2. | William George "Curly Billy" Douglas was born in 1808 in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Barnabus Douglas and Sarah Keech); died on 20 Feb 1886 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Douglass Cemetery, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. Notes:
WILLIAM DOUGLASS was born in Cambria county, Pa., came to Indiana county with his parents, and after the death of his father continued to farm on the place where the family had settled until his death, which occurred Feb. 20, 1886; he was buried Feb. 22nd. He married Mary McKissick, a native of Indiana county, daughter of Thomas McKissick, who was born in Scotland and on coming to America settled in Indiana county, Pa., where he bought land in Green township; later he went West, where he remained until his death. He was a farmer throughout his life. He had a family of three sons and four daughters, all now deceased. Mrs. Mary (McKissick) Douglass died on the old Douglass homestead. She and her husband were the parents of nine children, the eldest being Jonathan, a resident of Green township; William is deceased; Martha is deceased; Barnabas lives in Green township; Thomas E. is deceased; Joseph is deceased; John E. is a resident of Green township; Sadie is the wife of John Baker, of Cambria county; Thaddeus lives in Montomery township, this county.
In 1870 and 1880 Fed census, He was living in gren twp., Indiana co., PA
Differing sources us Douglas and Douglass. Curly Billy's gravemarker has the double ss.
William + Mary McKissick. Mary (daughter of Thomas McKissick) was born in 1810 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 1 Apr 1869 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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