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Calvin DOUGLASS

Calvin DOUGLASS

Male 1819 -

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  • Name Calvin DOUGLASS 
    Census 1860, 70, 80  Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born CA 1819  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [3, 4] 
    Person ID I50828  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2008 

    Father John S. DOUGLASS,   b. 1786,   d. 26 Jun 1847, Jackson Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Rachel THOMAS,   b. 1786 
    Family ID F21001  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary J. BROWNELL,   b. CA 1827, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 6 Apr 1854  Jackson Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • Some researchers have identified the wife of Calvin Douglass as Nancy (b. 1827 in Virginia, d. May 11 1901 in Jackson Co WV), married on Apr 6 1854 in Jackson County. But Jackson County marriage records show on that date a marriage between Calvin Douglass, 30, and M. J. Brownell, 22.

      1870 Census, Jackson Co, WV (Union Twp), enumerated on Jul 23 1870:
      Calvin Douglass, 51, b. Virginia, farmer; Mary, 43, b. New York; Hannah, 16; John, 14; Alela, 12; Victoria, 11; Ella, 9; Reuben, 5; Lydia, 2.
      In the adjoining household was one occupant: Sarah Brownell, 65, b. New York.

      1880 Census, Jackson Co, WV (Union Twp), enumerated on Jun 25 1880:
      Calvin Douglass, 60, b. W. Va., farmer; wife Mary J., 53, b. New York; son John L., 22; dau Victoria, 19; dau Ella, 17; dau Lydia, 12; dau Ettie, 9; farm worker Henry Shinn, 50; farm worker William Cunningham, 18.
    Children 
     1. Hannah DOUGLASS,   b. CA 1854
     2. John L. DOUGLASS,   b. CA 1856
     3. Alela DOUGLASS,   b. CA 1858
     4. Victoria DOUGLASS,   b. CA 1859
     5. Ella DOUGLASS,   b. CA 1861
     6. Reuben DOUGLASS,   b. CA 1865
     7. Lydia DOUGLASS,   b. CA 1868
     8. Ettie DOUGLASS,   b. CA 1871
    Family ID F21038  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    1870 Census, Jackson Co WV, 23Jul1870    		1870 Census, Jackson Co WV, 23Jul1870
    1880 Census, Jackson Co WV, Union Dist, 25Jun1880    		1880 Census, Jackson Co WV, Union Dist, 25Jun1880

  • Sources 
    1. [S2166] 1870 Census, Jackson County, WV.

    2. [S2161] A Genealogy of the Levi Douglass Family and Some of His Descendants, James R. Sample , (self-published, July 2007).

    3. [S2162] 1860 Census, Jackson County, (W)VA.

    4. [S2167] 1880 Census, Jackson County, WV.

    5. [S2165] Jackson County WV Marriages 1831 - 1879, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101), p. 22.
      Identified as Calvin Douglass, 30; and M. J. Brownell, 22. Married Apr 6 1854.