Dougherty - Kirk - Moran - Humphrey - Crapsor - Jessmore
Ames - Harris - Merrick - Massee - Keenan - McConlogue
Connaughton - McManus - Mitchell - Howland - Cunningham
Broderick - Campbell - McLaughlin (two) - McMullin - Boyle
Conway - Donnelly - Gallagher - Hogan - Kelly - McGee
Mulligan - Murphy - Solberg - Toner - McCarron - Mullin
Zweck - Adams
The Dougherty Family
Daniel Dougherty made the first settlement, on section 36, in 1863, upon land he had taken up in 1856. In about a year from the date of his arrival, a fellow countryman, John Humphrey, also came on from Clayton county and bought the west half of the southwest quarter of section 36, where he lived until 1875, at which time he removed to Mason township.
Daniel Dougherty, the pioneer settler of Dougherty township. born in the county of Donegal, Ireland, Feb. 18, 1829, came and entered the southwest quarter of section 36, township 94, range 19, what is now Dougherty township, and made actual settlement on the same in 1863. He was reared on a farm in his native land, and in 1851 came to America, landed at Philadelphia and spent two years there. He then went to Montgomery Co., Penn., and labored in an iron furnace. In 1856 he visited Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, and after entering his land, returned and continued work in the furnace as foreman until 1858, when, with his family, he started for Iowa, traveling on the cars to Dunleith, on steam boat to McGregor, Iowa, arriving at their destination after fours days travel. He there located in Giard township, where he rented a farm and later bought forty acres. In 1860 he was elected a member of the board of supervisors of the county, and was re-elected in 1862. In 1863 he resigned that office and came to Cerro Gordo county and settled on his land, being the first settler in Dougherty township. He built a log house and his land near the corner of four counties: Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin and Butler.
He took an active interest in the settlement of this section, acting as agent for different parties in selling land in his vicinity. The family occupied their log house until 1869, when he built the house in which he now lives, on the northwest quarter of section 36, and, in 1872, he built a barn 40 X 60 feet. He owns 720 acres of land and has the finest apple orchard in northern Iowa. It contains over 1,000 trees. He was married in 1848 to May Gallagher, a native of Donegal, Ireland. They have had fifteen children, twelve of whom are living - Hugh, Charles, Patrick, Daniel, James, Mary, John, Margaret, Bernard, Edward and Catharine T. (twins), William and Annie. Three children, William, William N. and Margaret, died in infancy. The oldest son, Hugh, is married and has three children and lives on the southwest quarter of section 25. Charles is married and has three children and lives on the northeast quarter of section 26. Patrick is a lawyer, is married and resides in Mason City. James is married and resides on the southeast quarter of section 26. The rest of the children make their home with the parents. Mary is a teacher in the public schools. Mr. Dougherty is a prominent man and is well-respected. He started poor but has made himself wealthy. He is a life-long democrat, has served Cerro Gordo county as county supervisor two terms, and in 1880, was a candidate for the democratic ticket for register of the State land office. He represented the State at the Baltimore convention in ....... and is still quite prominent in politics.
Source: History of Franklin & Cerro Gordo Counties, Iowa
History of Iowa 1883
Dougherty Township
Hugh Dougherty = Mary Malloy b. Donegal b. 15 Aug. 1795 | Donegal | d. 21 Apr. 1895 | Dougherty, IA | Dan Dougherty = Mary Gallagher b. 18 Feb. 1829 b. 1 Mar. 1829 Cloncarney, Donegal Donegal m. 1848 Donegal d. 7 Jan. 1916 d. 26 Mar 1911 Dougherty, IA Dougherty, IA
Another Dougherty Family
There was a different Dougherty family in Dougherty, Iowa, as well - descended from James Dougherty, a brother of Daniel. He immigrated to the U.S. with their mother, Mary Malloy Dougherty, in 1885.
Contact: endeavor@bigsky.net (Cook)
James Dougherty = Susan 1844 Ireland 1845 Ireland immigrated with family in 1885 |________________________________ | | | Patrick = Catherine Susan Daniel Dec 1870 b. 1891 Apr 1881 1865 d. 1954 d. 1960 Ireland Ireland
James Dougherty also had another daughter, named Anna Theresa. She married a Joseph C. Campbell. The family lived in Charles City, Iowa (Floyd County).
The Kirk Family , Iowa
Joseph Kerk & his wife Mary along with their first daughter Anna, immigrated to Oconowas, Wisconsin around 1854. When shortly after his arrival he took on the name Kirk. Where they had 7 more kids, Mary, Joseph, Frank, Rosanna, Patrick, Margaret, & Johanna. Joseph enlisted-D Co. 17th Inf. Reg. Wi. on November 8 1862 to the Union Army. After his discharge, Joseph moved his family to Iowa in June of 1870 & settled on a farm north of Cartersville. He died 6 months later & was the first to be buried at the Catholic Cemetary in Dougherty, Iowa. Several years later, his son Joseph married & had seven children Joseph, Frank, Patrick (Paddy), Johanna, Agnes, Mary, & Rose (Sister Stansilaus). Frank was Born in 1888 & was a native of Rockwell, Iowa, along with his wife Annabelle Coyle, who was born in 1889. They were married in 1911, farmed north of Dougherty, later moving to a farm southeast of Rockwell. They retired & moved into Rockwell in 1941. They had five children John Joseph (my Grandfather), Mary, Paul, Alice Jean, & Cleo.
Source: Kevin T. Kirk
In 1868 Patrick Moran, a native of Ireland, came from Wisconsin and settled in the northeast quarter of section 2, where he still lived in 1883. In company with Mr. Moran came Joseph Kirk, a native of Bohemia, and settled on section 2, where he died in December, 1876.
The first death was Joseph Kirk, who died in December, 1870, and was buried in the Catholic cemetery.
[There is a typo in the text - later county histories
agree on the 1870 death date for Joseph Kirk]
Source: History of Franklin & Cerro Gordo Counties, Iowa
History of Iowa 1883
Dougherty Township
Old Resident Called
The Globe Gazette
[undated]
Mrs. Kirk, one of the first settlers in this community, died at her home in Dougherty Township on the evening of Friday, May 14, at 7:30 o'clock; Mrs. Mary Kirk, at the ripe old age of 95 years.
Mrs. Kirk was one of the first settlers in this township, coming here with her husband and family in 1868 and settling on a farm in the northpart of the township, where she has lived those many years. Two years later she suffered the loss of her husband, leaving her with a young family of three boys and five girls. But with the courage charactaristic of the early pioneers, she took up the burden and faced the difficulties and privations of pioneers life, difficulties at all times sufficient to make strong men quail.
Mrs. Kirk has lived to see the settlement grow from six families scattered over the township until now there is a hosue on every quarter section, and occasionally on every eighty acres, with a thriving town and a railroad running through the settlement, which in her day, was practically a wilderness where the red man hunted the deer and the buffalo.
Deceased wa a native of Bohemia, but emigrated to this country when quite a young girl. She was a most exemplary woman, her home and her children were her greatest care, the latter of which she lived to see grow up to manhood and womanhood.
But aside from this she found time to commune with god and lived a most practical Christian life.
The Moran family
In 1868 Patrick Moran, a native of Ireland, came from Wisconsin and settled in the northeast quarter of section 2, where he still lived in 1883. In company with Mr. Moran came Joseph Kirk, a native of Bohemia, and settled on section 2, where he died in December, 1876. William and James, brothers of Patrick Moran, came in 1868 and purchased the south... quarter of section 2, and improved the same, but made their home with their father in Jefferson Co., Wis.
Source: History of Franklin & Cerro Gordo Counties, Iowa
History of Iowa 1883
Dougherty Township
P. Moran came here from Wisconsin in 1868 and settled on a farm in section 2, where he lived until 1883, afterwards moving with his family to Dakota.
