This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McGurty, Dougherty Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Fh.2ADI/3599.3.1 Message Board Post: My maternal grandfather and great grandfather were McGurty's. In an obit about my ggrandfather, John, it mentioned that his wife Margaret's parents, Edward and Mary Dougherty, were early Illinois settlers. What's the best way to investigate that? Thanks.