Daugherty/Carrington Prairie Roots: April 19, 2013

I'm still looking through cousin Gwyn's information that she sent me. The following is a letter written by Lillie Pesicka, the wife of Ralph. Ralph was the son of Edna Place Pesicka, the daughter of Mom's great aunt Hattie Daugherty Place. The letter was sent to Gwyn from Dupree, SD, August 17, 1983.

I met Ralph only once and visited his small but pleasant home in Dupree. Dupree is a very unique town. It is the county seat of Ziebach County, SD, but it is a very small town. Later I'll have to find out the exact population. At the time of my visit Lillie was suffering from Dementia and was in a care facility in North Dakota. Both have passed away.

"Dear Gwyn: I am sorry that it has taken me so long to answer your letter. First of all I will tell you that Edna died in Dec. 1979. My name is Lillie and I am married to Edna's son "Doc" as he is call. Real name is Ralph. The "Doc" is just a nickname and doesn't mean he is one.

Edna gets letters every so often and they are always put in our PO box. Anyway, after Edna died I found some of Grandma Hattie Places diaries. So I am sending you copies of what "history" that was in a notebook. You will notice a few notations in red which I have added.

I don't know if you have sent a letter to Mrs. Lloyd (Helen) McNeil. Wessington, SD 57381, but she might be able to assist you. The only other thing I could help you with would be George and Edna Pesicka's family.

Hope this helps you some and I wish you luck in your project. My daughter has also been working on a family history on my side of the family.

Good Luck!   Lillie Pesicka.

Here is the history written March 8, 1946, by Hattie Daugherty Place, sister of George Henry Daugherty, my ggrandpa. Titled: Our Family

Father - William Henry Daugherty, born 1830 in Va. afterward became W. Va. Died Fab. 1924.
Mother - Martha Pepper, born in Ohio, Jan. 3rd, 1838, died Feb. 19th, Married Feb. 19, 1861.

Issue:
I. John William - b. 1862, May 9th. (In Ill.?)
   Married Mary Elizabeth ? Courtney Murphy in 1903 - no children
   Mary died Nov. 23, 1927 in Portland, Oregon

II.Hattie - born in Illinois, Oct. 31, 1863.
Married to Wm. Henry Place, March 22 1865. Wm. Henry died Dec. 17th, 1913.
    Issue:
    Laura Audrey Place, Aug. 3, 1888
    Married John L. Sisco, Dec. 28, 1917
    To them was born - Helen Audrey, Dec. 27, 1918
                                    John William, Jan. 25, 1921
                                    Paul Raymond, b. Jan. 13th, 1924
                                    Betty Ruth, Sept. 1st, 1927, Betty died.
     Lilian Edna, b. Jan. 11, 1890, married George Pesicka, 1912
            Children: Philo Elton, Jan. 30th, 1914
                             Donald Lewis, Sept. 18, 1915
                             Lawrence Raymond, Feb. 9, 1917
                             Francis Genevieve, June 2, 1919
                             Ralph Harlan, January 10, 1922
                             Richard Wayne, July 23rd, 1924
                             Ruth Maxine, March 2nd, 1928
                             Willard Lee, March 2nd, 1930
                             Barbara Harriet, June 12, 1932
   Park Edward, June 3rd, 1892, married to Elsie Schollian in 1916
            Issue: Edna Maude (Edyne), July 29, 1918, Edna married                  Maynard Groome, Issue - Joy Ann
   Dwight Harlan, July 20th, 1894. Married twice - no issue.

III. George Henry Daugherty, Feb. 23, 1865, Married to Elizabeth DeLong 1887. Children: Robert, Charles, Mabel, Bertha, Fred, Frank, and Mabel. 2 babies died in infancy. Elizabeth died

IV. James Robert - died in infancy
V. Edd Daugherty
VI. Fred Daugherty -married Ona Huddleston
      Issue: Wm Howard, Martha Edna, John Fredric
VII. Frank - Feb. 9, 1873, died August 4, 1873
VIII. Emma Jane - August 25, 1874, married Cas. Brady
       Issue - Mildren Marion, Feb. 1900
        Vera Gladys, Feb. 1902
       Donald Dean, 1904
IX. Richard, Feb. 16, 1878, married Xoa Marsh
      Issue - Leland, who has one child, Gary Julian, Born 1941.

Continuing on the next page...in the words of Hattie Daugherty Place

My Grandfather, Wm Daugherty, Born Feb. 13, 1799, died in 1875
Grandmother, Hannah Harriet Bedd Daugherty, Born Sept. 26, 1807, died Sept. 8, 1874. Her father George Augustus Beddo, born March 17, 1774.

Children of Wm. and Hannah D.
Robert James, August 26, 1827
Margaret Ellen, Oct. 21, 1828
Wm. Henry, (my father), Sept. 23 or 24, 1830, died in 1916
Emily Susan, Dec. 10, 1832, died 1882, married to Ralston
Laura Jane (Logan, Feb. 16, 1835
Edward Armpstead, Jan. 26, 1839, died 1910
Martha Elsie, Nov. 8, 1844
Harriet (Hayworth), August 17, 1849

Last Page: Mother's ( Martha Pepper Daugherty) Forbears and brother and sisters.

John Pepper and Rebecca Gooden, John born August 27, 1800, died 1858
Rebecca, Feb. 28, 1803, died Feb. 12, 1860
Children:
Daniel Fredric - Feb. 25, 1825
Henry Wilson, June 4, 1826
Hiram Johnson, July 10, 1828
Anderson, Sept. 11, 1831
Margaret, Sept. 11, 1833
John, Oct. 21, 1835
Martha (mother), Jan. 3, 1838, died 1923
Jacob, March 19, 1840
Geo. Washington, April 21, 1842, Sept. 3, 1868
Mary Ann, Sept. 3, 1844
Walter Scott, Dec. 28, 1847