Leo Range – 1933-2024
Dougherty
May 1989
Going through old pictures Mom has accumulated over the years. I am scanning family pictures. I am in the 1980’s boxes now.
Thought this was a great picture. May 1989. 34 years ago. Mom would be 51 years old. Obviously Cindy’s wedding.
Left to right: Mom, Barbie, Dottie, Barbie’s daughter Jennifer and her son Eric, Cindy, Bettie and Grandma D.
Doherty Store in New Mexico
In 1863, an Irish immigrant, James Thomas, established a store in Mora, New Mexico. One of his employees was James Doherty (Our great-great grandfather). He was the first of several Doherty brothers who came to the U.S. looking for a better opportunity. When Thomas died in 1868, his store and other interests were acquired by James Doherty, and his brother Joe, for $10,167. Store records indicate the business prospered. Substantial profits were made in the 1870’s by adopting the usual frontier policy of accepting local produce – grain and livestock – in exchange for hardware, dry goods and groceries which were hauled to San Antonio by wagon train from the railhead at El Moro, Colorado 100 miles to the north. Within a few years John Doherty had become increasingly concerned with his own mercantile and livestock operations and moved his headquarters to Lower Mora. In 1881 James again found a replacement from his native land. Born in County Donegal in 1852, Daniel Cassidy came to the U.S. with his wife Susan(Langan) and their three oldest children to Mora, where Cassidy was employed at the store as a clerk. Ten years later, he bought out the business from James Doherty. It was at that time, James moved to St Louis. James wife, Mary Ellen, was Susan Langan’s sister.
Here is the store, after Daniel Cassidy took ownership. His home is next to the store.
The last several weeks, parts of New Mexico have been dealing with a severe wildfire. The Hermits Peek and Calf Canyon fires have surrounded the area near our ancestors homes. I have been following, on Facebook, Dan Cassidy’s posts on the fire. He is a direct descendant of the Dan Cassidy in the story.
The cemetery and the old homes are still threatened by the fires. The town has been evacuated a few weeks ago. Some days the winds blow the fire away from town, and some days they do not. Many in the area have lost homes, livestock and have had significant crop damage.
Prayers for this small part of our family past.
James Doherty/Mary Martin
James DOHERTY was born abt. 1822 in County Donegal, Ireland. He was a farmer and livestock dealer. He married Mary MARTIN. They had eight kids:
James – b, 1844 – Our great-great grandfather.
John – b, 1851, married Bridget McGoldrick
Theresa – b, 1856, married Francis Kelly
Anthony – b, 1858
Elizabeth – b, 1859, married Patrick Diver
Francis – b, 1860, married Margaret Martin
Joseph – b, 1861, married Annie Cassidy
Isabella – b, 1868, married James Boyle
James died 6 Aug 1890 in Drumrooske, Donegal, Ireland. He is buried at Old Abbey Cemetery in County Donegal.
Mary MARTIN was born in 1823. She died 12 May 1894 in Drumrooske.
This is a picture of their house:
John Doherty Home
This is Main Street, Mora, NM in 1914. The house on the right belonged to John Doherty. He is the brother of James Doherty, my great-great grandfather.
John Doherty was the local sheriff, back in the day. He was shot in this house in the late 1890’s by local bad guys.
James Doherty/Mary Ellen Langan
James DOHERTY was born in 1844 in County Donegal, Ireland. He lived on the family farm in Drumrooske.
He came to the U.S. in July 1866. He went to work with his uncle at a mercantile store in Mora County, New Mexico. When is uncle died in 1868, he inherited the business. It was during this time he changed his last name spelling to Dougherty.
He returned to Ireland to marry Mary Ellen Langan on 9 April 1874, in the Church of St Eunan in Letterkenny.
He returned to the business in Mora County and started a family. Their kids were:
Charles Patrick, b-1876, d- 1949 in St Louis.
James Francis, b-1877, d-1950 in Denver.
George Paul, b-1879, d-1965 in St Louis.
Harry John, our great-grandfather
Ellen, b-1883, d-1884 in Cleveland, NM
Gertrude M., b-1884, d-1966 in Denver.
Annie – b-1886, d- 1890 in Cleveland, NM.
John Thomas – b-1889, d- 1940 in St Louis
In 1891, he sold the store to his brother Joe Doherty, and moved to St Louis. The family lived at 1420 Pendleton Ave. on north St Louis. James died 23 Dec 1907 at the age of 63 from a heart attack. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery.
Mary Ellen LANGAN was born Feb 1857 in Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland. She died 24 Aug 1892 in St Louis. She was 35 years old. She is buried with James at Calvary Cemetery.
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Harry Dougherty/Loretto Grace
More great-grandparents.
Harry John Dougherty was born 8 Aug 1881 in Mora County, New Mexico. Sometime in the early 1890’s, he and the family moved to St Louis. They lived at 1420 Pendleton Ave in north St Louis. He married Loretto Grace 12 Sep 1905 at St. Ann Catholic Church.
Some of the addresses he lived are:
1910 – 3505 Taylor, 1918 – 611 St Louis Ave in Clayton, 1928 – 220 W. Monroe in Kirkwood, 1930 – 5150 Cabanne, 1936 – 6648 Marmaduke, 1947 – 4722 Tamm, 1952 – 4629 Minnesota, and finally at 6305 Murdoch.
Harry died 26 Nov 1960. He was 79 years old. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery at the family plot.
Loretto Gertrude Grace was born 17 Sep 1882 in Florissant, MO. She was baptized at St. Ferdinand Catholic Church.
In 1900, she lived at 104 Page Avenue. She died 14 Jan 1949. She was 66 years old. They lived at 5906 Loughborough at the time. She is buried at Calvary Cemetery with Harry.
They had seven kids: Harry Aloysius, James Andrew, Mary Elizabeth, Loretto Louise, Gertrude Grace, Eileen Clare and Charles Joseph.
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