William Howard Douglass
b. 10 October 1782, d. 24 July 1834
- Father: Edward Douglass b. circa 1745, d. 18 May 1825
- Mother: Elizabeth Howard b. circa 1756, d. circa 1825
- William Howard Douglass was born on 10 October 1782 in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
- He married Sarah Genette Edwards, daughter of William Edwards and Sarah Gennette, on 21 January 1810 in Sumner County, Tennessee, and Sarah's sister Elizabeth married William's father's brother Reuben Douglass.
- On 20 October 1827, William Edwards prepared a will, summarized as follows: leaving bequests to his daughter Loveny Mitchell, grandson Prestley Hassell, granddaughter Charlotte Green, Harriett Looney, and four children of his deceased son William Edwards (Montalbot, Richard, William and Malvina), with the entire residue of his property to his youngest daughter Sally Douglass; he appointed his two sons-in-law, Reuben Douglass and William H. Douglass, executors. The will was recorded in Sumner County, Tennessee, during the February term, 1828. [Although the first bequest apparently has no recipient, likely it was his eldest daughter Elizabeth who is otherwise unmentioned, although her husband Reuben is named one of the executors.]
- William Howard Douglass died on 24 July 1834 at age 51.
- Last Edited: 11 Oct 2010
Family: Sarah Genette Edwards b. 4 October 1788, d. 5 May 1865
- Henry L. Douglass b. circa 1812, d. before 13 September 1839
- Elizabeth H. Douglass+ b. circa 1815, d. 21 April 1887
- William Edwards Douglass b. 3 January 1817, d. 3 November 1878
- Sarah E. Douglass b. say 1820
- Cullen Edwards Douglass+ b. 29 May 1825, d. 3 December 1899
- Robert Boyers Douglass b. 1827, d. 1871