Source: History of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
J.H. Wheeler 1910
Patrons of the Iowa State Historical Atlas 1875
Who Were Born in Ireland
Cerro Gordo County
Dougherty Twp
Moran, Patrick Section 2 Farmer Dublin 1869
Another Moran family
In the 1903 City Directory for Dougherty, two Morans appear:
Moran, Hanes & Co. general store
Moran, P. hardware and farm impts
.
This may be the Patrick Moran listed as a boarder in the 1900
Census with the family of James Dougherty in Dougherty township./p>
And a Thomas and Lillian Moran are buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery:
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Dougherty, Iowa
Name: Lillian Moran
Birth Date: 07 Sep 1875
Death Date: 01 Dec 1906
Cemetery: St. Patrick
Town: Dougherty
Name: Thomas Moran
Death Date: 12 Feb 1913
Age: 83
Town: Dougherty
1900 Census Iowa
Cerro Gordo County
Geneseo township
Moran, Thos. 61 b. Ireland immigrated in 1872
, Catherine 50 b. Ireland
, Lillie 28 b. IA
, Anna 26 b. IA
, Kate 24 b. IA
, Minnie 20 b. IA
, Irene 17 b. IA
, Thos. F. 13 b. IA
, Wm. 11 b. IA
The wife of Thomas Moran was Catherine Blake, the sister of Michael Blake of Geneseo and Mason City, Iowa. Another sister of Michael Blake was Mary Blake Ormsby, who married John Ormsby, of Dougherty.
Contact: bjbader@gte.net (BARBARA BADER)
The Humphrey Family
John Humphrey, a native of Ireland, came here in 1864 from Clayton county with a family of two boys and four girls and settled on the southwest quarter of section 36, where he lived until 1875, at which time he moved to Mason township, and later into Mason City.
Perhaps one of the saddest events that occurred in the early settlement of the township was the death of Mathew Humphrey, a cousin of the above named John Humphrey, who also came from Clayton county about the year 1873 and built a small house on the southeast corner of section 22. On Christmas eve,of the same year, returning home from the timber at Marble Rock with a load of wood on his wagon, night and darkness overtook him with a bitter cold northwest wind blowing in his face, and the unfortunate man was overcome with the cold and was found dead and frozen the following morning leaning across the tongue of his wagon in an effort, it would seem, to unhitch his team from the load, having succeeded in unhitching three of the traces.
Source: History of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
J.H. Wheeler 1910
The Crapsor Family
John Crapsor also came in 1868 from Franklin county, and located on section 35, where he lived ten yeaqrs and then returned to Franklin county.
Source: History of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
J.H. Wheeler 1910
John Crapsor came from Franklin county in 1868 and located with his wife and a family of four boys on section 35, where he lived ten years, after which he returned to Franklin county, and after a few years moving again, into the town of Nashua, Chickasaw county, where he died. His wife and three sons survive him.
Source: History of Franklin & Cerro Gordo Counties, Iowa
History of Iowa 1883
Dougherty Township
The Jessmore Family
James Jessmore, a French Canadian stone mason by trade, came from Oshkosh , wis., and settled on the northwest quarter of section 14, in 1869, where he built a house, in which he lived until 1870, in which he moved to Marble Rock and was engaged at working at his trade.
Source: History of Franklin & Cerro Gordo Counties, Iowa
History of Iowa 1883,
v Dougherty Township
James Jessmore, a French Canadian, came from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and settled on the northwest quarter of section 14 in 1869, where he built a sod house in which he lived only a year, afterwards moving into Marble Rock.
Source: History of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
J.H. Wheeler 1910
Ames Family
A. P. Ames, a native of the State of Maine, came to the township in 1868 and located on section 12, improved his land and lived there eight years, and retired to Dakota territory.
Source: History of Franklin & Cerro Gordo Counties, Iowa
History of Iowa 1883
Dougherty Township
A.T. Ames came here from the state of Maine and settled on section 12 in 1868, where he built a sod house and broke up some land, living there eight years. But Mr. Ames, being one of those men who liked frontier life, and wanted to be alone, moved again to Dakota as the settlers began to come in here.
Source: History of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
J.H. Wheeler 1910
The Harris Family
T.H. Harris came in 1869 and settled on section 13, where he lived eight years and then removed to Franklin county near the town of Sheffield.
Source: History of Franklin & Cerro Gordo Counties, Iowa
History of Iowa 1883
Dougherty Township
T.H,. Harris came from Canada and settled with his family on section 13, where he lived eight years and then moved to Sheffield, Franklin county, afterwards moving to Mason City, where he died.
Source: History of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
J.H. Wheeler 1910
The Merrick Family
George B. Merrick with his wife and family of seven boys and one girl, arrived here from near Rockford, Illinois, in 1865, purchased a section of land in sections 25 and 13 making his home in Marble rock while he was breaking and improving his land, and permanently settling on his farm in 1870, where he lived up to the time of his death. His son, G.F., lived on one of the farms on section 13.
Source: History of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
J.H. Wheeler 1910
The Massee Family
George A. Massee came to Dougherty township in 1874, locating on the southwest quarter of section 10. Though wild land when purchased, he has so improved and cultivated it, that he now has a desireable home, having erected a good frame dwelling house and barn, and beautified it with shade and ornamental trees. He was born in Oneida co., N.Y., in 1840. When twelve years old his parents moved to Kane Co., Il., where he made his home until 1870, then went to Manchester, Delaware Co., Iowa, remaining until 1874. He was married in 1873 to Julia Ferris, born near Columbus, Ohio. The have two children - Nellie and Frank.
Source: History of Franklin & Cerro Gordo Counties, Iowa
History of Iowa 1883
Dougherty Township
The Keenan Family
William Keenan came to Clear Lake in 1871. He was born in Pennsylvania, Feb. 20, 1849. When but two years old his parents moved to Wisconsin and settled in Washington county, where they were among the early settlers. They crossed Rock river on a log, the father carrying the hcildren over one by one. The subject of this sketch made his home with his parents until eighteen years of age, when he went to Fond du Lac county, and carried the United States mail for fourteen months and then returned home and worked at the carpenter's trade. In 1871 he came to Iowa, first settling at clear Lake, but a year later removed to Dougherty township, where he had the contract of building the Catholic church. In 1874 he went to Wisconsin and was married to Catherine Rice. They returned to Dougherty township and located on section 36, on land previously purchased. In 1876 he engaged in the mercantile business. In 1881 he started a wagon shop, and in 1883 was engaged in this trade and also in running a store. They have three children - Ellie, Alice and Annie.
Source: History of Franklin & Cerro Gordo Counties, Iowa
History of Iowa 1883
Dougherty Township
The McConlogue Family
Among others in the early settlement of the township we might mention Charles McConlogue, father of Colonel McConlogue, of Mason City, who came here with his family from Wisconsin and settled on section 35, where he broke up a farm on which he lived several years raising a large family of boys and girls, he being obliged to act in the double capacity of father and mother, his wife having died shortly after their arrival in Iowa. Mr. Mcconlogue died several years ago and could feel conscious thathe had done his duty in the rearing and bringing up his family.
Source: History of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
J.H. Wheeler 1910
The Connaughton Family
R. Connaughton, a native of Ireland, came here from Illinois about the same time and settled with his wife and family on section 36, where the new town of Dougherty now stands. Mr. Connaughton lived here a number of years, when he moved to Lincoln township and from thence to Dakota.
