Mary Margaret "Polly" Douglass was born 04 Dec 1841 in Arkansas to William and Mary Johnson of Arkansas. She is found in the 1860 Census of Grayson County, Texas living with William Johnson b 1830, Arkansas, possibly a sibling. Her father and mother may have died prior to 1860.
Marriage
She married Rev. Alfred Mason Douglass b 1840 Sumner county, Tennessee, after 1860, probably in Grayson County, Tennessee. Alfred and Mary Douglass had five children, all born in North Texas. Mary "Polly" Douglass passed away at Melissa, Collin County, Texas 21 Jul 1922 and is buried in the Melissa cemetery. Rev. Alfred M Douglass died in 1912. [1][2][3][4][5]
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFN3-B46 : accessed 20 August 2015), Mary Douglass in household of A M Douglass, Precinct 2, Denton, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district 104, sheet 86D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1300; FHL microfilm 1,255,300.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3L3-6G6 : accessed 20 August 2015), Mary Douglas in household of Alfred Douglas, Justice Precinct 3 (east & south part), Collin, Texas, United States; citing sheet 14B, family 253, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,621.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2MF-4QK : accessed 20 August 2015), Mary Douglass in household of Alfred M Douglass, Justice Precinct 3, Collin, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 3A, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,552.
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