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Descendants of Stephen Paddock William Douglass

Generation No. 2


2. WILLIAM JOSEPH11 DOUGLASS (STEPHEN PADDOCK WILLIAM10, WILLIAM H.9 DOUGLAS, WILLIAM8, WILLIAM7, ASA6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, ROBERT2, WILLIAM1) was born June 07, 1838 in Pittstown, Rensselaer County, NY. He married MARY F. REA April 11, 1873 in Williamson, Wayne County, NY.

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ILLIAM DOUGLASS and MARY REA:
Marriage: April 11, 1873, Williamson, Wayne County, NY
     
Children of W
ILLIAM DOUGLASS and MARY REA are:
  i.   MYRNA12 DOUGLASS.
  ii.   LEDA DOUGLASS.
  iii.   ARDEN DOUGLASS.


3. WALTER HUBELL11 DOUGLASS (STEPHEN PADDOCK WILLIAM10, WILLIAM H.9 DOUGLAS, WILLIAM8, WILLIAM7, ASA6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, ROBERT2, WILLIAM1) was born September 14, 1840 in Williamson, Wayne County, NY, and died 1927. He married MARY M. REAVES May 13, 1866 in Williamson, Wayne County, N.Y..

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ALTER HUBELL DOUGLASS:
Born on Farm near Williamson, Wayne Co., New York 1861 Enlisted in Civil War
"W. H. Douglass, Sheriff, was born in Wayne County, N.Y., September 14, 1840, was there reared and educated, his early life being that of a farmer boy. In 1861 he was among the first to enlist and as a private in the Eighth New York Cavalry, went to the front serving through to the close; he participated in 62 engagements, having many close calls; a great portion of the time was a scout for General Custer. After the war he returned to New York, turning his attention to farming, and for a period was engaged in compiling county histories of the Empire State. In 1870 he came to Kansas locating in the vicinity of Douglass in the south part of Butler County, here he followed farming until the fall of 1879 when he was elected to the office of Sheriff by the Republican party and in 1882 was re-elected. Mr. D. makes an able and competent official. He is a K. T. Mason and a member of the I.O.O.F., the K. of P. and G.A.R. He was married in New York, to Miss Mary M. Reaves; they have two children - Amelia T. and Earle M."

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ALTER DOUGLASS and MARY REAVES:
Marriage: May 13, 1866, Williamson, Wayne County, N.Y.
     
Children of W
ALTER DOUGLASS and MARY REAVES are:
  i.   MILDRED AMELIA T.12 DOUGLASS.
  ii.   EARL MONTRELL DOUGLASS, b. Abt. 1883; m. VIRGINIA BIRD GOFF; d. of Custer City, OK.


4. JOSEPH WHITING11 DOUGLASS (STEPHEN PADDOCK WILLIAM10, WILLIAM H.9 DOUGLAS, WILLIAM8, WILLIAM7, ASA6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, ROBERT2, WILLIAM1) was born February 16, 1843 in Wayne County, NY, and died 1872 in Douglass, Butler County, KS. He married LUCY JOSEPHINE PALMER January 03, 1870 in Williamson, Wayne County, NY.

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OSEPH WHITING DOUGLASS:
Joseph Whiting Douglass founder of Douglass, Kansas (third son) located south of Augusta, Butler County, Kansas on the Walnut River 24 miles southeast of El Dorado, the County seat. It was settled in 1869 and in 1910 reported a population of 657.

THE VIOLENT YEARS; THE FOUNDING OF A KANSAS TOWN 1st edition Alley, John Mark (Main) Publ. Hillsboro, Kansas: Prarie Books, c. 1922 107 p ill maps 22x24 cm Notes: includes bibliographical references p 105-107 and index
subjs Douglass Kansas - History Fronteer and Pioneer lIFE - kANSAS, dOUGLAS isbn:0-9627947-6-7 lc cALL #: f 689.d 68a 451992 dEWEY cLASS # 978.1/88 ED 20 Format BOOK

Curatoor of the Douglass Museum, Douglass, Kansas is Jean Valentine ( Mrs. Carl) 747-2122

