William Edwards Douglass
b. 3 January 1817, d. 3 November 1878
- Father: William Howard Douglass b. 10 October 1782, d. 24 July 1834
- Mother: Sarah Genette Edwards b. 4 October 1788, d. 5 May 1865
- William Edwards Douglass was born on 3 January 1817 in Tennessee.
- Sarah Genette Edwards appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Sumner County, Tennessee, enumerated next to Cullen Douglass and his family.. Other members of the household included William Edwards Douglass.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
- James L. Mitchell and Elizabeth H. Douglass appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Sterling, Robertson County, Texas. Other members of the household included William Edwards Douglass, Singleton J. Mitchell and Hiram J. Glass. Daughter Sarah is missing from the household, perhaps away at school. Also, granddaughter "Nannie" Mitchell is absent from the household.
- He was a trader, according to the 1860 census.
- On Sunday, 8 February 1863, Green Wood recorded in his plantation daily account book: "Eason Willis Wood sold his Poney for $150 to Mr Douglas."
- James L. Mitchell and Elizabeth H. Douglass appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Galatin PO, Sumner County, Tennessee, enumerated next to Elizabeth's brother Cullen.. Other members of the household included William Edwards Douglass, Robert Boyers Douglass and Ann Hall Mitchell.
- He was a cattle dealer, according to the 1870 census.
- William Edwards Douglass died on 3 November 1878 at age 61 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 8 Oct 2015