Skip to content

Coffin plate · primary-source record

Martha Dougherty

abt 1833 – 17 Aug 1912

79 Years · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

17 Aug 1912

Date of birth

abt 1833

Age at death

79 Years

Plate found in

Illinois, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Martha Dougherty
Died Aug 17 1912
Aged 79 Years
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Record submitted by

William Dougherty — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Possible matches in the 1910 US Federal Census

⚠ Candidate matches — unverified. Researcher to confirm.

Affiliate disclosure: this section contains affiliate links. Free trials on partner platforms renew automatically as paid subscriptions unless cancelled before the trial ends; we earn a commission at no additional cost to you.

  • 1910 US Federal Census

    Martha Dougherty Wilmington Ward 5, New Castle, DE abt 1838 England White

    Wilmington Ward 5, New Castle, Delaware, USA · abt 1838, England

    Search this candidate match on Ancestry →

    Unverified — opens a search, not a confirmation.

  • 1910 US Federal Census

    Martha Dougherty Seward, Kendall, IL abt 1835 Ireland White

    Seward, Kendall, Illinois, USA · abt 1835, Ireland

    Search this candidate match on Ancestry →

    Unverified — opens a search, not a confirmation.

  • 1910 US Federal Census

    [Martha Dougherty] Stockton, Rooks, KS abt 1835 Illinois White

    Rooks, Kansas, USA · abt 1835, Illinois

    Search this candidate match on Ancestry →

    Unverified — opens a search, not a confirmation.

  • 1910 US Federal Census

    Martha J Dougherty Bonne Femme, Howard, MO abt 1836 Ohio White

    Bonne Femme, Howard, Missouri, USA · abt 1836, Ohio

    Search this candidate match on Ancestry →

    Unverified — opens a search, not a confirmation.

  • 1910 US Federal Census

    Martha Dougherty Wessington Ward 3, Beadle, SD abt 1838 Ohio White

    Wessington Ward 3, Beadle, South Dakota, USA · abt 1838, Ohio

    Search this candidate match on Ancestry →

    Unverified — opens a search, not a confirmation.

Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
Submitted by William Dougherty to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-05-12
Permalink
/records/coffin-plates/dougherty-martha-1912/
Image vs transcription
Both — original photograph and transcription on this page

Citation: "Coffin plate of Martha Dougherty (abt 1833 – 17 Aug 1912)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/dougherty-martha-1912/ : accessed [your access date]).

More from the archive

Matched automatically from the archive’s name and place indexes — research leads, not confirmed relations.

Have a coffin plate, funeral card, or cemetery record?

The archive grows by contribution. If you have a transcription or photograph of a death record, share it and help another genealogist find their ancestor.

Submit a record →