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John Matthew Douglass 1879–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1879

Birth Location: Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA

Death Date: 2 March 1936

Death Location: North Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA

Father: James Douglass

Mother: Ellen Conley

Spouse(s): Maude Fite

Children(s): John Jr., Helen Douglass, Rosamond Douglas, Mary Douglass, Carolyn Douglas

The story of John Matthew Douglass began in 1879 in Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA. In 1910, John Matthew Douglass resided in Memphis Ward 14, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, John Matthew Douglass resided in Memphis Ward 19, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. John Matthew Douglass married Maude L Maudy Fite, and had children including Carolyn Douglas, Helen Sissy Douglass, John Matthew Douglass Jr, Mary Madeleine Douglass, Rosamond Douglas. John Matthew Douglass passed away in 1936 in North Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Matthew Douglass began in 1879 in Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, John Matthew Douglass resided in Memphis Ward 14, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, John Matthew Douglass resided in Memphis Ward 19, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Matthew Douglass married Maude L Maudy Fite, and had children including Carolyn Douglas, Helen Sissy Douglass, John Matthew Douglass Jr, Mary Madeleine Douglass, Rosamond Douglas.
  • John Matthew Douglass passed away in 1936 in North Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Douglass
1852–1925
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Ellen Conley
1856–1921
Birth Location: Salem, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Maude Fite
1884–1956
Birth Location: New Hope, Brown, South Dakota, USA
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Children(s)

John Jr.
1908–1949
Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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Helen Douglass
1904–
Birth Location: Tennessee
HD
Rosamond Douglas
1913–2005
Birth Location: Tennessee
RD
Mary Douglass
1914–1973
Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
MD
Carolyn Douglas
1922–
Birth Location: Tennessee
CD

John Douglass's Ancestors

Self
John Douglass
1879–1936
Birth Place: Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
Parents
James Madison Douglass
1852–1925
Kentucky, USA
Ellen Conley
1856–1921
Salem, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Preston Douglass
1832–1876
Washington, Tennessee
Dicey Bacon
1831–1915
Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Bacon
1802–1860
Deborah Barron
1807–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sr.
1766–1846
Magdalena Neumann
1773–1840
Thomas Barron
1776–1863
Phebe Jobe
1777–1858

John Douglass's Descendants

1.
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John (Matthew) Douglass (25 Jul 1879–2 March 1936) m. Maude (L "Maudy") Fite (25 Feb 1884–May 1956)
  1. 1. John (Matthew Douglass) Jr. 1908–1949 m. Joyce (Banna) Monteith 1907–1949
    1. 1. Joyce (Monteith) Douglass 1926–1996 m. Darold (Gene) Hoff 1922–1985
  2. 2. Helen ("Sissy") Douglass 1904– m. Hugh (Lanier) Thompkins 1903–
    1. 1. Helen (Virginia) Tompkins 1923–1996 m. Claude (Miller) Williams 1924–2009
    2. 2. John (Lanier) Tompkins 1926–
  3. 3. Rosamond Douglas 1913–2005
  4. 4. Mary (Madeleine) Douglass 1914–1973 m. Claude (Warren) Freeman 1909–1988
  5. 5. Carolyn Douglas 1922–

John Douglass's Timeline

5 Records

1879
25 Jul 1879
Birth of John Matthew Douglass in Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 31
John Matthew Douglass resided here in Memphis Ward 14, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis Ward 14, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 41
John Matthew Douglass resided here in Memphis Ward 19, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis Ward 19, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 51
John Matthew Douglass resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1936
2 March 1936
Age 57
Death of John Matthew Douglass in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1879
    Event Place: Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Memphis Ward 19, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1764; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 170
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0211; FHL microfilm: 2342009
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Memphis Ward 14, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1520; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0200; FHL microfilm: 1375533
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Memphis Ward 14, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Memphis Ward 14, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1520; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0200; FHL microfilm: 1375533

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Memphis Ward 19, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Memphis Ward 19, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1764; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 170

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0211; FHL microfilm: 2342009

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 March 1936
    Event Place: Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: North Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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