Mrs. Louisa J. Ticknor who is a prominent and well-known resident of Pittsfield Township, was born in Rensselaer County. N. Y., May 20, 1826. She is a daughter of DARIUS DOUGLAS[S], who was a cooper by trade and also a farmer. He came to Michigan in September 1835, and located within two miles of Ann Arbor on a section of land which was then an absolute wilderness, purchasing it from a Mr. Smith who had taken it up. He was able to give his daughter only limited opportunities for education as what few schools were to be found in this vicinity were very poor. He moved into a log house and began to clear the farm.

PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM of WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN, Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1891, Pg. 290 (Excerpt from biographical sketch of MRS. LOUISA J. TICKNOR)

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DARIUS DOUGLASS is the son of SAMUEL & SARAH (SEAVER) DOUGLASS. Darius Douglass was an early settler of Pittsfield, Washtenaw Co., MI, settling there in September of 1835. Darius had a younger brother, SAMUEL SEAVER DOUGLASS (1806-1873) who was an 1835 settler of Wheatland Twp., Hillsdale Co., MI.

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1830 U.S. CENSUS, GRAFTON, RENSSELAER CO., NY
Name: DARIUS DOUGLASS
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 [HALSTED S.]
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 [DARIUS]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 3 [SARAH, LOUISA & DELIA]
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 [?]
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 [SARAH HALSTED]
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 [?]
Free Colored Persons - Males - 55 thru 99: 1 [?]
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total Free Colored Persons: 1
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 9

1840 U.S. CENSUS, PITTSFIELD TWP., WASHTENAW CO., MI
Name: DARIUS DOUGLASS
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 [GEORGE]
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2 [SIMON H. & JOHN]
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 [HALSTED S.]
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 [?]
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 [DARIUS]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 [HARRIET]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 [ADELIA]
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2 [SARAH & LOUISA]
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 [SARAH HALSTED]
Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 11
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 8
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
Total Free White Persons: 11
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 11

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MICHIGAN MARRIAGES, 1822-1995
Groom's Name: DAVIES [DARIUS] DOUGLASS
Groom's Birth Date: 1797
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 47
Bride's Name: HARRIET BROOKS
Bride's Birth Date: 1801
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 43
Marriage Date: 22 Oct 1844
Marriage Place: Washtenaw,Michigan
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51884-1
System Origin: Michigan-ODM
Source Film Number: 1019064
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NOTE: This is Darius Douglass' SECOND marriage.

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1850 U.S. CENSUS, PITTSFIELD, WASHTENAW CO., MI, 22 August 1850
DOUGLASS, DARIUS, 53, Cooper, b. NH
Douglass, Harriet, 48, b. NY
Douglass, Sarah, 26, b. NY
Douglass, Louisa, 24, b. NY
Douglass, Austin, 22, Cooper, b. NY
Douglass, Adelia, 20, b. NY
Douglass, Henry, 18, Farmer, b. NY
Douglass, John, 16, Farmer, b. NY
Douglass, Harriet, 12, b. MI
Douglass, George, 10, b. MI
Clark, Ralph, 22, Cooper, b. England
Gordier, Wm., 22, Farmer, b. NY
Potter, Spencer, 23, Cooper, b. NY
Baldwin, Henry, 21, Cooper, b. NY
NOTE: I suspect that AUSTIN DOUGLASS is actually HALSTED S. DOUGLASS

1860 U.S. CENSUS, PITTSFIELD TWP., WASHTENAW CO., MI, 10 August 1860
DOUGLASS, DENNIS, 63, Farmer, b. NH
Douglass, Hariet, 56, b. NY
Douglass, Sarah, 36, b. NY
Douglass, Henry, 26, Farmer, b. NY
Douglass, John B., 24, Farmer, b. NY
Douglass, George, 22, Farmer, b. NY

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WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN, DEATH RECORDS (1868), Pg. 202, Record No. 417 - DARIAS DAUGHLASS (Male), Married, aged 71 yrs., 0 mos., 25 ds., died 28 August 1868, Ann Arbor City (6th Ward) of Congestion of Brain. He was born in New Hampshire of Unknown Parents from New Hampshire. He was a Farmer.

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1870 U.S. CENSUS, SCIO TWP., WASHTENAW CO., MI, 29 July 1870
Foster, Willard, 36, Farmer, b. CT
Foster, Caroline, 40, Keeping House, b. NY
DOUGLASS, HARRIET, 67, No Occupation, b. NY
Jennings, Ida, 13, At Home, b. MI
Nagle, Martin, 37, Farmer Laborer, b. Wurtenberg
NOTE: I suspect that this Harriet Douglass is the widow of Darius.