| Family Group Sheet data from: researchers below |
|
husband |
William Shelby "Bud" Dougherty |
|
birthdate and birthplace |
10 Mar 1842 Lawrence Co, Ind |
|
death date, place |
Bedford, Taylor Co, Iowa |
|
burial |
Memory Cem, East River Twp, Page Co, Ia |
|
1st marriage |
09 Feb 1865 Taylor Co, Ia: Sarah Jane Edwards |
|
2nd marriage |
09 Mar 1875 Taylor Co, Ia: Lodesca F. Cavender |
|
father |
Gideon Dougherty |
|
mother |
Elizabeth Mahan |
|
wife |
Sarah Jane Edwards |
|
birthdate and place |
|
|
deathdate and place |
|
|
burial |
|
|
father |
|
|
mother |
|
| #1 Monroe |
born |
Jan 1866 Taylor Co, Ia |
| married |
01 May 1910 Adam Co, Colo: Elsie Chaffee |
| died |
13 Jan 1931 Aurora, Adams Co, Colo |
| buried |
Fairmont Cem, Denver, Colo |
| #2 Mary Alice |
born |
13 Nov 1868 Taylor Co, Ia |
| married |
24 Dec 1890 Taylor Co, Ia: Ira Newton Thomas |
| died |
01 Apr 1959 Panorama City, Los Angeles Co, Calif |
| buried |
Memory Cem, East River Twp, Page Co, Ia |
wife |
Lodesca F. Cavender |
birthdate and place |
27 Nov 1855 Dubois Co, Ind |
deathdate and place |
16 Nov 1945 Bedford, Taylor Co, Ia |
2nd marriage |
30 Nov 1905 Taylor Co, Ia: Cornelius Wertz |
burial |
Memory Cem, East River Twp, Page Co, Ia |
father |
John Cavender |
mother |
Martha A. Thornton |
| #1 Leona |
born |
14 Jan 1876 Taylor Co, Iowa |
| married |
22 Feb 1899 Page Co, Iowa: John Carmichael |
| died |
04 Jul 1964 |
| buried |
Mountview Cem, Billings, Yellowstone Co, Montana |
| #2 Ora Elbert |
born |
20 May 1877 Page Co, Iowa |
| married |
25 Dec 1898 New Market, Taylor Co, Ia: Olive B. Thompson |
| died |
21 Jun 1919 Clarinda, Page Co, Ia |
| buried |
Memory Cem, East River Twp, Page Co, Iowa |
| #3 Estella "Stella" |
born |
08 Jul 1879 Iowa |
| married |
06 Mar 1906: Earl Wamsley |
| died |
05 Mar 1964 Mission, Johnson Co, Ks |
| buried |
|
| #4 Bertha |
born |
May 1881 Iowa |
| married |
Fred Goudie |
| died |
11 Jan 1956 |
| buried |
Washington Cem, Gravity, Taylor Co, Iowa |
| #5 Nellie |
born |
Dec 1883 Taylor Co, Iowa |
| married |
|
| died |
1915 |
| buried |
Memory Cem, East River Twp, Page Co, Iowa |
| #6 Cordelia "Corda" |
born |
Jan 1887 Taylor Co, Iowa |
| married |
Grover Mohler |
| died |
26 Dec 1964 Des Moines, Polk Co, Ia |
| buried |
Fairview Cem, Bedford, Taylor Co, Iowa |
| #7 Horace |
born |
31 Jan 1891 Taylor Co, Iowa |
| married |
30 Apr 1926 Daisy Simmons |
| died |
17 May 1969 |
| buried |
North English Cem, North English, Iowa Co, Iowa |
|
Mrs L.F. Wertz
Lodesca Florence Cavender was born Nov 27, 1855 in Dubois county, Indiana, and died Friday, Nov 16, 1945, at the age of 89 years, 11 months and 15 days, at the home of her daughter, Mrs Grover Mohler in Bedford [Iowa].
She was the daughter of JOHN and MARTHA CAVENDER, and in early childhood came with her parents to Taylor County where she grew to womanhood and was married to Wm. Shelby Dougherty in 1874.
To them were born seven children: Leona Carmichael of Klein, Montana; Ora Elbert Dougherty, deceased; Stella Wamsley of Kansas City; Nellie Dougherty, deceased; Bertha Goudie and Cordie Mohler of Bedford; Horace Dougherty of North English, Iowa.
She was the stepmother of two children, Monroe Dougherty, deceased and Mary Alice Thomas of Kansas City. Surviving with the children are twenty grandchildren, thirty-four great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
Mr Dougherty died in December, 1900. She was married to Cornelius Wertz in November, 1905. He died in May, 1920.
The funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev O.H. Hallgrimson. Burial was in Memory cemetery, New Market.
BEDFORD TIMES-PRESS, Bedford, Iowa, Nov 22, 1945 |