Jul-28-2018
Husband: Francis Harrison Douglass Also known as: Frank Douglas 1,2 Born: Aug- 5-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,1,4 Died: Jan- 6-1953 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 5 Resided: 1925, 1935 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 6,7 Census: 1900, 1910 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1925 embalmer and funeral director (office in residence at Smithburg) 8 Occupation: 1910 carpenter 2 Father: William Henry Harrison Douglass (1835 - 1919) Mother: Jemima White (1833 - 1925)
Wife: Myrtle M. Cornell Married: Mar-30-1893 in Harrison Co, WV 1 Born: Jul-23-1875 in Harrison Co, WV 1,4 (see note 1) Died: May-26-1951 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 9,4,3 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 5,10 Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1900, 1910 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Father: James T. Cornell Mother: America Shingleton (1857 - )
M Child 1: Lonnie Howard Douglas Born: Mar-16-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Died: Aug-27-1973 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 11 Resided: in Salem, WV 11 Resided: formerly in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1910, 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: merchant 11 Wife: Jettie Lee Snider b. Oct- -1893 d. Mar-23-1969 Married: Aug-28-1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
M Child 2: Alfred Cecil Douglas Also known as: Cecil Douglas Born: Nov-17-1896 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 14,10,4 (see note 2) Died: Feb- 3-1927 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 10,4 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 10,15 Cause of death: automobile accident 10 Resided: in Harding, Randolph Co, WV 10 Census: 1900, 1910 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: coal miner 10 Military: World War I Wife: Lucille Irene Gladwell Married: Oct-31-1924 in Huttonsville, Randolph Co, WV
M Child 3: Charles Morris Douglass 16 Census name: Charles Douglas 17 Born: Nov-22-1899 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,19 Died: Nov-13-1978 in Riverside Co, CA 20,19 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Resided: in Riverside, Riverside Co, CA 21,19 Resided: 1944, 1969 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 22,23 Census: 1930, 1940 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1900, 1910 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 compressor station engineer for Hope Natural Gas Co. 24 Wife: Hattie Virginia Kidner b. Jul-25-1901 d. Dec-29-1989 Married: Jul-27-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 25,26
F Child 4: Helen Lydia Douglas Also known as: Lydia Ellen Blanch Douglas 16 Born: 1901 4 Died: 1982 4 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 27 Resided: 1973 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Census: 1940 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: John Everet Sayre b. May- 2-1883 d. Sep- 6-1950 Also known as: Everet Sayre 28 Married: ca 1918 29
F Child 5: Frankie Douglass Born: Feb-11-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 30 Died: Dec- 2-2010 in Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH 31 Resided: in Huber Heights, Montgomery Co, OH 11 Resided: 1973 in Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH 21 Resided: 1948 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 32,33 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James Russell Hughes b. May-26-1900 d. Aug-28-1948 Also known as: Russell Hughes 32,17 Married: Jun-19-1924 in Doddridge Co, WV 34
Sources: (1) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (2) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (3) James R. Sample, A Genealogy of the Levi Douglass Family and Some of His Descendants (self-published, July 2007) (4) Headstone (year only) (5) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (6) Death record of mother. (7) Obituary of sister. (8) West Union Herald, 1/22/1925. (9) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (11) Obituary. (12) Obituary - Hospital. (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Lonnie Douglas, 21, of Doddridge Co; and Jettie Snider, 21, of Doddridge Co. Married Aug 28 1915. (Note: Husband's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as Aug 28 1914.) (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Findagrave.com. (16) Obituary of son. (17) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (18) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Ceremony held "at the residence of the bride" and was officiated by "H. L. Gaston, a Minister of M. E. Church.", MR Bk 10, p. 248. (19) Social Security Death Index. (20) Death Record - Online. (21) Obituary of brother. (22) Newspaper birth announcement of grandchild. (23) West Union Herald, 11/13/1969. (24) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (25) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 10, p. 248. (26) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Charles M. Douglass, 18, of Doddridge Co; and Hattie Kidner, 17, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jul 27 1918. (Note: Her birthplace has been reported by some researchers as Keyser, Mineral Co, WV.) (27) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (28) Obituary of daughter. (29) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District). (30) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (31) Obituary - Hospice. (32) Death record of son. (33) Death record of husband. (34) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as James R. Hughes, 24, b. Fayette Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Frankie Douglass, 16, of Doddridge Co. Married Jun 19 1924. Event Notes Note (1) Death record states age as 85 and birth date as Jul 23 1865, which is at variance to all other references. Age 17 at time of Mar 1893 marriage would put birth in about 1875/76, as would age 34 given in 1910 Census, enumerated in Apr 1910. Headstone shows birth date as 1875. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1896, but birth record shows it as Nov 17 1896. Name Index