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William B. Daugherty
WILLIAM B. DAUGHERTY, brick manufacturer, and prominently identified with
the business interests of Kittanning in other connections, was born in that
city July 13, 1861, son of George B. and Agnes E. (Hillberry) Daugherty.Patrick Daugherty had the distinction of being the first permanent settler
of Kittanning. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and was killed by the
Indians at Lake George, New York.James Daugherty, son of Patrick Daugherty, was born in Kittanning, and had
children as follows: George; James P.; Harmer Augustus; Mary, who married
George P. Kron and is deceased; Nancy, who died unmarried, and Hannah, who is
the only one of the family now living.George B. Daugherty was a successful brick manufacturer and contractor. He
manufactured all the brick and built all the brick work in the present jail,
as well as the opera house, now occupied by the Safety Deposit & Guarantee
Company, the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Works at Ford City, the Clarion jail, the
Indiana courthouse, Kittanning courthouse and many other buildings in
Kittanning and surrounding places. For years he was the only brick
manufacturer of any consequence in the region. He was the originator of the
poor farm, took great interest in bettering the condition of the poor, and for
many years was trustee of the county farm. Energetic, progressive, a man of
affairs, he was highly respected by the people at large, as well as by his
personal friends. Nine children were born to him and his wife; Dora B.,
deceased; William B.; Alexander R.; George; Lucitta, who married Herbert
Mallick, hardware merchant at Pittsburgh; Emma, deceased, who was a teacher in
the Kittanning public schools; John; Esther, deceased; and Adella, who married
V. Frank Holmes, of Boston.William B. Daugherty was educated at the public schools of Kittanning,
attending until fourteen years old, when he began working in his father’s
brickyard, subsequently learning the trade of brickmason. Later he engaged in
contracting with his father, carrying on an extensive business at Ford City,
Falls Creek, Kittanning and other places. The plant of which he is now the
principal stockholder and manager is located at Jacob street and Grant avenue,
Kittanning, and is a thoroughly modern establishment, equipped with the best
line of appliances. A sufficient force of men is kept busy all the while. Like
his father, Mr. Daugherty is active in public affairs, has served as a member
of the city council, and was school director in 1911.In February, 1889, Mr. Daugherty was married to Lurania L. Hague, daughter
of Frederick Hague, of Kittanning. Two children, Hays R. and George F., have
been born to Mr. and Mrs. Daugherty. Mr. Daugherty is a member of Blue Lodge
No. 244, F. & A. M., and also belongs to the Kittanning lodge of Elks.
Source: Page(s) 552, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and Present,
J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed September 1998 by Connie Mateer for the Armstrong County Beers
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