Doherty, Anthony

1858 - 1920  (62 years)

• Name	Doherty, Anthony
  Birth	1858	Louisiana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Traveling Drug Salesman  [2]
  Reference Number	DOHE.A001
  _FGRAVE	24103546
  Death	9 Sep 1920	Decatur, Macon County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Doherty, Anthony and Clara Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I26514	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2022

  
  

  Family 1	Sauther, Clara,   b. 30 May 1859, Salem, Marion County, Illinois d. 8 Mar 1928, Clay County, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2]
  Children	> 1. Doherty, Ethel,   b. Nov 1882, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Jul 1962, Schenectady County, New York (Age 79 years) + 2. Doherty, Robert Ernest,   b. 22 Jan 1885, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 19 Oct 1950, Scotia, Schenectady County, New York (Age 65 years)   3. Doherty, Maud,   b. 30 Oct 1886, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 24 Jul 1981, Boonville, Warrick County, Indiana (Age 94 years)   4. Doherty, Thomas A.,   b. 1891, Illinois   5. Doherty, Chester Cochran,   b. 19 Feb 1894, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 22 Jul 1970, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 76 years) + 6. Doherty, Kathleen,   b. 1898, Illinois
  Family ID	F8446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Smith, Maggie L.,   b. 1858, Indiana d. 6 Aug 1880 (Age 22 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F8326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1858 - Louisiana Death - 9 Sep 1920 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Anthony Doherty, aged 62 years, died in Macon county hospital Wednesday morning at 4:45 o'clock, never regaining consciousness after being stricken with apoplexy in the office of Owen Scott Monday noon. The body was taken to Clay City Wednesday afternoon by his children who were with him when the end came. Funeral services will be conducted in Clay City Friday afternoon. In southern Illinois where he had been engaged for many years, Anthony Doherty was widely known as a traveling drug salesman. Thoughout the state he was know as a master Mason and as serving as junior grand warden of the Masonic grand lodge of Illinois at the time of his death. He was born in Bayou Sara, La, Aug 11, 1858, and when he was 14 years of age, his parents moved to Clay City, Ill. where he had since made his home. He is survived by his wife and six children. Decatur Herald Thursday Sept 9, 1920

  
  

• Sources

  [S7415] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Doherty, Anthony and Clara, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24103546/anthony-doherty), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1329] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 13B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00633&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S7991] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Doherty, Maggie L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24131747/maggie-l-doherty) (Reliability: 2).