John Dougherty 
John was born on March 20th, 1812 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died at the age of 73 on April 16th, 1885 in Waukee, Iowa. He was buried in Waukee Cemetery.General Notes
He was a pioneer Methodist preacher and a farmer.
Birthplace is listed as Ohio on the 1850 census, Pennsylvania on others. Probably it's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He moved to Belmont County, Ohio with his mother when he was 12. Maybe his father had passed away. He lived in Ohio in 1843.
The family left Ohio and settled briefly in Illinois and then settled in Poweshiek County, Iowa. In 1860 they lived in Jefferson twp, Poweshiek County, Iowa.
Details of John's family with Sarah Groves
Source/Citation
1860 Federal Census
1860 Federal Census