Jul-28-2018
Husband: Thomas Pinnel Douglass
Also known as: Thomas P. Douglas 1
Born: Apr-15-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2,3
Died: Jan- 1-1921 in Punta Gorda, Charlotte Co, FL 4,3,2
Buried: in Indian Spring Cemetery, Punta Gorda, Charlotte Co, FL 4
Census: 1920 in Punta Gorda, Charlotte Co, FL
Resided: 1900, 1910 in Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1900, 1910 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1920 salesman in feed store 6
Occupation: 1900, 1910 merchant (general store) 7,8
Father: William Henry Harrison Douglass (1835 - 1919)
Mother: Jemima White (1833 - 1925)
Other spouse 2
Notes
Wife: Frances M. Ireland
Married: Oct-21-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
Born: Aug-20-1855 10,9
Died: Oct-18-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,10
Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 10
Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: John C. Ireland (1830 - 1896)
Mother: Mahala Hickman (1834 - 1901)
F Child 1: Delia Belle Douglass
Born: Oct- 9-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,12
Died: aft 1924 2
Census: 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Husband: Walter S. Sherwood b. Dec- -1875
Also known as: W. S. Sherwood 13
Married: Sep-19-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 2: Delpha O. Douglass
Born: Apr-24-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,14
Died: Oct-16-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 15
Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 10
Cause of death: diphtheria 15
Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 3: Crede Dallas Douglass
Also known as: Creed D. Douglass 9
Born: Apr-17-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,2,3
Died: Dec- -1964 16,3
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 17
Census: 1920 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Wife: Mary Ann McClain b. Sep- 1-1886 d. Sep-30-1988
Also known as: Anna McClain 18
Married: May-19-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 19
F Child 4: Della Alda Douglass
Born: Mar-19-1882 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 20,2,13
Census: 1940 in East Trumbull, Ashtabula Co, OH
Resided: 1935 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 21
Census: 1920, 1930 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH
Census: 1910 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Husband: William Eddy Davis b. Mar- -1882 d. Jan-14-1947
Also known as: Willie Eddy Davis 22
Married: Dec-24-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
M Child 5: John Harrison Douglass
Born: Feb-25-1884 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 2,23
Died: Feb-29-1968 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 1,24
Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (see note 1)
Census: 1910 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1905 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 23
Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1940 clerk at glass factory 25
Occupation: 1930 glass plant worker 26
Occupation: 1920 watchman 27
Occupation: 1910 laborer at Horner Gaglen Co. 28
Wife: Ola Edna Sommerville b. May-31-1885 d. Jan- 7-1970
Married: Apr- 9-1905 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 23
M Child 6: Samuel Grover Douglass
Also known as: S. Grover Douglass 29
Born: Mar-17-1886 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 2
Died: Aug- -1968 in Boca Raton, Palm Beach Co, FL 2
Census: 1930, 1940 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV
Census: 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1930, 1940 steam railroad engineer 30,31
Wife: Georgia Amanda McClain b. Feb-26-1888 d. Jul- -1976
Married: Nov-18-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 32
M Child 7: Ralph D. Douglass
Born: Jan-13-1889 2
Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 8: Carson L. Douglass
Born: Feb-22-1891 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 33,9,7,3
Died: Dec-27-1959 in Big Spring, Howard Co, TX 33,3
Buried: in Ector County Odessa Cemetery, Odessa, TX 33,4
Resided: in Odessa, Ector Co, TX 33
Resided: 1919 in Harrison Co, WV 9
Census: 1900, 1910 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: petroleum driller 33
Wife: Virginia May Stickel b. Apr- 1-1889 d. May-15-1947
Married: Feb- 9-1919 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
M Child 9: Stacey Vance Douglass
Also known as: Stacy Douglass 29,16
Born: Jun-16-1893 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 34,35,36,16,7,23
Died: Oct-30-1967 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 36,16
Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 37,24
Resided: in Salem, WV 38
Census: 1940 in Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Langley AFB, Hampton, VA
Resided: 1917 in North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 35
Census: 1900, 1910 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: tool dresser 36,35
Occupation: 1940 machinist at Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. 25
Military: Sfc, 50th Aero Sq, US Army Air Force, World War I 37,6
Wife: Mildred Pearl Bennett b. Nov-29-1907
Married: Apr- 9-1932 in Harrison Co, WV 39
F Child 10: Delma Douglass
Born: Sep-20-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
Died: Oct-25-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 40
Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 10,15
Cause of death: croup 15
Sources:
(1) Headstone.
(2) James R. Sample , A Genealogy of the Levi Douglass Family and Some of His Descendants
(self-published, July 2007)
(3) Headstone (year only)
(4) Findagrave.com.
(5) West Union Herald, 1/6/1921.
(6) 1920 Census.
(7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District)
(8) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District)
(9) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)
(10) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)
(11) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101.
(12) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District)
(13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.
(14) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death.
(15) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 98 :
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5046760&Type=Death.
(16) Social Security Death Index.
(17) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)
(18) Marriage record of daughter.
(19) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993),
Identified as Creed D. Douglass, 23, of Doddridge Co; and Mary Anna McClain, 18, of Doddridge Co. Married May 19
1905.
(20) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com.
(21) 1940 Census.
(22) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx)
(23) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.
(24) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)
(25) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV.
(26) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.
(27) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.
(28) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.
(29) Marriage record of son.
(30) 1930 Census, Marion County, WV.
(31) 1940 Census, Marion County, WV.
(32) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993),
Identified as S. Grover Douglass, 19, of Doddridge Co; and Georgia A. McClain, 17, of Doddridge Co. Married Nov 18
1905.
(33) Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Texas Dept of State Health Svcs.
(34) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com.
(35) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online
database)
(36) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com.
(37) Cemetery marker.
(38) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951.
(39) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Stacey Vance Douglass, 35, b. Jun 16 1896 in Doddridge
Co, res. Clarksburg (Harrison Co), son of Thomas Pinnell Douglass & Frances (Ireland) Douglass; and Mildred Pearl
Bennett, 25, b. Nov 29 1907 in Harrison Co, res. Clarksburg, dau of Orie Bennett & Maggie (Sommerville) Bennett.
Married Apr 9 1932 in Clarksburg. (NOTE: The birthdate of Stacey Douglass is shown in the 1900 Census to be June 1893,
and in SSDI to be Jun 16 1893. It appears that he provided the wrong year for his marriage record to minimize the age
difference with his bride.), MR p. 491.
(40) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Delma Douglass, white female, b. Doddridge Co; died Oct 25
1895 in Doddridge Co, age 1 mo 5 da, cause of death croup, burial at Childers Cemetery. DR p. 98 :
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5046760&Type=Death.
Event Notes
Note (1) Not with family in 1940 Census. Wife Ola, marital status married, was head
of household with their children. John himself, married and working as a clerk
at a glass factory, was also in Clarksburg, but listed as a lodger in the
household of Daisy M. Sims, 40, widowed, occupation waitress.
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