Connaughton Source: History of Cerro Gordo County, IowaJ.H. Wheeler 1910
The McManus Family
In the fall of 1869 Thomas and John McManus, in company with five other prospective settlers, came here in a covered wagon from Winneshiek county, and purchased 160 acres on section 24, where they built a house and did some breaking, the following year moving on to their land in the spring of 1871 in company with their father, Redmond McManus, a native of Ireland, and their three sisters. Their father died in 1885 at the advanced age of eighty-five years. Two daughters and one son survive him. Mrs. Ellen O. Dowd of Charles City and Mary McManus of the same place, and Thomas, who still lives on the old homestead. The other parties who accompanied them purchased land and made small payments, but becoming discouraged with the county failed to make a settlement and returned to their homes.
Source: History of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
J.H. Wheeler 1910
The Mitchell Family
Michael Mitchell moved here from Charles City with his wife and family and settled on section 24, where he lived many years, afterwards moving into Floyd county, and later removing into the new town of Dougherty, where he still resides, his wife having died within the present year.
Source: History of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
J.H. Wheeler 1910
The Howland Family
James Howland came here from Fayette county in 1870 and located on section 3, where he built a house and otherwise improved his farm, at one time owning 800 acres in this township, which he has disposed of since, afterwards moving into Geneseo township, where he owns 240 acres of land. he built the first house on the town plat in Rockwell where he still resides. The writer can remember when The Howland House, as it was called, was the only dwelling on the prairie - with the exception of Alack Ames’ sod shanty - between Rockwell and the new town of Dougherty, a distance of twelve miles. As we look back into those forty years we cannot help noticing the change. Now we have a house on every quarter section and quite frequently on every eighty acres.
Source: History of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
J.H. Wheeler 1910
The Cunningham Family
This family is not mentioned in any of the county histories but appears in Geneseo township in the 1870 census, from which Dougherty township later was formed. They appear in the 1880 census in Floyd County, Scot township, which was adjacent to Dougherty.
1870 Census Iowa
Geneseo Township
Cunningham, N. 34 farmer b. Ireland
, Fannie 31 keeps house b. Ireland
, Patrick 2 at home b. Iowa
, Daniel 4/12 at home b. Iowa
Cunningham, Nich. 42 farmer b. Ireland
, Fannie 37 b. Ireland
, Daniel 10 b. IA
, James 8 "
, Joseph 11 "
, John 6 "
, Mary 3 "
, Charles 1 "
Nicholas Cunningham came to the Cold Water area in 1864, settling in Section ..... [part of the text is missing] and married in County Donegal, Ireland. After immigrating to the United States, Nicholas worked in the Pennsylvania coal mines. After a period of time he worked his way westward at the invitation and persistence of relatives, Daniel and Mary Dougherty. Fanny Cunningham was a niece of Mary (Gallagher) Dougherty.
The Cunninghams died on the land in Scot township where they first settled, in "The land of the free." Nicholas was 80 years old when death resulted from a severe stroke. Fanny was 54 years at the time of death. She had been along and patient sufferer from spinal and kidney trouble and was unable to leave home for three years.
Nicholas and Fanny Cunningham were the paents of six children: Joseph, Danile, james, John, Mary and Charles, all born in Floyd County, Iowa.
Privations and discomforts were constant, hardships were many, and tragedy struck the Cunningham family also.
Joseph, the first born, was a normal young land until that fateful day when he was involved in a horse and wagon accident that changed his life forever. Joseph was sitting on the buck board of a loaded wagon when something frightened the horses, causing them to bolt and Joseph fell forcefully to the ground, having his head and legs ran over. Census records after this time show Joseph to be "Cripped and Foolish." Joseph died at the age of 34.
During those early years, walking was the accepted mode of transportation for the Cunningham's as many of the pioneers had no horses or vehicles or even oxen. A seven or eight mile walk, sometimes much more to church, market or to visit friends was a matter of course and was not cosidered a hardship. It is quite unloikely that the Cunninghams or any of the pioneers looked back on their early years in Dougherty as "the good old days." They began life in their newly adopted land with few physical comforts or conveniences. They were beset by loneliness, sickness, disease, accidents, pvoerty, crop failures and a climate which at times could be cruel. The basic circumstances of life were existence, which demanded strict economics.
The Broderick Family
Patrick Broderick became a resident of the township in 1877, locating on the southeast quarter of section 16, which he bought in that year and on which he now makes his home. he has erected a good set of buildings, set out a grove and put his farm in good cultivation. Since he came here he has taken an active interest in matters of education, and is now secretary of the school board. He was born in Lenox, Berkshire co., Mass., Nov. 9, 1847. He was brought up to farming and received a common school education and also four terms at Marshall Academy, in Marshall village, Wis. His parents removed to that State when he was ten years old. he was married Nov. 30, 1871, to Hanora Hanifin, a native of Portland, Dodge co., Wis. He had bought a farm a few years previous on which he settled until 1877, when he came to Iowa. They are the parents of six children - Ellen, John Francis, Lydia E., Mary, Stephen and Agnes.
John Broderick Sr. is a native of ireland, and became a resident of section 9, township of Dougherty, in 1877. He had improved his land, set out trees and made an addition to the house in which he now lives. he was born in Galway Co., Ireland, April 10, 1818. When twelve years of age he went to learn the tailor trade, which he pursued in Ireland till 1846, when he emigrated to America. he landed at Quebec, where he followed his trade four months, then went to Massachusetts and located at Lenox, and opened a tailor shop under tha uspices of Peck & Co., proprietors of the Lenox Iron Works. Here he continued until 1850, when he removed to Wisconsin and settled in Dane county, where he was an early settler in Deerfield township. Here he opened a tailor shop, which he conducted two years, then bought land and engaged in farming until 1877, when he came to his present home in Iowa. He was married in 1843 to Catharine Maloney, who bore him ten children, eight of whom are now living - John, Mary, Patrick, Margaret, Michael, Catharine, bridget and Lawrence. Mrs. Broderick died May 3, 1882, being sixty-four years of age. Henora, the first child, died in Ireland at the age of five; Bridget, the second, died in Lenox, Mass., aged two years and three months. Lawrence, Margaret and Catharine make their home with their father. Bridget is teaching school in Mitchell county, and Michael is married and lives on section 9.
Source: History of Franklin & Cerro Gordo Counties, Iowa
History of Iowa 1883
Dougherty Township
Contact: JohnJBroderick@aol.com (John Broderick)
The Campbell Family
Daniel Campbell, residing on section 20, is a native of Donegal, Ireland, born March 17, 1828, where he made his home until eighteen years of age, when he went to Ayrshire, Scotland, working until 1870, when he emigrated to America to seek a home. he went to Hazelton, Luzerne Co., Penn., where he worked at the mason trade three years, and in a coal mine one year, when he came to Iowa, buying wild land in West Fork township, Franklin county, which he improved nicely and sold, moving then to Dougherty, where he rented one year, then bought his present farm, upon section 20, upon which he has built a fine residence. he was married in 1853 to Bridget Gallagher, by whom he has had nine children - Francis, Marjie, John, Manus, Ann, James, David, Mary (deceased at six years of age) and Joseph.
Source: History of Franklin & Cerro Gordo Counties, Iowa
History of Iowa 1883
Dougherty Township
There is evidently a mistake in the County History - this should be
David and not Daniel Campbell. He is buried in St. Patrick's Cemtery with
his wife, Bridget Gallagher:
Campbell, David 1829 1928
father, born in Ireland
, Bridget 1832 1919
born in Ireland
Obituary - David Campbell (Tribune)
"David Campbell, Sr., was born on March 17, 1829, at Dunglow, County Donegal, Ireland, and passed away at his late home in Rockwell, Tues. morning Sept. 3, 1918.
Mr. Campbell was married in Ireland in February 1853, to Bridgett Gallagher, and with her came to America in 1869, settling first in Pennsylvania, where he remained until 1876 when he removed to Iowa and purchased a farm in Dougherty township. For a score or more of years Mr. Campbell has resided in Rockwell and uring this time and his sojourn in Iowa he had been known as a devout adherant of the Catholic faith, and an upright citizen and neighhbor.
