Douglass Family - Ourfolk



Rayburn W Douglass B: 1837

Rayburn was born on 1837 .
He is the son of Sampson Douglass (B: 1813) and Mary Beeson (Douglass) (25 SEP 1820 - 20 MAY 1856).

Rayburn was married to Elizabeth C. Daulby (Douglass) on 10 OCT 1857 in Peru, Indiana.

Elizabeth was born in Ohio .
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 ParentsGrand Parents  
David D. Douglass, Capt (7 OCT 1754 - 1839)
Sampson Douglass (B: 1813)
Jean (Jane) Buchanan (Douglass) (1778 - 1805)
Rayburn W Douglass
Mary Beeson (Douglass) (25 SEP 1820 - 20 MAY 1856)
 


- Elizabeth was born in Ohio


- Sampson was born on 1813


- Mary was born on 25 SEP 1820 in Ohio and died on 20 MAY 1856 (age: 35) in Peru, Indiana




-- Rayburn --
Elizabeth and Rayburn Douglass had four children:

Melvin Douglas-b. 1861 in Peru,

William SheridanDouglas and Wilson Sherman Douglas-b. Jan. 17, 1865 in Peru, and

Winona Douglas-b. 1868 in Peru.

By 1880, the family had left Indiana and were found in Joplin, MO. They then left Missouri and moved to Oswego, Labette, KS. I have no further information on Melvin.

Winona married a Talbert and moved to Seattle, Washington where she died in 1942.

Wilson stayed in Oswego and died Feb. 5, 1937.

William Sheridan Douglas married Lena Pearl Gilmore -b. May 8, 1871 in Litchfield,IL ,d. May 23,1901Monett,MO) and Margaret Tiller (Fannie),b.1850,d.-July 8, 1883(Litchfield,IL.)

Lena Douglas divorced William Sheridan Douglas and died in Riverside CA in 1947 .

Lena Gilmore (Douglas) was the daughter of Harvey M. Gilmore-B. Aug. 1, 1836 and D.-May 23, 1901, and Margaret (Fannie) Tiller-B. 1850-D. July 8, 1883.

William Sheridan Douglas died in Oswego,KS March 11, 1934.

William Sheridan Douglas and Lena had eight children:

Earl Gilmore Douglas-b.Feb. 24,1894,d.March 24,1982 who married Wanda Marie King;

Inez Douglas-b.May 6,1896,d.Dec.3,1975 who married Gilbert Thompson-b.June 24,1895,d. Aug. 17 1970;

Glen Harvey Douglas-b. June 11,1898,d.May 27, 1983 who married Edna Naomi Bray-b.Sept. 23, 1900,d.May 31 1990;

Robert Eugene Douglas-b.Nov. 25, 1900,d.May 6,1988 who married Beulah Hicks-b. Jan. 16,1903,d. Apr. 3,1994;

Ruth Douglas-b. Feb. 3, 1905,d. Dec. 2, 1973 who married Victor Stout-b. Nov. 23, 1907,d. 1997;

Fred Douglas-b. Feb. 23, 1907,d. Mar. 11, 1973;

Hildreth Nadine Douglas-b.June 16,1909,d.Dec. 10,1968 who married Minor Roberts-b. Feb. 8, 1899,d. Oct. 17, 1968;

William Sheridan Douglas,Jr. -b. Oct. 8, 1911,d. Dec. 8, 1971 who married Velma Josephine Spinder-b. Nov. 21,1911,d.Sept. 1993.

(email from Barbara Stinson Oct 2005 and Dec 2005)


-- Elizabeth --
was the daughter of Panina (Bemina)-b. 1804,and Zachariah Daulby-B. 1794, who moved to Peru from Ohio. They had originally come from North Carolina. Elizabeth had three brothers and three sisters.All three brothers served in the Civil War withthe Indiana Units. (email from Barbara Stinson Oct 2005)


- David, Capt was born on 7 OCT 1754 in Chanceford Twp., York Co., PA and died on 1839 in Peru, IN


- Jean was born on 1778 in Lower Chanceford Twp. and died on 1805 in York County, PA




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