Connecting Harry Coffey McDonough of Utah to the McDonoughs of Hollidaysburg, Blair County

CONNECTING HARRY COFFEY MCDONOUGH OF UTAH TO THE MCDONOUGHS OF HOLLIDAYSBURG, BLAIR COUNTY Lynne W. McDonough * II arry Coffey McDonough rarely spoke of his past On one occasion, at JL JLthe request of a granddaughter, he dictated a brief autobiography. l He said he was orphaned at an early age and raised by his grandparents, Mary Cochran and George McDonough, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, and that he had been given the middle name of Coffey after a doctor who was beloved by the family. He claimed he chose 13 February 1861, Groundhog Day,2 as his birthday, because he did not know the actual date. He said nothing about his parents.3 He gave scant information about his migration from Pennsylvania to Utah. It seemed as if when he came to Utah, he stepped through a door and closed it on the past. The objective of this research was to open that door to discover his origins. This timeline was constructed from Harry’s cryptic autobiography: 13 Feb. 1861 1863 1866 About 1870 About 1873 1877 After 1877 1888 arbitrary birth date, chosen by him raised in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania grandmother died grandfather died lived with Traugh family; apprentice in printing business moved to Mansfield, Ohio, and worked for a newspaper worked for Valparaiso [Indiana] Messenger moved to Denver, Colorado moved to Salt Lake City, Utah married Isabelle Croft in Salt Lake City Research for the individuals and locations mentioned in Harry’s autobi¬ ography verified most of the information given by Harry. But that research also revealed some surprising exceptions. The author is a Family History Consultant in Salt Lake City. Her husband is a greatgrandson of Harry Coffey McDonough. 1 Helen M. Lake, “Short Sketch of the Life of Harry Coffey McDonough,” written from an interview with Harry Coffey McDonough; copy in possession of author. Helen was born about 1915, so the interview was probably shortly before his death in 1934. 2 Groundhog Day is actually 2 February. Punxsutawney’s first official trek to Gob¬ bler's Knob in Jefferson County to see the groundhog was made on 2 February 1887, by which time Harry was living in Salt Lake City. Like many others born in the nineteenth century, Harry apparently did not know his birthday with any precision and when pres¬ sured, simply picked a date, adding the Groundhog Day element in old age. 3 At the time of this research, only grandchildren of Harry were still living. All four living grandchildren were interviewed by the author. 122 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 45 (2007) 2007 McDonoughs of Hollidaysburg, Blair County 123 There were two doctors named Coffey in Hollidaysburg in the mid1800s after whom Harry could have been named. They were father and son— James Coffey, the father, born about 1796, and Harry T. Coffey, the son, born about 1828.4 Harry Coffey was elected as secretary of the Blair County Medical Society when it was organized in 1848.5 It would seem that both Harry’s first and middle names were for the son. According to Harry, he earned his room and board and learned the printing and newspaper businesses in Hollidaysburg from a Mr. Traugh. Histories of the Hollidaysburg area proved that there was indeed such a man. He was O. A. Traugh, the owner and editor of the local newspaper, the Democratic Standard.6 Traugh is on the I860 and 1870 censuses in Hollidaysburg.7 Harry was not with Traugh nor any other household in Hollidaysburg in 1870 because he had already moved on. The next geographic location given by Harry was Mansfield, Ohio, where he said he moved about 1870 (although according to his narrative, Harry, who said he was born in 1861, would have been only nine at the time). He was found in 1870 in Upper Sandusky, a neighboring commu¬ nity of Mansfield. He was 19, a printer, boarding in the home of Pedro Cunio, an editor.8 The age, although conflicting with the narrative, fits much better with his apprenticeship and work career. As shown in the Genealogical Summary, his uncle, George McDonough, and his aunt, Mary (McDonough) Strickler, were living in Richland County in 1870. He said that he worked in Mansfield for a time and then moved on to a job with the newspaper Valparaiso Messenger. Harry said that he left Indiana because of the prevalence of malaria in the area and continued westward to Denver, Colorado, where he took another newspaper job. The federal census lists Harry McDonough, residing at 762 Holladay Street in Denver in 1880, age 30, born in Pennsylvania, working as a printer. But he was not alone. Also in the household was “wife” Clara, 23, and “daughter” Gertrude, 6, both born in Indiana.9 Harry never men¬ tioned a wife or child prior to his marriage in Utah. This required back¬ tracking to Indiana. 