Douglas, Silas Wright
| Birth Name | Douglas, Silas Wright |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 79 years, 6 months, 16 days |
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| Birth | 20 Oct 1844 | Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America | J. W. Douglas Household, 1860 Census | 1a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Page No.: 258
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Minor Civil Division: White Oak township
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County of: Mahaska
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State of: Iowa
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Enumeration Date: 10 August 1860
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Post Office: Oskaloosa
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Line No.: 11-17
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Family No.: 1836
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Name: Douglas, Silas
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Age: 15
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Sex: M
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Occupation: Laborer
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Place of birth: Kentucky
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Attended school within the year: /
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| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Adams, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America | S. W. Douglas Household, 1870 Census | 2a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Page No.: 9
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Sheet No.: 191
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Minor Civil Division: Adams township
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County of: Mahaska
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State of: Iowa
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Enumeration Date: 17 August 1870
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Post Office: Buckhorn
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Line No.: 19-22
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Family No.: 4
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Name: Douglas, S. W.
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Age: 25
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Sex: M
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Color: W
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Occupation: Farmer
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Value of real estate: 1000
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Value of personal estate: 500
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Place of birth: Kentucky
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Male citizen 21 and over: /
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| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America | Silas Douglass Household, 1880 Census | 3a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Page No.: 13
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Sheet No.: 395
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Supervisor's Dist. No.: 1
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Enumeration Dist. No.: 177
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Minor Civil Division: White Oak township
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County of: Mahaska
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State of: Iowa
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Enumeration Date: 23 June 1880
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Line No.: 10-19
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Family No.: 133
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Name: Douglass, Silas
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Color: W
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Sex: M
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Age: 35
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Occupation: Farmer
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Place of birth: Kentucky
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Place of birth of father: Virginia
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Place of birth of mother: Virginia
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| Census | 1 Jan 1885 | White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America | Silas Douglass Household, 1885 Iowa Census | 4a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Name: Douglass, Silas
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Township: 75
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Range: 14
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Section: 16
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Street and Number: SE SE
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Age: 40
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Sex: M
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Marital Status: M
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Occupation: Farmer
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Place of birth, state or territory: Kentucky
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Father (N, Native; F, Foreign): N
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Mother (N, Native; F, Foreign): N
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Subject to military duty: /
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Entitled to vote: /
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| Census | 1 Jun 1900 | White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America | Silas W. Douglass Household, 1900 Census | 5a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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State (or Territory) of: Iowa
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County of: Mahaska
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Supervisor's Dist. No.: 6
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Enumeration Dist. No.: 80
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Sheet No.: 17B
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Division of County: White Oak township
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Enumeration Date: 27 June 1900
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Name: Douglas, Silas W.
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Relation to head: head
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Color: W
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Sex: M
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Month of birth: Oct
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Year of birth: 1844
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Age: 55
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Single, married, widowed or divorced: M
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Years of present marriage: 32
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Place of birth: Kentucky
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Place of birth of father: Virginia
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Place of birth of mother: Virginia
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Occupation: Day Laborer
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Months not employed: 3
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Can read: yes
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Can write: yes
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Can speak English: yes
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Home owned or rented: O
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Owned free or mortgaged: M
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Farm or house: H
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| Census | 15 Apr 1910 | White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America | Silas W. Douglas Household, 1910 Census | 6a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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State (or Territory) of: Iowa
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County of: Mahaska
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Supervisor's Dist. No.: 6
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Enumeration Dist. No.: 91
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Sheet No.: 8B
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Division of County: White Oak township
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Enumeration Date: 13 May 1910
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Name: Douglas, Silas W.
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Relationship to head: head
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Sex: M
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Color: W
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Age: 65
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Single, married, widowed or divorced: M2
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Years of present marriage: 3
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Place of birth: Kentucky
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Place of birth of father: Virginia
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Place of birth of mother: Virginia
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Able to speak English; if not, language spoken: English
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Occupation: Farmer
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Nature of industry: General farm
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Employer, employee or working on own account: OA
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Able to read: yes
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Able to write: yes
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Home owned or rented: O
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Owned free or mortgaged: M
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Farm or house: F
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Number of farm schedule: 109
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| Census | 1 Jun 1915 | White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America | S. W. Douglas, 1915 Iowa Census | 7a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Card No.: A643
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Name: Douglas, S. W.
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Age: 70
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County: Mahaska
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Post Office: Fremont
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Town or Township: White Oak
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Occupation: Retired
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Extent of Education Common: 8
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Birthplace: Kentucky
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Own house or farm: yes
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Incumbrance on farm or home: $4600
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Value of farm or home: $11000
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Father's Birthplace: Virginia
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Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
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Sex: M
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Color: W
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Marital Status: M
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Read: yes
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Write: yes
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Years in Iowa: 61
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| Census | 1 Jan 1920 | White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America | Silas W. Douglas Household, 1920 Census | 8a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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State (or Territory) of: Iowa
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County of: Mahaska
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Supervisor's Dist. No.: 95
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Enumeration Dist. No.: 96
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Page No.: 2A
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Division of County: White Oak township
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Enumeration Date: 20 & 21 January 1920
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Name: Douglas, Silas W.
