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Jacob Walter Douglas 1887–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1887

Birth Location: Plum Run, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 26 Jul 1940

Death Location: Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Watson Douglass

Mother: Mary Brewer

Spouse(s): Goldie Hess, Anna Hiett, Martha Winters

Children(s): Harold Douglas, Marietta Douglas, Walter Dauglas, Ellis Douglas

Jacob Walter Douglas was born in 1887 in Plum Run, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Watson Douglass And Mary Louise Brewer. In 1900, Jacob Walter Douglas resided in Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1910, Jacob Walter Douglas resided in Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA. Jacob Walter Douglas married Anna Catherine Annie Hiett, Goldie Ethel Hess, Martha Lake Winters, and had children including Ellis E Douglas, Harold W Douglas, Marietta Margaret Douglas, Walter Luther Dauglas. Jacob Walter Douglas passed away in 1940 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Walter Douglas was born in 1887 in Plum Run, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Watson Douglass And Mary Louise Brewer.
  • In 1900, Jacob Walter Douglas resided in Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1910, Jacob Walter Douglas resided in Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Jacob Walter Douglas married Anna Catherine Annie Hiett, Goldie Ethel Hess, Martha Lake Winters, and had children including Ellis E Douglas, Harold W Douglas, Marietta Margaret Douglas, Walter Luther Dauglas.
  • Jacob Walter Douglas passed away in 1940 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Watson Douglass
1854–1919
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Mary Brewer
1863–
Birth Location: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Goldie Hess
1890–1917
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
GH
Anna Hiett
1897–1936
Birth Location: Plum Run, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA
AH
Martha Winters
1895–1987
Birth Location: Plum Run, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA
MW

Children(s)

Harold Douglas
1914–1976
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
HD
Marietta Douglas
1923–2012
Birth Location: Fulton, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
MD
Walter Dauglas
1920–1998
Birth Location: Ditchrun, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
WD
Ellis Douglas
1936–2015
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
ED

Jacob Douglas's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Douglas
1887–1940
Birth Place: Plum Run, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Watson Douglass
1854–1919
Pennsylvania
Mary (Louise) Brewer
1863–
Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Watson) Douglas
1829–1887
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Rebecca Shives
1830–
Great-Grandparents
Watson 3GGF
1782–1833
Isabella 3GGM
1794–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George 4GGF
1731–1801
Martha 4GGM
1745–1808
John 4GGF
1773–1853
Ruth 4GGM
1774–1842

Jacob Douglas's Descendants

1.
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Jacob (Walter) Douglas (5 Aug 1887–26 Jul 1940) m. Goldie (Ethel) Hess (23 Sep 1890–10 Nov 1917) m. Anna (Catherine “Annie”) Hiett (Jan 1897–28 Jan 1936) m. Martha (Lake) Winters (18 Dec 1895–26 Dec 1987)
  1. 1. Harold (W) Douglas 1914–1976 m. Dorothy (Kathleen) Gordon 1916–2013
  2. 2. Marietta (Margaret) Douglas 1923–2012 m. Harold (Emmons (Sonnie)) Zies 1920–1991
    1. 1. Hayes (Roy) Zies 1945–1958
    2. 2. Victoria Zies 1943–1943
  3. 3. Walter (Luther) Dauglas 1920–1998 m. Catherine (Florence) Hinckle 1923–1973 m. Margaret (Adele) Resley 1922–2018
    1. 1. Carol (Lee) Douglas 1947–2017
  4. 4. Ellis (E) Douglas 1936–2015

Jacob Douglas's Timeline

9 Records

1887
5 Aug 1887
Birth of Jacob Walter Douglas in Plum Run, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plum Run, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 13
Jacob Walter Douglas resided here in Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 23
Jacob Walter Douglas resided here in Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
1913
abt 1913
Age 26
Jacob Walter Douglas resided here
None
1920
1920
Age 33
Jacob Walter Douglas resided here in Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 43
Jacob Walter Douglas resided here in Thompson, Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
Thompson, Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 48
Jacob Walter Douglas resided here in Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania
Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 53
Jacob Walter Douglas resided here in Thompson Twp, Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
Thompson Twp, Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
1940
26 Jul 1940
Age 53
Death of Jacob Walter Douglas in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1887
    Event Place: Plum Run, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03511; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 29-9
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1572; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 57
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341777
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1914, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Birth Certificates, 1906-1913; Box Number: 596; Certificate Number Range: 206551-209550
    [7] Pennsylvania, U.S., County Marriage Records, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1852-1973; County: Fulton; Year Range: 1910 - 1913; Roll Number: 549829

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1913
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1914, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Birth Certificates, 1906-1913; Box Number: 596; Certificate Number Range: 206551-209550

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1572; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 57

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Thompson, Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341777

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03511; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 29-9

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Thompson Twp, Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Thompson, Fulton, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03511; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 29-9

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1940
    Event Place: Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
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