James R. Doughty came to Polk County in 1852 and in 1857 he purchased
property near Leggett, Texas. In 1864 his first wife died and he buried
her on the top of a hill on his property. It became known as
the
Doughty Hill Cemetery. In a Doughty Family history written by a
granddaughter, she stated she attended both graveside services of
her
grandparents and her grandfather had designated one acre for a cemetery
for the area. Many other families were also buried in this cemetery.
According to a Doughty descendant the cemetery was destroyed and the
markers disappeared in the 1960's when a private residence was built
where the cemetery was located. The markers were not moved to another
county area cemetery. When Mrs. Doughty sold her property in
1908 she
did not designate a cemetery in her deed.
Location: At the intersection of Highway 59 and FM 492 in Leggett,
Texas, go East on FM 942, for .1 miles; turn right on Freeman Road
and
go 2.2 miles; turn left on Barrett Road and go .3 miles to the top
of
the hill. Cemetery located on the right side where residence now stands.
Listed below are the known burials in the Doughty Cemetery:
Doughty, Amanda M. (Aytch), b. 1839 Ala.
d. Aug. 28, 1864,
married c. 1854 La.
to James R. Doughty
Doughty, Aytch L., b. 1856 Tx. d. Dec 18, 1881, son of James R. & Amanda Doughty
Doughty, Elizabeth "Lizzie" S.(White), b. Oct 1846
La. d. Feb. 29, 1920 Houston/Harris/TX
married to James R.
Doughty on Nov. 22, 1866 Jasper County, Tx.,
Confederate Widow's Pension:
#29334.
Doughty, James Rogers, b. Apr. 9, 1827 East
Feliciana Parish, La. d. Mar. 12, 1905 Polk Co.;
Private, Co. E., 20th
Texas Infantry, Elmore's Regiment; Co.K, Morgan's Texas Cavalry
Regiment, C.S.A.; Charter
Member, Capt. Ike Turner Camp, Confederate Veterans,
Apr. 8, 1892.
Doughty, Mary C. "Mollie" (Havis), b. 1862 Tx.
d. ca. 1879 Polk Co.,
married on Nov. 1, 1877
to Aytch L. Doughty. Daughter of John S. Havis &
Margaret (Hamilton) Havis.
(Originally buried in this cemetery but later moved to the
Havis Cemetery in Polk County).
Yeager, Louada, died 1908, wife of S.
J. Yeager.
(Not related to the Doughty
family. Information taken from the Polk
County Enterprise newspaper)
Listed below are the other children of James R. Doughty and their
place
of burial:
Doughty, Clinton Rogers, b. Nov. 9, 1868 Polk Co.
d. 1950 Gurdon/Clark/Ark.,
married on Dec 20, 1891
to Charlotte Ernestine Green, b. Jul. 25, 1870 Moscow/Polk/Tx
d.Aug. 2,1946 Gurdon/Clark/Ark.
Both are buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Clark County, Ark.
Doughty, Bessica "Bessie" Clotilda, b. Feb. 16, 1858
Polk Co. d. Nov. 20, 1941 Polk Co.,
married on Nov. 11, 1875
to Jesse Harrison Legget, b. Oct. 2, 1849 S.C.
d. Apr 16, 1897 Polk Co.
Second husband: Isaac Newton
Snell, married on July 3, 1898. The Legett's are buried at
the Oakdale Cemetery, Polk
County, Tx.
Doughty, Norvilla "Norvie" Bell, b. Dec.18,1877 Polk
Co. d. Dec.12,1962 Houston/Harris/Tx.
married on Aug 14, 1898
to Frederick "Fred" Kirk Leggett, b. Feb 11, 1879 Polk Co.,
d. Feb.1, 1954 Houston/Harris/Tx.
Both are buried in the Forest
Hill Cemetery, Livingston/Polk/Tx.
Note: We will be happy to add other names to the
list of burials in this cemetery if they are
provided to us. Please try
to include the birth and death dates if possible.