Joseph Whiting Douglass 8th New York Cavalry of the Union Army; stayed with his mother on the farm near Williamson during the civil war.
" J. W. Douglass, deceased, brother of the above, came to Kansas in July, 1868, locating on what is now the town site of Douglass in Butler county; form his name the town derived its name. He selected the location and the choice was a good one, as it is one of the most desirable in the State. Mr. Douglass was closely identified with the development of that locatlity and was one of the most public spirited men in the county. His death occurred in 1872. He was a native of Wayne county, n.Y., and entered the Army at the same time his brother did and in the smame company and regiment. He was taken prisoner and spent a year in Andersonville and Salisbury; when released he weighed but sixty-seven pounds. Mr. Douglass was the pioneer merchant and first Postmaster of Douglass." --Butler County, Part 4 from William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas

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OSEPH WHITING DOUGLASS:
Military service: 8th New York Cavalry
Occupation: Had one child

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OSEPH DOUGLASS and LUCY PALMER:
Marriage: January 03, 1870, Williamson, Wayne County, NY
     
Child of J
OSEPH DOUGLASS and LUCY PALMER is:
  i.   WILLIAM12 DOUGLASS, b. Abt. 1871.


5. EMILY ADELAIDE11 DOUGLASS (STEPHEN PADDOCK WILLIAM10, WILLIAM H.9 DOUGLAS, WILLIAM8, WILLIAM7, ASA6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, ROBERT2, WILLIAM1) was born July 04, 1845 in Williamson, Wayne County, New York, and died February 01, 1927 in Hoquium, Gray's Harbor, Washington. She married DR. SURGEON WATSON MILLER LAMB November 18, 1869 in M. E. Church, Port Gibson, Williamson, Wayne Co., NY, son of CHESTER LAMB and PEGGY CROOKS. He was born May 02, 1845 in Troy, Geagua County, Ohio, and died August 13, 1924 in Hoquium, Gray's Harbor, Washington.

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MILY ADELAIDE DOUGLASS:
Born on farm near Williamson, Wayne County, New York

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R. SURGEON WATSON MILLER LAMB:
HOME INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
BRUCE AND LAMB, AGENTS
HOQUIAM, WASHINGTON

      Watson Miller Lamb was born May 2, 1845, on a farm near the village of Troy in Geauga County, Ohio, where he lived until he attained his majority.
     
His father, Chester Lamb, a native of New York State, was a blacksmith and later a farmer and raiser of fine horses and was well known throughout Northern Ohio.
     
      His mother, Anna Lamb, nee Crooks, was a second wife and a native of Mass.

      He received his education at the District Schools "finishing at the "Western Reserve Electic Institute, later at Neivam College and Neivam, Ohio of which lamented Garfield was at one time Principal.

Enlisted in the Union Army in 1863 but failed to pass the surgeons examination.

Taught a few terms of school and studied medicine from 1866 to 1869.

Married, November 18, 1869, to Miss Emily Adelaid Douglass of Williamson, Wayne Co., New York.

Went to Kansas same year locating at Douglass, Butler, County, the town having been laid out by and named after himself by J.W. Douglass his brother-in-law. Lived at Douglass until 1875 when removed to Sterling then called Peace in Rice County - where

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R. SURGEON WATSON MILLER LAMB:
Census: 1870, KS, Butler Co., Walnut TWP 694
Occupation: Medicine and Surgery in Hoquium

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MILY DOUGLASS and WATSON LAMB:
Marriage by J. A. Swallow Nov 18 1869 Watson M. Lamb, M.D., Troy, Ohio - witnesses J. B. Knott and Wm. Douglass Addie E. Douglass, Williamson, N.Y.
Lamb, Watson M. 1870-79 Kansas 1970 Census #319

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ATSON LAMB and EMILY DOUGLASS:
Marriage: November 18, 1869, M. E. Church, Port Gibson, Williamson, Wayne Co., NY
     
Children of E
MILY DOUGLASS and WATSON LAMB are:
6. i.   BERTHA EMILIA TERESA12 LAMB, b. August 24, 1871, Kansas; d. August 28, 1941, Washington.
  ii.   ESTHERLY THAYER LAMB, b. August 14, 1874; m. EVELINE, Bef. 1920, Prob Hoquiam, Gray's Harbor, Washington.
  Notes for ESTHERLY THAYER LAMB:
An Eli Thayer in Pittsburg donated to the Douglass Kansas church KANSAS AND KANSANS VOL 4
( THERE MUST BE SOME CONNECTION TO THAYER LAMB)

  More About ESTHERLY LAMB and EVELINE:
Marriage: Bef. 1920, Prob Hoquiam, Gray's Harbor, Washington





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