Brief Life History of Thomas Jefferson
When Thomas Jefferson Douglas Jr was born on 16 October 1875, in Cave-in-Rock, Hardin, Illinois, United States, his father, Thomas Jefferson Douglas, was 44 and his mother, Sarah Jenkins, was 41. He married Nora L McDowell on 18 April 1897, in Hardin, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Sellers, Champaign, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 27 October 1922, in Hardin, Illinois, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Cave-in-Rock, Hardin, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (21)
- Jeferson T Douglas, "United States Census, 1910"
- Thomas J Douglas in entry for Clyde Douglas and Gail Dodd, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Thomas Douglas in household of Thomas Douglas, "United States Census, 1880"
Spouse and Children
1875–1922 Male
1876–1946 Female
Children (9)
1898–1961 Male
1900–1942 Female
1903–1945 Male
1905–1968 Male
1907–1967 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1830–1915 Male
1833–1928 Female
Siblings (8)
1852–1854 Female
1854–1855 Female
1856–1945 Female
1859–1944 Female
1861–1892 Male
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 1
1877 · The First Workers Strike
Age 2
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 15
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from any of various places called from their situation on a river named with Gaelic dubh ‘dark, black’ + glas ‘stream’ (a derivative of glas ‘blue’). There are several localities in Scotland and Ireland so named, but the one from which the surname is derived in most if not all cases is Douglas in Lanarkshire 20 miles south of Glasgow, the original stronghold of the influential Douglas family and their retainers.
History: The family taking their name from Douglas in Lanarkshire were of Flemish origin. They rose to great prominence in the 14th and 15th centuries, controlling the earldoms of Douglas, Morton, and Angus, and later, Queensberry.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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