07/20/1909: Visits Joe Dougherty

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

NP.1008

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

John J. Burgess of Dearborn was a Platte City visitor Friday last and while in town went to see his old servant, Joe Dougherty, who was stricken with paralysis some time since. Joe was janitor under John T. Owens, W. T. Jenkins. W. J. Overbeck, John J. Burgess, Temp Baughman, Ira Walker, William Forman and Mat Shepard, County Collector, and the old colored man has many friends among the white people. Joe is improving slowly.

Date(s) of Creation

7/20/1909

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Joe

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Dougherty, Joe

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Burgess, John J.

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

The Landmark (Platte City, MO, 1866-1963): 07/30/1909, p. 4

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Platte City, Missouri

Note

1909.07.30 Joe Dougherty The_Landmark_1909_07_30_4.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

07/20/1909: Visits Joe Dougherty