Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: William Joseph Douglas    
         Census name: Joseph W. Douglass 1
                Born: Aug-15-1860          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  2
                Died: Oct- 9-1943          in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  2,3
              Buried:                      in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  4
              Census: 1930                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900, 1910           in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1935                 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  5
              Father: William Henry Harrison Douglass   (1835 - 1919) 
              Mother: Jemima White   (1833 - 1925) 
                Wife: Jane Maxwell   6,7  
             Married: Oct-19-1881          in Doddridge Co, WV  8
                Born: Jul- 8-1855          near Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV  9,1
                Died: Nov-30-1928          in Doddridge Co, WV  3,9
              Buried:                      in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  4,9
              Census: 1870, 1880           in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
              Father: Williams Maxwell   (1821 - 1897) 
              Mother: Lydia Vannort   (1835 - 1888) 
Notes 
           F Child 1: Lydia Jemima Douglass   2   
         Census name: Liddie G. Douglas 10
                Born: Oct-28-1882          in Doddridge Co, WV  11,12,2
                Died: Oct-28-1967          in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  11
              Buried:                      in Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  11,13,14
             Resided:                      in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV  11,15
              Census: 1910                 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Marion Fillmore Sheets  b. Feb-10-1884  d. Jan- 6-1953  
             Married: Jun-23-1918          in Doddridge Co, WV  16
           F Child 2: Lula Virginia Douglass      
                Born: Apr-26-1884          in Doddridge Co, WV  2,17
                Died: Nov-13-1957          in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV  17
              Buried:                      in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  17
             Resided:                      at Big Chimney, Kanawha Co, WV  17
              Census: 1930                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1910                 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  
       Never married:                        
           M Child 3: William Howard Douglass      
         Census name: Howard Douglas 
                Born: Nov- 1-1885          in Doddridge Co, WV  2,17 (see note 1)
                Died: Aug-14-1961          in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV  17
              Buried:                      in Melton Cemetery, Elkview, Kanawha Co, WV  17
             Resided:                      in Quick, Kanawha Co, WV  17
              Census: 1940                 in Blue Creek, Kanawha Co, WV  
              Census: 1930                 in Elkview, Kanawha Co, WV  
             Resided: 1928                 in Elkview, Kanawha Co, WV  15
              Census: 1920                 in Elk District, Kanawha Co, WV  
              Census: 1910                 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1940                 field laborer for Virginia Gas & Oil Co.  18
          Occupation: 1930                 cleaning out oil wells  19
                Wife: Olive J. Nutter  b. Feb-  -1883  d. Mar-16-1912  
       Also known as: Olie Nutter 10,20
             Married: Sep- 3-1911          in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV  21
                Wife: Effie Florence Hayes  b. Oct- 2-1892  d. Mar- 9-1964  
             Married: Feb- 4-1914          in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV  22
           M Child 4: (Infant male) Douglass      
                Born: Jan- 2-1887          in Doddridge Co, WV  23
                Died: Jan-15-1887          in Doddridge Co, WV  24
           F Child 5: Lottie Jane Douglass      
         Census name: Lottie J. Douglas 19
                Born: May- 8-1888          in Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1930                 in Elkview, Kanawha Co, WV  
              Census: 1920, 1930           in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 2)
             Resided: 1916                 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV  25
              Census: 1910                 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1916, 1917           teacher at Harrisville in Ritchie County  26
Notes 
           F Child 6: Lillie Douglass      
                Born: Nov-19-1889          in Doddridge Co, WV  23
                Died: Nov-20-1889          in Doddridge Co, WV  27
           F Child 7: Ruby Virel Douglass      
                Born: Dec- 1-1899          in Doddridge Co, WV  2,28
                Died: Jul- 4-1985           28
              Buried:                      in Haskell, Muskogee Co, OK  14
              Census: 1930                 in Boynton, Muskogee Co, OK  
             Resided: 1928                 in Boynton, Muskogee Co, OK  15
             Resided: 1916                 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV  25
              Census: 1900, 1910           in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Thomas F. Pope  b. Jan-26-1899  d. Oct-26-1954  
             Married: Jul-18-1920          in Doddridge Co, WV  29

Sources:
(1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) 
(2) James R. Sample , A Genealogy of the Levi Douglass Family and Some of His Descendants 
(self-published, July 2007) 
(3) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. 
(4) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) 
(5) Obituary of sister. 
(6) Death record of daughter. 
(7) Death record of wife. 
(8) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(9) Obituary. 
(10) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) 
(11) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. 
(12) Headstone (year only) 
(13) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(14) Findagrave.com. 
(15) Obituary of mother. 
(16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as M. F. Sheets, 34, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co; and 
Lydia J. Douglass, 35, b. & res. in Doddridge Co.  Married Jun 23 1918 in Smithton. MR p. 235 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795379&Type=Marriage. 
(17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(18) 1940 Census, Kanawha County, WV. 
(19) 1930 Census, Kanawha County, WV. 
(20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as William H. H. Douglass, 27, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; 
and Miss Olie Nutter, 26, b. & res. in Doddridge Co.  Married Sep 3 1911 at Blandville, W. Va. MR p. 
455. 
(22) Kanawha County Marriage Records, Charleston, WV, Identified as W. H. Douglass, widowed, 26, b. Doddridge Co, res. 
Kanawha Co; and Effie F. Hayes, single, b. & res. in Kanawha Co.  Married Feb 4 1914 in Charleston. MR p. 4 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12689998&Type=Marriage. 
(23) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. 
(24) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, There appear to be two entries for this death, exactly one year 
apart: 
(1)  DR p. 45 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5046128&Type=Death 
Identified as (first name blank) Douglass, white male, age 13 days, born in Doddridge Co, son of W. J. & J.; died 
January 15 1886 in Doddridge Co, cause of death thrush.  Informant:  W. J. 
(2)  DR p. 46 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5046051&Type=Death 
Identified as (first name blank) Douglass, white male, age 13 day, born in Doddridge Co, son of W. J. & Jane; died 
January 15 1887 in Doddridge Co, cause of death unknown.  Informant:  W. J. 
NOTE:  These records are two of many alphabetized entries in a handwritten ledger-style record book.  The duplication is 
presumed to be the result of a clerical error.  Of the two entries, the first one is in conflict with the birth date of 
a younger sibling.  The second entry poses no such conflict. 
(25) Doddridge County Republican, 9/14/1916. 
(26) Doddridge County Republican. 
(27) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. 
(28) Headstone. 
(29) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), 
Identified as Thomas F. Pope, 21, of Doddridge co; and Ruby Virel Douglass, 20, of Doddridge Co.  Married Jul 18 
1920. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Nov 1886.
Note (2) In 1930, enumerated both in her parents household in Doddridge County and
also in household of her brother William in Kanawha County.







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