Adam Douglas, brother of Margaret. Both Adam and his wife Elizabeth Marie Reno are buried on their family farm across the road from the old Union School near Chester, IL.
In "A History of Chester, IL: 1829-1979" p155.
Adam Douglas was born 11 August 1819 in Roxburgshire, Scotland, just five miles from the English border. He was the son of Launceylot and Johanna Hay Douglas and had sisters and brother: John, Robert, Isabella, Nancy, Margaret and Launceylot, Jr.
In 1830, when Adam was just eleven years old, the Douglas family sailed for America and after arriving at the Port of New York, made their way to Illinois and settled on a farm north of Chester in Randolph County. Their land was located north of what would later become known as Camptown, at the end of the plank road, the other end being the Covered Bridge over Mary's River. Adam grew up and prospered on this farm, as did his brothers and sisters, until he was twenty-three years old and married the daughter of a neighboring family.
On 4 November 1842, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Maria Reno, the daughter of Eli and Rebecca Kirksey Reno, prominent Tennesseans who had settled in Randolph County in 1840. To this union were born five children:
Rebecca, born 16 November 1843, who married William Maxwell. She died 02 Nov 1916.
Joanna, born 24 April 1845, who married James A. Smith, 9 February 1870. Her death occurred 6 January 1920.
Launceylot D. Douglas, born 9 September 1846, who married Margaret Moore in 1869. He served in Co. D., 80th Reg't Ill. Infantry during the Civil War and was wounded and captured at Rome, Georgia. After his parole, he rejoined his unit and went on special assignment with the 12th Indiana Battery of Heavy Artillery and was wounded again. At the close of the war, he returned home to the farm with severe leg injuries which affected him thereafter. In 1878, he moved to Malden, Missouri and to Paragould, Arkansas in 1883. He died in 1923 in St. Louis, MO, and was brought home for burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
Marion B. Douglas, born 23 May 1848, and died 5 April 1853 of cholera.
Maramia Jane Douglas, born 12 May 1855, who married Thomas Rhodes 27 April 1871. One child was born to this marriage, a daughter, Lizzie, who died in infancy and is buried in the Steeleville Cemetery. She was married to Alfred Willard Durkee, secondly, on 9 May 1874 (78?) and seven children were born to them. Her death occurred 16 November 1937.
Adam and Elizabeth Reno Douglas are buried on a farm across from the old Union School House. by Patricia Yost.
In "A History of Chester, IL: 1829-1979" p155.
Adam Douglas was born 11 August 1819 in Roxburgshire, Scotland, just five miles from the English border. He was the son of Launceylot and Johanna Hay Douglas and had sisters and brother: John, Robert, Isabella, Nancy, Margaret and Launceylot, Jr.
In 1830, when Adam was just eleven years old, the Douglas family sailed for America and after arriving at the Port of New York, made their way to Illinois and settled on a farm north of Chester in Randolph County. Their land was located north of what would later become known as Camptown, at the end of the plank road, the other end being the Covered Bridge over Mary's River. Adam grew up and prospered on this farm, as did his brothers and sisters, until he was twenty-three years old and married the daughter of a neighboring family.
On 4 November 1842, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Maria Reno, the daughter of Eli and Rebecca Kirksey Reno, prominent Tennesseans who had settled in Randolph County in 1840. To this union were born five children:
Rebecca, born 16 November 1843, who married William Maxwell. She died 02 Nov 1916.
Joanna, born 24 April 1845, who married James A. Smith, 9 February 1870. Her death occurred 6 January 1920.
Launceylot D. Douglas, born 9 September 1846, who married Margaret Moore in 1869. He served in Co. D., 80th Reg't Ill. Infantry during the Civil War and was wounded and captured at Rome, Georgia. After his parole, he rejoined his unit and went on special assignment with the 12th Indiana Battery of Heavy Artillery and was wounded again. At the close of the war, he returned home to the farm with severe leg injuries which affected him thereafter. In 1878, he moved to Malden, Missouri and to Paragould, Arkansas in 1883. He died in 1923 in St. Louis, MO, and was brought home for burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
Marion B. Douglas, born 23 May 1848, and died 5 April 1853 of cholera.
Maramia Jane Douglas, born 12 May 1855, who married Thomas Rhodes 27 April 1871. One child was born to this marriage, a daughter, Lizzie, who died in infancy and is buried in the Steeleville Cemetery. She was married to Alfred Willard Durkee, secondly, on 9 May 1874 (78?) and seven children were born to them. Her death occurred 16 November 1937.
Adam and Elizabeth Reno Douglas are buried on a farm across from the old Union School House. by Patricia Yost.