Mr. Campbell is survived by his life partner and the following children: Frank Campbell, Mrs. Madgie Boyle, John Campbell, Manus Campbell, Mrs. Patrick Gallagher, James Campbell and Joseph Campbell, the latter of Charles City."
His last Will and Testament lists the following children: (dated 4 Dec. 1908)
Another Campbell Family
Contact: spaceman@capecod.net (Steve Campbell)
According to Steve Campbell (who grew up in Dougherty) there was no relation between the two families.
Neice Campbell = Bridget McCarren
b. 1847 Caghry, Templecrone Parish, Donegal, Ireland
It appears that Neis Campbell and David Campbell were related in some way. In Neis' obituary, dated 26 Nov. 1912, in the Mason City Daily Globe, it states:
"The following relatives and friends from out of town atended the funeral.
Mr. and Mrs. Quinn and family, Dave Campbell and daughter Bridget; Mrs. Walsh and Mrs. Toinby, Mrs. Mike Collins, Mrs. John Johnson, Mrs. T. Clarke, Mrs. Colby, Mrs. Henry Hughes of Mason City, Mr. and Mrs. J. Galagher and family of Rockford and Mr. and Mrs. Owen Dougherty of Boone."
The Dougherty World
Nies Campbell, a farmer residing wouthwest of town, left here Tuesday evening for Dungloe, County Donegal, Ireland, to spend the summer in his native land. Mr. Campbell came to this country about forty years ago and has not seen his old home since. He will spend the summer visiting at his old home and other points of interest. Mr. Campbell's stay will be indefinite. His plans were that he would arrive home next fall, but it has beens o long since he has seen his old home and has so many relatives and friends to visit, that it is thought he will stay until the following spring, if not longer.
The McLaughlin Family
Contact: Lochlan@aol.com (John D. Mclaughlin)
Daniel McLaughlin was born in 1832 in the townland of Rathdonnell, Kilmacrenan Parish, Donegal. He immigrated to the United States in about 1855 and first settled in Norristown, Pennsylvania, where he worked in an Iron Furnace under his boyhood friend Dan Dougherty, who grew up in the nearby townland of Cloncarney in Conwal Parish. In 1858 the twoboyhood friends parted company, Dan Dougherty moving to Iowa where he had previously filed on government land in Cerro Gordo County and Daniel McLaughlin moving to Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, where his older brother John had a farm near Van Dyne in Friendship township.
Daniel McLaughlin enlisted in the 17th Wisconsin Volunteers in Co. C under Capt. O'Connor in February of 1862. The regiment was ordered to St. Louis, Missouri, on March 23rd of that year and did duty at Benton Barracks until April 10, when it was ordered to Pittsburg Landing, Tennesee to take part in the seige of Corinth, Mississippi. . In his declaration for original invalid pension in 1883, he stated: "That while a member of Co. C of the 17th Wisconsin Infantry ... in the service and in the line of duty at Pittsburg Landing and Corinth, Mississippi, on or about the 7th day of April, 1862, he was from exposure to rain and inclement weather prostrated by an attack of pluero pneumonia. The occupation of wagoner compelled him to be on duty night and day on the trip from Pittsburg Landing to Corinth, exposed to rain and fatigue."
Daniel was treated at the Regimental Hospital at Corinth and at Columbus Kentucky Hospital on the Mississippi River on Nov. 15, 1862; and at Sister's Hospital in St. Louis from Nov. 25 until discharged from duty, on Dec. 16, 1862.
After his discharge from the service, Daniel McLaughlin returned to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, by all accounts, a very ill man. On November 15, 1863, he married Julia McMonagle, the daughter of Anthony McMonagle and Catherine B. Hickey of Friendship township. In Janurary of 1865 Daniel McLaughlin purchased the first of two lots in the City of Fond du Lac and later in that same year purchased land in Friendship township where his brother John farmed. Their first child, John Francis McLaughlin, was born on September 11, 1865. Daniel's ill health resulting from his military service may have prevented him from ever farming the land. He appears in the 1870 census in the Fifth Ward of the City of Fond du Lac as a retail grocer, living on the premises, with several boarders. All of Daniel and Julia's children were born in the City of Fond du Lac. After John Francis came James Patrick, born August 15, 1869; Daniel Joseph, born September 12, 1871; Anthony John, born August 15, 1873; and William, born November 11, 1876.
In July of 1876 Daniel McLaughlin travelled to Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, where he purchased 80 acres of land in section 25 from a Luke Walsh for $840 in what was then known as Coldwater township, directly across from the farm of his old boyhood friend, Dan Dougherty. In 1879 Daniel McLaughlin moved his family from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, to Coldwater township in Cerro Gordo County, settling on the land he had purchased a few years previously.
In 1883 his ill health took a turn for the worse and he filed an original invalid pension, stating he was partly disabled from supporting himself by manual labor by reason of his injuries suffered during his military service with the Wisconsin Volunteers and he was eventually granted a 3/4 disability pension. Daniel McLaughlin died on November 7, 1886 of chronic bronchitus at his home in Dougherty township and was buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery next door to the McLaughlin farm. A few years previously he had expanded his landholdings to include the entire southeast quarter of section 25, for a total of 156 acres, less four acres he had donated to the Catholic Church in Dougherty where the church and cemetery stand today, next door to the McLaughlin farm. In later years the family donated an additional 9 acres to the Catholic church.
Tragedy again struck the McLaughlin family of Dougherty in 1889 as both Julia McLaughlin, Daniel's widow, and her oldest son John Francis died within a month of each, probably from a flu epidemic of some kind. Charles Gallagher, a hired hand on the McLaughlin farm was appointed the legal guardian of the surviving sons of Daniel and Julia McLaughlin and a cousin from Minnesota, Mary Hickey, came to live with the family until the boys were old enough to run the farm on their own.
Daniel Joseph McLaughlin, the second son, married Rose McMenimen, the daughter of John McMenimen and Anna Shovelin, on November 15, 1893. John McMenimen, of Franklin County, Iowa, was born in the townland of Meenadoan, Inishkeel Parish, Donegal and immigrated to the United States in about 1860, settling first in Hazleton, Pennsyvania and later moving to Iowa in 1875. In September of 1864 Daniel Joseph McLaughlin bought out his brothers' shares in the McLaughlin farm and the other sons struck out on their own. Anthony John (Nat) soon married Mary Martha Washington on January 10, 1898 and settled in Owen township, where they raised a large family of twelve children. the youngest three dying young. Their children were: Agnes Edna McLaughlin, born October 29, 1898; John Patrick, born May 24, 1900; George Edward, born October 19, 1901; Raphael Gordon, born May 6, 1903; Ida Gertude, born September 27, 1904; Mary Esther, born February 10, 1907; Daniel Martin, born December 19, 1908; Raymond Anthony, born February 20, 1910; Julia Hortencia, born December 18, 1911; Ruth, born February 15, 1913; Lucille Frances, born April 1, 1915; and Joseph William, born March 17, 1918. The patriarch and historian of this side of the McLaughlin family of Dougherty, Ray McLaughlin, who owned a farm just down the road from the original McLaughlin homestead, died in March of 1990.
Daniel Joseph, who took over the original McLaughlin homestead in Dougherty had seven children: John Francis, born July 16, 1895; Mary Lewine, born August 4, 1898; Daniel Raymond, born January 3, 1990; Leona Rose, born December 13, 1902; Eleanor Anna, born July 8, 1906; Michael Joseph, born October 15, 1911; and Julia Marcella, born April 1, 1916. The oldest son, John Francis, was the first of the family to attend college and settled in Des Moines, Iowa, where he raised a large family of six children. The old McLaughlin farm in Dougherty was run by Daniel Raymond, known in Dougherty as "Sprink" until his death in March of 1964. Daniel Raymond never married and after his death the old McLaughlin farm passed into the hands of another family, the other son, Michael Joseph, having made a life for himself in Mason City, Iowa.
