Genealogy for
William Daugherty
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William Daugherty
1/24/1818 - 8/26/1917
(Shown at age 82)
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William Daugherty was born on January 24, 1818 somewhere in Pennsylvania and died on August 26, 1917 in Summit County, Ohio. He lived to be 99 years old.
His parents were John Daugherty and Anna Hilliard Daugherty. William married Elizabeth Marshall.
Children:
Jane C. (1833)
Mary (1836)
Charles(1838)
Marshall A. (1844)married Alice V. Creveline
Sarah (1848)married Webster H. Hawkins
William E. (1851)
Julia (1856) married Thomas K. Wilson | 
 | Census | 1/1/1840 | Philadelphia PA (Kinsington Ward 5 County) | 21 yrs old |  pg. 8, line 12: Wm. Daugherty -
one male - (Under 5),
one males - (20 - 29),
one female - (Under 5),
one female - (20 - 29),
Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1 |
| Census | 2/18/1850 | Tallmadge OH (Summit County) | 32 yrs old | | 68 ,1287 -William Daugherty (age 27),
Elizabeth Daugherty (34),
Jane Daugherty (15),
Mary Daugherty (14),
Charles Daugherty (12),
Marshall Daugherty (7),
Sarah Daugherty (5),
William Daugherty (1),
Thomas Williams (28). William was born in PA and is a shoemaker. Elizabeth was born in Ireland. All children were born in OH. Thomas was born in Wales and is a shoemaker. |
| Census | 7/12/1860 | Cuyahoga Falls OH (Summit County) | 42 yrs old | |
#1068 - Wm Dougherty (age 40),
Elizabeth Dougherty (48),
Marshal Dougherty (16),
Sarah Dougherty (14),
Wm Dougherty (11)&
Julia Dougherty (4).William was born in PA, Elizabeth in NY all others in OH. William's job is listed as a teamster. Estate value $1200, personal $200. |
| Census | 1/1/1870 | Cuyahoga Falls OH (Summit County) | 51 yrs old | | 353 -William Dougherty (age 50), Elizabeth Dougherty (59), William Dougherty (21)& Julia Dougherty (14).William was born in PA, Elizabeth in Ireland, all others in OH. William is a peddler of beneficiary or Confectionery (hard to make out work).The younger William is a blacksmith. |
| Census | 6/15/1900 | Portage PA (Summit County) | 82 yrs old | | #175 -Webster H. Hawkins (59,Dec 1840),
Sarah E. Hawkins (52,Jan 1848),
Ruth T. Hawkins (22,Mar 1878 ),
William H. Hawkins (24,Jan 1876),
daughter in law:Mary Hawkins (25,Jan 1875),
father in law:William Daugherty (80,Jan 1820),
sister in law:Julia Wilson (44,Oct 1855). Webster and Sarah have been married 32 years. They have had 4 children, all are living. All were born in OH except William in PA, Webster's father in OH, mother in VT. Sarah's father in OH, mother in Ireland. William and Julia are widowers. William's parents were born in PA
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| Graveyard/Tombstone | 8/26/1917 | Akron, Glendale Cemetery OH (Summit County) | 99 yrs old | W. Daugherty
1818 -1917
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William Daugherty's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
William, his family, and friends. For example, William is 2 years old when The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands.
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1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
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1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
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1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
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1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
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1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 41 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
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1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
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1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 59 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 61 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 71 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 77 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
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1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
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1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
| 82 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 83 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 84 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 85 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
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1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
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1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
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1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
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1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
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1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
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1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
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1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
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1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
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1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
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1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
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1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
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1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
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1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
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1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
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1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
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1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
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1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
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1820 |
The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands. |
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1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
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1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
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1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
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1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
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1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
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1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
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1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
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1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
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1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
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1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
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1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
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1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
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1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
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1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
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1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
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1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
| 99 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
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Born about 1812 and died on January 10, 1900
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The Children of William Daugherty
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42 years old
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Sarah E. Daugherty
Born in Summit County, Ohio on an unknown day in January 1848 and died somewhere in Ohio about 1940. She was about 92 years old.
She married Webster H. Hawkins
Children: Millie M. Hawkins (1871)
Mary E. Hawkins (1872)
William H. (1876)
Ruth Tina (1878) married Charles Rose...
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William E. Daugherty
Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio on June 12, 1851 and died in Akron, Summit County, Ohio on March 1, 1932. He was 80 years old.
His parents were William Daugherty (1/24/1818 PA -8/26/1917 OH)and Elizabeth Marshall Daugherty(1812 Ireland -1900 OH). His grandparents were John Daugherty and Anna Hilliard Daugherty.
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Julia A. Daugherty
Born in Summit County, Ohio on October 5, 1855 and died in Summit County, Ohio on August 22, 1932. She was 76 years old.
She married Thomas K. Wilson (1/12/1855 - 1/21/1900)...
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