JAMES DOUTT
A native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, born November 10, 1832, now
a resident of Armstrong. James Doutt, thrown upon his own resources at the
early age of fourteen years with no capital save industry finds himself in the
prime of his manhood enjoying a well earned independency. His first work was
performed for Reynolds & Ritchie, furnace proprietors. He was engaged for
five years in this county, and has since followed the furnace business until
the year 1875. In April 1854, he was married to Miss Hannah Shall, who was
born in Armstrong county, Mary 18, 1835. Soon after their marriage this young
couple removed to Ironton, Ohio, where they remained until 1870, when the went
to Greenup county, Kentucky. When Mr. Doutt located in Ironton he had by $7 in
cash, but securing employment at once in a furnace owned by a certain Robert
Hamilton, he succeeded by hard work and frugality in acquiring and saving
sufficient means to enable him to begin housekeeping. While in Ohio and
Kentucky he accumulated by his labor so much more money than was necessary to
support his family that he found himself able to purchase his mother’s estate
from the heirs. He returned to Armstrong county in 1875 and settled upon this
property – a farm of 137 acres of as good land and well improved as can be
found in Cowanshannock township. Mr. Doutt is a republican in politics, a man
of sterling character and a respected citizen.
The offspring of the marriage of James and Hannah (Shall) Doutt were eleven
children, whose names, together with dates of birth are as follows: Lizzie J.,
born January 30, 1855; Daniel F., March 22, 1857; Martha Ann, September 13,
1861; James Albert, January 20, 1863; Tillie B., April 12, 1865; Maggie B.,
October 15, 1867; Emma V., March 26, 1869; Essie R., May 15, 1871; Addie M.,
December 30, 1873; Cora E., February 12, 1874; Ettie L., October 10, 1876.
Source: Page(s)
616,
History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania by Robert Walker Smith, Esq. Chicago:
Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883.
Transcribed April 2000
by Carl Waltenbaugh for the Armstrong County Smith Project.
Contributed by Carl Waltenbaugh for use by the Armstrong County Genealogy
Project (http://www.pa-roots.com/armstrong/)
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