Douglass - Edward
EDWARD DOUGLASS
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana
June 7, 1890
Monday about 8 o'clock Mr. Edward Douglass was sitting in Law's stable on Grant avenue, he suddenly fell forward on his face. When assitance arrived he was already dead. The deceased was aged 49 years and had long been a resident of this place. He leaves a wife and several children to morn his loss. He has been for some time a subject of heart disease, and his taking off while sudden was not altogether unexpected. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his late residence on south Grant avenue under auspices of the G. A. R., Mr. Douglas having been a member of McPhersons Post.
[Note:I THINK he's the s/o Jeremiah Douglas & Mary Catherine Redenbaugh - he's
listed as Edwin and age 8 in 1850 census:
1850 Census Scott Twp #786
Jeremiah Douglas 41 Famrer B Ky
Catherine 48 Ohio
Jeremiah 18 Farmer INd
Margaret A 15 Ind
William 13 Ind
Henry 10 Ind
Edwin R 8 Ind
Alonzo J 7 Ind
James 4 Ind
I have an Edwin R. Douglass in my Veterans book listed as being buried in
Masonic. According to Civil War Pensioners records this Edwin R Douglas left his
pension to his spouse Mamie P Douglas.
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Crawfordsville Journal
Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana
Tuesday, November 11, 1931
DEATH SUMMONS E.H. Douglass
NEW MARKET MAN SUCCUMBS AT HOME AFTER TWO WEEKS ILLNESS
New Market, Nov 16
Edward H. Douglass, aged 67, passed away at his home here at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon after an illness of two weeks, Heart trouble caused his death.
Mr. Douglass was born October 29, 1864, near new market, the son of Henry and Matilda Douglass. He was first married to Laura Chenault, who died in 1900. He later married Mary Fink, who expired Nov. 1, 1922.
The dead man was a member of the local Knights of Pythias lodge and had been a carpenter most of his life. For the past thirteen years he was employed by the state highway commission.
He is survived by one son, Phillip, at home; three daughters, Mrs.
Ethel Clifton, and Mrs. Inez Smith, both of New Market, and Dorothy Douglass at home: two brothers, Aaron of near New Market, and Emmons of near Mace; three half-brothers, a step brother, two grandchildren and a step-mother, Mrs. Alice Ludlow. A sister preceded him in death.
Services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Douglass home here, with the Rev. W.D. Hedrick of Indianapolis in charge.
Burial will be at the Masonic cemetery here.