4 They were in the same household on the 1850 census Games Coffey household, 1850 U.S. census, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, page 95. #210/220 [NARA M432, roll 755; FHL #20,605]). 5 George A. Wolf, Blair County’s First Hundred Years (Altoona, Pa.: The Mirror Press, 1945), 21,49. Wolf, Blair County (note 5), 311. 7 O. A. Traugh household, I860 U.S. census, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylva¬ nia, page 266, #1223/1274 (NARA M653, roll 1078; FHL #805,078); O. A. Traugh house¬ hold, 1870 U.S. census, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, page 252, #139/140 (NARA M593, roU 1309; FHL #295,620). 8 Pedro Cunio household, 1870 U.S. census, Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio, page 652, #183/183 (NARA M593, roll 1284; FHL #552,783). 9 Harry McDonough household, 1880 U.S. census, Denver, Arapahoe County, Colo¬ rado, ED 13, sheet 13, #114/136 (NARA T9, roll 88; FHL #1,254,088). 124 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 45 Research in Valparaiso found the record of the marriage he had never mentioned. He married Clara Dougall on 16 October 1872. He was of age, but Clara was not and had to have her mother, Rebecca Dougall, sign a consent for her to marry.10 In 1870 Rebecca Dougall, 49, was house¬ keeper for an elderly couple, Abram and Jane Hicks; [her daughter] Clara, 13, is listed with her.11 The only story Harry told about his life in Denver was his bout with smallpox. He said that smallpox was prevalent, and isolated camps had been formed to which the diseased were sent. He was sent to one of those camps and lay near death for days when, according to him, the touch of some unknown man miraculously healed him. The fate of Clara and Gertrude remains unknown. There was no Harry or Clara or Ger¬ trude McDonough in either the 1885 Colorado state census12 or the Den¬ ver city directory for 1890.13 Possibly Harry divorced or abandoned them, but it seems more likely they contracted smallpox as well, but did not survive. Those who knew Harry believe it most probable they died, and he preferred not to talk about the tragedy. He was extremely fond of his second daughter, Louise, born in Salt Lake City; and when she died at the age of 11, he was inordinately grief stricken. Perhaps his sorrow was magnified because of the loss of a second young daughter. According to Harry, after his recovery from smallpox, he took a job as an advance agent with Frohman’s Theatrical Company. This job took him to Salt Lake City, Utah. There he was informed of the dissolution of Frohman’s and decided to stay in Salt Lake City, where he found another printing job with a newspaper, married, had three children (only one of whom survived to adulthood), and died in 1934. WHEN WAS HARRY MCDONOUGH BORN? The information uncovered about Harry’s early life suggests he was born about 1851, not 1861. In the recap below, it is clear that sometime between 1900 and 1910, Harry— at least in his own mind— got ten years younger. With this revised birthdate, earlier censuses for Hollidaysburg were examined. Harry McDonough was not found in 1850 or I860, but an interesting possibility was highlighted. In all censuses, Harry said he was born in Pennsylvania. 10 Marriage Certificate #238, Indiana Circuit Court Marriage Records, Porter County, Indiana, 116. Attached to the certificate was a note written and signed by Rebecca Dougall giving consent for her daughter Clara to marry Harry McDonough. 11 Abram Hicks household, 1870 U.S. census, Valparaiso 1st Ward, Porter County, Indiana, page 134, #176/176 (NARA M593, roll 351; FHL #295,462). 12 Colorado State census, 1885 (Ancestry.com) from NARA schedules of the Colorado State census, 1885 (NARA, Ml 58). 13 Denver, Colorado City Directory, 1890 (Ancestry.com) from Denver City Direc¬ tory, 1890 (Denver: Ballenger and Richards, 1890). 2007 ■ McDonoughs of Hollidaysburg, Blair County 125 1850. Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania. George McDonough, 51, shoemaker [apparent wife] Mary, 49, and [apparent children]: George, 22, moulder; Mary, 21;14 Ellen, 18; Hannah, 15; and William, 13, all born in Penn¬ sylvania.15 ■ I860. Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania. George McDonough, 65, shoemaker; [his daughter] Hannah, 25; and Airestam or Anestain16 [male], 10 (born about 1850), all born in Pennsylvania.17 ■ ■ ■ ■ 1870. Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio. Harry McDonough, 19 (born about 1851). 1872. Valparaiso, Indiana. Of age when he married. 1880. Denver, Colorado. Harry McDonough, 30 (born about 1850), parents born in “America.” 1900. H. C. McDonough, born February 1849 , parents’ birth place “Un” [unknown].18 1910. Emerson, Salt Lake County. Harry C. McDonough, 51 (born about 1859), editor at a newspaper.19 1920. not found. ■ 1930. Harry C. McDonough[?], 67 (born about 1863), parents born in “United ■ ■ ■ States.”20 1934. Salt Lake City, Utah. Harry’s son Roy provided the information for his death certificate and cemetery information (see below), giving his birth date as 1861, matching Harry’s autobiography. The responses about his parents’ birth place suggest Harry knew little or nothing about them. He recounted childhood incidents with both his grandparents in his autobiography. On the I860 census, George’s wife, Mary, is not listed. Subsequent research proved that she died in 1858 (see below). Since Harry had memories of both of his grandparents, he must have been born some years before his grandmother’s death. The child Airestam/Anestain, born about 1850, clearly of an age to be a grandchild of George and Mary, is not found in later records. The possi¬ bility that this child was Harry seems likely. The information above made it possible to amend portions of the timeline: 1 4 Although Mary could have been the wife of son George, further research showed that she was a daughter. 15 George McDonough household, 1850 U.S. census, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, page 86 [stamped], #61/70 (NARA M432, roll 755; FHL #20,605). 16 The author believes the faint census entry says Airestam. The editor believes it says Anestain (or possibly Arestain). Both viewed the NARA microfilm, plus the digitized image. In any event, the name does not make sense, and it is clear that the census enu¬ merator did not understand the name as stated to him. 17 Geo. McDonough household, I860 U.S. census, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Penn¬ sylvania, page 290 [stamped], #1387/1442 (NARA M653, roll 1078; FHL #805,078). 18 H. C. [indexed as D. C. on Ancestry.com] McDonough household, 1900 U.S. census, 1st Ward Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, ED 1, page 3A (NARA T623, roll 1684). 19 Harry C. McDonough household, 1910 U.S. census, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, ED 95, sheet 3A #43/45 (NARA T624, roll 1605). 20 Harry C. McDonough[?] household, 1930 U.S. census, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, ED 78, sheet 9A (NARA T626, roll 2420). 126 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 45 born in Pennsylvania 1850-51 grandmother Mary McDonough died 8 June 1858 7 February 1865 grandfather George McDonough died 1865-69 apprenticed to O. A. Traugh in printing business lived in Upper Sandusky, Ohio; worked as printer 1870 by October 1872 moved to Valparaiso, Indiana; worked for newspaper 16 October 1872 married Clara Dougall in Valparaiso, Indiana daughter Gertrude born in Indiana about 1874 lived in Denver, Colorado, with wife and daughter; by 1880 worked as printer WHO WERE HARRY MCDONOUGH’S PARENTS? Research to account for all the children of Harry’s grandparents, George and Mary McDonough, still did not identify Harry’s parents. It did accu¬ mulate enough information to construct the George McDonough family. George and Mary were married in 1819 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Federal censuses located them in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, in 1820;21 Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, in 1830;22 and Hollidaysburg, now Blair County (Blair was formed from Huntingdon in 1846), in 1840,23 1850, and I860. George McDonough owned no real estate. On the 1846 tax list of Blair County, he was assessed for 1 cow and 1 occupation but