Reverend George Pryor Dougherty

In the 1880 U.S. Federal Census for Camden, New Jersey, taken on June 15th, George Pryor Dougherty was 5 months old, and was living with his parents, George S., 24, and Sarah, 23, at 323 Mt. Vernon Street. George Sr., was working as a telegraph operator.

Previously, in the 1870 U.S. Census, George Pryor Dougherty's father, George S., 15, was living with his father, Pryor Dougherty, 46, a Steamboat Captain, and his siblings, Margaret, 21, Mary F., 13, Charles, 10, Anna P., 8, and Ella S., 5 years old in Bordentown, New Jersey. George's mother, Mary, passed away in May of 1870, at the young age of 40 years old, and George S. Dougherty and his sister, Margaret, were probably taking care of their younger siblings. Pryor indicated his real estate was valued at $1,200 and his personal estate at $300.

In the previous census for 1860, Pryor Dougherty, 37, and his wife, Mary, 30, were living with their children, Margaret, 11, George, 6, Mary F., 3, and Charles 2 months old, in Bordentown, New Jersey, and Pryor was working as a Waterman. His real estate was valued at $700 and his personal estate at $200. There was a black woman living with them, named Ellen Combeder, 30, so perhaps she was a servant, since this was before the Civil War.

According to Find a Grave.com, Captain Pryor Dougherty, born in 1824 in Monmouth County, New Jersey, passed away April 20, 1894, in Bordentown, New Jersey. He was a riverboat captain who drowned on the Delaware River (possible suicide) and was the brother of Peter, Shreve and Arden. He served in the same Civil War regiment as did his brother, Peter. He was the husband of Sarah (maybe a second wife after the death of his first wife, Mary) and father of George S., Charles, Laura, and Ella. He was buried in the Bordentown Cemetery. George Pryor Dougherty was his name-sake grandson.

By the 1900 U.S. Federal Census George Pryor Dougherty, 20, was living in Bordentown, New Jersey, with his parents, George S., 45, and Sarah A., 43, and living with them was his mother's brother, Joseph Kesler, 25. They were renting their home located at 164 Prince Street. George and Sarah had been married for 23 years and had only one child, George Pryor Dougherty. George S., was working still working as a telegraph operator, George P., was attending school, and his uncle Joseph was working as a brakeman.

In a 1903 U.S. City Directory for Burlington, New Jersey, George P. was working as a Reverend and was living at 164 Prince Street with his father, George S., who was working as a clerk. George married Bertha Grace Hurlbut in 1906 and that year and 1907 they were living at 1679 S. Broad Street in Trenton, New Jersey, and George P. was working as a reverend.

By the 1910 U.S. Federal Census, they were renting their home located at 62 Main Street in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, and were listed as: George P., 30, Bertha H., 26, and their children George H., 3 and Jesse L., one year six months old. George P. was working as a Methodist Minister.

When George P. Dougherty completed his U.S. World War I Draft Registration Card on September 12, 1918, at the local board for Division No. 3 in the City of Newark, State of New Jersey, he described himself as being tall with a medium build with dark brown eyes and hair. He was 38 years old, having been born January 24, 1880. He was living at 755 Clifton Avenue in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, working as a clergyman at St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, which was located at Summer Avenue and Heller Parkway in Newark. He listed his nearest relative as his wife Bertha, residing at the same address.

In 1920, they were still living at 755 Clifton Avenue in Newark, and were listed as: George P., 39, Bettie, 36, George, 12, Jessie, 11, Edward, 9, and living with them was Bertha's father, Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, 76, and a lodger named Sarah White, 51 years old. Both Jesse Lyman and Sarah were widowed. George P. was still working as a minister at the Episcopal Church.

In 1925, George P. Dougherty was working as a Chaplain for the U.S. Army, and was stationed with the 1st Army Troops, 102 Cavlary at their headquarters located in Newark, New Jersey, according to the Official National Guard Register.

By 1930, they were living at 74 Park Avenue in Glen Ridge, Essex, New Jersey, where they were renting the home for $100 per month. They were listed as: George P., 50, Bertha H., 46, George H., 23, Edward A., 20, and living with them was a domestic servant, Gertrude A. MacPherson, 39, who was born in the West Indies. George was still working as a minister at the Episcopal Church.

On February 1, 1933, according to a New York Passenger list, George Dougherty arrived in New York City via the ship Sixaola from Kingston, Jamaica. He was 53 years old and had been traveling with his wife Bertha, 48. They were still living in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, at the time of their trip.

In 1935, George and Bertha were living at 74 Park Avenue in Montclair, Bloomfield County, New Jersey, and were listed in a U.S. City Directory indicating that George was the Rector of the Christ Episcopal Church. George passed away at the relatively young age of 56 years old on April 30, 1936, in Glen Ridge, Essex, New Jersey.

A New York Passenger List indicates that Bertha arrived in New York City on October 4, 1950, from Cherbourg, France, on board the ship Queen Elizabeth. At the time, Bertha was 67 years old and had been living at 211 S. Saint Asaph Street in Alexandria, Virginia. The Queen Elizabeth had departed Cherbourg, France, on September 29th, 1950, so it was a five-day crossing on the Atlantic Ocean from France. It appeared that Bertha was traveling alone. She made another trip alone to Cherbourg, France, from New York City in 1952, and arrived in New York on August 27th on board the ship Neptunia, and was 69 years old at the time of her travel.

Bertha passed away in 1969 while living near Cincinnati, Ohio. She died about 9 months after her son, Edward Archer Dougherty passed away there in January of 1969 after a long illness. He was survived by his wife Elizabeth Freeman Dougherty and two children, a son, Edward Archer Dougherty, Jr., and a daughter Regina Dougherty Childers and four grandchildren.