Hi Antoinette, At this point I'm not ruling out any DOUGHERTY's in Iowa after 1847. Every time I find one, they look like they could connect. My cousin Megan has been doing the Iowa Dougherty's and I'm supposed to be doing the Washington Doughtery's although we don't mind crossing over each other. I'll send your message to her. Ours came straight from County Down to Dubuque County in a big, related group (over several years, I think). I am best connected with McCARTAN researchers and we have some good projects going on. My husband is descended from a Dougherty-McCartan marriage. It turns out that a large group of DOUGHERTY's came with the McCartans from County Down. The Dougherty's settled in Dubuque County which is on the eastern border of Iowa. Megan's aunt says they are related to the Dougherty's of Dougherty, Iowa, which is in Cerro Gordo County in north central Iowa. A branch of the McCartan's went to Pocahontas County in northwestern Iowa. They spread out so much in such a short period of time that I certainly would not rule out Fremont County in southwestern Iowa. Our Dougherty's came to Washington state around 1882 - two brothers and a sister. If there were other family members in Washington I have yet to identify them. I did just join an interesting list - Irish in Iowa. [email protected] I had no idea that so many Irish ended up in Iowa - thought it was just my kin. Or maybe they all *are* my kin! Diane Antoinette Waughtel Sorensen wrote: > > Diane, I read this message with interest <grin>. Although I had > mentioned one time to Cyndi that I had a DOUGHERTY ancestor I did not > pursue it then. Being in Iowa is what brought it to mind. My maternal > grandfather James William WILCOX was born to the union of George > Benjamin WILCOX & Rebecca Jane "Jennie" DOUGHERTY and in Sidney > Township, Fremont County, Iowa 16 December 1883. By the summer of 1884 > they were in Washington Territory. Now George Benjamin & Jennie were > married in Illinois and their first child Minnie was born there, they > were in Iowa for the birth of my grandfather. Their remaining children > were born in Washington Territory and Washington state. > > Do we have any connection? > Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) > [email protected] > > "Diane K. Hettrick" wrote: > > > Cyndi, > > > > I'd like to revisit your Dougherty information. I just > > realized that a branch of our McCartan family ended up > > in the same town as your Dougherty family. I don't > > know of any of our Dougherty's who went there, but we > > are looking at a joint migration of Dougherty, Savage, > > McCartan from County Down to Iowa. I also just made > > contact with a researcher who is from the Dougherty, > > Iowa families. Our Dougherty's are supposedly > > connected to them, too. > > > > Diane Hettrick > > [email protected]