DeWitt Clinton Douglass (1829 - 1910)

Born 20 May 1829 in Sumner, Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Ann (Maney) Douglass — married 7 Jan 1850 in Sumner, Tennessee

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Biography

DeWitt was born in 1829. He was the son of James Douglass. He passed away in 1910.

Marriage

Dewitt Clinton Douglass married Martha Ann Maney, Jan 2, 1850 ^{[1] [2]}

Children

1. Martha Murfree Douglass b Nov 10, 1850, d Jan 4, 1939 ^[3]
2. James H Douglass b 1853, d Aug 6, 1897 ^[4]
3. Marina Hunt Douglass b Jan 7, 1855, d May 8, 1935 ^[5]
4. Susan Nancy Douglass b Jan 31, 1857, d Aug 18, 1939 ^[6]
5. William Maney Douglass b Aug 27, 1859, d Jan 10, 1945 ^[7]

1860 Household

Marima A Douglass F 74 North Carolina

D W C Douglass M 31 Tennessee

Martha A Douglass F 29 Tennessee

James Douglass M 7 Tennessee

Maima Douglass F 5 Tennessee

Susan Douglass F 3 Tennessee

Robert Douglass M 0 [Blank]

William Douglass M 0 [Blank

Note: Robert Douglass, twin of William may have died young

Civil War Service

Major DeWitt Clinton organized Douglass’ Tennessee Cavalry Battalion October 1862; companies never lettered; the companies were variously assigned to other organizations, and four remaining companies were consolidated February 25, 1863 with Holman’s Partisan Ranger Battalion, to form the 11th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. ^[8] -^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Tennessee Records: Bible Records and Marriage Bonds
2. ↑ Douglass-Maney Family Papers, 1805-1939 - Amazon Web
3. ↑ Martha Murfree Douglass, FAG, 154541759
4. ↑ James H Douglass, FAG, 144452794
5. ↑ Marina Hunt Douglass, FAG, 157656221
6. ↑ "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS68-VM9 : 25 May 2014), Sue Nancy Douglass, 18 Aug 1939; citing Mt Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson Co, Tennessee, cn 16826, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,876,877.
7. ↑ "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS7M-F6T : 25 May 2014), William Maney Douglass, 10 Jan 1945; citing Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, cn 428, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 2,137,355.
8. ↑ Tennessee and the Civil War, Douglass’ Tennessee Cavalry Battalion 1862 - 1863
9. ↑ N0. 285 CIW CHAPTER 15 TENNESSEE DOUGLASS’ CONFEDERATE PARTISAN RANGER BATTALION (NA)

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TR-9Q5 : 30 December 2015), D W C Douglass in entry for Marima A Douglass, 1860.

• Douglass, Malcolm Curtis, 1900-. History, Memoirs, And Genealogy of the Douglass Family. Houston, Tex.: Biggers Print. Co., 1957.

• TENNESSEE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR REGISTER, INDEX OF NASHVILLE MEMBERS, Nashville History (Online)

• Tennessee Records: Bible Records and Marriage Bonds