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James Emery DOUGLASS

James Emery DOUGLASS

Male 1863 - 1965  (101 years)

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  • Name James Emery DOUGLASS 
    Residence 1910, 17, 26  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Residence 1935, 59  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Born 14 Jun 1863  Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7] 
    • Death record reports birth date as Jun 14 1864, an apparent error. Age 101 given at time of March 1965 death would would conform to a June 1863 birth date. The 1900 Census shows his birth date as June 1863, his headstone gives his birth date as 1863, and a newspaper article on the occasion of his 96th birthday specifies his birth date as Jun 14 1863. His birth record, in which his middle initial is given as K, also states his birth date as Jun 14 1863, with the entry being based on the Family Bible.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation laborer, carpenter, farmer  [5, 7] 
    Died 2 Mar 1965  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Person ID I51271  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2009 

    Father William Henry Harrison DOUGLASS,   b. 4 Oct 1835, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1919, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Jemima WHITE,   b. 28 Apr 1833, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1925, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Family ID F21154  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Flora KNISELEY,   b. 8 Jan 1859, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1926, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 14 Oct 1886  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on Jun 2 1900:
      James E. Douglass, 36, b. Jun 1863, farmer, married 13 yrs; wife Flora, 41, b. Jan 1859, mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Ava, 12, b. Jan 1888; dau Clara, 9, b. Apr 1891.
    Children 
     1. Ava Lucinda DOUGLASS,   b. 7 Jan 1888,   d. 6 May 1984, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
    +2. Clara May DOUGLASS,   b. 14 Apr 1891, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1973  (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F21199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    51271_DOUGLASS_JamesEmery_NewspaperArticle_11Jun1959.jpg    		51271_DOUGLASS_JamesEmery_NewspaperArticle_11Jun1959.jpg
    51271_DOUGLASS_JamesEmery_1863-1965_DeathRecord.jpg    		51271_DOUGLASS_JamesEmery_1863-1965_DeathRecord.jpg
    51271_DOUGLASS_JamesE_1900Census_DoddridgeCoWV_GreenbrierDist_2Jun1900.jpg    		51271_DOUGLASS_JamesE_1900Census_DoddridgeCoWV_GreenbrierDist_2Jun1900.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    2. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    3. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    4. [S691] West Union Herald, 6/11/1959.

    5. [S2005] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    6. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    7. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    8. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

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