Chariton County, Missouri Biographical Sketch - JOHN 0. DOUGHERTY 
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The subject of this sketch and a farmer by occupation, well and favorably 
known in Chariton county for his personal worth and integrity of character, 
was born near Fayette, Howard county, Mo., March 8, 1835. Joseph Dougherty, 
the father, was a native of Jessamine county, Kentucky. It was in that county 
he met and married Miss Cathrine Gatewood, which union resulted in the birth 
of three children, of whom our subject was the third. It was in 1830 that 
they moved to this state, locating near Fayette, Mo., where they resided 
until their death, that of the mother occurring April 30, 1876 and that of 
the father July 31, 1881 At an early day our subject selected farming and 
stock raising as his life's occupation, an industry he has followed with 
commendable success. On December 1, 1866, he was united in marriage to 
Miss Celia Bradshear, a most excellent lady of Howard county, Mo. This 
union has been blessed by the birth of six children, it follows: Joseph 
C., 27; William, 26; Eliza K., 25; Lilburn, 22; Bettie, 20; and Anna C., 
now 17 years of age. It was in 1883 that be moved to this county, l
ocating about six miles southwest of Salisbury, Mo. In 1893, desiring 
the educational, social and religious advantages of a city and at the 
same time the privileges of continuing his chosen calling, our subject 
disposed of his interests at that point and purchased a beautiful tract 
of land just at the edge of Salisbury, where himself and family have 
since happily resided, enjoying the advantages of both a city and country 
life. Politically, our subject is a dyed-in-the-wool democrat, whose 
party loyalty and honesty of conviction has never been questioned. 
Religiously, he affiliates with the Christian church.