┌── Edward Doty
│ 1726-1806
┌── John Martin Doty ──┤
│ 1815-1894
│
│
Theodore Doty ─────────────┤
B: 1844 │
D: 1928 │
└── Sarah H. Jones
1820-1877
M: Martha Elizabeth Weaver
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Born Oct 26 1844, Ross County, Ohio.1,2,3,4,5
He married Martha Elizabeth Weaver, Jul 9 1868, Ross County, Ohio.1,2,3,6 Martha, daughter of William Weaver & Anna McCollister, was born Jul 28 1848, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio.5,7
Children:2,3,5,7
Son Harry and wife were shown in the 1905 city directory of Chillicothe, Ohio:15
Martha died Jun 4 1922, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio; buried Section 16, Greenlawn Cemetery, 55 Mary Ann Street, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio.2,7
Theodore Doty died Aug 28 1928, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio; buried Section 16, Greenlawn Cemetery, 55 Mary Ann Street, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio.2,3,16
Theodore's obituary was published in the "Portsmouth Daily Times" (Portsmouth, Ohio) on Wednesday, August 29, 1928:2
City Mourns Passing Of Theodore Doty Final Summons Came Tuesday Night After Short Illness
Genuine expressions of regret were heard in all sections of Portsmouth Wednesday over the death of Theodore Doty, one of its most prominent and influential citizens. He answered the final summons in Scherman hospital at 9:45 p. m. Tuesday. He had been a patient there for ten days. His death resulted from complications. Mr. Doty had not been in the best of health since his wife died several years ago. They were inseparable companions.
Prominent in political, civic and fraternal affairs, and in railroad circles, Mr. Doty was widely known, and generally beloved. He was a familiar figure in the city's streets. Even during his advanced years, he was unusually active, driving his own automobile and engaging in affairs with the rigor of a man much his junior.
Mr. Doty was born October 26, 1844, in Ross county, the son of John M. Doty, a prominent Democratic politician in that day. His mother's maiden name was Sarah H. Jones. Until the age of 15 he attended the schools of Chillicothe. At the age of 21 years he entered the employ of B. & O. Railroad at Chillicothe and remained in its employ until 1880, when he came to Portsmouth and became freight agent of Scioto Valley Railway Company. He later became freight agent with the Norfolk & Western Railway Company, a position which he held until he retired several years ago. He was for a time identified with a brick company in Sciotoville, and was for two years president of the Scioto County Agricultural Society. From 1898 to 1901 he was president of the Board of Trade. He was a member of the city council in 1896 and 1897, and of the Board of Education in 1898 and 1899. He was president of the Garfield Club from 1893 to 1894.
Mr. Doty was a staunch Republican and took an active part in the affairs of the party. He has served as chairman of the Scioto county Republican executive committee, and always manifest an intense interest in politics. He was also active in Masonic circles and belonged to all the Masonic bodies here, being a past emminent commander of Calvary Commandry, Knights Templar. He was also a past exalted ruler of the Portsmouth Lodge of Elks.
On July 9, 1888, Mr. Doty married Miss Martha Weaver, who preceeded him in death six years ago. To their union were born six children, Frank, of Portsmouth; Harry, of Ironton; Lucien, of the Selby Shoe Company; Charles, of Eigth street; Mrs. Addison P. Minshall, of Chillicothe, who died about two years ago, and Mrs. J. I. Hudson, of Columbus. He is also survived by one brother, Charles Doty, of Newark, Ohio, and a number of grandchildren.
A biographical sketch of Theodore Doty was published in the 1898 "History of the Republican Party in Ohio":1
Theodore Doty has resided in Portsmouth only since 1886, but there is probably not one among the more recent arrivals here who has stamped his name more indelibly upon the business and political life of the city or borne a more important part in its substantial development than he. A native of Ross county, Ohio, he was born on the 26th of October, 1844, and is a son of John M. Doty, who was a very prominent Democratic politician and held office there. Thus Mr. Doty, whose name introduces this article, was reared under Democratic influences and taught the doctrine from his youth up; but when he attained his majority he gave to the issues of the day his earnest consideration and reached the conclusion that Republican principles were most conducive to the welfare of the entire nation. Accordingly he voted as he believed and cast his first ballot in 1865 in support of the nominees of the party which that year had victoriously won a success for the northern arms that saved the Union from destruction. Since that time he has never wavered in his allegiance to the party. He became one of its active workers in Chillicothe, was several times elected a member of the city council there and for one year served as its president. His business interests there connected him with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, in whose employ he remained for twenty years.
Mr. Doty then came to Portsmouth in 1886 and accepted the position of freight and ticket agent on the Norfolk & Western Railroad, in which capacity he has since served with the exception of the year 1893, when he was president and one of the directors of the Scioto Fire Brick Company, located at Sciotoville, and the hard times of that year so seriously affected the business that he thought it would prosper under the direction of the superintendent until general business revived, and he resumed his position with the railroad company. With many of the leading enterprises of the city he is also connected. He was president of the County Agricultural Society for four years, is now president of the Portsmouth Board of Trade, is a director in the Portsmouth Trotting Association and is otherwise concerned in the interests which tend to the development and progress of the city.
From the time when he established his home here he has been regarded as a leading representative and valued worker for the Republican party, and has been active in conducting its local campaigns. He was elected to the city council for the term of 1893-4 and is a member of the board of education. He was the first president of the Garfield Club, serving in that capacity for two years, and was a member and vice-chairman of the county central committee in 1896. He has always taken an active part in the county conventions, and during his residence here has seen the majority of his party increased from twelve hundred to twenty-three hundred.
Mr. Doty is a member of the blue lodge and compandery of Masons, is zealous in the work of the order and is also an active member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He was united in marriage to Miss Martha E. Weaver, July 9, 1868, and has six children: Frank, Harry, and Lucien, who are all strong Republicans; Charles, who is not yet a voter; Lizzie, wife of Professor J. I. Hudson, principal of the high school of Portsmouth; and Edith, a young lady at home. They have a handsome residence in Portsmouth and the charming hospitality of their home is enjoyed by a large circle of friends.
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