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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
with Biographical Selections
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"A stoic of the woods, a man without a tear."
- Campbell's "Gertrude of Wyoming."
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H. C. Bradsby, Editor,
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John Dodson |
JOHN DODSON
Source: History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania,
Published Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. 1893 - Page 844 |
Col. Charles Dorrance |
COL. CHARLES DORRANCE
Source: History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania,
Published Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. 1893 - Page 850 |
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ANTHONY F.
DOUGHERTY, M. D., physician and
surgeon, Ashley, was born in Pittston, Pa., and is a son of
John and Mary (Phillips) Dougherty, natives of
Pennsylvania and New York, respectively, and of Irish
origin. The father, who is inside mine foreman, reared
a family of eight children, of whom Anthony F. is the
eldest. Our subject was educated in the Pittston High
School, Wyoming Seminary, and graduated from the University
of Pennsylvania in 1890. He then practiced one year
and a half in St. Mary's Hospital, Philadelphia, and came to
Ashley in 1892,where he has, even in this short time, built
up a lucrative practice. Dr. Dougherty
is a member of the Catholic Church and the C. M. B. A.; in
his political views he is a Democrat.
Source: History of Luzerne
County, Pennsylvania, Published Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co.
1893 - Page 852 |
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CHARLES
DOUGHERTY, grocer, Wilkes-Barre, was
born in Albany, N. Y., July 21, 1833, and is a son of
Niel and Mary (Gillespie) Dougherty, natives of Buncrana,
County Donegal, Ireland, who came to America in 1828, the
father being banished from the country on account of
political reasons. They located in Hanover, this
county, in 1838, where the father followed the occupation of
a miner until his death. He reared a family of six
children: Charles, Mary Ann, Esther, James, John
and Ellen (Mrs. Lyman H. Carle). Our
subject was reared in Hanover township from five years of
age, was educated in the common schools, and began life as a
clerk in a general store in Wilkes-Barre, serving in that
capacity fourteen years - twelve years with one house.
In 1860 he embarked in the grocery business, in which, with
the exception of four years, he has since continued.
in 1866 he was appointed, by President, United States
consul to Londonderry, Ireland, the city from which his
father was banished in1828, and the only official position
to which he ever aspired, and the ambition of his life, the
opportunity coming to him sooner than he expected. On
May 28, 1858, Mr. Dougherty married Julia,
daughter of Daniel and Melinda (Blackman) Collins, of
Wilkes-Barre, and has five children living: Melinda
(Mrs. George P. Strome), C. Bow, Mary E., M. Morris and
Alice M. He is a member of the Catholic Church,
and in politics is a Democrat.
Source: History of Luzerne
County, Pennsylvania, Published Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co.
1893 - Page 852 |
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C.
BOW DOUGHERTY, chief clerk Coal
Companies Pennsylvania Railroad, W. B., was born in
Wilkes-Barre Sept. 3, 1860, a son of Charles and Julia (Collings)
Dougherty. The father of our subject was a native
of Albany. N. Y., and is now a resident of Wilkes-Barre.
His wife was a daughter of Daniel and Malinda (Blackman)
Collings, and granddaughter of Maj. Eleazer Blackman,
who was born in Connecticut in 1765, and settled with his
parents in Wilkes-Barre in 1772. His father, Elisha
Blackman, was a lieutenant in Capt. Richard Hooker
Smith's company, Twenty-fourth Regiment of Militia,
attached to the Connecticut line, which company was in the
fort at Wilkes-Barre at the time of the Wyoming Massacre.
Our subject was reared in Wilkes-Barre and educated in the
public schools of his native city, and Emerson Institute,
Washington, D. C. He began his business career as a
clerk in the offices of the Susquehanna Coal Company, in
whose service he has remained twelve years, and has held his
present position since 1885. In 18S3 he married
Anna D., daughter of M. B. and Anna M. (Palmer)
Posten, of Wilkes-Barre, and has two children.
Mr. Dougherty enlisted Aug. 1, 1881, as a private
in Company B, Ninth Regiment, N. G. P.; was detailed as a
regimental clerk Aug. 12, 1881; appointed principal musician
July 27, 1882; sergeant-major, May 9, 1883; re-appointed,
Nov. 7, 1884; and June 20, 1885, was appointed first
lieutenant, and inspector of ride practice, Apr. 28, 1887,
being re-appointed in June, 1890. He is a member of
the Pennsylvania Sons of the Revolution; in politics he is a
Democrat.
Source: History of Luzerne
County, Pennsylvania, Published Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co.
1893 - Page 853 |
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JOHN
J. DOUGHERTY, miner, P. O. Port
Blanchard, was born June 13, 1842, in County Mayo, Ireland,
a son of Anthony and Matilda (Kelly) Dougherty,
natives of the same place, who reared a family of eight
children, of whom our subject was the third in order of
birth. He received his education in the Irish National
Schools, and came to America in 1864, settling in Pittston
on April 21 of that year. He was employed as a laborer
in the mines of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, and, from
1868 to the present time, has been employed as a miner by
the Pennsylvania Coal Company. Jan. 6, 1867, our
subject led to the altar, as his bride, Mary A.,
daughter of Edward and Mary (O'Hara) Philips, natives
of County Mayo, Ireland, and sister of the Rev. E. S.
Philips, of Plains, this county. Their union has
been blessed with thirteen children. The oldest, A.
F. Dougherty, is a practicing physician at
Ashley, Pa. Mr. Dougherty is a Roman Catholic,
a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Emerald
Beneficial Association, and is a Democrat. William
H. Dove, Plains, agent for the Mercantile Co-Operative
Bank, of New York, and several fire and life insurance
companies, was born in Pittston, Pa., Feb. 21, 1841, and is
a son of Reuben and Lucinda (Collins) Dove, natives
of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, respectively. The
ancestry of the former can be traced no farther than New
Jersey, but the latter's is known to be of early Irish
origin. In his father's family there were five
children, two of whom are living, and of them he is the
second in the order of birth. His brother, John,
is a farmer near Elmira, N. Y.
Source: History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania,
Published Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. 1893 - Page 853 |
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