Allen T. Doty

 1. (unknown) Doty 
 2.. Allen T. Doty (1820-1869)
     +Hannah J. McMenis (1825-1889)
 3...  William Doty (1846-1917) 1,2,3
 3...  George Doty (1850-1877) 1,4,5,6
 3...  James Doty (1852-1936) 1,7,8
 3...  Mary J. Doty (c1854-?) 1,5
 3...  Serena Doty (1856-1873) 1,4,5,9,10
 3...  Thomas A. Doty (1858-1887) 1,4,5,11,12,13
 3...  Angaline Doty (1860-1917) 1,5,8,11
 3...  Spencer Alton Doty (1860-1901) 5,11
 3...  Eldorado Doty (1865-1865) 4,14,15
 3...  Sarah Doty (c1866-?) 5,11
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Allen T. Doty16 [Allen J. Doty17].

Born Aug 14 182018, Ohio18 [Tennessee1,19,20].  

Allen was a blacksmith and a farmer.21  

He married Hannah J. McMenis, May 11 1843, Ross County, Ohio.17,22,23,24  Hannah was born Oct 23 18251,2,11,20,25 [about 181926], Ohio1,2,11,20,25 [Tennessee5,26].  

Ross County Probate Court records show an entry logged May 10, 1843 by M. Gillfillan for the marriage of Allen Doty and Hannah McMenis:23

The State of Ohio
Ross County s.s.  

I do Certify that on the eleventh day of May A.D. 1843 Allen J. Doty and Hannah McMenis were legally joined in marriage by me.  

M. Gillfillan J.P.

Allen and Hannah had 10 children.21  

Allen and family were shown in the 1850 census (Aug 16 1850), Crawford County, Missouri:2,20

Allen Doty, age 29, born in Ohio; blacksmith.
Hannah Doty, age 24, born in Ohio; cannot read or write.
William Doty, age 4, born in Ohio.
Hannah Doty, age 34, born in Ohio.

On Oct 30 1857 Allen T. Doty of Crawford County, Missouri acquired 40 acres of land in Phelps County, Missouri.27  

Allen and family were shown in the 1860 census, Rolla Township, Phelps County, Missouri:1

A.T. Doty, age 39, born in Ohio; farmer; $1500 real estate; $800 personal property.
Hannah Doty, age 35, born in Ohio.
Wm Doty, age 14, born in Ohio; attended school.
George Doty, age 10, born in Missouria; attended school.
James Doty, age 8, born in Missouria; attended school.
M.J. Doty, age 6, born in Missouria.
S. Doty, age 4, born in Missouria.
T.A. Doty, age 2, born in Missouria.
Angaline Doty, age 7 months, born in Missouria.

Allen was the first of his family to come to Illinois.21  He settled in Patoka, Marion County, Illinois.21  

On Jun 20 1863 Allen acquired 120 acres of land in Marion County, Illinois.28  

Allen T. Doty died Sep 1 1869, age "49 Yr 18 Da".16,21,26,29  Allen died from "flux" (now called dysentery), with severe diarrhea, as did his brother James in the same county in the same month.19  

Widow Hannah and family were shown in the 1870 census (Jun 28 1870), Marion County, Illinois:5

Doty, Hannah, age 45, born in Tennessee; keeping house; $900 real estate; $200 personal property.
Doty, George, age 20, born in Missouri.
Doty, Mary J., age 16, born in Missouri.
Doty, Serena, age 15, born in Missouri.
Doty, Thos A, age 13, born in Missouri.
Doty, Angaline, age 11, born in Missouri.
Doty, Spencer, age 9, born in Missouri.
Doty, Sarah, age 4, born in Missouri.
Living nearby in 1870 was the family of Allen's brother James.30  

Widow Hannah and family were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 8 1880), Marion County, Illinois:31

