Abt 1794 - 1864 (70 years)
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| Name |
Alexander Douglass |
| Birth |
Abt 1794 |
Richmond Co., North Carolina, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
29 Nov 1864 |
- He died of exhaustion while moving his cattle in the waters of the Lincoln Freshet
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| Burial |
Eucheeanna, Walton County, Florida, USA |
| Person ID |
I195888 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
10 Jan 2025 |
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| Notes |
- On 1/3/1822, bought land next to Murdock MacKinnon, Sarah Douglass and Daniel McSwain. Migrated with his mother Sarah Curry Douglass and brother Daniel B. Douglass (and possibly sister Mary Douglass) to FL about 1826; stayed on the Chipola River in Gadsden Co., GA for 2 years and farmed. He was appointed and served in the 1825 GA Legislative Council of the Territory representing Gadsden Co., GA. He later tried to join others in Walton Co., FL; he was held back by a rise of the waters. He surveyed the river and the land and made the first crossing at the spot referred to as Douglass Ferry, which was named for him. The crossing became a popular spot for travelers. At age 55, married Mary (Oates?), listed in the 1850 census for Walton Co., FL as age 23, born AL and in the 1860 census as age 35, born AL. Alexander Douglass is listed in the Walton Co., FL 1850 census as age 42 and 1860 census as age 65, born in NC. Their daughter Mary E. Douglass, born ca 1857-8. (listed in 1860 census as age 3). On 11/29/1864, Alexander Douglass died of exhaustion while moving his cattle in the waters of the Lincoln Freshet. He is buried with other relatives in the Euchee Anna Cemetery.
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