Adam Douglas, brother of Margaret. Both Adam and his wife Elizabeth Marie Reno are buried on their family farm across the road from the old Union School near Chester, IL.
In "A History of Chester, IL: 1829-1979" p155.
Adam Douglas was born 11 August 1819 in Roxburgshire, Scotland, just five miles from the English border. He was the son of Launceylot and Johanna Hay Douglas and had sisters and brother: John, Robert, Isabella, Nancy, Margaret and Launceylot, Jr.
In 1830, when Adam was just eleven years old, the Douglas family sailed for America and after arriving at the Port of New York, made their way to Illinois and settled on a farm north of Chester in Randolph County. Their land was located north of what would later become known as Camptown, at the end of the plank road, the other end being the Covered Bridge over Mary's River. Adam grew up and prospered on this farm, as did his brothers and sisters, until he was twenty-three years old and married the daughter of a neighboring family.
On 4 November 1842, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Maria Reno, the daughter of Eli and Rebecca Kirksey Reno, prominent Tennesseans who had settled in Randolph County in 1840. To this union were born five children:
Rebecca, born 16 November 1843, who married William Maxwell. She died 02 Nov 1916.
Joanna, born 24 April 1845, who married James A. Smith, 9 February 1870. Her death occurred 6 January 1920.
Launceylot D. Douglas, born 9 September 1846, who married Margaret Moore in 1869. He served in Co. D., 80th Reg't Ill. Infantry during the Civil War and was wounded and captured at Rome, Georgia. After his parole, he rejoined his unit and went on special assignment with the 12th Indiana Battery of Heavy Artillery and was wounded again. At the close of the war, he returned home to the farm with severe leg injuries which affected him thereafter. In 1878, he moved to Malden, Missouri and to Paragould, Arkansas in 1883. He died in 1923 in St. Louis, MO, and was brought home for burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
Marion B. Douglas, born 23 May 1848, and died 5 April 1853 of cholera.
Maramia Jane Douglas, born 12 May 1855, who married Thomas Rhodes 27 April 1871. One child was born to this marriage, a daughter, Lizzie, who died in infancy and is buried in the Steeleville Cemetery. She was married to Alfred Willard Durkee, secondly, on 9 May 1874 (78?) and seven children were born to them. Her death occurred 16 November 1937.
Adam and Elizabeth Reno Douglas are buried on a farm across from the old Union School House. by Patricia Yost.
In "A History of Chester, IL: 1829-1979" p155.
Adam Douglas was born 11 August 1819 in Roxburgshire, Scotland, just five miles from the English border. He was the son of Launceylot and Johanna Hay Douglas and had sisters and brother: John, Robert, Isabella, Nancy, Margaret and Launceylot, Jr.
In 1830, when Adam was just eleven years old, the Douglas family sailed for America and after arriving at the Port of New York, made their way to Illinois and settled on a farm north of Chester in Randolph County. Their land was located north of what would later become known as Camptown, at the end of the plank road, the other end being the Covered Bridge over Mary's River. Adam grew up and prospered on this farm, as did his brothers and sisters, until he was twenty-three years old and married the daughter of a neighboring family.
On 4 November 1842, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Maria Reno, the daughter of Eli and Rebecca Kirksey Reno, prominent Tennesseans who had settled in Randolph County in 1840. To this union were born five children:
Rebecca, born 16 November 1843, who married William Maxwell. She died 02 Nov 1916.
Joanna, born 24 April 1845, who married James A. Smith, 9 February 1870. Her death occurred 6 January 1920.
Launceylot D. Douglas, born 9 September 1846, who married Margaret Moore in 1869. He served in Co. D., 80th Reg't Ill. Infantry during the Civil War and was wounded and captured at Rome, Georgia. After his parole, he rejoined his unit and went on special assignment with the 12th Indiana Battery of Heavy Artillery and was wounded again. At the close of the war, he returned home to the farm with severe leg injuries which affected him thereafter. In 1878, he moved to Malden, Missouri and to Paragould, Arkansas in 1883. He died in 1923 in St. Louis, MO, and was brought home for burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
Marion B. Douglas, born 23 May 1848, and died 5 April 1853 of cholera.
Maramia Jane Douglas, born 12 May 1855, who married Thomas Rhodes 27 April 1871. One child was born to this marriage, a daughter, Lizzie, who died in infancy and is buried in the Steeleville Cemetery. She was married to Alfred Willard Durkee, secondly, on 9 May 1874 (78?) and seven children were born to them. Her death occurred 16 November 1937.
Adam and Elizabeth Reno Douglas are buried on a farm across from the old Union School House. by Patricia Yost.
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