no real estate.24 The 1850 and 1860 federal censuses showed him with no real estate and the occupation of shoemaker. A search of Blair County probate records found no estate for George or Mary.25 There are three possibilities to explain Harry’s “orphan” story: ■ ■ ■ Harry’s parents both died when he was very young. Harry was the illegitimate child of one of George and Mary’s children. Neither of Harry’s parents was a child of George and Mary, but they took him in and raised him. 21 George McDonnach household, 1820 U.S. census, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, page 37 (NARA M33, roll 102; FHL #181,407). The household included 2 males 16<26 (George, unknown), 1 female <10 (unidentified), and 1 female 16<26 (Mary). 22 Geo. McDonough household, 1830 U.S. census, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, page 93 (NARA Ml 9, roll 166; FHL #320,640). The household included 1 male <5 (son George), 1 male 5<10 (Samuel), 1 male 30<40 (George), 1 female <5 (Mary), 1 female from 5<10 (Elizabeth), and 1 female 20<30 (Mary). 23 George McDonough household, 1840 U.S. census, Hollidaysburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, page 221 (NARA M704, roll 462; FHL #20,546). The household included 1 male <5 (William), 1 male 10<15 (son George), 1 male 40 <50 (George), 2 females 5<10 (Ellen, Hannah), 1 female 10<15 (Mary), 1 female 15<20 (Elizabeth), and 1 female 40<50 (Mary). Son Samuel was not residing with the family on this census. 24 Blair County Tax Records, 1846 (Hollidaysburg: Blair County Genealogical Soci¬ ety, 1981), 15. 25 Records searched included Index to Wills and Letters, 1846-1980; Orphans’ Court Estate Index, 1846-1980; and Orphans’ Court dockets, 1846-1859. 2007 McDonoughs of Hollidaysburg, Blair County 127 The Genealogical Summary below is fully compatible with the cen¬ suses, indicating that all children have been identified. George and Mary had daughters born about 1820 (died by 1830), 1822, 1830, 1832, 1835; and sons born about 1824 (died in 1842), 1827, and 1837. Six children of George and Mary were alive and unmarried about 1850-51 at the time of Harry’s birth. All six were still living in I860, eliminating the option that Harry’s parents, one a child of George and Mary, had died after his birth. If Harry was an illegitimate grandson of George and Mary, who was most likely his parent? At the time of Harry’s birth, Elizabeth was married and living in Gaysport, Blair County, with a family of her own. In 1850, George, Jr., 22; Mary, 21; Ellen, 18; Hannah, 15; and William, 13, were all still at home in Hollidaysburg. William was probably too young to be Harry’s father. In light of the I860 census, Hannah seems the most prob¬ able. She was about 15 or 16 at the time of Harry’s birth. She was 25 years old and still living at home with her father and the boy Airestam/Anestain in I860. She remained single until she married Nicholas Hewit in 1873, at which time Hannah was at least 36 years old and her husband was a 63- year-old widower. There is no information that suggests Harry was adopted from another family. There are no other McDonoughs in Blair County. It seems unlikely that a couple in their fifties would take on the responsibility of a small child without being closely related. Also, while he disclosed very little information about his history, Harry never deviated from calling George and Mary his grandparents. It is unclear how much Harry Coffey McDonough did not know, versus how much he intentionally chose to keep secret. Either way, exploring his roots has helped document the family of George and Mary (Cochran) McDonough of Blair County, Pennsylvania. GENEALOGICAL SUMMARY-GEORGE MCDONOUGH GEORGE MCDONOUGH was born 18 October 1794 in Pennsylvania (calcu¬ lated), and died 7 February 1865 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, and was buried in the Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery.26 He married 7 March 1819 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, MARY COCHRAN,27 who was born 29 April 1798 (calculated) and died 8 June 26 George McDonough tombstone, section A, lot 7, Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, transcribed and photographed by author, June, 1996; First Presbyterian Church of Hollidaysburg Records, 1861-1880, Register of Deaths, 126 (original records microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, 1973; FHL #1,671,234, items 4-5); Blair County Genealogical Society, Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery; from Tombstone Inscriptions, Cemetery Maps, And Various Records (Altoona: the society, 1982), 102. 