Bef 1877 - Yes, date unknown
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Name |
Elisha P. Douglass |
Birth |
Bef 1877 |
Elizabeth Township, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
Yes, date unknown |
Person ID |
I77200 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
23 Sep 2014 |
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Notes |
- Elisha P., eldest son of Thomas and Lydia C. (Peairs) Douglass, was born at the Douglass homestead in Elizabeth township. He is a graduate of the University of Wooster, class of 1877, and for thirty-five years has been a practicing lawyer at the Allegheny county bar. He married Elvira P. Weddell, of Elizabeth township, and has two sons:
1. Howard Weddell, a graduate of Cornell University, class of 1904; married Virginia Van Kirk, of McKeesport, and has a son, Thomas Van Kirk.
2. Earl Leroy, a graduate of Princeton, class of 1913, now a student of Divinity at Union Theological Seminary, New York City. He married, September 4, 1913, Lois Haler, of Versailles township, Allegheny county.
Mr. Douglass resides in McKeesport and there conducts his legal practice. He is a member of the various legal societies and practices in all state and federal courts of the district. He is president of the McKeesport Title and Trust Company; also vice-president of the McKeesport Tin Plate Company. The family are members of the United Presbyterian church, Mr. Douglass serving at the present time (1914) as elder. He is also president of the board of trustees of McKeesport Hospital; president of the board of trustees of McKeesport Y. M. C. A., and also a member of the board of directors.
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