Doty, Thomas, age 22, born in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; farmer.
Doty, Angaline, sister, age 21, born in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; keeping house.
Doty, Hanner, mother, age 54, born in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; widow.
Doty, Spencer, brother, age 17, born in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; farmer.
Doty, Sarah, sister, age 16, born in Ohio; parents born in Ohio.
Altom, Clara, niece, age 5, born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Ohio.
Living next door in 1880 was son James and his wife.32  

Hannah died Nov 24 1889, age "64Y 1M 1D".16,25

(photo)Photo: Allen Doty & Hannah J. McMenis marriage record Lawrence County, Ohio 17

(photo)Photo: Allen Doty & Hannah J. McMenis marriage record Lawrence County, Ohio 17

(photo)Photo: Hannah J. McMenis gravestone Cruse Cemetery 16

Sources

  1. 1860 census, Rolla P.O., Rolla Township, Phelps County, Missouri; roll M653-639, page 6, line #18, dwelling #36, family #36.
  2. 1850 census, Crawford County, Missouri (page 200/401):
    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mackley/Mo1850Jpegs/Crawford50/CrawfordP0401.jpg.
  3. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=594678.
  4. Contribution from Tom Oates () citing: gravestone
    inscriptions, Cruse Cemetery, Patoka, Marion County, Illinois.
  5. 1870 census, Township 4 Range 2, Lester P.O., Marion County, Illinois; roll M593-253, page 223, line #30, dwelling #69, family #69.
  6. Contribution from Tom Oates () citing: gravestone
    of George Doty, Patoka, Illinois.
  7. Speculation: James was shown living next door to the Allen Doty family in the 1880 census.
  8. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947; http://www.ancestry.com.
  9. Contribution from Tom Oates () citing: gravestone
    of Sereny Doty, Patoka, Illinois.
  10. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99590759.
  11. 1880 census, Foster, Marion County, Illinois; roll T9-0234, ED 120, page 139A, line #16, dwelling #83, family #84.
  12. Contribution from Tom Oates () citing: gravestone
    of Thomas A. Doty, Patoka, Illinois.
  13. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99590760.
  14. Contribution from Tom Oates () citing: gravestone
    of Eldorado Doty, Patoka, Illinois.
  15. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99590752.
  16. http://www.findagrave.com.
  17. Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994; http://www.familysearch.org.
  18. Contribution from Tom Oates () citing: gravestone
    of A. T. Doty, Patoka, Illinois (birth date derived from age at death).
  19. 1870 Mortality Schedule, Township 3, Marion County, Illinois; roll T1133-59, page 889, line #13.
  20. 1850 census, District 24, Crawford County, Missouri; page 200, line #18, family #164.
  21. "My Memory Book", a handwritten memoir by Mary Beatrix Doty Davison.
  22. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Ohio.
  23. "Ross County, Ohio, Marriage Records (Probate Court E.F.), 1798-1910", in the LDS Family History Library, microfilm #0281639.
  24. Contribution from Tom Oates () citing: gravestone
    of children George, Eldorado, Thomas, and Sereny Doty, Patoka, Illinois.
  25. Contribution from Tom Oates () citing: gravestone
    of H. J. Doty, Patoka, Illinois.
  26. 1870 Mortality Schedule, Township 3, Marion County, Illinois; roll T1133-59, page 889, line #27.
  27. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907; http://www.ancestry.com.
  28. State of Illinois, Public Domain Land Tract Sales Archive:
    gopher://uicvm.cc.uic.edu:70/11/library/libdb/landsale.
  29. Contribution from Tom Oates () citing: gravestone
    of A. T. Doty, Patoka, Illinois.
  30. 1870 census, Township 4 Range 2, Lester P.O., Marion County, Illinois; roll M593-253, page 227, line #10, dwelling #136, family #136.
  31. 1880 census, Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois; roll T9-0234, ED 120, page 139A, line #16, dwelling #83, family #84.
  32. 1880 census, Foster, Marion County, Illinois; roll T9-0234, ED 120, page 139A, line #22, dwelling #84, family #85.

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