The current patriach and historian of this side of the McLaughlin family of Iowa is Daniel Joseph McLaughlin, now of St. Petersburg, Florida, the eldest son of John Francis McLaughlin and Lucile Mercer, of Des Moines, Iowa. Daniel Joseph married Mary Genevieve Slemmons, whose family had a farm near Iowa City; they are the parents of four children, scattered across this country and in Europe.
The two other sons of Daniel McLaughlin, James Patrick and William, never married. According to Ray McLaughlin of Dougherty James Patrick lived with his family for most of his life and worked as a hired hand on Dougherty farms. The youngest son, William, was born handicapped and died young in the 1940's.
Another McLaughlin Family
Submitted by Madonna Dries Christensen
Sarasota, Florida, August 21, 2001
Contact: Iowagirl1@aol.com
My maternal great-great grandparents:
Patrick McLaughlin, Sr. and Mary Callighan McLaughlin:
Patrick McLaughlin, Sr. was born in 1808 in Ireland. He died February 16, 1894 in Dougherty, Iowa. His wife, Mary Callighan McLaughlin, was born in 1809 in Ireland; she died December 8, 1880, in Dougherty, Iowa.
Patrick and Mary and their two children, Bridget and John, emigrated from Ireland to Boston in 1850. I believe they came from County Armagh, not County Galway as indicated elsewhere in this family's information. Patrick and Mary lived in the Boston area for six years. While there, they had four more children: Clara, Lawrence, Mary, and Patrick, Jr. In 1856, they moved to farmland in Dane County Wisconsin (Deerfield). Mary gave birth to another son, Michael, in 1857.
In May, 1876, the family moved to Cerro Gordon County Iowa. Patrick purchased 320 acres of land from Enoch Allen for $2,460. It was the northeast corner of Section 32, in twsp 94. His sons, Patrick, Jr. and Michael farmed with him, and another son, Lawrence, farmed nearby.
Patrick and Mary's children:
-----Bridget McLaughlin (my great-grandmother) was born June 15, 1845 in County Armagh (?) Ireland. She married Henry O'Brien in June, 1863, in Deerfield, Wisconsin. They had 16 children, of which Agnes was my grandmother. Agnes married Edgar Moore Guertin. Their daughter Agnes Isabella (Maybelle) was my mother (married Frank Dries). Henry O'Brien was killed by lightning on August 5, 1909 at his son Linford's farm northwest of Britt, Iowa. Several years earlier, Henry and Bridget's young daughter, Hester, was killed by lightning near Garner, Iowa. Bridget McLaughlin O'Brien died in Mason City, Iowa on July 19, 1913 at the home of her daughter, Mary Switzer. -----John McLaughlin, born in Ireland, died at age 19, January 14, 1869, Deerfield, WI
-----Clara McLaughlin, born in Boston (no information)
-----Lawrence McLaughlin was born in Boston on January 1, 1852. He married Martha Burke. They had thirteen children: John, Joseph, Mary Loretta, Michael, William, Victor, Julia Teresa, Anna, Robert, Catherine Grace, Clement, Martha Alice, and Edward. Michael, William and Catherine Grace died young and are buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery in Dougherty. Victor and Julia both died in 1918, in their thirties, probably from the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic.
Lawrence and Martha lived in Dougherty until 1903, when they moved to Park Rapids, Minnesota. Only Joseph McLaughlin remained in Dougherty. Five months after the move to Minnesota, Martha died at age 49. Lawrence died September 30, 1930 in Park Rapids, Minnesota.
-----Mary McLaughlin, born in Boston (no information)
-----Patrick, Jr., born in Boston, married Rose Mulligan. They had three children, Joseph 1887, Mary (Mollie) 1888, and Rose 1891. The mother Rose had been ill for some time and died when baby Rose was born. One of the mother's sisters took baby Rose to Minnesota, where she was raised. The other two children, Joseph and Mollie, were raised by another sister of the mother, Bridget Hogan of Dougherty. After his wife's death, Patrick, Jr. left Dougherty and his whereabouts remained unknown.
-----Michael, born in Wisconsin, married Kate Finnegan. They adopted a son, Harry. Michael died in 1944 at age 87. Michael's wife, Kate, survived him, but the son, Harry, had died earlier. Harry's wife was Anna Cecelia Daly. They had three children: John, Catherine, and Charles. Charles's son, Robert McLaughlin, lives in the Boston area. He can be reached by e-mail at: Cabg96@aol.com, or Robert_l_mclaughlin@gillette.com.
The Cahill Family
John and Susan Cahill; John born in Ireland in 1815, married Susan either in Boston or Philadelphia. Migrated to Dane County, Wisconsin where they farmed until 1876 in Deerfield. John had come here from County Cork, Ireland.
Children of John and Susan: John (Jack) b. 1865 single
d. 1937 age 73
James b. 1863 single
d. 1913 age 50
Patrick b. single
d. 1927 age 80
Henry b. 1868
d. 1948 age 80
married Anna McMenimen 1-7-1897
Jane b. 1857
d. 1933
married Will Connors
Mary b. 1855
d. 1938
married Tom Connors
First marriage in Dougherty, St Patrick's
Church (new church)
John and Susan settled with their six children in Cerro Gordo County, Owen township, Section 36 with the farm located in the NE Q owned by Orlwin (Pike) Trevitt and operated by his son. It is the farm east of the shcoolhouse on the south side of the road. They were members of St. Patrick's Church in Dougherty. By 1895 John and sons had acquired 720 acres of land in sections 35, 26 of Owen township. John died in 1908 at the age of 93 at the Henry Cahill farm located in Dogherty Township, Section 2 NE Q now owned by Annie Thieman. This site is abandoned with only a few old buildings left. Susan died the same year at the age of 85.
The Cahill Brothers continued expansion of the farming operation mostly in Dougherty and Owen. Eventually they operated 1600 acres of farmland. They became involved in the breeding of Purebred Shorthorn and Jersey cattle, Duroc Swine, and they also had the majestic Belgian horses for farming. One of the brothers, Jack, I believe, was involved in making harnesses, for the horses. There are copies of booklets from sales of cattle and hogs. All in all the Cahills had a pretty big operation. Uncle Jim was the big buyer of property. The bigness in farm operation and livestock took place between the years 1896 and 1927. With the onslaught of difficult days in the economy, bank closings, the Cahill brothers were not able to pay their loans and most of the land was lost to the War Finance Corporation and the state of Iowa as receivers of the Farmers Savings Bank in Cartersville, which ahd closed. Henry was a board member and large stockholder in the bank. The way I understand this is that he kept his money in the bank to help keep it from closing and lost. Eventually the property was lost. One brother, Jack, stayed on a farm. Henry moved with his family and brother Pat to a farm near Hanford. A year or so later they made a down payment, from a life insurance policy left to Anna when Pat died in 1927, on a farm north of Mason City, Township Lime Creek, Range 20, section 26 SW 1/2, now owned by Burnell and Yvonne Geving, since 1964.
Henry died here in 1948 with the farm paid for. His son, Henry Jr. (Hank & Calla) Cahill farmed here until 1964. Henry Jr. was the last Cahill to be engaged in farming. This farm is located taking 12th St. NE in Mason City to Plymouth Road, 1 1/2 miles north, 1/4 mile west (left), first farm on the north. Anna Cahill moved in 1948 to a home in Mason City. She died there in 1958. All of the John Cahill (Henry's family) family are buried in the St. Patrick's Cemetery in Dougherty, straight north of the church, near the edge of the cemetery. (Except for Mary and Jane). The parents of Anna McMenimen are also buried in this cemetery.
