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John Samuel Douglas 1864–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 August 1864

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 23 January 1936

Death Location: Freedom, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Matison Douglas

Mother: Alice Sherfey

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The story of John Samuel Douglas began in 1864 in Kentucky, United States of America. In 1880, John Samuel Douglas resided in Sartain, Barren, Kentucky, USA. John Samuel Douglas passed away in 1936 in Freedom, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Samuel Douglas began in 1864 in Kentucky, United States of America.
  • In 1880, John Samuel Douglas resided in Sartain, Barren, Kentucky, USA.
  • John Samuel Douglas passed away in 1936 in Freedom, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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John Douglas's Ancestors

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John Douglas
1864–1936
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Matison M. Douglas
1839–1886
Tennessee, United States of America
Alice ("Ailie") Sherfey
1841–1883
Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Douglas
1797–1869
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Polly) Bacon
1805–1870
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Joshua Sherfey
1806–1862
Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Sarah Hoss
1819–1862
Washington, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Douglass
1764–1842
Elizabeth Ford
1764–1815
Charles Bacon
1763–1822
Eva Neumann
1770–1850
Johannes Sherfey
1764–1846
Mary Kauffman
1772–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Bacon
1725–1810
Veronica Weiss
1722–1800
Johan Neumann
1727–1790
Catherina Reifsnyder
1730–1790
Kaspar Scherffig
1735–1817
Magdalena Heilman
1738–1825

John Douglas's Timeline

3 Records

1864
20 August 1864
Birth of John Samuel Douglas in Kentucky, United States of America
Kentucky, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 16
John Samuel Douglas resided here in Sartain, Barren, Kentucky, USA
Sartain, Barren, Kentucky, USA
1936
23 January 1936
Age 72
Death of John Samuel Douglas in Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 August 1864
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Sartain, Barren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 January 1936
    Event Place: Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Freedom, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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