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Relationship to head: head
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Home owned or rented: O
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If owned, free or mortgaged: F
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Sex: M
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Color: W
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Age: 75
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Single, married, widowed or divorced: M
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Able to read: yes
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Able to write: yes
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Place of birth: Kentucky
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Place of birth of father: United States
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Place of birth of mother: Virginia
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Able to speak English: yes
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Occupation: Gardening
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Industry: Home Garden
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Employer, worker or working on own account: O.A.
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| Death | 5 May 1924 | Rose Hill, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Burial | White Oak Grove Cemetery, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Douglas, William Pascal | about 1808 | 24 Jul 1854 | |
| Mother | Beard, Mida | about 1806 | about 1883 | |
| Sister | Douglas, Susan | 20 Feb 1829 | ||
| Sister | Douglas, Lucy Frances | 19 Mar 1831 | 24 Feb 1923 | |
| Brother | Douglas, William Henry Harrison | 1 Jun 1833 | 29 May 1915 | |
| Brother | Douglas, John Wesley | 24 Jan 1835 | 27 Aug 1926 | |
| Sister | Douglas, Catherine W. | about 1839 | 12 Apr 1863 | |
| Brother | Douglas, James David | 7 Apr 1840 | 11 Apr 1923 | |
| Brother | Douglas, Benjamin | about 1841 | 9 Jan 1863 | |
| Douglas, Silas Wright | 20 Oct 1844 | 5 May 1924 | ||
| Sister | Douglas, Eunice Harvey | 20 Oct 1844 | 12 Aug 1917 | |
| Brother | Douglas, Robert Kelly | 19 Feb 1846 | 29 Nov 1932 | |
| Sister | Douglas, Mary L. | 19 Feb 1850 | 20 Jan 1888 | |
| Sister | Douglas, Annie | |||
| Brother | Douglas, Joseph Howard | 7 Sep 1854 | 7 Jan 1942 |
Families
Family of Douglas, Silas Wright and Pettichord, Margaret Melissa |
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| Married | Wife | Pettichord, Margaret Melissa ( * about Apr 1849 + ... ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Douglas, Mary Florence | 27 Jun 1868 | 20 Dec 1946 |
| Douglas, Andrew Jackson | 14 Nov 1869 | 15 Apr 1934 |
| Douglas, Cora Frances | 15 Oct 1871 | 9 Sep 1942 |
| Douglas, John Willard | 18 Aug 1873 | 31 Aug 1953 |
| Douglas, Etta May | about 1876 | about 1925 |
| Douglas, Joseph H. | 7 Feb 1877 | 29 Sep 1878 |
| Douglas, Stephen A. | 11 Mar 1879 | 6 Sep 1892 |
| Douglas, Julia Melinda | about Jan 1881 | about 1970 |
| Douglas, Elmer Earl | 31 Oct 1883 | 29 Apr 1905 |
| Douglas, Middie Eunice | about Oct 1885 | |
| Douglas, James Weaver | 9 Nov 1887 | 22 Mar 1977 |
| Douglas, Robert R. | 3 Oct 1889 | 11 Sep 1892 |
| Douglas, Raymond C. | about Apr 1893 | about 1972 |
Family of Douglas, Silas Wright and Allgood, Mary Hester
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| Marriage | 16 May 1907 | Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America | ||
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Family Map
Pedigree
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Douglas, William Pascal
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Beard, Mida
- Douglas, Annie
- Douglas, Susan
- Douglas, Lucy Frances
- Douglas, William Henry Harrison
- Douglas, John Wesley
- Douglas, Catherine W.
- Douglas, James David
- Douglas, Benjamin
- Douglas, Eunice Harvey
- Douglas, Silas Wright
- Douglas, Robert Kelly
- Douglas, Mary L.
- Douglas, Joseph Howard
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Beard, Mida
Ancestors
Source References
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U.S. 1860 Federal Census
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- Date: 1 Jun 1860
- Page: Iowa, White Oak township, Mahaska county, Page 258, Lines 11-17
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U.S. 1870 Federal Census
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- Date: 1 Jun 1870
- Page: Iowa, Adams township, Mahaska county, Page 9, Lines 19-22
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U.S. 1880 Federal Census
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- Date: 1 Jun 1880
- Page: Iowa, Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 177, Page 13, Lines 10-19
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1885 Iowa State Census
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- Date: 1 Jan 1885
- Page: White Oak township, Mahaska county, 672, Lines 9-19
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U.S. 1900 Federal Census
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- Date: 1 Jun 1900
- Page: Iowa, Supervisor's District 6, Enumeration District 80, Sheet 17B, Lines 62-66
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U.S. 1910 Federal Census
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- Date: 15 Apr 1910
- Page: Iowa, Supervisor's District 6, Enumeration District 91, Sheet 8B, Lines 59-62
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1915 Iowa State Census
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- Date: 1 Jun 1915
- Page: White Oak township, Mahaska county, Card A643
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U.S. 1920 Federal Census
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- Date: 1 Jan 1920
- Page: Iowa, Supervisor's District 95, Enumeration District 956, Sheet 2A, Lines 32-33
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