Source: Beecher Cahill McMenimen
Pat and Ruth Cahill
Tim and Lois Cahill
published September 1991
"thanks to Father Dennis Cahill"
The McMenimen Family Franklin County
My grandfathers Daniel McLaughlin and John McMenimen and my grandmother Anna Shovelin McMenimen were born in county Donegal, Ireland. My grandmother, Julia McMonagle Mclaughlin, was born in Canada, her parents having been born in County Donegal. All four of them came to this country about the year 1860. Daniel McLaughlin and Julia McMonagle were married at Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. John McMenimen and Anna Shovelin were married at Hazleton, PA in 1866.
Grandfather McMenimen had worked in the anthracite coal mines in Pennsylvania and my grandmother had operated a boarding house for the miners. A coal strike in December 1874, supposedly at the instigation of the Molly Maguires, who had a reputation in Ireland of knowing how to handle the English "persecutors," was the principal reaoson for my grandparents leaving Pennsylvania.
Dan Dougherty, a real estate man from Philadelphia, had organized the Dougherty Real Estate Company and had purchyased considerable land from the United States government in Southeast Cerro gordo County and Northeast Franklin County.
The township in the southeast corner of Cerro gordo County was named Dougherty Township and the town of dougherty, founded somewhat later, was also named in honor of Dan Dougherty. The Doughertys had a large family, nine sons and four daughters. One was a priest and another a lawyer.
My grandfather McMenimen purchased a farm in Franklin County in 1875 and Grandfather McLaughlin purchased a farm across the road from the Dougherty "home place" in Cerro Gordo County in 1876.
The McLaughlin farm, located in the SE 1/4 of section 25, consisted of 147 acres, 13 acres of the quarter section having been reserved for St. Patrick's Catholic Church, School, Parsonage, and Cemetery. The farm is located on the eastern boundary line of Cerro Gordo County and one mile north of the "Four Corners" - that is the place where Cerro gordo, Floyd, Butler and Franklin counties meet. The original McMenimen farm consisted of 100 acres, located one mile west of the eastern boundary line of Franklin County and adjacent to the boundary line between Cerro Gordo and Franklin counties. Some time later Grandfather McMenimen purchased the 100 acre Jacobs farm located adjacent to his farm on the west.
Both families moved to Iowa in the spring of 1876. Several other Irish families moved into this area about the same time - Mullins, Cahill, McManus, Beecher, Rooney, Sweeney, Wade, Boyle, Campbell, Coyle, Cunningham, O'Connor, Conners, Burke and Walsh. There wwere also a few German Catholics who settled in the area - Zweck, Noss and Martzen. a fw Baptists also purchased land in the area south and east of the McMenimen farm - Avery, Goodhue, Lockwood and Riggins. They all "broke the prairie sod" and built homes for their families. The Catholics built a church and school. The Baptists also built a church. These people purchased all of their building supplies, machinery and food at Dubuque. For several years it was necessary for them to make two trips to Dubuque, one in the spring and the other just before winter. These trips were of course made with a team of horses and a wagon, and would require at least two weeks for the round trip. Tragedy befell my father's family between the years 1886 and 1889. First his father died, then his older brother, John, and then his mother. The four boys remaining of the family, Anthony (Nat), Daniel (Dan), James (Jim) and William (Bill), operated the farm together from 1889 until September of 1894, when my father purchased the other brother's shares and they went out on their own.
Source: My Memoirs
John Francis McLaughlin (Born 7-16-1895)
son of Daniel and Rose (McMenimen) McLaughlin
Addenda: John McMenimen was the son of Michael John McMenimen and Bridget Dougherty, of the townland of Meenadoan, Inishkeel parish, County Donegal, near Fintown.
The Beecher Family
The Beecher family can be traced back to County Cork, Ireland, where my great grandfather was raised and later married. Patrick and his wife, Margaret, had four sons, John, Patrick, Mike and James. In 1856, Patrick and Margaret brought their four sons to the United States. For six years they lived in New York state, where it is believed they went to work in the coal mines. The father Patrick died and was buried in Saratoga Falls, New York. It was after this happened that Margaret brought her boys to Iowa and settled in Iowa City. It is unknown as to why she came to Iowa.
The son John Beecher grew up to marry Johanna Welsh and together they had eight children. Their son John, grew up to marry Mary Ann Donahue, the parents of myself, Ella Beecher Cahill.
It is this family that we will look at. John and Mary Ann Beecher lived for awhile in Iowa City with his brother who had married her sister. It is understood that they farmed together and raised their early families together. Dad had four children at the time and his brother had three. Mother, Mary Ann, was a devoted wife and mother. The home and family was her life. They lived in Iowa City before moving to Dougherty, Iowa. It was through a couple by the name of Wade that John and Mary Anne learned of a farm for sale in Northern Iowa. Mrs. Wade was originally from Dougherty so she was the person who passed on the news of a farm for sale to the Beechers. John went to check out the property by himself and purchased the farm after seeing it. The land was mostlyuntilled prairie land and had sold for $5.00 or less per acre. The year was 1893 when he moved his family to Dougherty, Iowa. There, John farmed and raised cattle. There were no government restrictions at that time, so farmers were able to farm their land as they so desired.
After settling in Dougherty, the Beechers completed their family. Eight children were born. They were: Hannah, Mike, John, William, Mary, James, Ella and Genevieve.
Source: Beecher Cahill McMenimen
Pat and Ruth Cahill
Tim and Lois Cahill
published September 1991
From the memoirs of Ella Beecher Cahill
McMullin [in Geneseo Township, 1870)
Obituary
Gone to His Reward 'Uncle Frank' McMullin, Old-Time Resident and Wealthy Citizen Answers Final Summons After patiently awaiting the death summons for several weeks, Francis McMullin at 10:30 Thursday evening, January 31, 1907, passed to the spirit land. Never having been married, for some time past he has made his home with Mr and Mrs. Wm. Major, the latter being a niece and here it was that death came as a result of cancer of the stomach.
In the issue of the Phonograph of July 17, 1906, the following brief historical sketch of this worthy pioneer citizen was given, the facts being obtained direct from him, which we now republish: "Mr. McMullin is one of the old-timers, being born in Ireland in 1833, came to America in 1849, to Clayton Co. Iowa, in 1853, and to Cerro Gordo county and Genesceo township in 1864, where he has since continuously resided. Mr. McMullin is the youngest of a family of fourteen children and the sole survivor. Another rather strange circumstance is that the old homestead of 53 acres in Ireland owned by his grandfather and father has been kept intact, the title now resting in him, and to use his own language "money would not buy it." While Mr McMullin has extensive property interestes in this locality in south Cerro Gordo, he is not of the ostentatious class. Many are his deeds of charity and philanthropy known only to himself and those he has helped."
But little remains to be added to the foregoing. In an early day he took an active and prominent part in county and township affairs, being a member of the board of supervisors at one time and holding various minor offices. For several weeks he has been deeding realty and making other bequests to nieces and nephews, the closest blood relatives he has, and the remainder will be disposed of by law, as it is claimed that no will was left, among seventeen or eighteen direct heirs. The real estate not already disposed of amounts to about 1000 acres of land in Cerro Gordo county, perhaps $15,000 in monies and credits, and the estate in Ireland which is not believed to be very valuable-probably worth from $50 to $100 per acre.
The Phonopraph chronicles with sorrow the passing away of "Uncle Frank" McMullin, the last of this sturdy family.
The funeral was held at the Congregational church Sunday afternoon conducted by the pastor, Rev. Hill, after which Faternity Lodge No. 344 IOOF of which the deceased was a member took charge of the exercises, interment being made in the Rockwell cemetery beside his brother, Alexander, and sister, "Aunt Margaret." A large concourse of relatives and friends attended the last sad rites.
