OBIT: Mary DAUGHERTY, 1887, Blair County, PA

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Death of Mrs. Mary Daugherty.

Mrs. Mary Daugherty, whose death occurred at her home near Ashland
Furnace, Cambria county, on Saturday morning last, and whose funeral
took place at Gallitzin yesterday, was the wife of Thomas Daugherty
and the mother of nine children. three sons and six daughters, all of
whom are living except Sarah.  Christopher P., Mrs. Mary Matthews and
Mrs. Rose Hanlon reside in this city.  Tillie and Julia are Sisters of
Mercy, and are in convents at Scranton and Pittsburgh, respectively.
Her sister, Mrs. T. McTamany, of Lilly's, who is some eight years
older, survives her, as do also a younger sister and brother, who
reside at Pittsburgh.  The deceased was born in County Derry, Ireland,
and come to this country with her husband about 45 years ago, and was
aged 70 years at her death.  She has a large number of relations in
this and Cambria counties.  The immediate cause of her death was
asthma, with which she was chronically affected and which had affected
her very severely during the recent cold weather.  May she rest in
peace.

Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Tuesday, January 25, 1887, page 4

Death of an Aged Lady.

At her home at Ashland Furnace, on Saturday morning last, Mrs. Mary
Daugherty, wife of Thomas Daugherty, died aged 70 years.  She was a
native of Ireland, but for forty years or more had resided in Cambria
county, where she was respected by all who knew her.  For a number of
years she had been a sufferer from asthma.  Her husband survives her
death, as do three sons and five daughters.  She was the mother of Mr.
Christ Daugherty, Mrs. Mary Mathews and Mrs. Felix Hanlin, of Altoona.
One of her daughters is an inmate of the convent at Scranton, while
another is a member of one in Pittsburgh.  Mrs. Daugherty was a
devoted member of the Catholic church.  Her funeral took place Monday,
the interment being in the Catholic cemetery at Gallitzin.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday, January 27, 1887, page 3