Dr. William Wallace Dougherty died 27 Dec. 1890. He was born in Lawrence Co., Indiana Sept. 20, 1820. He was of pure Virginia strain. The Dougherty family was from Virginia and emigrated to KY at the time when the dangers of life there gave that state the name of Dark and Bloody Ground.". His father and mother, William and Ellen Dougherty were cousins, and emigrated from Ky to Lawrence Co., Ind. His mother dying during his infancy, he was sent to relatives in Trimble Co., KY. to be reared. In 1831, those relatives removed with him to Pike Co., MO., where for five succeeding years he had the benefit of district and select schools. He was a nephew of that noble pioneer of Clay Co., MO., Maj. John Dougherty, who died here 30 years ago. Maj. Dougherty, when a young man, in 1808, passed through this country on his way to the mountains in the employ of one of the fur companies. His subsequent career in the northwest as trader and Indian agent is part of its early history. Under his uncle's guidance and watchful care, the subject of this sketch spent four years among the Indians - Sioux, Pawnees, Omahas, Otoes and other tribes. Returning to civilization, in 1844, began study of medicine under Drs. Land and Rodman, of Trimble Co., KY. Subsequently took the regular course at University of Louisville. During the course, he was married to his cousin, Miss Hannah C. Dougherty, of Indiana. She survived a couple of years, bearing him one child, which also died in early infancy. He married his second wife, Miss Mary A. Frazier, of Orange Co., Ind. Sept. 21, 1848 and she survives him. Her father was John Frazier, an eminent civil engineer. The Frazier family was originally from Delaware.

By his 2nd wife, Dr. Dougherty had 6 children, of whom the following survive him, viz; Mrs. Ella Share, of Wellington, Kans.; Mrs. Mattie Martin, of Bedford Ind.; John Dougherty, of Liberty, MO.; Charles L. Dougherty, Liberty, MO.; and William W. Dougherty, Jr. of Great Falls, Mont. A daughter, Minnie died in 1872 at the age of 6 years.

Dr. Dougherty died suddenly last Saturday night in the drug store of T. T. Allen.
9 Jan 1891.

Provided by Joanne Scobee Morgan