The Shemwell Family

Matthew Daugherty JrAge: 99 years18731973

Name
Matthew Daugherty Jr
Given names
Matthew
Surname
Daugherty
Name suffix
Jr
Birth September 2, 1873 33 26
Birth of a brotherLaurens Edward Daugherty
July 23, 1876 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 4 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a sisterSusan Christina Daugherty
March 2, 1880 (Age 6 years)
Census June 4, 1880 (Age 6 years)
Death of a sisterSusan Christina Daugherty
September 16, 1880 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherDaniel Mosby Daugherty
August 15, 1881 (Age 7 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Josephine Stemmler
February 22, 1883 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
MarriageMary Seleta HodgesView this family
about 1899 (Age 25 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1910 Census
Birth of a daughter
#1
Josephine Clara Daugherty
May 19, 1902 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Laurens McCoy Daugherty
December 27, 1903 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Lee Earnest Daugherty
March 8, 1905 (Age 31 years)
Death of a fatherMathew “Matt” Daugherty
November 27, 1906 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary Belle Daugherty
January 2, 1908 (Age 34 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Seleta Frances Daugherty
May 9, 1910 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#6
James Daniel Daugherty
February 4, 1913 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Dorothy Fay Daugherty
February 8, 1914 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 42 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 43 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 44 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 27, 1920 (Age 46 years)
Death of a daughterSeleta Frances Daugherty
December 30, 1928 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 56 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 9, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Death of a brotherLaurens Edward Daugherty
September 13, 1936 (Age 63 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a wifeMary Seleta Hodges
July 25, 1947 (Age 73 years)
Census April 4, 1950 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 76 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a brotherDaniel Mosby Daugherty
December 11, 1955 (Age 82 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Stemmler Daugherty
February 7, 1964 (Age 90 years)
Death May 15, 1973 (Age 99 years)
Obituary
Matthew Daugherty Obituary
May 17, 1973 (2 days after death)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 72 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Van Horn Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 8, 1868Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
10 months
elder brother
John Stemmler Daugherty
Birth: August 25, 1869 29 22Denton, Denton, Texas, United States
Death: February 7, 1964El Paso, Texas, United States
4 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
Laurens Edward Daugherty
Birth: July 23, 1876 36 29Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: September 13, 1936Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger sister
Susan Christina Daugherty
Birth: March 2, 1880 40 33Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: September 16, 1880Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
17 months
younger brother
Daniel Mosby Daugherty
Birth: August 15, 1881 41 34Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: December 11, 1955Big Lake, Reagan, Texas, United States
Family with Mary Seleta Hodges - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1899Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Josephine Clara Daugherty
Birth: May 19, 1902 28 25Claytonville, Fisher, Texas, United States
Death: June 16, 1987Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States
19 months
son
Laurens McCoy Daugherty
Birth: December 27, 1903 30 26Claytonville, Fisher, Texas, United States
Death: December 17, 1974Harris, Texas, United States
14 months
son
Lee Earnest Daugherty
Birth: March 8, 1905 31 28Douglas, Cochise, Arizona, United States
Death: May 12, 1997Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Mary Belle Daugherty
Birth: January 2, 1908 34 30Pirtleville, Cochise, Arizona, United States
Death: March 31, 2009Oklahoma, United States
2 years
daughter
Seleta Frances Daugherty
Birth: May 9, 1910 36 33Claytonville, Fisher, Texas, United States
Death: December 30, 1928Van Horn, Culberson, Texas, United States
3 years
son
James Daniel Daugherty
Birth: February 4, 1913 39 35Claytonville, Fisher, Texas, United States
Death: May 28, 1977Duval, Florida, United States
1 year
daughter
Dorothy Fay Daugherty
Birth: February 8, 1914 40 36Claytonville, Fisher, Texas, United States
Death: February 21, 2002San Marcos, Hays, Texas, United States

Matthew Daugherty Jr has 46 first cousins recorded

Father's family (46)

