William Howard Douglass
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| William Howard Douglas |
Sarah Genette Douglass, nee Edwards |
Oak Haven Farm, dating to 1793, has contributed significantly to the
social and economic development of Sumner County, especially in the
areas of progressive farming and breeded livestock. Founders William and
Sarah Janette Edwards originally owned 540 acres, but soon developed
other acreages in the county as well. Cotton, maple sugar, small grains,
sheep and beef cattle were the commodities produced at Oak Haven.
The founders had eight children, and their daughter Sarah Edwards
Douglass, the wife of William Howard Douglass, inherited 540 acres of
the farm in 1828. William managed the farm like his father-in-law and
made few changes in its operations. Sarah and William were the parents
of six children.
In 1865, the founder’s grandson, Cullen E. Douglass,
b1825,
acquired 288 acres of the original farm. Douglass, who married twice and
fathered eighteen children, was a member of the Sumner County Court. He
made major changes in the farm’s operations, ceasing the cultivation of
cotton while breeding registered Shorthorn cattle.
In 1899, the
farm passed to his children who jointly managed it for 29 years. The
farm’s commodities expanded to include corn and swine. Cullen E.
Douglass, Jr., the great-great-grandson of the founders, acquired the
family’s 288 acres in 1928. Douglass later sold 138 acres and on his
reduced acreage became a specialized farmer of tobacco, milk products,
lespedeza and livestock. Cullen held several public and civic offices,
including the foreman of the county grand jury, the director of the
Sumner County Farm Bureau, and the treasurer of the Bill Wilkerson
Hearing and Speech Center. Married to Elisabeth Anderson, they had one
child, Wade Anderson Douglass, the current (date unknown) owner.
William Howard Douglass
Born October 10, 1782 in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Spouse: Sarah Gennette Edwards Douglass (1792 - 1865)
Father of
Henry L Douglass, Elizabeth H Douglass, Williams Edwards Douglass, Sarah
E Douglass, Cullen Edwards Douglass and Robert Boyers Douglass
Died July 24, 1834
Burial: Douglass Family Cemetery (Cullen),
Gallatin Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Photo from Tennessee State
Archives
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| Claudia and Wade Douglass receive a certificate, booklet and
letter of congratulations from (Left) Terry Oliver, Deputy
Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Agriculture and Governor
Phil Bredesen at the Farmland Legacy Conference on October 10,
2008. |
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