John R. DOUGHERTY

1842 -

• Name	John R. DOUGHERTY
  Birth	17 Dec 1842	Cayuga Co., NY
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I1000	Benham Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	Melissa Jane TRUESDELL,   b. 16 Dec 1838
  Marriage	1862
  Family ID	F149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2025

  
  

• Notes

  From "History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties, Michigan" By John S. Schenck. Philadelphia: D.W. Ensign & CO., 1881. Page 260. Lyons John R. Dougherty came to Michigan with his mother in 1857, and located near Lyons, Ionia Co. He remained at home until he was twenty, supporting his mother by working on a farm summers, and going to school winters. In August 1862 he enlisted in the Eighth Michigan Infantry, and served three years. After the war he engaged in the grocery and provision business. In 1868 he purchased an unimproved farm. In 1862 he married Melissa J. Truesdell, of Broome Co., NY. She was the daughter of Smauel and Perthina Truesdell, who were early settlers in that region. His mother died on July 19, 1876. Mr. Dougherty is now the senoir member of the banking firm of John R. Dougherty & Co., and also of the mercantile firm of Dougherty & Gleason, at Lyons, Mich.