27 “Baptisms, Marriages, and Sermons performed by D. Denny, Church & Cemetery Records Collection, Path Valley & Falling Springs Church 1794-1844,” Bureau of Archives and History, Harrisburg (FHL #,1032,847, item 13). 128 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 45 1858, age 60 years 1 month 10 days, buried in the Hollidaysburg Presby¬ terian Cemetery.28 Children of George and Mary (Cochran ) McDonough: i. female, born about 1820 (1820 census); died by 1830. ii. ELIZABETH J. MCDONOUGH, born 21 September 1822 in Chambersburg; died 30 December 1890 in Hollidaysburg, buried in Hollidaysburg Presby¬ terian Cemetery; married 24 December 1844 JOSEPH BARR.29 Children of Joseph and Elizabeth (McDonough) Barr, all bom in Pennsyl¬ vania:30 1. Kessandria/Kasender/Cassandra Barr, born about 1845; married Alexander Henderson; in 1890 resided in Springfield, Ohio. 2. James D. Barr, born about 1847; in 1890 resided in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. 3. William M. Barr, born about 1848; in 1890 resided in Patterson, New Jersey. 4. George Y. Barr, born about 1850; in 1890 resided in Altoona, Penn¬ sylvania. 5. Ann/Annie Barr, born about 1855; married F. R. Woods; in 1890 resided in Roaring Spring, Blair County. 6. Alfred T. Barr, born about 1857; in 1890 resided in Gaysport, Blair County. 7. Harry Benton Barr, born about October 1859; in 1890 resided in Gaysport. 8. Bertha D. Barr, born about 1864; married Thomas H. Suckling; in 1890 resided in Hollidaysburg. 9. Minnie Barr, born about 1866; died young (not with parents in 1880 nor mentioned in mother’s obituary). iii. SAMUEL ALEXANDER MCDONOUGH, born 18 January 1824 probably in Chambersburg; died 19 January 1842 in Hollidaysburg of smallpox, age 18; buried in the Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery.31 28 Mary McDonough tombstone, section A, lot 7, Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Ceme¬ tery, transcribed and photographed by author, June, 1996; notice of death, The Holli¬ daysburg Register, Volume 22, 16 June 1858, includes age at death; Hollidaysburg Pres¬ byterian Cemetery (note 26), 102. 29 Obituary for “Mrs. Elizabeth J., wife of Mr. Joseph Barr,” Elliott Scrapbook, Hoenstine Collection, Blair County Genealogical Society, Hollidaysburg, 13, identifies Mrs. Hannah Hewit as her sister and gives marriage date; Elizabeth Barr tombstone, section A, lot 7, Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, transcribed by author, June, 1996; Blair County Genealogical Society, McFarland Funeral Home Records in Hollidaysburg, 141. 30 Obituary for “Mrs. Elizabeth J., wife of Mr. Joseph Barr,” (note 29); Jos. [indexed as Jas. on Ancestry.com] Barr household, 1850 U.S. census, Gaysport Borough, Blair County, Pennsylvania, page 151, #41/45 (NARA M432, roll 755; FHL #20,605); Joseph Barr household, I860 U.S. census, Hollidaysburg, Gaysport Borough, Blair County, Pennsylvania, page 209, #1029/1034 (NARA M653, roll 755; FHL #805,078); Joseph Barr household, 1870 U.S. census, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, page 7 [written], #55/55 (NARA M593, roll 1309); Joseph Barr household, 1880 U.S. census, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, ED 161, page 10B (NARA T9, roll 1103). 31 Samuel McDonough obituary, Democratic Standard and Huntingdon County Gazette, Hollidaysburg (Friday, 21 January 1842), Volume 2, #4; Samuel McDonough tombstone, section A, lot 7, Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, transcribed and pho- 2007 McDonoughs of Hollidaysburg, Blair County 129 iv. GEORGE MCDONOUGH, born 22 September 1827 in Chambersburg; died 25 May 1904 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio;32 married 21 June I860 in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, ANN/ANNIE (CLEMENT) JACKSON 33 Children of George and Ann/ Annie (Clement) McDonough:34 1. George Q. McDonough, born 27 July 1861 in Altoona; died 23 Sep¬ tember 1906 in Wacousta, Clinton County, Michigan. 2. William McDonough, born 22 March 1863 in Altoona. 3. Elmer McDonough, born 21 February 1866 in Mansfield, Richmond County, Ohio; died 14 November 1926 in Toledo. 