Root
Value of Real Estate: $1000, $275
Household Members:Name Age
Wm Dougherty 61
Elizabeth Dougherty 58 born PA
George Dougherty 16 born IN

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: William Doughtery (note spelling - should be Dougherty)
Home in 1880: Fremont Tnp, Isabella, Michigan (Winn PO) fam # 1414
Age: 71
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Father's birthplace: Atlantic Ocean
Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Neighbors: (James and Nancy Close (William's daughter) are living next door with their grandson, Charles Hutchison, age 4. Elizabeth,(daughter of James and Nancy Close) and Lorn Sly are also living 2 houses away.)
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Widower
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
William Doughtery 71
George W Doughtery Sr 25 son (part owner of farm)
Samantha Doughtery 23 daughter in law


died of Le Grippe
Rootsweb, Michigan Deaths
DOUGHERTY, Mr. Died 20 Oct 1894 in Isabella Co., buried in Old Log Church Cemetery, Dushville, MI.
Son was George DOUGHERTY.


Michigan, Isabella County deaths
91 10/19/94 William Dougherty M/White Widower 86y/1m/12d Mt. Pleasant La Grippe Pennsylvania Carpenter Not known Dead 05/27/95 Not known Dead

William married Elizabeth HECKATHORN on 28 Apr 1831 in , Stark, Ohio, United States. Elizabeth (daughter of Adam HECKATHORN and mother) was born in Feb 1812 in Pennsylvania, United States; died on 6 Jan 1880 in Fremont, Isabella, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As: Elias
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• _MARNM: Dougherty
• _UID: 99CD198772FDB04683A6936151D91B0FDC66

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Isabella County, Michigan death records
http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/isabella/ICD1880.htm
822 1/6/1880 Elisabeth Dougherty F/White Married 67y/11m/11d Fremont Heart disease Pennsylvania Housekeeper father: Adam Hearthorn Pennsylvania 5/30/1881 Mother: Unknown Pennsylvania

Adam Hecathorn
mentioned in the record of Elizabeth Dougherty
Name Adam Hecathorn
Gender Male
Daughter Elizabeth Dougherty
Other information in the record of Elizabeth Dougherty
from Michigan Deaths
Name Elizabeth Dougherty
Event Type Death
Event Date 06 Jan 1880
Event Place Fremont, Isabella, Michigan
Gender Female
Age 67
Marital Status Married
Occupation Housekeeper
Birth Year (Estimated) 1813
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Father's Name Adam Hecathorn
CITING THIS RECORD
MICHIGAN DEATHS, 1867-1897

Reference ID p 11 rn 822
GS Film Number 2363668
Digital Folder Number 004207951
Image Number 00682

"Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3NY-H2V : accessed 29 November 2015), Adam Hecathorn in entry for Elizabeth Dougherty, 06 Jan 1880; citing p 11 rn 822, Fremont, Isabella, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm

U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880
about Elizabeth Dougherty
Name: Elizabeth Dougherty
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Place of Birth: Pennsylvania, Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania, Mother's virthplace: Virginia
Estimated birth year: abt 1817
Age: 63
Month of Death: Jan
Cause of Death: Dropsy in abdomen (swelling due to collection of fluid)
Place of Death: Fremont, Isabella, Michigan
Census Year: 1880

Notes:

Marriage index Ohio 1789-1850, Family Tree Maker's Family Archives CD# 400, V400_01
Heckathorn, Elizabeth and Dougherty, William, 28 Apr 1831 Stark County by Richard Moffit, JP whose Residence was Nimishillen twp, Stark County, Ohio. (also listed in book, "Early marriages of Stark County, Ohio, 1809-1840" pub by The Alliance Genealogical Society, Alliance, Ohio 44601, SLC/FHL 977.162/V22e, vol 1)

Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993
Name: William Daugherty
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 28 Apr 1831
Marriage Place: Stark, Ohio, USA
Spouse: Elizabeth Keckathom
Film Number: 000897628