1792 - 1866 (73 years)
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Name |
William Jones ?Wiley? Douglass |
Birth |
21 Sep 1792 |
Sumner County, Tennessee, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
18 Mar 1866 |
Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA |
Person ID |
I71622 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
2 Dec 2019 |
Father |
Reuben Douglass, b. 6 Apr 1763, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA d. 26 Aug 1832, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA (Age 69 years) |
Mother |
Elizabeth 'Betsy' Edwards, b. 25 Jun 1774, North Carolina, USA d. 9 Feb 1839, Sumner Co. Tennessee, USA (Age 64 years) |
Marriage |
25 Jan 1791 |
Sumner Co. Tennessee, USA |
Family ID |
F25792 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Elizabeth 'Eliza' L. Watkins, b. Abt 1792 d. Yes, date unknown |
Marriage |
15 Jun 1820 |
Sumner Co. Tennessee, USA |
Children |
| 1. Jane A. Douglass, b. 1821 d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. William Watkins Douglass, b. 2 May 1821 d. 2 Dec 1902, Douglass Cemetery, Cottontown, Tennessee, USA (Age 81 years) |
| 3. Richard Elder Douglass, b. Abt 1825 d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. Guy M. Douglass, b. 1826 d. 1912 (Age 86 years) |
| 5. Charles Watkins Douglass, b. 1829 d. 1835 (Age 6 years) |
| 6. Reuben E. Douglass, b. 1831 d. 1915 (Age 84 years) |
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Family ID |
F26141 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
2 Dec 2019 |
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Notes |
- Eldest of 11 children
Agricultural diversification highlights the history of the Douglass Century Farm, established by Wiley J. Douglass, b1792, in 1840. Douglass, who married twice and fathered eleven children, was a significant figure in nineteenth century agriculture in Sumner County. Tobacco, corn, cotton, wheat, flax, maple syrup, cattle, swine, sheep and turkeys were some of the major commodities produced on his diversified farm of 320 acres located three miles northwest of Gallatin. More importantly, Wiley owned and operated a grist mill and cotton gin. This family also made award-winning woven blankets.
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