The Shemwell Family

Lela Covington1888

Name
Lela Covington
Given names
Lela
Surname
Covington
Married name
Lela Daugherty
Birth 1888
MarriageWilliam Oscar DaughertyView this family
July 5, 1909 (Age 21 years)
Text:
Name: W. O. Daugherty Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Lela Covington Spouse's Sex: Female Marriage Date: 5 Jul 1909 Marriage Place: Clay, Texas, United States Event Type: Marriage Source Details: 2:W08W7N Reference: Volumes 1-4
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Oscar Daugherty
August 9, 1928 (Age 40 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty Jr.
Associate: Jennie Hayne
Note: As per the Coroner's report, William was murdered. Subsequent Court Trial revealed he was stabbed to death by the Chief of Police in Electra, Texas.
Burial of a husbandWilliam Oscar Daugherty
1928 (Age 40 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Electra Memorial Cemetery
Deathunknown

Family with William Oscar Daugherty - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: July 5, 1909Clay, Texas, United States
William Oscar Daugherty + Beulah Cowen - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: about 1916Texas, United States
14 months
step-son
Homer Lee Daugherty
Birth: February 1917 30 22Texas, United States
Death: January 10, 1949Texas, United States
3 years
step-son
Floyd Charlie Daugherty
Birth: November 30, 1919 33 25Texas, United States
Death: October 30, 1940Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
3 years
step-son
William Raymond Daugherty
Birth: January 3, 1923 36 28Texas, United States
Death: February 23, 2003Texas, United States

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MarriageTexas Marriages, 1837-1973
Text:
Name: W. O. Daugherty Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Lela Covington Spouse's Sex: Female Marriage Date: 5 Jul 1909 Marriage Place: Clay, Texas, United States Event Type: Marriage Source Details: 2:W08W7N Reference: Volumes 1-4
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Oscar Daugherty - Household

Justice Precinct 1, ED 235 Wilbarger, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Daugherty, William OheadMW22M12TXTXTXEnglishFarm LaborerWorking OutWYes3YesYes
Daugherty, LelawifeFW22M120MSALALEnglishNoneYesYes