4. David J. McDonough, born 5 February 1868 in Illinois; died 22 May 1946 in Mansfield. 5. Myrtle May McDonough, born 29 May 1870 in Mansfield; died November 1927 in Mansfield. 6. Mary Eva McDonough, born 6 Jul 1874 in Mansfield; died 5 Decem¬ ber 18937. Ella Daisy McDonough, born 27 March 1879 in Mansfield; died 5 December 1884. v. MARY MCDONOUGH, born 6 October 1830 in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County; died 8 October 1895 in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, and bur¬ ied in Shiloh, Montgomery County, Ohio; married between 1850 (living with parents) and 1853 (child born about 1854) PETER G. STRICKLER.35 Children of Peter and Mary (McDonough) Strickler.36 1. Mary Ellen/Ella Strickler, born about 1854 in Pennsylvania; died 23 December 1914 in Youngstown, Ohio; married 6 January 1874 in Richland County, Ohio, James L. Parker.37 tographed by author, June, 1966; K. T. H. McFarland, Hollidaysburg Records: Marriages, Deaths & Partitions from Weekly Newspapers of Hollidaysburg, Huntingdon/Blair Cos., Pa., 1836-1852 (Apollo, Pa.: Closson Press, 1994), 22. 32 George McDonough, Jr., Family Bible; original owned in 2000 by Lloyd L. McDonough. The McDonough Family Bible passed from George, Jr., to his son George Q. McDonough, to his grandson Harry J. McDonough, to his great grandson Lloyd L. McDonough of Big Rapids, Michigan. 33 George McDonough, Jr., Family Bible (note 32); Hoenstine Library card file (cites source as Altoona Tribune, 28 June I860), Blair County Genealogical Society. 3<* George McDonough, Jr., Family Bible (note 32); George Donough household, 1870 U.S. census, Mansfield 2nd Ward, Richland County, Ohio, page 28, #197/232 (NARA M593, roll 1261; FHL #552,760); George McDonough household, 1880 U.S. census, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, ED 221, sheet 36, #329/391 (NARA T9, roll 1062; FHL #448,448). 35 “Death of Mrs. Strickler”, Bucyrus [Ohio] Journal, 11 October 1895: states that Mrs. Henry Benton is her sister; Ella Parker certificate of death (1895, #24665), Ohio Bureau of Vital Statistics, names her parents as Peter Strickler and Mary McDonough. 3<* Peter Strick [s/c; indexed on Ancestry.com as Struck] household, I860 U.S. census, Hollidaysburgh Boro, Blair County, Pennsylvania, page 298 [stamped], #1448/1506 (NARA M653, roll 1078); Peter Strickler household, 1870 U.S. census, Mansfield 4th Ward, Richland County, Ohio, page 195, #18/19 (NARA M593, roll 1261; FHL #552,760); P. G. Strickler household, 1880 U.S. census, Shiloh, Richland County, Ohio, ED 204, page 26, #70/78 (NARA T9, roll 1061). Oddly, Mary’s parents in 1880 are listed as born in Ireland and Wales, Peter’s occupation isplasterer in all three censuses. 37 “Death of Mrs. Strickler” (note 35); IGI batch M514156, extracted from Richland County, Ohio, Marriages, 1813-1930 (FHL #388,740). 130 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 45 2. George Strickler, born about 1857 in Pennsylvania; died possibly by 1880 (not with parents). 3. Annie M. Strickler, born about 1864 in Pennsylvania. vi. ELLEN MCDONOUGH, born about 1832 in Pennsylvania (1850 census); married between 1850 (living with parents) and 1858 (child born about 1859) HENRY BENTON.38 Children of Henry and Ellen ( McDonough) Benton, all bom in Ohio:39 1. Harry Benton, born about 1859. 2. Anna/Annie Benton, born about 1861. 3. Edward/Eddie Benton, born about 1864. 4. Jay Benton, born about 1870. 5. Carrie Benton, born about 1873. vii. HANNAH MCDONOUGH, born about 1835 (1850, I860, 1880 censuses) in Pennsylvania; died 14 April 1903 in Hollidaysburg, buried in Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery;40 married widower NICHOLAS HEWIT;41 who was born 24 July 1809 and died 19 February 1883; buried in Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery 42 viii. WILLIAM P. MCDONOUGH, born about 1837 (1850 census) in Hollidays¬ burg; died 9 February 1863 in Nashville, Tennessee, of wounds from the Civil War, and was buried there;43 married 12 December 1858 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, MARY DAVIS; no issue.44 38 “Death of Mrs. Strickler” (note 35) states that Mrs. Henry Benton is her sister. 39 Henry Benton household, 1870 U.S. census, Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, page 360, #377/391 (NARA M593, roll 1186; FHL #552,685); Henry Benton household, 1880 U.S. census, Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, ED 97, sheet 50, #457/497 (NARA T9, 1003). 