Several other families are listed in the 1880 census as settled in Dougherty township, including the Boyles, Conways, Donnellys, Gallaghers, Hogan, Kellys, McGees, Mulligans, Murphys, Solbergs, Toners and McCarron.
The Boyle Family
The Boyles came from Dungloe,Donegal, Ireland and settled first in Pennsylvania, coming to Iowa by 1878, when their son David was born. Neal Boyle have been a son of Timothy and Bridget Boyle.
Obituary - Mrs. N. Boyle
"Mrs. Marjory Boyle was born in County Donegal, Ireland, on Nov. 21, 1855. She came with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Campbell, to Hazelton, PA., in June, 1870. She was married there to Neil Boyle on Feb. 20, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. boyle then came to Iowa, residing in Dougherty township, Cerro Gordo County. Fifteen years later they moved to Rockwell, where they lived until the death of Mr. boyle. Since then Mrs. Boyle made her home with her daughter, Mrs. P.H. Hughes."
The surviving children are David M. Boyle, Dougherty; the Rev. J. J. boyle, St. Thomas college, St. Paul, Minn.; the Rev. P. J. Boyle, Grundy Center; Sister M. Laurentius, Madison, Wis.; Mrs. Martin Dolan, Rockwell, and Mrs. P. H. Hughes and Miss Genevieve Boyle, Mason City. Mrs. Boyle is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Anna Gallagher, Rockwell and three brothers, Manus Campbell, Rockwell; J. C. Campbell, Charles City; and John Campbell, Mason City."
The Conway Family
The Conways came from Ireland and settled in Wisconsin, coming to Iowa sometime before 1870. They appear in the 1880 census for Dougherty township but not in the 1900 census, so it is probable they relocated elsewhere in Iowa.
1880 Census Iowa
Dougherty Township
100. Conway, John R. 40 farmer b. Ireland
, Mary 38 wife b. Ireland
, ..... 13 dau. b. Wisc.
, Francie? 12 dau. b. Wisc.
, Julia 10 dau. b. IA.
, Ellie 8 dau. b. IA.
, Patrick 6 son b. IA.
, Katie 4 dau. b. IA.
, Tom 3 son b. IA.
, John 4/12 son b. IA.
The Donnelly Family
The Donelleys came from Ireland and settled first in Wisconsin, moving to Iowa sometime after 1872. Like the Conways, they do not appear in the 1900 census and may have moved elsewhere by that date.
1880 Iowa Census
Dougherty Township
72 Donnelly, Patrick 57 farmer b. Ireland , Helena 45 housekeeper b. Ireland , Mary 19 b. Wisc. , Elisha 17 b. Wisc. , Dora 13 scholar b. Wisc. , Mattie 11 b. Wisc. , Janie 9 b. Wisc. , Eddie 8 b. Wisc. St. Patrick's Cemetery Dougherty, Ia. Donnelly, Patrick H. 25 Dec 1823 23 Jan. 1881 , Helena 12 May 1828 13 Aug. 1911 , Edward P. 1871 1949 , Margaret P. 1877 wife of Edward P.
The Gallagher Family
The Gallaghers came from Ireland and settled first in Pennsylvania, moving to Iowa sometime before 1879.
1880 Census Iowa
Dougherty Township
115. Gallagher, Manus? 33 farmer b. Ireland
, Katie 28 wife b. Ireland
, Mary 4 dau. b. PA.
, John 1 son b. IA.
The family buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery appear to be descended from a Patrick Gallagher, age 25, a laborer on the farm of Dan Dougherty in 1880.
91. Dougherty, Daniel 52 farmer b. Ireland , Mary 52 wife b. Ireland , P.J. 22 census enumerator b. PA. , Dan 21 son b. PA. , Jas. 29 son b. IA. , Mary 17 dau. b. IA. , John 16 son b. IA. , Maggie 15 dau. b. IA. , Barney? 13 son b. IA. , Eddie 11 son b. IA. , Lesa? 11 dau. b. IA. , Annie 5 dau. b. Ia. Sweeney?, Annie 55 servant b. Ireland Gallagher, Pat 25 farmhand b. Ireland Caunne, Rev. B.A. Catholic priest b. Ireland Floody, .... Horse dealer? b. Ireland
The Hogan Family
The Hogans apparently settled first in Ohio before moving to Wisconsin and then Iowa.
1870 Census
112. Hogan, John 27 farmer b. Ohio (parents b. Ireland)
, Bridget 22 wife b. Wisc.
, James 25 brother b. Ohio
The Kelly Family
The Kellys came from Ireland and settled in Pennsylvania, coming to Ireland sometime after 1870.
1880 Census Iowa
Dougherty Township
102. Kelly, John 48 farmer b. Ireland
, Sarah 45 wife b. Ireland
, Mary J. 19 dau.-teacher b. PA.
, Chealis? 18 dau. b. PA.
, John 10 son b. PA.
The McGee Family
The McGees came from county Donegal, Ireland and settled in Pennsylvania, come to Iowa sometime before 1877.
116. McGee, Dan 36 farmer b. Ireland
, Mary 35 wife b. Ireland
, Maria? 10 dau. b. PA.
, Michael 3 son b. IA.
, Bridget 1 dau. b. IA.
O'Donnell, Barney 27 servant b. Ireland
The Mulligan Family
The Mulligans came from Longford County, Ireland and probably settled first in Pennsylvania, possibly coming to Iowa with the Boyles, since they are listed on the same farm in the 1880 census.
99. Boyle, Neal? 30 farmer b. Ireland
, Magie 24 wife b. Ireland
, Mary 4 dau. b. PA.
, David 2 son b. IA.
Mulligan, John 60 farmer b. Ireland
, Elizabeth 55 wife b. Ireland
, James 24 son b. ....?
, .... 18 dau. b. ....?
, Katie 14 dau. b. ....?
The Murphy Family
Contact: comundson@hotmail.com (cecelia omundson)
MURPHY’S FAMILY TREE
Owen Murphy came to America for Ireland. County Sligo, Connoth Town. He had 2 brothers and 2 sisters.
Mike who lived in Springfield, Ohio. He had a daughter Kate and she married a Mr Scanlon. (If I could read the paper right) they had 2 children.
Helen who married a Kreiger.
Bill who became a priest.
Edward which nothing is known about.
Catherine married Anothony Morris.
Mary married Mike Kelly and lived in Manitowac, WI.
Ellen McGee came to America From County Mayo, Ireland when she was 18 yrs old. She had a brother named Barney and 3 sisters.
Mary married Pat Carlies in Ohio.
Ann married Parsy Dolan and lived in Springfield, Ohio.
Bridgie married to a Mr. Kennedy in Ohio.
Owen and Ellen McGee Murphy were married in Springfield, Ohio and moved to Manitowac, WI. While living in WI they had 11 children. They moved to Dougherty Iowa when the twins Gene and Margaret Anne were 1 ˝ yr old. They moved by train and settled on the old farm nw of Dougherty.
Owen was born 1819 Ireland
Ellen McGee Murphy 1836 Ireland
Died 1904 Dougherty
Died May 14, 1924
Dougherty, Ia
Mary B Murphy Nov 14, 1854 – April 12,1943 married Jim Hogan. They had 7 children.
1)Michael married Alice Conners
2)James married Mae Conners
3)Daniel married Mollie Conners
4)Mary
5)John married Mary Moran
6)Nellie married Leo
7)Leo married a Cox
Margaret lived for 2 yrs and is buried in Manitowac, WI. Patrick H. Murphy 1859- November 18, 1950 married Dora Donnelly, they had 2 children on died at birth and the other was Luella. Catherine (Kate) 1862- June 8, 1934 married Tom Kelley They had 8 children.
1) Mayme Kelley married Joseph Geary
2) Agnes Kelley married Jim Rooney
3) Eugene M Kelley married Bridget O’Donnell
4) Cletus Kelley
5) William Kelley married Mary C Gallagher.
