Barbour County, WV     Family History - Daugherty's of Barbour Co.

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This is a brief family history of the Daugherty's of Barbour County, WV
and their origins.
PART 1
THE DAUGHERTY'S OF BARBOUR COUNTY, WV (VA)
The Daugherty's of Barbour County, wv(va) first came to
Barbour County from Rockingham County, Virginia circa
1850. The Daugherty's in Barbour County are descendents
Joshua "John" Daugherty (Doherty) and Hannah Turkeyheiser.
Hannah & Joshua were married 25 Dec. 1821 in North River,
Rockingham,VA. Joshua is the son of John Daugherty and
Elizabeth Byers of Rockingham (Augusta) County, VA. John's
origins are unknown although word of mouth clue from a
distant relative thinks it may have been Lancaster County,
PA, this has not been researched thourghly.
Hannah & Joshua had 6, perhaps 7 children and they were
William Henry Harrison (b. 1823), Jacob A. Daugherty (b.
26 June 1826), Edmund T. (b. 1828), Sarah D. (b. 1830?),
John (b. 1832?), Nancy C. (b. 1834?) and Mary? (b. 1836?).
After Joshua died in 1822, the family moved to Barbour
County, VA in 1850. William Henry Harrison is the first
Daugherty and his brother Jacob A. joins him between
1850-1852. Their mother Hannah joins them by 1860 and
their brother Edmund T. for a short time before he headed
West.
(end of part 1)

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