Wilson DOTY

Wilson DOTY[1]

Male 1847 - 1929  (81 years)

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  • Name Wilson DOTY 
    Born 28 Dec 1847  Morgan, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Jun 1929  Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Harrison County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Notes 
    • Wilson DOTY, a representative farmer of La Grange Township, came to Harrison County with his parents twenty-five years ago -- in the autumn of 1866. They settled in Taylor Township, near Modale, and three years later they removed to St. John's Township and were there until 1872, when they came to La Grange Township, where he and his father at first purchased forty acres of wild land, having to borrow the money to make the first payment with. They built a frame house 16x26 feet and in 1883, erected a barn 30x44 feet. The farm now consists of one hundred and twenty acres.

      Mr. DOTY was born in Morgan County, Indiana, December 28, 1847, and when he was seven years of age his parents removed to Madison County, Iowa, where they remained until the spring of 1866 and then moved to Berry County, Missouri, remained one season and then came to Harrison County. Our subject remained with his parents until the time of their death.

      Preston DOTY, the father of our subject, was born in Kentucky, in 1807, and in April 1814, came with his parents to Indiana, becoming a pioneer of the Hoosier State, and remained there until 1855 and then removed to Madison County, Iowa, from there to Missouri, and so on to Harrison County, Iowa. His wife, Mariah (LEE) DOTY was born in South Carolina, December 2, 1804. Her parents came to Indiana, where she married John BOLDS, January 1, 1824. They were the parents of two daughters and three sons. Mr. BOLDS died in Indiana, September 10, 1831, and January 1, 1841, she married Preston DOTY, by which marriage three children were born, our subject being the youngest of the family. The children were as follows: Lucetta, born October 31, 1842; Evan, born August 5, 1844; and Wilson, born December 28, 1847.

      Our subject's father (Preston) married for his first wife Nancy SHRUM, by whom one child was born, John, April 1, 1828, and who died June 1, 1832. Nancy (SHRUM) DOTY, died March 31, 1834, and September 25, 1835, Preston married (as his 2nd wife) Elizabeth MURPHY, and they were the parents of two children: Samuel born August 17, 1836; and James born September 10, 1837. The mother of these children died June 11, 1838.

      Our subject was united in marriage in Harrison County, Iowa, August 3, 1875, to Miss Winnie E. JONES, and they are the parents of six children, born as follows: Oscar, June 14, 1876; Leroy, January 17, 1878; Chloe M., May 28, 1879; Edgar, May 22, 1882; Winnie E., September 19, 1883; Earl, February 28, 1888. Edgar died August 20, 1882.

      Mrs. DOTY was born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, December 11, 1858, and removed with her parents to Harrison County when a small girl. Her father, William M. Jones, was born in Putnam County, Ind., June 8, 1820. He first married Miss Tabitha Aldridge, and they were the parents of five children: Emily, Martha A., Allen S., Silas A. and John H. Tabitha (Aldridge) Jones died in Indiana, and Mr. Jones married for his second wife, Miss Sarah Ellis, and by this marriage eleven children were born -- William M., Euen G., Acenath T., Amanda J., Winnie E., Sarah A., (deceased), James E., Joel L. (deceased), and Harvey L. The mother of these children was born in Indiana, April 22, 1829, and remained in the Hoosier State until the date of her marriage, and is now living in La Grange Township, this county. Both she and her husband were members of the Predestinarian Baptist Church. The father and mother of Mr. Doty, belong to the same church, the father being a minister of that denomination.

      Politically, our subject is identified with the Democratic party, He has held the office of Justice of the Peace, being elected in 1889, and still holding such position; he is also a member of the School Board, and has been for six years, and was elected Trustee for La Grange Township at the November election in 1891.

      Source: 1891 Harrison County Iowa History, page 571,572.
    Person ID I17407  Complete
    Last Modified 6 May 2008 

    Family Winifred Evans JONES,   b. 11 Dec 1858, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1945  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 3 Aug 1875  Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Arthur DOTY
    +2. Oscar DOTY,   b. 14 Jun 1876, IA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Leroy DOTY,   b. 17 Jan 1878, near Beebeetown (Harrison) IA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1930, Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     4. Chloe M. DOTY,   b. 28 May 1879, Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Edgar DOTY,   b. 22 May 1882, Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1882, Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +6. Winnie E. DOTY,   b. 19 Sep 1883, Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Earl DOTY,   b. 28 Feb 1888, Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1964, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F7051  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Dec 1847 - Morgan, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Aug 1875 - Harrison County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Jun 1929 - Harrison County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Rose Hill Cemetery, Harrison County, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S120] 1915 History of Harrison Co., Iowa, 546-548. Biography of J. Ellis Jones.

    2. [S182] Biography of Wilson Doty, 1891 Harrison County Iowa Biographies., b. 28 Dec 1847.

    3. [S183] Biography of Leroy Doty., b. IN.

    4. [S186] WPA 1930s Graves Registration Survey., b. 28 Dec 1847.

    5. [S186] WPA 1930s Graves Registration Survey., d. 16 Jun 1928.

    6. [S186] WPA 1930s Graves Registration Survey., bur. Rose Hill Cem., Missouri Valley (Harrison) IA.

    7. [S182] Biography of Wilson Doty, 1891 Harrison County Iowa Biographies., m. 3 Aug 1875 (Harrison) IA.