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Helen Joe Daugherty Alternate spelling Dougherty Birth: She was born in 1918 at New Mexico. Family Information: Daughter of Daisy D. and James L. Daugherty. Description: Pre-Colony History:
In 1920 she was living with her parents and siblings in New Mexico where her father worked as a farmer. Home in Colony: Job in Colony: In July 1928 the girls on the junior part of the canning crew included: Ruth Shoemaker, Captain, Vivian Busick, Irene Hewitt, Rhea Mae Baldwin, Iris Busick and Helen Daugherty. Other Info:
She was often part of the program at the theater. In 1928 she spoke on Education during a program at the colony; that was followed by the song "Old Kentucky Home" sung by a group of girls including: Helen Joe, Iris Busick, Mary Gregorson, Myrtle Gregorson, Lynn Rogers and Vivian Busick. Post-Colony History:
In 1940 she was living with her husband, D.F. Smith in Pampa, Texas and working as a stenographer in a tax collector's office. Death: She died in 2000 at Fort Worth, Texas and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum at Fort Worth, Texas. Sources: Photo Archives; US Census: 1920, 1930, 1940; "Llano Colonist": May 12, 1928, July 21, 1928, October 6, 1928, March 23, 1929, April 27, 1929, June 15, 1929, July 4, 1931, July 11, 1931, July 18, 1931, July 25, 1931, August 15, 1931; "Vernon Parish Democrat": February 28, 1929; US Social Security Applications and Claims; US SSDI; FindAGrave.com |
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