William Stanley Doty

John Doty and his brother, Adoniram, (he signed his name as “Ad Doty” when he was a witness to John and Mary’s marriage registration) came west together in the last part of the 19th century.  They worked at odd jobs putting together the money necessary to start farming.  John worked for a Manitoba farmer named John Graham.  Ad worked in the “bush” at least for part of the time.  
They both took homesteads and began farming in the Carlyle district.  John was on the NW and Ad was on the NE quarter of section 6, township 7 range 2 west of the 2nd meridian.
The census of 1901 and 1911 has some interesting errors, but also yields some good information.

The 1901 census lists the following names:
Doty Asamiram (sic)born Aug 3 1877
Doty Susan E. R. born Jan 10 1878
Doty William S. born Oct 11 1900
It goes on to say that William S. was 1 year old on his last birthday. Since the census was conducted in March 1901, his last birthday would have been in October of the previous year, which would have been 1900, so he was born in 1899.

The 1911 census names are:
Doty Adouram (sic) born July 1874 head of household (the 1901 census shows him born 1877, which I believe to be correct)
Doty Susan Emily born Jan 1875 wife
Doty William Stanley b. Oct 1899 son
Doty Nora Emma Ida b. Dec 1908 daughter
Listed in the same household at the time of the census was
Robinson, William Thomas, brother in law born Sept 1876, confirming that Susan’s maiden name was Robinson.
Interestingly, on the same page it lists John William Doty as having been born Oct 1874.  (my research proves he was born in 1873)

On the same page it lists Doty Kathleen b 1879, which is only 5 years after her father was born. It goes on to say that she was 11 years old in March 1911 which would confirm her date of birth as 1899, (which my research confirms).
The census did get the birth dates of John’s children correct.
According to the census of 1911 John had 2 hired men living with him.  They were Joseph George Hodges and Bernard Sanes.

These observations are made to point out that official records are not always correct, and need to be verified by as many other sources as we can find.
John was a successful farmer, but Ad was not suited to that line of work.  He sold his quarter section to John, and, according to my Dad, he went to the States.  I have not been able to follow the trail of this family any further at this time.
We do know that William Stanley Doty, (known as “Stanley”) returned to Carlyle in the late 1940’s, or early 50’S.  He established a shoe repair shop on the main street of the town near where the bakery is presently located.  He lived in the rear portion of the shop, where he was found deceased on October 9, 1953.
It seems the census taker was not the only one to be confused by Stanley’s father’s name.  A. Miller, who was the informant listed on the death certificate, lists Stanley’s father as Addan Irian Doty.
Stanley was buried on October 11, 1953 in the Glen Morris Cemetery, two miles north of Carlyle.  His plot is #125 and his remains are in the south west grave site of that plot.  There has never been a marker erected to memorialize his life.
At the family reunion this summer in Oklahoma, those of us who were there decided to place a marker on the grave to recognize that he lived and died in the Carlyle area.
The grave stone is now (Oct. 1, 2007) in place in the Glen Morris Cemetery.  Thanks to the maintenance staff from the Town of Carlyle, who marked the exact location of the grave, we were able to place it exactly.  
"Thank You" to all the cousins who so generously donated money to make this possible.  It is the fulfillment of a long-time goal to properly mark the site  in memory of Stanley Doty's life.
I welcome your comments, and will post, on this site, any views you have.  The photo on the left is taken looking west.  The site is on the north side of the

road, about half way to the fence.  If you visit the site, look for it north-east of the first tall evergreen trees as you enter from the west.  It is between the graves of Reg Dyer and Bert Dyer.
The stone is mahogony granite, It was recovered from the demolition of the Hudson's Bay Store in Regina, so it comes with a history.