Husband: John DOUGLAS (1,2,3,4)
Birthdate: 1801 (1)
Birthplace:
Death date: 1858 (1)
Place of death: Van Buren County, Arkansas (4)
Burial: Blackwell Cemetery, Bee Branch, Van Buren County, Arkansas, USA (1,3)
Father:
Mother:
Other spouses:

Marriage date:
Marriage place:

Wife: Mary Ann WARD (2,5,6,7)
Birthdate: Abt 1812 (2,6)
Birthplace: Tennessee (2,6,7)
Death date: Aft 187 (7)
Place of death: Van Buren County, Arkansas (4)
Burial: Blackwell Cemetery, Bee Branch, Van Buren County, Arkansas, USA (4,5,8)
Father:
Mother:
Other spouses:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Nancy Ann DOUGLAS (10,11,12,14)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt 1837 (11,12)
Birthplace: Missouri (11,12)
Death date: 17 Sep 1916 (9,10)
Place of death:
Burial: Blackwell Cemetery, Bee Branch, Van Buren County, Arkansas, USA (10)
Marriage date: 12 Jan 1860 (14)
Marriage place: Conway County, Arkansas (14)
Spouse's name: Thomas Ransom BENNETT (11,12,13)

Child No. 2: Jesse DOUGLAS (2,4,15,16,17,19)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 30 January 1939 (2,4,17,19)
Birthplace: Near St. Louis, Missouri (2,4,17,19)
Death date: 11 Jun 1887 (4,15)
Place of death: Faulkner County, Arkansas (4)
Burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Faulkner County, Arkansas, USA (4,15)
Marriage date: 31 Oct 1858 (18)
Marriage place: Conway County, Arkansas (18)
Spouse's name: Elvira Susannah SULLIVAN (4,17,18)

Child No. 3: John F. DOUGLAS (2,6,20,21,22,25)
Sex: M
Birthdate: Abt 1842 (2,6,20,21)
Birthplace: Missouri (2,6,21)
Death date: 20 Nov 1903 (24)
Place of death:
Burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Plumerville, Conway County, Arkansas, USA (23,24)
Marriage date: 11 Jan 1867 (22)
Marriage place: Van Buren County, Arkansas (22)
Spouse's name: Mary LOFTES (20,21,22)

Child No. 4: Elizabeth J. DOUGLAS (2,6,26,27,28)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 5 Jan 1844 (26,27)
Birthplace: Missouri (2,28,30)
Death date: 20 Jan 1924 (26,27)
Place of death: Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, USA (27)
Burial: Kilgore Cemetery, Birdtown, Conway County, Arkansas, USA (26)
Marriage date: 9 May 1878 (29)
Marriage place: Van Buren County, Arkansas (29)
Spouse's name: William Riley JONES (29)

Child No. 5: Sarah Jane DOUGLAS (2,6,31,32,33,36)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt 1848 (2,6,32,33,34)
Birthplace: Conway, Arkansas (2,6,32)
Death date:
Place of death:
Burial: Lees Chapel Cemetery, Moorefield, Independence County, Arkansas (35)
Marriage date: 1 Dec 1865 (31)
Marriage place: Jackson County, Arkansas (31)
Spouse's name: Conrad Rice COSSEY (31,32,33,34)

Child No. 6: Martha Emeline DOUGLAS (2,6,7,36,37,38)
Sex:
Birthdate: Abt 1851 (2,6,36)
Birthplace: Arkansas (2,6)
Death date:
Place of death:
Burial:
Marriage date: 12 Feb 1871 (38)
Marriage place: Conway County, Arkansas (38)
Spouse's name:

Child No. 7: Benjamin Thomas DOUGLAS (2,6,41)
Sex: M
Birthdate: Abt Feb 1850 (2,40,42)
Birthplace: Arkansas (2,6,42)
Death date: 22 Oct 1921 (44)
Place of death: Muskogee County, Oklahoma (44)
Burial:
Marriage date: (1) 20 Jan 1870 (39) (2) 17 Nov 1890 (40)
Marriage place: (1) Conway County, Arkansas (39) (2) Franklin County, Arkansas (40)
Spouse's name: (1) Susan BLACKWELL (39) (2) Nannie E HILL (40)