40 McFarland Funeral Home (note 29), 92; Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery (note 26), 67. 41 Obituary for “Mrs. Elizabeth J., wife of Mr. Joseph Barr” (note 29) identifies Mrs. Hannah Hewit as her sister. Nicholas’ first wife, Mary, was born 23 April 1809 and died 30 April 1871 (tombstone transcription, Hoenstine Collection, Blair County Genealogi¬ cal Society; Blair County Genealogical Society, Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery (note 26), 67; Elliott Scrapbook (note 29), 26, 30, 67; Nicholas Hewitt household, 1880 U.S. census, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, ED 161, page 7 (NARA T9, roll 1103). There is a patron-submitted IGI entry for the marriage 13 March 1873 in Phila¬ delphia, which has not been validated, but is consistent with other information (batch M009143; the batch number suggests this is a controlled-extraction, but it is not). 42 Tombstone transcription, index file, Hoenstine Collection (note 41); Hollidays¬ burg Presbyterian Cemetery (note 26), 67; Elliott Scrapbook (note 29), 30, 67. 43 William P. McDonough, compiled military record (corporal, Company G, 73rd Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), photocopy in possession of author; Mary McDonough, Declaration for Widow’s Army Pension, file #18425, National Archives Civil War Pen¬ sion Applications, photocopy in possession of author. 44 Mary McDonough pension application (note 43), marriage certificate was in file, photocopy in possession of author; Indiana Works Progress Administration, “Cass County Index— Marriage Records 1850-1920,” 206 (typescript, 1940, compiled from original records in the Cass County Clerk’s Office; FHL #1,266,730, item 5). McDonoughs of Hollidaysburg, Blair County 2007 131 GENEALOGICAL SUMMARY— HARRY COFFEY MCDONOUGH HARRY COFFEY MCDONOUGH was born about 1851 in Pennsylvania, his parents unidentified, probable grandson of George and Mary (Cochran) McDonough. He died on 19 July 1934 while swimming at Saltair Beach in the Great Salt Lake.45 The county physician explained his death as “probably natural cardiac failure/cerebral hemorrhage with strangulation from salt water.”46 He was buried 22 July 1934 in the City Cemetery in Salt Lake City.47 He married first 16 October 1872 CLARA DOUGALL in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, with whom he had one daughter. He married second 28 March 1888 in Salt Lake City ISABELLE MARLAH CROFT.48 She died 27 May 1943.*9 They had three children, only one of whom survived to adulthood and left descendants. Child of Harry Coffey and Clara (.Dougall) McDonough: i. GERTRUDE MCDONOUGH, born about 1874 in Indiana (1880 census). Children of Harry Coffey and Isabelle Mariah (Croft) McDonough, all events Salt Lake City: ii. LAWRENCE MCDONOUGH, born 25 January 1889; died 13 September 1902.50 iii. ROY LEWIS MCDONOUGH, born 9 September 1892 in Salt Lake City, Utah; died 18 February 1962;51 married 17 December 1914 CAROL FLORENCE SMITH.52 iv. LOUISE E, MCDONOUGH, born 23 June 1905; died 28 March 1916.53 45 Harry C. McDonough obituary, Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, 21 July 1934. 46 Harry Coffey McDonough death certificate (1934, #235), Utah State Board of Health File, Salt Lake City. 47 «Salt Lake City, Utah, Cemetery Records, 1848-1992” from inscriptions and rec¬ ords at the cemetery (Ancestry.com); also Utah State Historical Society, “Utah Cemetery Inventory” (Ancestry.com). 48 Marriage Certificate #348, Probate Court, Salt Lake County, Utah. 49 Isabell Maria McDonough, death certificate 1943, #1081, Utah State Department of Health. 50 Lawrence McDonough obituary, Salt Lake Herald, Salt Lake City, Utah, 17 Septem¬ ber 1902, page 5; Lawrence C. McDonough death record #7131, “Death Records of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1848-Sept. 1950,” page 188 (FHL 26,554). 51 Roy Lewis McDonough death certificate (1962, #377), Utah Department of Public Health, Salt Lake City. 52 Marriage license #20829, State of Utah, County of Salt Lake, with certification that they were married 17 December 1914 in Salt Lake City by Bishop J. Percy Goddard; photocopy in possession of the author. 53 Louise Elizabeth McDonough death certificate #L-429, “Death Records of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1848-Sept. 1950,” page 108 (FHL #26,558).