Luther Carroll Doughtie Sr.

   Cause of his death was Automobile Accident *.

  General Notes:

Known to family as Little Buddy (brother)

Living in Burdette Village, Jerusalem, Southampton Co., Va. in 1930 and is a manager in a sawmill.

The WWI Draft Registration Card for Luther Carroll Doughtie dated June 5, 1918 lists his date of birth as July 25, 1888. He is living with his wife and 3 children in Buckhorn, (Nansemond, Co. / now Suffolk City) VA. and is working as a Farmer. His physical description is tall and slender with gray eyes and dark hair.

The 1920 Federal Census of Nansemond County, VA has Luther Carroll Doughtie and his family living with his dad, Bolden and his second wife Mary Etta. The names are indexed as Daughter and Bolden as Balden.

The 1930 Federal Census of Jerusalem, Southampton County, VA, District 19 records Luther C. (42) and Lucy Ann (39) Doughtie with children Louise (16), Sarah C. (14), Luther C. (13), Hazel (9), Harry C. (8), Allie D. (5), and Garland L. (5/12). Luther is the manager of a sawmill.

The 1940 Federal Census for Holland, Nansemond Co., VA, District 62-9, page 132B, dated April 3, 1940 records Luther C. (52 - VA) and Lucy W. (49 - VA) Doughtie with children Lucy C. Jr. [actually Luther Carroll Jr.] (23), Hazel (19), Harry (18), Allie Doris (15), and Garlan (10) living on the "Strut leading into South Quay Road". Luther has completed 2 years of college and is an Overseer at a Lumber Saw Mill earning $910 working 52 weeks during the last years. Both Lucy and her son, Luther, have completed 2 years of high school while Hazel has completed 4 years of high school. Luther Jr. is a Salesman at a Retail Grocery earning $960, Hazel is a Worker at the Sawmil, and Harry is a Truck Driver for the Lumbermill earning $150.

Holland Cemetery, Holland Rd., Suffolk, VA is located on 58 By-Pass at the intersection with route 612 (OKelley Dr) just west of Holland, VA.(in now Suffolk, VA) - Records copied by Bruce Saunders and Pat Holland.
LUTHER CARROL DOUGHTIE SR. : 1887 - 1949
S/O BOLDEN RIDDICK AND CORNELIA OCTAVIA WIGGINS DOUGHTIE
MARRIED 12-29-1912
LUCY ANN WINBORNE DOUGHTIE 10-29-1890 1983
D/O THOMAS PARKER AND MARTHA SARAH HARRISON WINBORNE


The WWII Draft Registration Card (for men born on or after April 28, 1877 and on or before February 16, 1897) for Luther Carroll dated April 27, 1942 lists his date of birth as July 25, 1888 in Nansemond Co., VA. He is living with his wife, Mrs. L. C. Doughtie, of Holland, Nansemond Co., VA. He is working for Mr. A. L. Jolly of Holland, VA and his physical description is 5' 8", 160 lbs with brown eyes, black hair and dark complexion.

  Medical Notes:

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: Luther Carroll Doughtie Sr
Occupation: Sawyer at Jolly Lumber Company
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 61
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1887
Death Date: 1 Apr 1949
Death Place: Holland, Nansemond, Virginia
Burial: April 3, 1949 at Holland Cemetery
Registration Date: 3 Apr 1949
Father: Bolden R Doughtie
Mother: Octavia Wiggins
Spouse: Mrs Lucy Winborne Doughtie
Certificate Number: 1949009020
Informant: Luther Carroll Doughtie Jr [son]

* Entire skull & face tore off body. Broken arms, legs & crushed chest. Multiple abrsions & contusions. Accident on street in Holland, VA

Luther married Lucy Ann Winborne, daughter of Thomas Parker Winborne Sr. and Martha Sarah Harrison, on 29 Dec 1912 in Nansemond Co, VA. (Lucy Ann Winborne was born on 29 Oct 1890 in Nansemond Co., VA, died in Sep 1983 in Portsmouth City, VA and was buried in Holland Cemetery, Holland Rd. Suffolk, VA..) The cause of her death was Myocardial Failure.

  Marriage Notes:

Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Lucy Ann Winborne
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1891
Marriage Date: 29 Dec 1912
Marriage Place: Nansemond County, Virginia
Father: ... R. Winborne
Mother: Sar... Marilia
Spouse: Luther Carroll Doughtie
FHL Film Number: 2048463
Reference ID: 16