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Elijah Douglas 1783–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1783

Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Clarke, Mississippi

Father: Captain Douglass

Mother: Elizabeth Webb

Spouse(s): Rebecca Douglas

Children(s): James Douglas, Samuel Douglas, William Douglas, Drewery Douglas, Milley Douglas, George Douglas, Elisha Douglas, James Douglas

Elijah Douglas was born in 1783 in Sumner, Tennessee, United States, the child of Captain Elmore Douglass And Elizabeth Webb. Elijah Douglas married Rebecca Douglas Born Douglas, and had children including Drewery Douglas, Elisha Douglas, George Washington Douglas, James Douglas, James Henry Jim Douglas, Milley Douglas, Samuel W Douglas, William A Douglas. Elijah Douglas passed away in 1860 in Clarke, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • Elijah Douglas was born in 1783 in Sumner, Tennessee, United States, the child of Captain Elmore Douglass And Elizabeth Webb.
  • Elijah Douglas married Rebecca Douglas Born Douglas, and had children including Drewery Douglas, Elisha Douglas, George Washington Douglas, James Douglas, James Henry Jim Douglas, Milley Douglas, Samuel W Douglas, William A Douglas.
  • Elijah Douglas passed away in 1860 in Clarke, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Douglass
1753–1819
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Webb
1759–1832
Birth Location: Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Douglas
1785–1852
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

James Douglas
1830–1893
Birth Location: Choctaw Nation, Mississippi
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Samuel Douglas
1824–1888
Birth Location: Jackson, MS
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William Douglas
1826–1900
Birth Location: Greene, Mississippi, United States
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Drewery Douglas
1811–1896
Birth Location: Wayne County, Mississippi, USA
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Milley Douglas
1825–1877
Birth Location: Georgia
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George Douglas
1828–1862
Birth Location: WAYNE CO MISSISSIPPI
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Elisha Douglas
1833–1849
Birth Location: Green, Clarke Cty, MS
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James Douglas
1836–1849
Birth Location: Green, Clarke Cty, MS
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Elijah Douglas's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Douglas
1783–1860
Birth Place: Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Captain Elmore Douglass
1753–1819
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Webb
1759–1832
Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Sarah (Elizabeth) George
1724–1797
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Col. (Edward) Douglass
1713–1793
Scotland
Zachariah Webb
1741–1790
Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Douglass
1695–1715
Mary Martin
1724–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward 3rd
1590–1648
Mary Boyle
1693–1737

Elijah Douglas's Descendants

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Elijah Douglas (1783–1860) m. Rebecca (Douglas "born") Douglas (17 Nov 1785–After 1852)
  1. 1. James (Henry "Jim") Douglas 1830–1893 m. Nancy (Ann) Holliman 1830–1910 m. Mary (.A.) Douglas 1840–1880
    1. 1. Willie (Isaac) Douglas 1874–1948 m. Catherine (Jane) Sumrall 1875–1947
      1. 1. Richard Douglas 1902–1976 m. Almeda Tillman 1905–1971
        1. 1. Katherine (Comellia "Mellie" Douglas Gilger) Delagarza 1937–1993 m. Guadalupe ("Lupe") DeLaGarza 1938–2006
        2. 2. Carlos (Calvin) Douglas 1939–2016
        3. 3. Reuben (lee) Douglas 1935–2022
        4. 4. James (B.) Douglas 1932–2017
        5. 5. Azelene (Douglas) Cochran 1924–1999 m. Leonidas (Littleberry "Leon" "Lonnie") Cochran 1923–1999
        6. 6. William (Franklin "Frank" Douglas) Sr. 1926–1994
        7. 7. Richard (Bodie Douglas) Jr. 1929–1986
      2. 2. Sadie (Jeanette) Douglas 1904–1985
      3. 3. Sam (E.) Douglas 1907–1995
        1. 1. Margie (Lee) Douglas 1935–2021
      4. 4. Ora (Laureine) Douglas 1908–1927
        1. 1. Mary (Evelyn) Glenn 1925–1994
      5. 5. Willie (Mae Douglas) Patrick 1912–1975
      6. 6. Allie (Lee Douglas) Tillman 1914–1979
      7. 7. Clyde Douglas 1910–1990
      8. 8. Claude Douglas 1899–1979
      9. 9. Bradie (Isaac Douglas) Sr 1917–1974
      10. 10. Clyde Douglas 1910–1990
      11. 11. Claude Douglas 1899–1979
      12. 12. Bradie (Isaac Douglas) Sr 1917–1974
      13. 13. Allie (Lee Douglas) Tillman 1914–1979
      14. 14. Annah Douglas 1898–
      15. 15. Sadie (Jeanette Douglas McWatters) Turner 1904–1987
      16. 16. Ora (Larine) Douglas 1908–1927
    2. 2. Walter DOUGLAS 1868–
    3. 3. Phebe DOUGLAS 1855–
    4. 4. Ruth DOUGLAS 1875–
    5. 5. Winney DOUGLAS 1851–
    6. 6. Mary DOUGLAS 1871–
    7. 7. Willie Dougless 1873–
    8. 8. Nancy Douglas 1867–
    9. 9. Jacob Douglas 1865–
    10. 10. Thomas Douglas 1867–
    11. 11. Larken Dougless 1879–1910
    12. 12. Russell Dougless 1877–1912
    13. 13. Selet Dougless 1875–1938
    14. 14. Martha Dougless 1871–
    15. 15. Wash Dougless 1868–
    16. 16. Benjamine (F.) Douglass 1858–
    17. 17. Rebecca (E.) Douglas 1854–1900
    18. 18. George (H.) Ammons 1887–1968
  2. 2. Samuel (W.) Douglas 1824–1888
  3. 3. William (A) Douglas 1826–1900
  4. 4. Drewery Douglas 1811–1896
  5. 5. Milley Douglas 1825–1877
  6. 6. George (Washington) Douglas 1828–1862
  7. 7. Elisha Douglas 1833–1849
  8. 8. James Douglas 1836–1849

Elijah Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1783
1783
Birth of Elijah Douglas in Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Sumner, Tennessee, United States
1860
1860
Age 77
Death of Elijah Douglas in Clarke, Mississippi
Clarke, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Sumner, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Clarke, Mississippi
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