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Silas Matthew Douglass 1847–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1847

Birth Location: Clearfield Twp, Cambria Co

Death Date: 29 May 1918

Death Location: Clearfield, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Douglass*

Mother: Margaret Ivory

Spouse(s): Mary Walters

Children(s): Rose Douglass

Silas Matthew Douglass was born in 1847 in Clearfield Twp, Cambria Co, the child of John Hannum Douglass And Margaret E Ivory. Silas Matthew Douglass married Mary Elizabeth Margaret Walters, and had children including Rose M Douglass. Silas Matthew Douglass passed away in 1918 in Clearfield, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Silas Matthew Douglass was born in 1847 in Clearfield Twp, Cambria Co, the child of John Hannum Douglass And Margaret E Ivory.
  • Silas Matthew Douglass married Mary Elizabeth Margaret Walters, and had children including Rose M Douglass.
  • Silas Matthew Douglass passed away in 1918 in Clearfield, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Douglass*
1817–1906
Birth Location: Carroll, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
JD
Margaret Ivory
1822–1884
Birth Location: Loretto, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
MI

Spouses(s)

Mary Walters
1849–1905
Birth Location: Allegheny Twp
MW

Children(s)

Rose Douglass
1879–1956
Birth Location: St Augustine, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA
RD

Silas Douglass's Ancestors

Self
Silas Douglass
1847–1918
Birth Place: Clearfield Twp, Cambria Co
Parents
John Hannum Douglass*
1817–1906
Carroll, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret (E) Ivory
1822–1884
Loretto, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William Douglas
1792–1865
Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Temperance (Ann) Burgoon
1794–1879
Allegheny Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA
Matthew Ivory
1797–1856
Ashville, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary McGuire
1799–1881
Ashville, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1759–1831
Jane Hannum
1769–1829
Peter Burgoon
1750–1821
Temperance Barlow
1750–1810
Matthew Sr
1760–1836
Rebecca Shoemaker
1766–1833
Luke Esquire
1768–1831
Margaret O'Hara
1774–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Keech
1740–1844
Col III
1740–1799
Alice Parke
1744–1830
Jean Bourgund
1715–1812
John Barlow
1715–1788
Elizabeth Keith
1715–1788
Michael McGuire
1717–1793
Rachel Brown
1728–1818
Henry O'Hara
1730–1815

Silas Douglass's Descendants

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Silas (Matthew) Douglass (21 Sep 1847–29 May 1918) m. Mary (Elizabeth (Margaret?)) Walters (4 Oct 1849–22 Nov 1905)
  1. 1. Rose (M) Douglass 1879–1956 m. Joseph (Florence) Kelly 1879–1955
    1. 1. Mabel Kelly 1916– m. Joseph (John) Sherry 1913–
      1. 1. Joseph (Edward Sherry) Jr 1946–2023
    2. 2. Ernest Kelly 1905–
    3. 3. Joseph (D) Kelly 1923–

Silas Douglass's Timeline

2 Records

1847
21 Sep 1847
Birth of Silas Matthew Douglass in Clearfield Twp, Cambria Co
Clearfield Twp, Cambria Co
1918
29 May 1918
Age 71
Death of Silas Matthew Douglass in Clearfield, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Clearfield, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1847
    Event Place: Clearfield Twp, Cambria Co

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1918
    Event Place: Clearfield, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
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