Family Group Sheet data from: researchers below
husband
William Shelby "Bud" Dougherty
birthdate and birthplace
10 Mar 1842 Lawrence Co, Ind
death date, place
Bedford, Taylor Co, Iowa
burial
Memory Cem, East River Twp, Page Co, Ia
1st marriage
09 Feb 1865 Taylor Co, Ia: Sarah Jane Edwards
2nd marriage
09 Mar 1875 Taylor Co, Ia: Lodesca F. Cavender
father
Gideon Dougherty
mother
Elizabeth Mahan
wife
Sarah Jane Edwards
birthdate and place
 
deathdate and place
 
burial
 
father
 
mother
 
CHILDREN
#1 Monroe born Jan 1866 Taylor Co, Ia
married 01 May 1910 Adam Co, Colo: Elsie Chaffee
died 13 Jan 1931 Aurora, Adams Co, Colo
buried Fairmont Cem, Denver, Colo
#2 Mary Alice born 13 Nov 1868 Taylor Co, Ia
married 24 Dec 1890 Taylor Co, Ia: Ira Newton Thomas
died 01 Apr 1959 Panorama City, Los Angeles Co, Calif
buried Memory Cem, East River Twp, Page Co, Ia

 

wife
Lodesca F. Cavender
birthdate and place
27 Nov 1855 Dubois Co, Ind
deathdate and place
16 Nov 1945 Bedford, Taylor Co, Ia
2nd marriage
30 Nov 1905 Taylor Co, Ia: Cornelius Wertz
burial
Memory Cem, East River Twp, Page Co, Ia
father
John Cavender
mother
Martha A. Thornton
#1 Leona born 14 Jan 1876 Taylor Co, Iowa
married 22 Feb 1899 Page Co, Iowa: John Carmichael
died 04 Jul 1964
buried Mountview Cem, Billings, Yellowstone Co, Montana
#2 Ora Elbert born 20 May 1877 Page Co, Iowa
married 25 Dec 1898 New Market, Taylor Co, Ia: Olive B. Thompson
died 21 Jun 1919 Clarinda, Page Co, Ia
buried Memory Cem, East River Twp, Page Co, Iowa
#3 Estella "Stella" born 08 Jul 1879 Iowa
married 06 Mar 1906: Earl Wamsley
died 05 Mar 1964 Mission, Johnson Co, Ks
buried  
#4 Bertha born May 1881 Iowa
married Fred Goudie
died 11 Jan 1956
buried Washington Cem, Gravity, Taylor Co, Iowa
#5 Nellie born Dec 1883 Taylor Co, Iowa
married  
died 1915
buried Memory Cem, East River Twp, Page Co, Iowa
#6 Cordelia "Corda" born Jan 1887 Taylor Co, Iowa
married Grover Mohler
died 26 Dec 1964 Des Moines, Polk Co, Ia
buried Fairview Cem, Bedford, Taylor Co, Iowa
#7 Horace born 31 Jan 1891 Taylor Co, Iowa
married 30 Apr 1926 Daisy Simmons
died 17 May 1969
buried North English Cem, North English, Iowa Co, Iowa
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This information has not been taken from the internet but rather from correspondence of researchers writing to me over the years. Pat O'Dell - genpat@netins.net
Researchers:
Joyce Ann Ingraham, 640 Cornelia Ct, Mountain View, Ca
Gladys B. Thomas Cramer Pruett, 706 Baxter Springs, Ks 66713
Jean Mahan, Rt 3 Box 13, Miami, Okla 74354
Geneva D. Beery of California
Ruth Hatfield Dougherty, Bedford, Iowa [1914-1996]
Jerry Dougherty, clannsouth@yahoo.com
Tim Sherman, timds1957@mac.com
Sandra Wamsley
Stephanie Rucker
 
 
Mrs L.F. Wertz
Lodesca Florence Cavender was born Nov 27, 1855 in Dubois county, Indiana, and died Friday, Nov 16, 1945, at the age of 89 years, 11 months and 15 days, at the home of her daughter, Mrs Grover Mohler in Bedford [Iowa].
She was the daughter of JOHN and MARTHA CAVENDER, and in early childhood came with her parents to Taylor County where she grew to womanhood and was married to Wm. Shelby Dougherty in 1874.
To them were born seven children: Leona Carmichael of Klein, Montana; Ora Elbert Dougherty, deceased; Stella Wamsley of Kansas City; Nellie Dougherty, deceased; Bertha Goudie and Cordie Mohler of Bedford; Horace Dougherty of North English, Iowa.
She was the stepmother of two children, Monroe Dougherty, deceased and Mary Alice Thomas of Kansas City. Surviving with the children are twenty grandchildren, thirty-four great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
Mr Dougherty died in December, 1900. She was married to Cornelius Wertz in November, 1905. He died in May, 1920.
The funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev O.H. Hallgrimson. Burial was in Memory cemetery, New Market.
BEDFORD TIMES-PRESS, Bedford, Iowa, Nov 22, 1945