George Washington Douglas

1870 - 1915  (44 years)

• Name	George Washington Douglas
  Birth	5 Dec 1870	Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Apr 1915	Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky   [3]
  	Cause of Death was a heart attack according to his death certificate. This was unusual as he was the only male Douglas to die of a heart attack, and at such an early age, in the current medical history of this line.
  Burial	10 Apr 1915	Riverside Church Cemetery, Warren Co., Kentucky   [4]
  Person ID	I5985	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	James Thomas Douglas,   b. 3 Feb 1848, Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky d. 9 May 1922, Long, Warren Co., Kentucky, USA (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Celia Franses Milam,   b. 27 Apr 1852, Warren Co., Kentucky d. 18 Jan 1936, Warren Co., Kentucky (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	9 Jan 1868	Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky   [5]
  	James and Celia were married at the home of, the brides father, Obdiah Milam in Riverside.
  Family ID	F21736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Helen M Morgan,   b. 9 Feb 1871, Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky d. 5 May 1892, Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky (Age 21 years)
  Marriage	4 Feb 1891	Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky   [6]
  	The Marriage Bond was issued on 30 Jan 1891 in Warren County. George and Helen were married by Mr. C.H . Lewis J. P. Warren County.
  Children	1. Burley Greely Douglas,   b. 30 Nov 1891, Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky d. 17 Mar 1964, Plantation, Broward Co., Florida (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F64538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Bratcher,   b. Aug 1872, Warren Co., Kentucky d. 22 Sep 1930, Warren Co., Kentucky (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1892	Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky   [7]
  Children	1. Ethel Douglas   2. William Thomas Douglas,   b. 24 Feb 1895, Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky d. 3 Sep 1925, Warren Co., Kentucky (Age 30 years)   3. Edward R. Douglas   4. Pimia D. Douglas   5. Allen Douglas   6. Allie B. Douglas   7. Juel Douglas   8. Aubray Douglas   9. Virgil Douglas,   b. 7 Jul 1911, Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky d. 15 Aug 1912, Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F21995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  George Douglas was known as "Big George Douglas". He was a giant of a man for his time, standing about 6'10" tall and weighing around 280 pounds. It is not known at this time why he did not raise his son from his first marriage with Helen Morgan he remarried and raised a second family of nine children and paid little attention to his only child by his first marriage, Burley Greely. One possibility is that his parents James T. and Celia decided to raise Burley, which they did. According to Burley's son William B. Douglas, there was a terrible row between the Morgan and Douglas families over who would get the child as he was only three months old when his mother was killed. Apparently at least some of the hard feelings still exist. Mary Elizabeth, another one of Burley's children has confirmed most of this but only family lore can confirm the death of her grandmother as apparently there are no records in Warren county to confirm her death.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3633] DEATH CERT. GEORGE W. DOUGLAS. [S3634] BIRTH RCD. GEORGE W. DOUGLAS, Vol 23, No. 11162, State of Ky (Reliability: 3). [S3633] DEATH CERT. GEORGE W. DOUGLAS, Reg. No. 7767 (Reliability: 3). [S3633] DEATH CERT. GEORGE W. DOUGLAS, Death Cert.. No. 11162, State of KY (Reliability: 3). [S659] MARRIAGE RCD. JAMES T, DOUGLAS. [S486] MARRIAGE RCD, GEORGE W. DOUGLAS, Marriage Book "V", p-231 (Reliability: 3). [S523] MARRIAGE RCD. NANCY BRATCHER, 1892 (Reliability: 3).