Child No. 8: Mary Ann DOUGLAS (6,7,45,46)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt 7 Aug 1851 (45,46,47)
Birthplace: Arkansas (6,7,46,47)
Death date: 11 Feb 1934 (45,46)
Place of death: Bradley, Van Buren County, Arkansas (45,46)
Burial: Blackwell Cemetery, Bee Branch, Van Buren County, Arkansas (46)
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Joe WARD (45,46,47)

Child No. 9: Frances
Sex: F
Birthdate: 9 Sep 1854 (52)
Birthplace: Arkansas (6,7,49)
Death date: 8 Mar 1903 (52)
Place of death: Prob Arkansas (52)
Burial: Holland Cemetery, Gravesville, Van Buren County, Arkansas (52)
Marriage date: 20 Jul 1873 (51)
Marriage place: Van Buren County, Arkansas (51)
Spouse's name: Leonard

Child No. 10: Elvira Bye DOUGLAS (6,7,53,54)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 15 Jul 1854 (53,56)
Birthplace: Bee Branch, Van Buren County, Arkansas (53,56)
Death date: 7 Feb 1948 (56)
Place of death: Bee Branch, Van Buren County, Arkansas (53,56)
Burial: Blackwell Cemetery, Bee Branch, Van Buren County, Arkansas (53,56)
Marriage date: 9 Aug 1877 (54)
Marriage place: Van Buren County, Arkansas (54)
Spouse's name: George W BLACKWELL (54,55,57,58)
 