6) Lorraine Kelley married Larry Cain
7) Margaret Kelley married a Gallagher
Michael Feb 27,1863 – April 20, 1945 married a Martha (Mattie) Donnelly. They had one child Francis Emmett Murphy Sept 26,1902 – Sept 9,1973 John Joseph Murphy May 2, 1867 – May 8, 1935 married Rose Anne Reilly November 11,1882 Rathkenny Co. Meath, Ireland. She died July 11,1966. They had 9 children.
1) Walter married Louise Paulus.2) Mary married Albert Merfeld
3) Joseph B became a priest
4) Edward married Mary Ellen Galagan
5) James married Katherine Fitzpatrick
6) Francis married Gwendolyn Keat
7) Mary Ellen known as Sister Mary Ellen PBVM
8) Vincent married Marcile Koppen
9) Maurice married Clark Dougherty
Nell (Nellie) 1868 – November 13 1935 never married
Bridget Aug 19,1870 – September 5, 1960 never married
James 1875 – Oct. 30, 1942 never married
Eugene (Gene) 1877- 1948 twin of Margaret Anne never married.
Margaret Ann 1877- 1981 married Edward P. Donnelly. They had 10 children.
1) Mary Donnelly married Leroy Behr
2) Rita Donnelly married ? Ploung
3) Eleanor never married
4) Theresa May Donnelly married Chuck Gannon
5) Joseph Donnelly
6) Vincent Donnelly married Rosalie ?
7) Leo Donnelly married Berdize Kleven (unsure of spelling)
8) Raymond Donnelly married Marcella A. Polansky
9) Jane Frances Donnelly 3/17/1916 – 6/15/1916
10) Dorothy Donnelly later know was Sister Mary Margaret PBVM deceased
Adopted George Murphy April 1886- 1947 married Lavenier Jean Palmer. George Murphy was adopted when the Orphan Train came from New York. While Grandma Ellen (McGee) Murphy was going to confession one day, the priest asked her to take an orphan boy. The priest replied "But he would have a good home." Bridget, Nell, Eugene and James never married so can you believe they might have spoiled George. When George grew up he was sent to Columbia College, now called Loras College. They didn't have children and adopted Elizabeth “ Betty” March 21,1926 – Feb. 27,1999 later know as Sister Mary Jean Murphy, Presentation Sister. Sister Jean passed away with cancer.
The Solberg Family
The Solbergs were Norwegian in origin; It is possible that they came to Iowa from Wisconsin with the Cutters, on whose farm an Olin Solberg appears in 1880.
113. Solberg, Olin? 26 farmer b. Norway
Cutter, D.B. 39 farmer b. Ohio
, Elizabeth wife b. Wisc.
, Willis 10 son b. IA.
, Orville 4 son b. IA.
, Arthur 8 son b. IA.
, Gerry 6 son b. IA.
Walling?, F.W. 28 servant b. N.Y.
The Toner Family
The Toner family were from Barnes in County Tryone, Ireland and came to Iowa sometime prior to 1867.
87. Toner, Michael 55 farmer b. Ireland
, Rose 45 wife b. Ireland
, Patrick 18 son b. Ireland
, Rose 13 dau. b. IA.
The McCarron Family
The McCarrons came from Ireland and went to Pennsylania,later settling in Dougherty, Iowa sometime after 1874.
117. McCarron, Jas. 45 farmer b. Ireland
, Sophia? 45 wife b. Ireland
, ......? 20 son b. Ireland
, Mary 16 dau. b. PA.
, Anne 14 dau. b. PA.
, Roger 12 son b. PA.
, John 10 son b. PA.
, James 8 son b. PA.
, Susan 6 dau. b. PA.
James McCarron was born 1836 in Ireland and died February 2, 1903. He married Anna Bell boyle. She was born 1836 in Ireland and died July 8, 1885.
1. Bridget McCarron, b. 31 Dec. 1861 in Ireland, d. 21 Apr. 1898
in Dougherty. Married Neice Campbell 21 Feb. 1978.
2. Barney McCarron b. 1860
3. Mary Agnes McCarron, b. 2 aug. 1865, Hazleton, PA.; d. 1955
in Mason City, Iowa.
4. Anne McCarron, b. Nov. 1865, PA.; married Henry McLaughlin in 1885
(b. in Scotland)
5. Roger McCarron b. 1868
6. John McCarron b. 1870
7. John McCarron b. 1871
8. James McCarron b. 1872
9. Susan McCarron b. 1874
Notes on the McCarrons by Steve Campbell
According to Steve, Bernard McCarron, the brother of Bridget, who married Neice Campbell, returned to Leckbeg in Templecrone Parish, Donegal, which is presumably where the family came from in Donegal.
The Zweck Family
Contact: Don Smith (don@djsmith.us.com)
The Zweck family of Dougherty, Iowa descend from John Zweck, born in 1832 in Prussia, Germany. He married Anna Jeanette Gardner or Gaertner in Roseville, IA., and died 24 Dec. 1900 in Charles City, Iowa. His son, John L. Zweck, born 9 Apr. 1871 married Anna Marie Yost and died 23 Aug. 1910 in Dougherty, Iowa.
John Zweck was the brother of George Zweck, who came to the U.S. ca. 1844 to 1854 and settled in Charles City, Floyd county, Iowa, before relocating to Colorado in 1859. Both were sons of Michael Zweck, a veteran of the Napoleanoic Wars and a participant in the battle of Waterloo.
John Zweck's children were:
1. Mathias Zweck, b. 31 Aug. 1894; died 4 Nov. 1894
2. Johnnie Zweck, b. 31 Aug. 1894; d. 10 Jan. 1895
3. Anna Rose Zweck b. 19 Apr. 1896, at Dougherty, IA;
married John Whalen;
4. Nicholias Zweck, b. 14 Oct. 1897 at Dougherty; d. 13 Nov. 1937.
5. Lawrence Zweck, b. 15 Apr. 1899; d. 30 Mar. 1928
6. John L. Zweck b. 2 Oct. 1900; d. 5 Apr. 1945
7. Charles Zweck, b. 12 Jun. 1902; d. 5 Jan. 1903
8. Mathias Zweck, b. 11 Jun. 1906; d. 10 May 1959
9. Genevieve Zweck, b. 11 Jun. 1906; d. 1988 Mason City, IA
m. Herb Carlson
10. Leonard Andrew Zweck, b. 11 Jun. 1906; d. 14 Jan. 1978
married Eleanor Anna McLaughlin, the dau. of Daniel J. and
Rose (McMenimen) McLaughlin of Dougherty, IA.
11. George Zweck, b. 9 Aug. 1910; d. 11 Sept. 1971
Leonard Andrew Zweck and Eleanor Anna (McLaughlin) Zweck of Dougherty, Iowa, had the following children:
1. Darlene Zweck b. 26 Feb. 1929
married John Patrick Morgan
2. Mary Margaret Zweck b. 1 Jul. 1931
married Robert Francis Reed
3. John Leonard Zweck, b. 10 Nov. 1935
married Gwen Campbell
4. Donald Joseph Zweck, b. 29 may 1938
married Alice marie Jacobs
5. Robert Lawrence Zweck, b. 15 Nov. 1939
married Rita Stevens
6. Joseph Daniel Zweck, b. 7 Jul. 1953
married Mary Beatrice Zimmerman
1 Sept 1988
The Adams Family
Contact: annflaherty@primus.com.au (Ann Flaherty)
1920 Census Iowa
Cerro Gordo County
Dougherty township
Adams, Christ age 41 b. Illinois
, Rosa age 37 b. Iowa
, Kathleen, 4 3/12 b. New York
Kathleen was adopted (maiden name, Frake).