Ellen Landers commenting on the Daugherty Family - Part 5

Before I begin, I'd like to know more about our new follower, "Sammy". Please identify yourself. I'd love to have you join us...just want to have some idea of my readership.

We're continuing the notes of Ellen Landers, a descendent of Harriet Daugherty, sister of William H Daugherty (my gggrandfather. She's a thorough researcher and has much to add to our family information.

We're coming to the end of William Henry's life. His wife, Martha, has "kicked him out" and he is in the state of Kansas, apparently penniless and friendless. "1910: William H. Daugherty, age 80, b. in West Virginia was living in the home of Rufus C. Glitske and wife Nora as a "charge" in Mitchell County, Turkey Creek Township, Kansas. Judy Paulson (that's me!) had information from Beulah Goehring which states that "William Daugherty was a scalawag. He was a gambler and a womanizer. His wife, Martha, kicked him out and ordered the kids, "Don't you bury him beside me." She lies alone in the Wessington, SD cemetery. She had given orders that did not want to be buried by the old S.O.B. so that is why she is buried by herself in Wessington. There is a chip in the glass of her tombstone that has been there for quite sometime. It is assumed it could have been the result of a picture being there and vandals shot the glass. The information goes on to sawy that Hazel McGirr (William's granddaughter) says, "He wasn't home much and not a responsible father."

Deanne Rowen, of Wessington, SD has given Ellen a copy of William H. Daugherty's obituary. I'm not going to print it in full. Here are snippets: "he reached the ripe old age of 88 years when called by death."

If you look at my February 12, 2009 blog you'll see the obituary of Martha Pepper.

The children of William Daugherty and Martha Pepper are Frank Daugherty and John William Daugherty (married Mary Murphy, said to have no children.) Ellen lists a William Daugherty, m. to Mrs. Murphy Hitchcock and said to have written a brief family tree. This William is the above John William. William Henry is the writer of the family information. Then there was Harriet (Hattie) married to William Henry Place. I'll come back to "Aunt Hattie" really soon. George Henry was b. 1865, Edward, Fred, Emma, and Richard.