Re: Joseph Glover Douthitt
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Joseph Glover Douthitt
John W. Douthitt 12/15/01
Joseph Glover Douthitt was born 1869 in Navarro Co., TX, the son of John W. Douthitt and Melissa H. (or J.) Young.The married 29-Nov-1863 and their marriage record is recorded in Navarro Co., TX marriage book #1, page 118.John W. Douthitt was a widower and had other children by a prior wife.This family is shown on the 1870 Navarro Co., TX Census, Beat #1, Corsicana PO Box, Page 33, Homestead #256, Dwelling # 256 :
Head of Household :John W. Douthitt, age 58 - Wh Male, Farmer, b. NC
Wife :M. Douthitt (former Melissa H. or J. YOUNG), age 16, Wh Fem b. TX (actually MS)
NOTE : she migrated to TX with her aunt, Elizabeth MAY in 1853 or 54 from Simpson Co., MS and they are found on the Navarro Co., TX 1860 Census on pg 47, Dwelling 309, Family 295.Melissa is shown as being a Wh Fem age 19 & b.in MS.From other records I learned that they were from Simpson Co., MS.
In addition to Melissa being in the Elizabeth MAY home, there was a Matthew Glover MAY, age 10 shown in the 1860 census.These two names would be sent down the ladder of time to Matthew Douthitt and Glover Douthitt, aka as Joseph Glover Douthitt.
By 1880 Glover (Joseph Glover) Douthitt is shown as living in the household of Richard Judson Swearingen.This is on page 126, Household # 84 & Dwelling # 88.By this time, however, Matthew is not shown as being a member of the R.J. & Melissa Swearingen, but his brother, Glover IS shown as living in this household.
Joseph Glover Douthitt married in 1890 in Navarro Co., TX to Sarah Jane (Sallile) Collins.Later in 1920 they are found in the 1920 Census of Gila Co., AZ.Robert Sage of Austin, TX is also researching this line and his e-mail address is :[email protected] and provided me with the info on Glover's marriage & the 1920 Census info.
The other info indicated that Sarah Jane Collins was born 18-March-1873 - BUT where was she born and how did she get to Navarro Co., TX to marry Joseph Glover Douthitt, a son of Melissa & John W. Douthitt?She is shown as having died in 1953, but where?
Do you have any information on the parents of John W. Douthitt.John was shown in the 1870 TX census as bing 58 years old, therefore he was born about 1812 somewhere in NC.
I am a descendant of R. J. & Melissa H./J. Young-Douthitt SWEARINGEN as they are my great-grandparents
Bill Swearingen - Bellville, Austin Co., [email protected]
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