Biographical Sketch of John M. Daugherty, Dent County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas,
 Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, Published 1889, Goodspeed
 Publishing Company.

Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com)

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John M. Daugherty, is among the many enterprising farmers and stock
raisers of Spring Creek Township, none have done more to improve the
stock or to develop the agricultural interests of the county than Mr.
Daugherty.  He was born in Overton County, Tenn., in 1832, the son of
Surkiah and Sarah (McDonnell) Daugherty, both natives of Tennessee.
The parents came to Dent County, MO., in 1854, settling on Meramec,
and in 1861 the father joined Gen. Price's army, under Col. E. T.
Twingo; was wounded at Wilson's Creek, and died from the effects three
days later.  He was captain of a company.  He was of Irish descent,
and was a well-to-do farmer and stock raiser.  The mother died in 
Arkansas in 1865, and both were members of the Christian Church.  John
M. Daugherty was the eldest of nine children, five sons and four daugh-
ters.  He received a good common school education, and came with his
parents to Dent County in 1854.  He was married in 1860, to Miss Mary
V. Barksdale, daughter of Stephen I. K. and Sarah Barksdale, both 
natives of Tennessee, where Mrs. Daugherty was born.  They came to 
Dent County about 1839, and were among the early settlers of the county,
where the mother died about 1874.  The father died in Shannon County,
in 1878.  He was a soldier for six months in the Confederate army.  To
Mr. and Mrs. Daugherty were born three children, one son and two daugh-
ters:  Jefferson B., Ellen and Etta.  In 1861, Mr. Daugherty joined
Company G, Fourth Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, for six months, and after
about four months he was discharged on account of disability.  He was
captured in August, 1864, in Shannon County, was imprisoned at Rolla
a number of weeks, and was then paroled on honor not to return to the
Confederate army.  In 1862 he returned to Shannon County, where he
lived until 1880, and then came to his present farm, near Salem.  This
farm consists of 245 acres, all well improved.  He owned the old home
place on Meramec, which consisted of several hundred acres, which he
gave to his children.  In 1873 he and his father-in-law built a flour
and saw-mill on Jack's Fork of Current River, Shannon County, and 
operated the same for years with success.  In 1867 he was appointed
Circuit and County Clerk and Recorder of Shannon County by the governor
and in 1868, he was elected Circuit Clerk and Recorder, which office
he held for twelve or fourteen years, or until he resigned, after being
elected three times.  He is a Democrat in politics, his first president-
ial vote was cast for Buchanan in 1856.  He has been quite largely en-
gaged in dealing in stock since his majority, and is one of the enter-
prising farmers of Dent County.

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