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Jonathan David Douglas

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Jonathan David Douglas

Birth
Tennessee, USA
Death
24 Oct 1907 (aged 61)
Lexington, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Lexington, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Plot
NW-R3-38
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Jonathan David Douglas was born June 17, 1846, in Tennessee.

He appears with his parents in a household in the 1850 Federal Census of District 7, Itawamba County, Mississippi. The household included: Jonathan Douglas, age 48, a cabinet maker, owns land valued at $250, born in Virginia; Elizabeth Douglas, age 41, born in South Carolina; William, age 17, born in Alabama, a farmer; Aldavana, age 13, born in Tennessee, Jonathan, age 4, born in Tennessee; Sarah, age 18, born in Kentucky; and Susan, age 11, born in Tennessee.

He probably appears in a household in the 1860 Federal Census of Lee, Platte County, Missouri, although the women's names seem transposed. The household included J Douglas, age 55, a farmer, born in North Carolina; Alavana, age 50, born in South Carolina; Elizabeth, age 22, born in Tennessee; and Jonathan, age 14, born in Tennessee.

On November 23, 1871, Jonathan married Mathilda M. Latimer in Holton, Jackson County, Kansas. Mathilda was born December 25, 1850, in Kosciusko County, Indiana, daughter of Francis Henry Latimer and Rebecca Runkle. Jonathan and Mathilda had five known children: James Bird Douglas (1872-1909); Cynthia Luella Dollie Douglas Landon(1873- ); Sophia May Douglas Morrison(1875-1939); Edna Pearl Douglas Smith (1878- ); and Jessie O. Douglas Grand, (1880- ).

In 1880, the family appears in the 1880 Federal Census of Liberty, Jackson County, Kansas, living on a farm. The household included: Jonathon D., age 33, born in Tennessee; Matilda, age 29, born in Indiana; James B., age 7, born in Kansas; Lewella, age 5, born in Kansas; and May, age 4, born in Kansas. May married Robert L. Morrison in 1898 and in 1900, she, her husband and their first child were living in Lexington, Oklahoma (Cleveland County).

Jonathan died on October 24, 1907 in Lexington, Oklahoma (Cleveland County) and was buried there in the Lexington Cemetery. At the time his will was submitted for probate, his heirs were listed as: Matilda S. Douglas, widow; James B Douglas; Cyntha Landon, Sophia M Morrison; Jessie O Grand; and Edna P Smith. Widow Mathilda remarried in 1911 and Twenty nine years later, died on April 27, 1940 in Holton, Kansas, and was buried there.

Jonathan David Douglas was born June 17, 1846, in Tennessee.

He appears with his parents in a household in the 1850 Federal Census of District 7, Itawamba County, Mississippi. The household included: Jonathan Douglas, age 48, a cabinet maker, owns land valued at $250, born in Virginia; Elizabeth Douglas, age 41, born in South Carolina; William, age 17, born in Alabama, a farmer; Aldavana, age 13, born in Tennessee, Jonathan, age 4, born in Tennessee; Sarah, age 18, born in Kentucky; and Susan, age 11, born in Tennessee.

He probably appears in a household in the 1860 Federal Census of Lee, Platte County, Missouri, although the women's names seem transposed. The household included J Douglas, age 55, a farmer, born in North Carolina; Alavana, age 50, born in South Carolina; Elizabeth, age 22, born in Tennessee; and Jonathan, age 14, born in Tennessee.

On November 23, 1871, Jonathan married Mathilda M. Latimer in Holton, Jackson County, Kansas. Mathilda was born December 25, 1850, in Kosciusko County, Indiana, daughter of Francis Henry Latimer and Rebecca Runkle. Jonathan and Mathilda had five known children: James Bird Douglas (1872-1909); Cynthia Luella Dollie Douglas Landon(1873- ); Sophia May Douglas Morrison(1875-1939); Edna Pearl Douglas Smith (1878- ); and Jessie O. Douglas Grand, (1880- ).

In 1880, the family appears in the 1880 Federal Census of Liberty, Jackson County, Kansas, living on a farm. The household included: Jonathon D., age 33, born in Tennessee; Matilda, age 29, born in Indiana; James B., age 7, born in Kansas; Lewella, age 5, born in Kansas; and May, age 4, born in Kansas. May married Robert L. Morrison in 1898 and in 1900, she, her husband and their first child were living in Lexington, Oklahoma (Cleveland County).

Jonathan died on October 24, 1907 in Lexington, Oklahoma (Cleveland County) and was buried there in the Lexington Cemetery. At the time his will was submitted for probate, his heirs were listed as: Matilda S. Douglas, widow; James B Douglas; Cyntha Landon, Sophia M Morrison; Jessie O Grand; and Edna P Smith. Widow Mathilda remarried in 1911 and Twenty nine years later, died on April 27, 1940 in Holton, Kansas, and was buried there.


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