Parents Christopher Columbus Daugherty + Nancy Jane Lovejoy
4George Daugherty18741939
Parents Thomas Wisdom Daugherty + Martha Rebecca White
5Sammie Daugherty18711875
Parents William Ausburn Daugherty + Mary Ann Phillipi
2Boggs Daugherty18771888
3Nellie Daugherty18771882
4Nouna Daugherty18791880
5Lena Daugherty18821958
6Loula Daugherty18821937
Parents Daniel Boone Daugherty Sr + Loretta Hyatt
2William Daugherty18691870
5Pat Daugherty18751876
6Fannie Daugherty18771877
7Guy A Daugherty18781958
8Jesse Daugherty18801880
9Joseph Daugherty18811957
10Louise Daugherty18851969
Parents David Jones Eddleman + Mary Jane Daugherty
1Pearl Eddleman18691956
3Myrta Eddleman18731954
4Arie Zur Eddleman18751955
5Cuvier Eddleman18801881
6Ora V Eddleman18801968
7Mary Lee Eddleman18821884
Parents James Monroe Daugherty + Sarah Elizabeth Middleton
1Nora Daugherty18761897

Mother's family (0)

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Mathew “Matt” Daugherty - Household

ED 141 Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Daugherty, MattWM39headMLawyerMOKYMD
Daugherty, JosiphinWF31wifeMHousekeepingARGermanyGermany
Daugherty, SWM9sonSxTXARAR
Daugherty, MattWM6sonSxxTXARAR
Daugherty, LaunusWM3sonSxxTXARAR
Daugherty, Susan CWF0 years 3 monthsMardaughterSxxTXARAR

Marriage
Marriage info based on 1910 Census
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Matthew Daugherty Jr - Household

ED 97 Claytonville, Fisher, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Daugherty, MattheadMW36M111TXMOAREnglishFarmerGeneral FarmYesYesOFF
Daugherty, Mary SwifeFW23M11144LAGALAEnglishNoneYesYes
Daugherty, JosiedaughterFW8STXTXLANoneYes
Daugherty, LaurenssonMW6STXTXLANone
Daugherty, LeesonMW4SAZTXLANone
Daugherty, Mary BdaughterFW2SAZTXLANone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Matthew Daugherty Jr - Household

Justice Precinct 2, ED 26 Culberson, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Daugherty, MathewheadOFMW47MYesYesTXMOARYesForemanStock RanchW
Daugherty, MarywifeFW42MYesYesLAGAALYesNone
Daugherty, JosephinedaughterFW17SYesYesYesTXTXLAYesTeacherPublic SchoolW
Daugherty, LaurenssonMW15SYesYesYesTXTXGAYesRancherStock RanchEmp
Daugherty, LeesonMW13SYesYesYesAZTXTXYesNone
Daugherty, MarydaughterFW11SYesYesYesAZTXTXYesNone
Daugherty, SeletadaughterFW9SYesYesYesTXTXTXNone
Daugherty, DanielsonMW6SNoYesYesTXTXTXNone
Daugherty, DorothydaughterFW4SNoTXTXTXNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Matthew Daugherty Jr - Household

Precinct 2, ED 2 Culberson, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Daugherty, MatthewheadO1000RNoMW56M25NoYesTXMOUnited StatesYesProprietorGrocery StoreOYes
Daugherty, Mary SwifeFW53M22NoYesLALALAYesNone
Daugherty, James DsonMW17SNoYesTXTXLAYesOperatorElectric PlantWYes
Daugherty, DorothydaughterFW16SYesYesTXTXLAYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Matthew Daugherty Jr - Household

Justice Precinct 2 Culberson, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Daugherty, MattxheadO1500NOMW66MNoTXGrocery Store OwnerRetail GroceryOA520
Daugherty, Mary SwifeFW63MNoLAGrocery Store AsstRetail GroceryOA520
Weeks, DorothydaughterFW26MNoTX
Weeks, Mary DgranddaughterFW5SNoTX
Weeks, JamegranddaughterFW4SNoTX

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Matthew Daugherty Jr - Household

Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Mayes, Earl JheadMW45MarMOWRanchingRanchO
Mayes, Josephine CwifeFW47MarTXWGeneral ManagerLumber YardO
Daugherty, Matthewfather-in-lawMW76WdTXU