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DOUGHTY, Robert Nicholas

DOUGHTY, Robert Nicholas

Male 1835 - 1895  (59 years)   Has 18 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name DOUGHTY, Robert Nicholas  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 19 Jul 1835  Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 106479812 
    Land Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 

    • - Purchased 60 acres of land on the Raccoon creek north of London on 5 Aug 1874.
      - Purchased land on the McFarland Branch creek north of London on 2 Nov 1881.
    Military Service Civil War, Union forces, as a Private  [1, 8, 9, 10, 11] 

    • Along with his brothers James and John, Robert enlisted in the Kentucky 7th Volunteer Infantry Regiment for 3 years on 26 Aug 1861 in London, KY at age 26, and was enrolled into Company K. This regiment was organized at Camp Dick Robinson (KY) on 22 Sep 1861, and had its first engagement in his native Laurel County in the Battle of Camp Wildcat (KY), 21 Oct 1861. He was first reported absent on a sickness furlough 30 Apr 1862, and returned home. He continued on this status until Jul 1863 when he was listed as absent without leave. When this regiment mustered out 5 Oct 1864, he was reported as deserting in Feb 1862.

      However, a Notation from the Adjutant General's Office dated 17 Sep 1888 states "All charges of absent without leave and desertion against this man are removed. He was absent sick from December 8, 1861 to September 18, 1863 when he was admitted to Genl Hospt Lexington, KY with varicose veins and sent to Camp Nelson September 29, 1863. Admitted to Conval. Camp (Camp Distribution) Camp Nelson KY and transferred to 17th Co. 2nd Batt. I.C. [Invalid Corps] ____ 84th Co. 2nd Batt. I.C. [Invalid Corps] and Co. K 23rd Reg. I.C. [Invalid Corps] and 84th Co. 2nd Batt. V.R.C. [Veteran Reserve Corps] Oct. 16th 1863." He was discharged 21 Jul 1864.
    Physical Description 5'-9" tall with blue eyes, dark hair and a light complexion in his Civil War military records.  [8] 
    Occupation Farmer; Soldier (Civil War)  [1, 5, 8, 12] 
    Death 1895  Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Age 59 years 
    Burial Southard Cemetery, Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 13, 14] 
    Address:
    Southard Cemetery
    North Slate Lick Rd.
    Laurel County, Kentucky
    USA 
    Grave Stone - Doughty, Robert N    		 Southard Cemetery - Robert N. Doughty (1835-1895)
    Slate Lick Rd., County Rt. 1225 North, N of London, KY
    Person ID I105  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2025 

    Father DOUGHTY, James,   b. 15 Jul 1804, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1884, Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother MANSFIELD, Sarah Julia,   b. 13 Feb 1806, Knox County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1852, Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Family ID F38  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family DEES, Nancy Jane,   b. 10 Apr 1842, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1919, London, Laurel, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 22 Feb 1859  Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5] 
    • Married by Hiram JOHNSON. [3]
    Age at Marriage He : 23 years and 7 months - She : 16 years and 10 months. 
    Land Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17, 18] 

    • - Purchased and sold land on the Big Raccoon creek north of London on 1 May 1877.
      - Sold 49 acres of land north of London on 18 Mar 1882.
      - Sold 166 acres of land north of London on 6 Apr 1885.
    Children 
    >  1. Female DOUGHTY, Sarah A.,   b. Abt 1862, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       2. Male DOUGHTY, James F.,   b. Abt 1864, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    >  3. Male DOUGHTY, William Robert,   b. 15 Jan 1866, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1951 (Age 85 years)
       4. Female DOUGHTY, Martha F.,   b. Abt 1869, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    >  5. Female DOUGHTY, Mary Ellen,   b. Abt 1872, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       6. Female DOUGHTY, Louisa J.,   b. Abt 1874, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       7. Female DOUGHTY, Susan C.,   b. Abt 1878, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    >  8. Male DOUGHTY, Alex A.,   b. 1880, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F44  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2016 

  • Notes 
    • (Medical):In 1890, suffered from a fever that settled in his legs and hips, as a result of his military service in the Civil War. [11]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Jul 1835 - Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - - Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Feb 1859 - Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1895 - Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Southard Cemetery
    North Slate Lick Rd.
    Laurel County, Kentucky
    USA - - Southard Cemetery, Laurel County, Kentucky, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - - Laurel County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Robert Nicholas DOUGHTY    		Robert Nicholas DOUGHTY

  • Sources 
    1. [S43] Ms. Marilyn Bryant, Personal Genealogy Research - Bryant, Marilyn, 30 Jun 2009, Personal research in various Family Group Sheets and "Descendants of James Franklin Doughty". Feburary 2008.

    2. [S187] Photograph - Grave Stone - Doughty, Robert N., 3 Dec 2010.

