Ira Alexander Douglass

1810 - 1894  (83 years)

• Name	Ira Alexander Douglass
  Birth	26 Mar 1810	South Carolina, USA
  	possibly in Spartanburg Co. Ira
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Feb 1894
  Burial	Dixie Cemetery, Loco, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA
  Person ID	I76685	First tree
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Jesse Douglass,   b. Bef 1778, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA d. 15 Aug 1848, Gilmer County, Georgia, USA (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann Estes,   b. 1787   d. 1889 (Age 102 years)
  Family ID	F2292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Cynthia (Sintitha) Carlock,   b. 16 Feb 1816, Overton Co, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Nov 1849, Dade Co, Missouri, USA (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	9 Jun 1833	McMinn Co., Tennessee, USA
  Children	1. Mary Caroline Douglass,   b. Abt 1834   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Samuel Ewen Douglass,   b. Abt 1834   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sarah Angelina Douglass,   b. Abt 1834   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Martha Emaline Douglass,   b. 5 Mar 1834   d. Yes, date unknown   5. James Lemuel Douglass,   b. 1839, Tennessee, USA d. Yes, date unknown   6. Julina Douglass,   b. Abt 1839   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Amanda Magdalene Douglass,   b. Abt 1839   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Lewis Amous Douglass,   b. Abt 1839   d. Yes, date unknown   9. David Franklin Douglass,   b. bt 1839   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Thomas Jefferson Douglass,   b. Abt 1839   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F70949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Ann Hampton,   b. Abt 1810   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1853
  Children	1. Comadore Perry Douglass,   b. Abt 1853   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Hiram Alexander Douglass,   b. Abt 1853   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Hiram Finis Douglass,   b. Abt 1853   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Seigle McClelland Douglass,   b. Abt 1853   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F70950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2014

  
  

• Notes

  GREENFIELD VEDETTE 2 Jun 1887 p3 col 3, Greenfield, MO--Mr. Ira A. Douglas, an old and well known citizen of Polk Twp writes to the VEDETTE as follows: "I was 77 years of age last March 26th-came to Missouri in the year 1839, and helped to build the first house on the site of the town of Greenfield. Saw the stake driven into a gopher mound to mark the center of the court house. I still have some old friends in your town, among the number, Dr. S. B. Bowles, R. S. Jacobs, Rev. W. J. Garrett, and Rev. J. D. Montgomery. The last named was the first man I heard preach in Dade county. I think he has built up as many churches and done as much good as any man within my knowledge." Ira first settled in Smith Twp in then Barry Co, MO (now Dade Co). And settling about the same time was Dr. JAMES DOUGLAS, born 1774-79 moved to Dade settling in Prairie Twp. In the spring of 1848 the doctor's wife MARTHA WHITE was murdered by her slave PETE who had wrested the pistol away from the aged Dr. Douglas and beat Martha over the head so severly she died and would have killed the doctor had not others intervened. Pete also had murdered his own three children because he didn't want them to be slaves. Pete was the first of only two people hung in Dade County. The doctor married only two months later, the widow NANCY C. HENSLEY whose husband James had died in 1837 at Bolivar, MO leaving her with four small children. Dr. Douglass applied for bounty land for his war service twice, for 80 acres each. In 1850 he was living in Greene Co, MO. He died in 1859 2 1/2 miles from Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co, MO. Nancy died Seneca, MO. Dr. Douglas enlisted War of 1812 in Lincoln Co, MO and was discharged in Dickson Co, TN. He lived there for a time before moving to MO. Nancy applied for and drew his pension. We believe this James is related to Ira Alexander Davis and Didama in some way, possibly as an uncle (brother of Jesse Douglas).