Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Solomon Douglass    
                Born: Jun-23-1858          in Barbour Co, (W)VA  1,2,3 (see note 1)
                Died: Nov- 9-1927          in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV  1,3
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  4
              Census: 1920                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1881                 in Doddridge Co, WV  5
          Occupation:                      farmer, merchant  1
              Father: Samuel Hall Douglass   (1834 - 1909) 
              Mother: Sarah H. Frum   (1833 - 1899) 
Notes 
                Wife: Ida Lucy Baker     
             Married: Jan- 9-1881          at Joy (Cabin Run), Doddridge Co, WV  5
                Born: Nov-  -1858          in Hocking Co, OH  2,5,3
                Died: May- 3-1943          in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV  1,6 (see note 2)
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  4,1
              Census: 1940                 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 3)
             Resided: 1935                 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  7
              Census: 1920, 1930           in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1927                 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV  8
              Census: 1900                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1881                 in Doddridge Co, WV  5
              Census: 1880                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 4)
              Father: Henry B. Baker   (1827 -     ) 
              Mother: Lucy Jehan   (1830 -     ) 
           F Child 1: Lucy Blanch Douglass      
                Born: Oct-10-1881          in Doddridge Co, WV  9,10
                Died: Jun- 1-1969          in Doddridge Co, WV  6,9
              Buried:                      in Stanley (aka Antioch) Cemetery, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV  11
             Resided:                      in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  9
              Census: 1910, 1930, 1940     in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  2
             Husband: Melvin John Chedester  b. Oct- 5-1875  d. Mar-28-1965  
         Census name: M. J. Chedester 
             Married: Oct- 8-1905          in Doddridge Co, WV  12
           M Child 2: Samuel Curtis Douglass      
         Census name: Sam C. Douglas 13
                Born: Oct-28-1882          in Doddridge Co, WV  11,2
                Died:                      in Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV  11
              Buried:                      in Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV  11
              Census: 1920                 in Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  2
                Wife: Myrtle Emma Sharps  b. Jul- 4-1888  d. Jun-10-1954  
             Married: Jul- 9-1905           11
           M Child 3: Ora Odus Douglass      
       Also known as: Ora O. Douglas 14
                Born: Jul-30-1884           14,11,10 (see note 5)
                Died: Nov-13-1963          in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV  14,11
              Buried:                      in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV  11
              Census: 1930                 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      engineer, B&O Railroad  14
                Wife: Stella B. Fleming  b. Jun-17-1884  d. Mar- 9-1911  
             Married: Mar-17-1907          at Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV  15
                Wife: Eva Alice Renner  b. Aug- 1-1894  d. Aug-18-1976  
             Married: Oct-11-1913          in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD  11
           F Child 4: Clara Belle Douglass      
       Also known as: Clara Belle Douglas 16
                Born: Dec-20-1891          at Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV  9,3 (see note 6)
                Died: Jul-25-1985          in Elkins, Randolph Co, WV  17,18,3
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  11
             Resided:                      at Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV  16
              Census: 1940                 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV  19 (see note 7)
              Census: 1920, 1930           in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 8)
              Census: 1900                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      postmaster at Morgansville (56 yrs, retired 1962)  16,19
           Education:                      Mountain State Business College in Parkersburg  16
            Military: May-31-1918 - Jul-19-1919 US Navy, World War I (member of Robinson Post 25, American Legion, West Union)  20 (see note 9)
           F Child 5: Ruby Lotus Douglass      
         Census name: Rubie L. Douglass 2
                Born: Jun-19-1895          in Doddridge Co, WV  11,2
                Died: Sep- 9-1974          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  11
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  11
             Resided: 1962                 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV  8
             Resided: 1943                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  21
              Census: 1940                 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1930                 in Erie, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1920                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1910                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: William Jennings Sample  b. Mar- 8-1897  d. Feb- 5-1962  
             Married: Dec-20-1916          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  11,22
           M Child 6: Henry Francis Douglass      
                Born: Nov- 1-1900          at Joy (Cabin Run), Doddridge Co, WV  23,11,24
                Died: Nov-19-1926          in Ambridge, Beaver Co, PA  11
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  4
             Resided: 1926                 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV  25
              Census: 1910                 in Doddridge Co, WV  24
                Wife: Jessie Mae Swiger  b. ca 1908  
             Married: Sep-21-1926          in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV  25

Sources:
(1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) 
(3) Headstone (year only) 
(4) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) 
(5) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(6) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. 
(7) Obituary of sister. 
(8) Death record of husband. 
(9) Social Security Death Index. 
(10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) 
(11) James R. Sample , A Genealogy of the Levi Douglass Family and Some of His Descendants 
(self-published, July 2007) 
(12) 1820 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. 
(13) 1920 Census. 
(14) Taylor County Death Records, Grafton, WV. 
(15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(16) Obituary. 
(17) Obituary - Nursing home. 
(18) Social Security Death Index, Name listed as Clara Douglas. 
(19) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) 
(20) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(21) Death record of mother. 
(22) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), 
Identified as William Jennings Samples (sic), 20, of Ritchie Co; and Ruby Lotus Douglas (sic), 21, of Doddridge Co.  
Married Dec 20 1916. 
(23) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. 
(24) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). 
(25) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Death record shows birth date as Jun 23 1859, but headstone shows it as
1858.
Note (2) Death date on headstone appears to be 1953, which is incorrect.
Note (3) In household of son William.
Note (4) In household with sister & brother-in-law Lucinda & Hezekiah B.
Williams.
Note (5) Birthplace given as Doddridge County in marriage record, but Ritchie County
in death record.
Note (6) Age at death given in obituary as 103, with birth date Dec 20 1881.  But SSDI
shows birth date as Dec 20 1891, all census records conform to 1891, and date on
headstone is also 1891.  Her military records, however, indicate Dec 20 1892.
Note (7) In household of sister and brother-in-law Lotus and William Sample.  Listed
as Clara B. Douglass, 48, single, postmaster at post office.
Note (8) Listed as Clara Douglass in household with her widowed mother, her sister
Lucy, and Lucy's family.  Clara's marital status was also indicated as widowed,
a likely error.
Note (9) Most women in the US Navy during World War I were Yeoman(F) who performed
clerical duties.  There were 137 women from West Virginia who enlisted in this
program.
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq48-3b.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeoman_(F)







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