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The Dough family is one of the oldest families on Roanoke Island and the surrounding areas. Their roots can be traced back to the 18th century. The family has a long history of working in the commercial fishing industry, the boatbuilding industry, as well as serving in the U. S. Lifesaving Service and U. S. Coast Guard. Most of the papers in this collection relate to the Walter Townsend Dough line of the family. A native of Roanoke Island, Walter Townsend Dough was born in 1834 to Thomas Allen and Sarah Etheridge Dough. He was a commercial fisherman and was appointed the sherriff of Dare County in 1875.

Walter Dough married his first wife, Margaret E. Meekins (1829-1866) in 1855. They had three children, Edgar St. Clair, Blanche, and Thomas Allen Dough, III. Following Margaret's death, Walter married Mary Elizabeth Etheridge in 1867. They had three children, Walter Otis, Elizabeth, and Mary.

The Dough family is one of the oldest families on Roanoke Island and the surrounding areas. Their roots can be traced back to the 18th century. The family has a long history of working in the commercial fishing industry, the boatbuilding industry, as well as serving in the U. S. Lifesaving Service and U. S. Coast Guard. Most of the papers in this collection relate to the Walter Townsend Dough line of the family. A native of Roanoke Island, Walter Townsend Dough was born in 1834 to Thomas Allen and Sarah Etheridge Dough. He was a commercial fisherman and was appointed the sherriff of Dare County in 1875.

Walter Dough married his first wife, Margaret E. Meekins (1829-1866) in 1855. They had three children, Edgar St. Clair, Blanche, and Thomas Allen Dough, III. Following Margaret's death, Walter married Mary Elizabeth Etheridge in 1867. They had three children, Walter Otis, Elizabeth, and Mary.

[Identification of item], 33MSS-103, Dough Family Papers, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, N.C., U.S.A.

Acquired by the Outer Banks History Center prior to 1991.

Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS)  http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov/BasicSearch.aspx.

1. 33BOK-0-10122:  My Ancestors of Roanoke Island, North Carolina, by Robert Lyle Dough, Sr., 2006.

The Dough Family Papers include correspondence, land surveys, land deeds, receipts, court summons, and "fish receipts" which were given to W. T. Dough as a record of how many pounds of fish he sold to various dealers. There is an account of the sale of materials from the 1889 wreck of the schooner  Lizzie S. Haynes and the 1866 wreck of the  Vera Cruz and an inventory of supplies from "Caroons Point" Light Station, one of North Carolina's river lights. Some of the documents in this collection are very fragile.

This collection is arranged topically.

The Dough Family Papers include correspondence, land surveys, land deeds, receipts, court summons, and "fish receipts" which were given to W. T. Dough as a record of how many pounds of fish he sold to various dealers. There is an account of the sale of materials from the 1889 wreck of the schooner  Lizzie S. Haynes and the 1866 wreck of the  Vera Cruz and an inventory of supplies from "Caroons Point" Light Station, one of North Carolina's river lights. Some of the documents in this collection are very fragile.