Mrs. Alice Glynn Dougherty

GLYNN, DOUGHERTY

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 9/5/2014 at 10:43:48

MOTHER OF ONE OF CITY'S BEST KNOWN FAMILIES GOES TO REWARD - RESIDES HERE SIXTY-FOUR YEARS

One of Davenport's prominent and best known families suffered an irreparable loss when death came at 12:40 this morning to Mrs. Alice Glynn Dougherty, a resident of this locality for 64 years and mother of four of the city's business men, William M., Thomas P., Edward J., and Lee J. Dougherty. A daughter, Margaret A., living with her mother at the family home at Sixteenth and Brady streets, also survives.

Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Friday morning at Sacred Heart cathedral followed by interment in St. Marguerite's cemetery.

Death came to Mrs. Dougherty in her 75th year and after a life of unselfish devotion to her family, her church, her friends and the poor and unfortunate among her fellow citizens. In good health until six weeks ago, the deceased had for years been active socially and as a charity worker. Her hospital visits, her calls on the sick among her acquaintances and her private benefactions to the poor had been constant.

Six weeks ago an illness which eventually proved fatal came on. It was a complicated stomach disorder which eventually wore down the patient's strong constitution. She became perceptibly weaker day by day until death finally came. All of the immediate family, relatives and friends, had been in daily attendance at her bedside for several weeks past, for the beautiful character and loving disposition of Mrs. Dougherty had made her hosts of friends.

Born in Ireland.

Born in Ireland, Oct. 30, 1850, the daughter of Michael and Mary Glynn, Alice Glynn passed her babyhood there and at the age of three years came with her parents to America. They settled at first in Indiana, living there until the daughter was 12 years of age, when they moved to Iowa and to Davenport. The father decided to become a farmer and settled near Long Grove.

In the early '70s when Alice Glynn had grown to young womanhood, she met Edward J. Dougherty, a neighbor of the farming community and they were married May 22, 1871 in St. Ann's church at Long Grove. They lived on a farm near Long Grove until 1890 when Mr. Dougherty, ambitious and able in business, decided to leave the farm and live and work in the city of Davenport.

Here he was one of the organizers and directors of the Farmers & Mechanics Savings bank, later consolidated with the American Commercial Trust & Savings bank. He was also one of the organizers and directors of the Guaranty Life Insurance Co., of which his son, Lee J., is now secretary and manager. He was actively interested in the coal business, in the street railway and also in public life, serving as supervisor for many years and taking active part in civic affairs.

Active in Church.

During this time Mrs. Dougherty found time not only to rear a brood of four sons and a daughter but also to actively devote herself to social, church and charitable work. She was an ardent member of the Sacred Heart Cathedral congregation for many years and was active in the Holy Name Rosary and other societies.

Mr. Dougherty died June 5, 1905. Since that time the five living children of the deceased, all of whom resided in Davenport or its immediate vicinity, had been able to make their mother's declining years pass gently by. Her husband had left a comfortable estate, providence granted good health and an attentive family did its best to compensate for the loss of husband and father.

Survivors are four sons and one daughter, William M., of the Guaranty Life Insurance Co., Thomas P., real estate broker, Margaret A., at home, Edward J., president of the Citizens Trust & Savings bank and Lee J., secretary and general manager of the Guaranty Life. Two other children, Frank and Mary, died in infancy. A brother and a sister also survive, Thomas P. Glynn, 1505 Pershing avenue, who is the father of Dr. C.E. Glynn, and Mrs. William Tumpane of DeWitt. Another brother, Patrick Glynn, died here recently and a third brother, Peter, died in infancy.

Source: Davenport Democrat and Leader; Davenport, Ia., 06 May 1925.