Mary Elizabeth (Aldridge) Douglass (abt. 1858 - abt. 1896)

Born about 1858 in Orangeville, Fannin, Texas

Ancestors

Wife of Burtis Ferrell Douglass — married 1875 in Hunt, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died about 1896 at about age 38 in Leonard, Fannin, Texas [uncertain]

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Biography

Mary Elizabeth Aldridge was born about 1858, ^[1] the only one of her siblings born in Texas. Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Douglass died in 1896 and is buried in the Leonard, Fannin County cemetery.

Parents

She was the youngest child of James and Mary Chadwell Aldridge of Tennessee. Mary's parents were early settlers of Fannin County, Texas having settled near Orangeville between 1850 and 1860.

Marriage

She married Burtis Ferrell Douglass, of Sumner County, Tennessee who had come to Texas with his parents and siblings, originally settling near the young town of Sherman, Texas.

Children

They were married in 1875 and had six children, all born in Fannin County, Texas.

1860 Household

Mary's family in 1860.

She is listed as Elizabeth, age 2. Her father and mother were born in North Carolina and had moved to Tennessee about 1836. They had moved to Texas about 1856/57 and settled in Fannin County in Orangeville, one of the earliest settlements in Fannin County, Texas

J Aldridge M 47 North Carolina

M Aldridge F 45 North Carolina

Saml Aldridge M 23 Tennessee

James Aldridge M 21 Tennessee

Nancy J Aldridge F 18 Tennessee

Madora Aldridge F 13 Tennessee

Aaron B Aldridge M 10 Tennessee

James F Aldridge M 6 Tennessee

Elizabeth Aldridge F 2 Texas

Source: 1860 US Census, Fannin, Texas

DNA Matches

Comparing Kit T824570 (David Douglas) and T379443 (M B) (Full Siblings). Match on 51 segments, and all 22 Chromosomes, Largest segment = 153.0 cM, Total of segments > 7 cM = 2,507.4 cM, 51 matching segments. ^[2]

Notable descendants

One of her descendants and namesake, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Ewing would become a widely respected feature columnist for the Houston Chronicle. Her sister, Nancy Aldridge would become great grandmother of first lady Laura Lane Bush.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFT-7NH : 12 December 2017), Elizabeth Aldridge in entry for J Aldridge, 1860.
2. ↑ www.gedmatch.com

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFN4-829 : accessed 12 December 2015), M E Douglass in household of B F Douglass, Precinct 3, Fannin, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district 25, sheet 376B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1302; FHL microfilm 1,255,302.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGT-GCF : 12 April 2016), Mary E Aldridge in household of James Aldridge, Texas, United States; citing p. 57, family 369, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,083.

• "United States Census, 1860," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFT-7NM : accessed 13 August 2015), J Aldridge, Beat No 3, Fannin, Texas, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 145, household ID 969, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,293.

• "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KS18-89C : accessed 18 July 2015), Mary Elizabeth Aldridge in entry for Mallie A Stuart, 25 Jan 1968; citing certificate number 09865, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,975.

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSBQ-B2F : 13 March 2018), Mary Elizabeth Allridge in entry for Lucille Rutherford, 05 Apr 1965; citing certificate number 22439, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,752.

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSB4-N9V : 13 March 2018), Mary E Aldridge in entry for Norval Townsan, 04 Jan 1965; citing certificate number 03498, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,698.

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3CC-8MV : 13 March 2018), Mery E Aldridge in entry for Jessie Lee Thomas, 17 Nov 1950; citing certificate number 55487, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,074,549.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVV4-YFJF : accessed 18 July 2015), Mary E. Aldridge Douglass, 1896; Burial, Leonard, Fannin, Texas, United States of America, Leonard Cemetery; citing record ID 8638276, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.