    3. [S135] Kentucky. Laurel County., Marriage Records - KY - Laurel County - County Clerk, 23 Mar 2010, Book (Unknown): Page 73, Doughty-Dees, 1859.
      Marriage Bond - Doughty, RN & Dees, Nancy J      		 Marriage Bond - Doughty, RN & Dees, Nancy J


    4. [S219] Kentucky, Laurel County, Census - US - 1850 - KY - Laurel County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=8054&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 7 Sep 2011, M432, roll 209, Laurel County, dwelling 427, family 427, Doughty, James, accessed 7 Sep 2011.
      Census, Laurel Co., KY      		 Census, Laurel Co., KY


    5. [S894] Kentucky, Laurel County, Census - US - 1880 - KY - Laurel County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6742&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 1999), 2 Mar 2016, T9, roll 427, Racoon Precinct No. 2, enumeration district (ED) 56, p. 28, dwelling 230, family 248, Robert N. Doughty, accessed 2 March 2016.
      Census - Laurel Co., Kentucky      		 Census - Laurel Co., Kentucky


    6. [S199] Kentucky. Laurel County., Land Deeds - KY - Laurel County, 24 Apr 2011, Book G: pg. 434-435, John H. Slaughter to Robert N. Doughty, 5 Aug 1874.
      Laurel Co. KY Deeds Book G, pg. 434      		 Laurel Co. KY Deeds Book G, pg. 434
      Laurel Co. KY Deeds Book G, pg. 435      		 Laurel Co. KY Deeds Book G, pg. 435


    7. [S199] Kentucky. Laurel County., Land Deeds - KY - Laurel County, 24 Apr 2011, Book I: pg. 32, Jasper Cottongim to Robert N. Doughty, 2 Nov 1881.
      Laurel Co. KY Deeds Book I, pg. 32      		 Laurel Co. KY Deeds Book I, pg. 32


    8. [S206] Military Records - US - Civil War - Union - Compiled Service Records (Fold3), (Fold3. http://www.fold3.com/ : Copyright 2011), 7 May 2011, Ruben N. Doughty (Private, KY Volunteer Infantry, Regiment 7, Company K), 21 pages, "NARA Record Group No. 94, Publication No. M397, "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky"," Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 7 May 2011).
      Doughty, Ruben J. - Civil War Records      		 Doughty, Ruben J. - Civil War Records


    9. [S114] Fields, Mark, Internet - Mercer County, KY Genealogy, (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymercer/CivilWar/Union/7inf/7inf-v1.html : 1998-1999), 26 Jan 2010, accessed 26 Jan 2010), James F. Doughty, Private, Company B.

    10. [S214] Internet - Wikipedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page), 27 Aug 2011, accessed 27 Aug 2011), 7th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry.

    11. [S217] Kentucky. Laurel County., Census - US - 1890 - Vetrans Schedule - KY - Laurel County (Ancestry), (Ancestry.com. "1890 Veterans Schedules"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8667 : 2005), 5 Sep 2011, London, enumeration district (ED) 75, p. 6, Doughty, Robert N.; digital images, Ancestry.com ("1890 Veterans Schedules"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8667 : accessed 5 Sep 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M123.
      Census Special Schedule of Vetrans, Laurel Co., KY      		 Census Special Schedule of Vetrans, Laurel Co., KY


    12. [S87] Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services, Death Certificate - KY, 25 Jan 2010, death certificate 26133 (1916), James F. Doughty.
      Death Certificate - James F. Doughty      		 Death Certificate - James F. Doughty


    13. [S895] Wm. Winston Cochrane IV, Cemetery Records - KY - Laurel County, 28 Feb 2016, 271-283.
      Southland Cemetery Index, North Slate Lick Rd. Doughty, R. N., Co. K 7th INF [no dates].
      Laurel Co. Northeast Cemeteries Index      		 Laurel Co. Northeast Cemeteries Index


    14. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 10 Mar 2013, accessed 10 Mar 2013<, Memorial #106479812, Robert Nicholas Doughty.

    15. [S199] Kentucky. Laurel County., Land Deeds - KY - Laurel County, 24 Apr 2011, Book H: pg. 77, John Brown to Robert N. Doughty, 1 May 1877.
      Laurel Co. KY Deeds Book H, pg. 77      		 Laurel Co. KY Deeds Book H, pg. 77


    16. [S199] Kentucky. Laurel County., Land Deeds - KY - Laurel County, 24 Apr 2011, Book H: pg. 56, Robert N. & Nancy J. Doughty, 1 May 1877.
      Laurel Co. KY Deeds Book H, pg. 56      		 Laurel Co. KY Deeds Book H, pg. 56


    17. [S199] Kentucky. Laurel County., Land Deeds - KY - Laurel County, 24 Apr 2011, Book I: pg. 542, Robert N. & Nancy J. Doughty to Leighton B. Williams, 18 Mar 1882.
      Laurel Co. KY Deeds Book I, pg 542      		 Laurel Co. KY Deeds Book I, pg 542


    18. [S199] Kentucky. Laurel County., Land Deeds - KY - Laurel County, 24 Apr 2011, Book K: pg. 165, Robert N. & Nancy J. Doughty to Robert Boyd, 6 Apr 1885.
      Laurel Co. KY Deeds Book K, pg. 165      		 Laurel Co. KY Deeds Book K, pg. 165



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