The information for Amasa J Smith and Dora Dougherty's marriage is confirmed as what we had: 29 Feb, 1880. No new information was on the record.
Witnesses were Mrs. Jennie Miller and something A Smith (I couldn't read the first name). I'm attaching the scanned image (2 versions)
10-4-2010: Apparently I never got the file uploaded because it was in pdf format, which blogger won't take. I'm publishing this post from last May, and if I find the file I'll try to remember to attach it.
Showing posts with label Minnesota. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Minnesota. Show all posts
Monday, October 4, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Marriage Records
Laura and I found these on microfilm a while ago, but since blogger won't take pdf we couldn't post them as originally scanned. It took me a while to get around to posting them.
The first record is for Amasa J Smith and Dora Dougherty, married in Watonwan County, Minnesota, 29 February 1880 (the original record said March but this was crossed out more recently).
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The second record is for William Nelson and Sally Carley, married in Vernon, Indiana, 22 August 1839.
The first record is for Amasa J Smith and Dora Dougherty, married in Watonwan County, Minnesota, 29 February 1880 (the original record said March but this was crossed out more recently).
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The second record is for William Nelson and Sally Carley, married in Vernon, Indiana, 22 August 1839.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Smith Marriage Record
I am ordering microfilm number 1638096 to confirm our recorded marriage information for Amasa Jay Smith and his wife Dora/Isidor in St. James, Watonwan, MN on 29 Feb 1880. Hopefully it will also have information on her real name, her parents, and birth info.
Laura found her on someone else's family tree with rather suspect information, but listing her parents and Gerard A. Dougherty and Mary Harding, who were married in Hancock county, Illinois on July 3, 1856. They appear in 1880 in a Keen, IL census with an 18 year old daughter Deora. This could possibly be her, but not likely, since we see her in a MN census that same year already married to Amasa Jay and with a brother named Jack, who doesn't appear as a son of Gerard.
Laura found her on someone else's family tree with rather suspect information, but listing her parents and Gerard A. Dougherty and Mary Harding, who were married in Hancock county, Illinois on July 3, 1856. They appear in 1880 in a Keen, IL census with an 18 year old daughter Deora. This could possibly be her, but not likely, since we see her in a MN census that same year already married to Amasa Jay and with a brother named Jack, who doesn't appear as a son of Gerard.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Smiths
Looking for census records of the other side of the family, I found the smiths in Minnesota in 1900:
Minnesota > Hennepin > Minneapolis Ward 4
Amasa Smith (b May 1857 in MN) had been married to Isidor (b Oct 1861 in IA) for 20 years. Of their 7 children, 6 were living, all still at home. The children were Madison J (son b Oct 1885), Charlotte V (b Nov 1887), Harrison L (b Aug 1889), Oleta (daughter b May 1890), Noel C (b Apr 1894) and Attalee H (son b Apr 1898).
They were living in a rented home, and Amasa was working as a "Yard Master," presumably for the railroad. All but the youngest child was in school. Amasa's father was born in NY and his mother in NH; Isidor's parents were both from Ohio.
Amasa J also appears in 1910, this time in Spokane, WA (Spokane Ward 1). With him are wife Dora, daughter Leta (19), and sons Noel (16) and Hale (11). He was working for the railroad. Lots of other Smiths appear on the same page, so there may be family nearby.
In 1880 Jay Smith (23) and his wife Dora (19) are living in Saint James, Watonwan, Minnesota. Jack Dougherty (16), a brother (to Dora) is living with them, working on the trains.
In 1870, Jay Smith (12) is living in Butternut Valley, Blue Earth, Minnesota with his parents Amasa Smith (50, from NY) and Anna C (35, from NH). Amasa is a Farmer. Jay has three sisters and a brother: Ella (10), Cordelia (6), Etta (4), and Ernest (2).
The older Amasa Smith (Amasa J's father), was living in Waverly, Martin, Minnesota in 1880. His household consisted of himself (60), his wife Anna C (45), daughters Luella A (21), Ada C (19), and Ella M (14), and sons Ernest L (12), William A (10), Charles A (8), and Archie H (5).
Amasa was still farming--his parents were both from NY, and Anna's were both from NH.
In 1900 there are two widowed Ann C Smiths from NY of the right age, both living in NY at the time--one in Catskill and one in Canisteo. None from NH show up. More searching necessary.
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There is a good candidate for Dora's parents living in MN, with the information below, but there are a lot of Dougherty families living in IA with birthplace OH, so more comparison is necessary.
Isaiah (49) and Ruth (43), both born in OH (Ruth's parents from VA and CT), have a large household: son Lucius (23), daughter-in-law Frances E (23) and grandson James J; daughters Acalda (13), Effie (9), and Katy (3); and sons Jarvis (20) Daniel (11), and Edgar (7). *my pairing of Frances with Lucius is just guesswork--she is listed after Jarvis, and her son is at the very end.
I had trouble finding Dora or her brother Jack in 1870
Minnesota > Hennepin > Minneapolis Ward 4
Amasa Smith (b May 1857 in MN) had been married to Isidor (b Oct 1861 in IA) for 20 years. Of their 7 children, 6 were living, all still at home. The children were Madison J (son b Oct 1885), Charlotte V (b Nov 1887), Harrison L (b Aug 1889), Oleta (daughter b May 1890), Noel C (b Apr 1894) and Attalee H (son b Apr 1898).
They were living in a rented home, and Amasa was working as a "Yard Master," presumably for the railroad. All but the youngest child was in school. Amasa's father was born in NY and his mother in NH; Isidor's parents were both from Ohio.
Amasa J also appears in 1910, this time in Spokane, WA (Spokane Ward 1). With him are wife Dora, daughter Leta (19), and sons Noel (16) and Hale (11). He was working for the railroad. Lots of other Smiths appear on the same page, so there may be family nearby.
In 1880 Jay Smith (23) and his wife Dora (19) are living in Saint James, Watonwan, Minnesota. Jack Dougherty (16), a brother (to Dora) is living with them, working on the trains.
In 1870, Jay Smith (12) is living in Butternut Valley, Blue Earth, Minnesota with his parents Amasa Smith (50, from NY) and Anna C (35, from NH). Amasa is a Farmer. Jay has three sisters and a brother: Ella (10), Cordelia (6), Etta (4), and Ernest (2).
The older Amasa Smith (Amasa J's father), was living in Waverly, Martin, Minnesota in 1880. His household consisted of himself (60), his wife Anna C (45), daughters Luella A (21), Ada C (19), and Ella M (14), and sons Ernest L (12), William A (10), Charles A (8), and Archie H (5).
Amasa was still farming--his parents were both from NY, and Anna's were both from NH.
In 1900 there are two widowed Ann C Smiths from NY of the right age, both living in NY at the time--one in Catskill and one in Canisteo. None from NH show up. More searching necessary.
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There is a good candidate for Dora's parents living in MN, with the information below, but there are a lot of Dougherty families living in IA with birthplace OH, so more comparison is necessary.
Isaiah (49) and Ruth (43), both born in OH (Ruth's parents from VA and CT), have a large household: son Lucius (23), daughter-in-law Frances E (23) and grandson James J; daughters Acalda (13), Effie (9), and Katy (3); and sons Jarvis (20) Daniel (11), and Edgar (7). *my pairing of Frances with Lucius is just guesswork--she is listed after Jarvis, and her son is at the very end.
I had trouble finding Dora or her brother Jack in 1870
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