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DOUGHTY, Ruben Jefferson

DOUGHTY, Ruben Jefferson

Male 1844 - 1918  (74 years)   Has 18 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name DOUGHTY, Ruben Jefferson  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 28 Jan 1844  Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 75223716 
    Military Service
    • Although three of his brothers served in the Civil War, Ruben was 17 when the war began, and he did not serve.
    Death 31 Dec 1918  Ruben J. Doughty Residence, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Cause: Heart Attack 
    Address:
    Ruben J. Doughty Residence
    2209 Wabash Ave.
    Kansas City, Missouri
    USA 
    Age 74 years 
    Burial Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Address:
    Mount Muncie Cemetery
    Lansing, Kansas
    USA 
    Person ID I111  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2025 

    Father DOUGHTY, James,   b. 15 Jul 1804, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1884, Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother MANSFIELD, Sarah Julia,   b. 13 Feb 1806, Knox County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1852, Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Family ID F38  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family JONES, Margaret,   b. 22 Mar 1838, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1934, Ruben J. Doughty Residence, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 10 Apr 1866  Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7, 8] 
    • Married by R. BALES at the bride's residence. Witnessed by James DOUGHTY and Stephen PIGG. The bride was the widow of Andrew J. MILLER who died in the Civil War. [4]
    Age at Marriage He : 22 years and 3 months - She : 28 years and 1 month. 
    Children 
       1. Male DOUGHTY, Joseph
       2. Male DOUGHTY, James W.
    Family ID F47  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Jan 1844 - Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Apr 1866 - Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Heart Attack,Address:
    Ruben J. Doughty Residence
    2209 Wabash Ave.
    Kansas City, Missouri
    USA - 31 Dec 1918 - Ruben J. Doughty Residence, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Mount Muncie Cemetery
    Lansing, Kansas
    USA - - Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Ruben Jefferson DOUGHTY    		Ruben Jefferson DOUGHTY

  • Sources 
    1. [S135] Kentucky. Laurel County., Marriage Records - KY - Laurel County - County Clerk, 23 Mar 2010, Book BB: Page 99, Doughty-Miller, 1866.

    2. [S970] Kentucky. Laurel County., Wills - KY - Laurel County, 23 Mar 2010, book 4, vol 1: p 156, Will of James Doughty, 17 Apr 1880.
      Will - Doughty, James, 1 of 3      		 Will - Doughty, James, 1 of 3
      Will - Doughty, James, 2 of 3      		 Will - Doughty, James, 2 of 3
      Will - Doughty, James, 3 of 3      		 Will - Doughty, James, 3 of 3


    3. [S219] Kentucky, Laurel County, Census - US - 1850 - KY - Laurel County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=8054&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 7 Sep 2011, M432, roll 209, Laurel County, dwelling 427, family 427, Doughty, James, accessed 7 Sep 2011.
      Census, Laurel Co., KY      		 Census, Laurel Co., KY


    4. [S210] Military Records - US - Civil War - Union - Widows' Pensions (Fold3), (Fold3. https://www.fold3.com/title_24/civil_war_widows_pensions#overview : Copyright 2011.), 19 Aug 2011, (https://www.fold3.com/title_24/civil_war_widows_pensions#overview : accessed 19 August 2011); Application No. WC23883, Andrew J. Miller (Private, Union, KY Volunteer Infantry, Regiment 7, Company K), 61 pages; NARA Record Group No. 15, "Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans, ca. 1861 - ca. 1910.".
      Miller, Andrew J - Civil War Pension File      		 Miller, Andrew J - Civil War Pension File


    5. [S43] Ms. Marilyn Bryant, Personal Genealogy Research - Bryant, Marilyn, 30 Jun 2009, Personal research in various Family Group Sheets and "Descendants of James Franklin Doughty". Feburary 2008.

    6. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 27 Jan 2015, accessed 27 January 2015<, Memorial #75223716, Rubin Jefferson Doughty.

    7. [S135] Kentucky. Laurel County., Marriage Records - KY - Laurel County - County Clerk, 23 Mar 2010, Book BB: Page 99, Doughty-Miller, 1866.
      Transcribed by Wm. Winston Cochrane IV on 1 September 2009.
      Marriage Bonds - Laurel County, KY      		 Marriage Bonds - Laurel County, KY


    8. [S896] Kentucky. Laurel County., Marriage Records - KY - Laurel County - Historical Society, 1 Mar 2016, marriage index 1826-1937, grooms, Book 235A: p 66, Doughty-Miller, 1866.
      Laurel Co. KY Marriage Index 1826-1937, Book #235A, Pg 66      		 Laurel Co Historical Society, Marriage Index, Grooms, Book 235A, pg. 66



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