Brief Life History of Dessie Lee
When Dessie Lee Daugherty was born on 19 June 1877, in Forney, Kaufman, Texas, United States, her father, James Mathew Daugherty, was 22 and her mother, Sarah Jane Boles, was 20. She married Thomas Jefferson Davis on 21 January 1895, in Forney, Kaufman, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. She died on 7 November 1957, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States.
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- Desolee Daugherty in household of James Daugherty, "United States Census, 1880"
- D L Daugherty, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Dessie Lee Davis, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (8)
1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
Manx and Irish: variant of Doherty . This surname is the usual Manx spelling of the name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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