William Douglas

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Perhaps William Douglas died.  Do you think this could be his widow?

1900 census, 501 Elizabeth St.?, district 101, ward 5, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Sears, Joseph H., head, 4, widower, b. August 1845, b. Louisiana, father b. Louisiana, mother b. Massachusetts, grocer, merchant, rented home
Anderson, Melinda, mother, 87, widow, b. July 1812, 7 children/2 living, b. Louisiana, father b. Kentucky, mother b. Virginia
Douglas, Susan L., sister, 47, widow, b. [no month] 1852, 6 children/5 living, b. Louisiana, father b. Louisiana, mother b. Massachusetts, no occupation
Douglas, Lillian C., niece, 13, Dec. 1886, b. Texas, father b. Scotland, mother b. Louisiana, at school
Douglas, Marvin, nephew, 11, Dec, 1888, b. Texas, father b. Scotland, mother b. Louisiana, at school

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Sorry!!  Red herring.  I found the above people in 1880 and Susan Douglas’s husband was Edward Douglas, born 1844 in Scotland. 

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There is an unsourced tree on Ancestry with the following information:

William Douglas - b. 1 June 1844 Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland
            d. about 1910 Dallas, Collin County, Texas

Parents - George Douglas (1806 - 1879) and Janet Drummond (1803 - 1876)

Wife - Margaret Beattie (1848 - 1878)

Only one child is mentioned, Jessie Douglas (1870 - 1958).  There is no mention of Margaret Campbell Douglas and no mention of a second wife or any children in the US.

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Morrison and Fourmy’s General Directory of the City of Fort Worth, 1894-95

Douglas, William, stonecutter, r. 110 Cochran

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Morrison and Fourmy’s General Directory of the City of Fort Worth, 1895-1902

Fort worth Branch International Journeymen Stonecutters of North America - organized 1888.  Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, 8 p.m. in Farmers’ Alliance Hall.  E. Carruthers, prest; William Douglas, vice-prest; Chas. Carruthers, sec’y; Jno. Rex, treasr.

Henderson & Co. (James G. Henderson, John Lovell, Wm. R. Miller, Wm. Douglas) stone contrs, ne corner Throckmorton, E. 8th.

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Tarrant County Genweb site.  There are people who will do lookups.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txtarran/

[heath]

the Information in find a Grave is by me.
the tree in Ancestry is done by my cousin and is very old. There was three girls.
that could well be him in the Directory.  I Will do a google search.

[heath]

Have emailed Rob with now luck, not very helpful. At Trarran

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the Information in find a Grave is by me.

I don’t get it.  If you’re in Tarrant County, why don’t you just swing by the courthouse and have a look at the death records?  Or do you mean that you supplied the information but not the photos?  In which case, try contacting the photographer.  Or a RAOGK volunteer.  Or one of the Tarrant County people who do lookups.

[Ohio Susan]

Fort Worth Morning Register
William Douglas was well known as a bag piper

Date: May 17, 1905
Location: Texas
Paper: Fort Worth Star-Telegram this was the last article about William as a piper

1897 he was in Gatesville, Tex

1900-07-04;
Paper: Fort Worth Morning Register
He was the piper for UNIVERSAL ORDER SCOTTISH CLANS
CLAN MCDONALD LODGE NO 8 U. O. S. C.