 
Documentation:
  1. Headstone for John Douglas in Blackwell Cemetery, Bee Branch, Van Buren Co., AR. Findagrave.com Memorial #44193726. Headstone that appears to be original states: "Douglas John | Husb. of Mary Ann | 1801 - 1858".
  2. 1850 Census, Griggs, Van Buren, Arkansas, p. 323b, John Douglass.
  3. BLM Land Patent Purchase, Certificate #11243, Issued 1 July 1859, Van Buren Co., AR. Patent is indexed as John Duglass but "John Douglafs" is written. Also, this land patent is located in or very near Bee Branch. (These land records and others can be searched and downloaded via glorecords.blm.gov).
  4. Turena Douglas Family Bible (1895) with Affidavit of Darlene May Cooper, prepared by Mark E. Douglas, Nov. 24, 2020. (This bible record file and a supporting Family Chart can be downloaded for free by visiting FamilySearch.org and going to Turena (Henderson) Douglas' profile and then going to Sources. Please analyze the original ink of the bible record before deter mining vital info).
  5. Headstone for Mary Ann Douglas in Blackwell Cemetery, Bee Branch, Van Buren Co., AR. Findagrave.com Memorial #44193773. Headstone that appears to be original states: "Douglas Mary Ann | nee Ward". (The birth and death years are hard to determine by the photo.)
  6. 1860 Census, Davis, Van Buren, Arkansas, p. 393-394, Clinton Post Office, Mary Douglas, age 47, lines 34-40 and 1-4 on next page. (It seems she is living in the same household as son, John F. Douglas, age 19, and the rest of her children).
  7. 1870 Census, Davis, Van Buren, Arkansas, p. 13B, Bee Branch Post Office, Mary A. Douglass, age 50 or 60. The census records her as the next household to her son, John F. Douglass, age 29.
  8. BLM Land Patent Purchase, Certificate #17987, Issued 1 Oct 1860, Van Buren Co., AR. Patent is indexed as Mary Duglass but "Mary Duglafs" is written. Also, this land patent is located immediately next to John Douglas' land, in or near Bee Branch.
  9. Obituary for Nancy Ann "Aunt Nan" Bennett of Cedar Creek, Van Buren County Democrat Steele's Chapel news Sept 22,1916.
  10. Findagrave.com Memorial for Nancy Ann Bennett Douglas, Memorial ID #43549010.
  11. 1860 Census, Walker, Conway, Arkansas, p. 555, Springfield Post Office, Coleman Bennett, age 50 or 51.
  12. 1870 Census, Walker, Conway, Arkansas, p. 66, Quitman Post Office, Thomas Bennett.
  13. William Bennett, History of Southeast Missouri, by Goodspeed, pub. 1888, p. 1120. Has info about Thomas Ransom Bennett.
  14. Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, Ancestry.com, Nancy Dougless, age 18, resident of Van Buren, Arkansas, and Thomas Bennett, age 21, resident of Conway, Arkansas.
  15. Findgrave.com Memorial for Jesse Douglas, Memorial ID #8881776. Military tombstone in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Faulkner County, Arkansas, USA states: "CO F 36 REGT ARK INF CSA | Jan 30 1839 | June 11 1887".
  16. BLM Land Patent Purchase, Certificate #16415, Issued 1 May 1860, V an Buren Co., AR. Patent is indexed as Jesse Duglass. The certifcate states "Jesse Douglas of Conway County Arkansas." This land patent is located very near where his parents owned land in or very near Bee Branch.
  17. Walker, Conway, Arkansas, p. 554, Springfield Post Office, Jesse Douglass, age 22, with wife Elvira, age 23. Ancestry.com incorrectly indexed Elvira as "David Douglass" but the actual census record clearly shows it's Elvira. Also, they are living next to another son of Coleman Bennett, Ransom Bennett with wife Mary E. Pike.
  18. Marriage record of Jesse Douglass, of Van Buren County, to Elvira Craig of Conway County, on 31 Oct 1858 in Conway, Arkansas, Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, Ancestry.com.
  19. Walker, Conway, Arkansas, p. 65A-65B, Jesse Dugless.
  20. 1870 Census, Davis, Van Buren, Arkansas, p. 13B, Bee Branch Post Office, Jno F. Douglass.
  21. 1880 Census, Benton, Faulkner, Arkansas, p. 660A, John F. Douglass.
  22. Marriage re cord of John F. Douglas, of Van Buren, Arkansas, and Mary Loftes, of Van Buren, Arkansas, Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, Ancestry.com.
  23. Findagrave.com memorial for John F. Douglass, Memorial ID #97655397.
  24. Headstone Application, J F Douglass, R. L. Douglass applied, shipped 03-09-1939. See photo on John F's findagrave memorial for his headstone request.
  25. Warranty Deed and Relinquishment of Dower for John F. Douglas and his wife, Mary Douglas, of the county of Faulkner Co., AR, for land in Van Buren Co., AR, Section 7, Township 9 North Range 13 West, in 1886, Book J, p. 413, Van Buren, AR. Note that this section and township is the same as John F's parents John and Mary and brother Jesse, in or near Bee Branch.
  26. Findagrave memorial for Elizabeth J Douglas Jones, Memorial ID #49437740.
  27. Death certificate of Elizabeth Jones, Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969.
  28. 1880 Census, Union, Faulkner, Arkansas, p. 670A, William R. Jones.
  29. Marriage rec ord for Elizabeth Douglass, of Van Buren, Arkansas to Wm R Jones, of Van Buren, Arkansas in Van Buren County, Arkansas on 9 May 1878, Ancestry.com.
  30. 1900 Census, Lick Mountain, Conway, Arkansas, p. 13, Elizabeth J. Jones.
  31. Marriage record for Sarah Jane Douglass, of Jackson, Arkansas to Coonrad Casey (Conrad Rice Cossey), of Jackson, Arkansas, in Jackson County, Arkansas on 1 Dec 1865.
  32. Birth certificate of Pinkey Elizabeth Cossey, Signed Febuary 17, 1942, Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Ancestry.com. Birth certificate shows parents as Conrad Rice Cossey, of Tennessee, and Sarah Jane Douglas, of Conway County, Arkansas. Mother Sarah Jane Douglas is age 40 at time of birth of child Pinkney in April 16, 1888 (implies birth year to be abt 1848).
  33. 1870 Census, Gainsboro, Independence, Arkansas, p. 87A, Coonrod Cassey.
  34. 1880 Census, Gainsboro, Independence, Arkansas, p. 151A, Conrad Cossey.
  35. Findagrave.com Memorial for Jane Cossey, Memorial ID 20378970. She is buried in the same cemetery as Conrad Rice Cossey. Also, Conrad marries Sarah Frances Dawson, on 1885, which is just two years after Sarah Jane's death.
  36. 1880 Census, Ball, Benton, Arkansas, p. 328B, I.K. Steele, age 28.
  37. 1900 Census, Township 8, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, p. 17, Isaac K. Steele.
  38. Marriage record of Martha E Douglass, of Van Buren, Arkansas, to Isaac K Steel, of Conway, Arkansas, in Conway County, Arkansas on 12 Feb 1871, Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957.
  39. Marriage record of B T Duglas, of Conway, Arkansas to Susan Blackwell, of Conway, Arkansas, in Conway County, Arkansas on 20 Jan 1870, Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, Ancestry.com.
  40. Marriage record of Benjamin T Douglas, of White Rock, Franklin, Arkansas, to Nannie E Hill, of White Rock, Franklin, Arkansas, in Franklin County, Arkansas on 17 Nov 1890, Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, Ancestry.com.
  41. 1900 Census, Mulberry, Franklin, Arkan sas, p. 5, Benj T Douglass.
  42. 1910 Census, Muskogee Ward 2, Muskogee, Oklahoma, p. 2B, Benjamin T Douglas.
  43. 1920 Census, Muskogee Ward 2, Muskogee, Oklahoma, p. 9B, B T Douglas.
  44. Petition for Letters of Administration, State of Oklahoma, Muskogee County, Probate #3831, Posted and shared by do1203 on 07 Jun 2014, Ancestry.com.
  45. Death certificate for Mary Ann Word, 11 Feb 1934, Bradley, Van Buren, Arkansas, Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969.
  46. Findagrave.com Memorial for Mary Ann Douglas Ward, ID #44758482. Her findgrave bio has what appears to be an obit which lists children.
  47. 1880 Census, Bradley, Van Buren, Arkansas, p. 429A, Joseph Ward.
  48. 1900 Census, Bradley, Van Buren, Arkansas, p. 10, Joseph Ward.
  49. 1880 Census, Bradley, Van Buren, Arkansas, p. 58, Leonard Hardwic, age 30.
  50. 1900 Census, Bradley, Van Buren, Arkansas, p.6, Len Hartwick.
  51. Marriage record for Fanny Douglas, of Van Buren, Arkansas, to Leonard Hartwick, of Van Buren, Arkansas, in Van Buren County, Arkansas, on 20 Jul 1873, Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, Ancestry.com.
  52. Findagrave Memorial for Fannie Douglas Hartwick, Memorial ID #91844281.
  53. Findagrave.com Memorial for Elvira (Bye) Douglas Blackwell, Memorial ID #43549707. An Obit is included on her memorial page.
  54. Marriage record for Elvira Douglass, of Van Buren, Arkansas, to A W Blackwell (George W Blackwell), of Van Buren, Arkansas, in Van Buren County, Arkansas on 9 Aug 1877, Ancestry.com.
  55. Elvira Bye Douglas to George Blackwell, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Ancestry.com.
  56. Death Certificate for Elvoria Blackwell, Death on 7 Feb 1948, in Bee Branch, Van Buren County, Arkansas, Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969, Ancestry.com.
  57. 1880 Census, Bradley, Van Buren, Arkansas, p. 430C, George Blackwel, age 26.
  58. 1900 Census, Bradley, Van Buren, Arkansas, p. 10, George Blackwell, age 43.