24th Generation

284. William Buchanan (William B) DOUGLAS was born on 4 Jan 1815 in Pattonsburg, Botetourt Co., Virginia.²⁵⁵ He was the first son of the second marriage of John Douglas Sr. to Catherine Sence. He was born on 4 Jan 1815 in Pattonsburg, Botetourt Co., Virginia.²⁵⁵ He was the first son of the second marriage of John Douglas Sr. to Catherine Sence. He owned a Farm at Lost Creek which was purchased on 22 Jul 1822 in Warren Co., Kentucky and was part of his father's estate.²⁵⁶ This land was purchased from Samuel Cherry in 1822 by john B. Douglas Jr. a step brother to william B. Douglas. He died on his returned to Virginia and the land was not settled until 1847 when William B. Douglas and John H. Douglas (brother in law to William B.) moved to Warren county with their familes. He was on the Tax Rolls²⁵⁷ "W.B. Douglas, 1 voter, 140 acres on Lost Creek, (v-$210), 1 voter over 21, horses 2 (v-$50), cattle 1, no children 5-16 years old, total value $260" He was on the Tax Rolls²⁵⁷ "Wm Douglas, 130 acres Lost Creek, 1m over 21, 1 horse, 3 children from 5-16, total value $330" He was was a member of the Christian Church from about 1850 in Virginia and Kentucky.²⁵⁸ He was on the Tax Rolls²⁵⁷ "William Douglas 147 acres?? on Lost Creek, 1 over 21, 2 horses, 8 cattle, 4 children 5-16, total value $382" He was on the Tax Rolls²⁵⁷ "William Douglas 147 acres?? on Lost Creek, 1 over 21, 2 horses, 8 cattle, 4 children 5-16, total value $382" He owned at Purgatory Creek property from his father's estate in 1857 in Botetourt Co. Virginia which was sold to.²⁵⁹ ,some 85 acres, to John Zimmerman for $350, He also sold 200 acres to Thomas Cartmill, this was part of his inheritance from his father. Hereceived a: Land Grant]²⁶⁰ He was on the Tax Rolls²⁶¹ "Wm. B. Douglas, 270 acres (value $700) on Green River, 5 horses $300), 10 cattle ($60), total value $1060, 1 male over 21, 7 children 6-20, 40 hogs, 1500 lbs. tobacco, 1500 bu corn, 70 bu. wheat. He was on the Tax Rolls²⁶¹ "William B. Douglas, 170 acres ($600) and 172 acres ($400) Barren River, 3 horses ($150), 20 cattle ($100), total value $1250, 1 male over 21, 7 children 6-20, , 30 hogs, 700 bu corn, 30 bu. wheat." He was on the Tax Rolls²⁶¹ "William B. Douglass, 180 acres ($500) and 198 acres ($300), Green River, 3 horses ($150), 10 cattle ($50), total value 1200, 1 male over 21, 5 children 6-20, 30 hogs,
2,000lbs. tobacco, 500 bu. corn, 50 bu. wheat." He was on the Tax Rolls²⁶¹ "Wm. B. Douglass, 180 acres ($400) and 190 acreas ($400), Barren River, 2 horses ($200)
10 cattle ($100), total value $1100, 1 male over 21, 5 children 6-20 (of school age), 40 hogs, 500 bu. corn" He was on the Tax Rolls²⁶¹ "Wm. B. Douglass, 180 acres ($400) and 190 acreas ($400), Barren River, 2 horses ($200)
10 cattle ($100), total value $1100, 1 male over 21, 5 children 6-20 (of school age), 40 hogs, 500 bu. corn" He died on 26 Oct 1887 in Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky at his home.²⁶² The tombstones of William B. Douglas and Martha E. Douglas, are greatly in need of repair, however they are readable. The foundation of the original house is very visable. the graveyard is adjacent to the ruins and Lost Creek. The cemetery is greatly in need of repair today. He was buried on 27 Oct 1887 in Family cemetery on the Lost Creek farm, Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky.²⁶³ He appeared in the census 1850 Census in the Greencastle Dist., Warren Co., Kentucky.²⁶⁴ He appeared in the census 1860 Census in the Greencastle Dist., Warren Co., Kentucky. He appeared in the census 1870 Census in the Greencastle Dist., Warren Co., Kentucky.²⁶⁵ The following is a short biography written for a genelogical magazine

William Buchanan Douglas

William Buchanan Douglas was born on 4 January 1815 on his family's plantation near Pattonsburg, Botetourt County,Virginia. He was the first son of John B. and Catherine Sence Douglas. He grew up and received a private education on the family plantation . His father died when he was just fifteen years old, leaving William with a substantial inheritance.
He married Catherine Fulwiler on 14 June 1841 in Botetourt County, and they had four children: Catherine, John W., Gustanza and Evaline. In late 1846 William arrived in Warren County, Kentucky, with four small children but without a wife. Apparently Catherine died shortly before the move to Kentucky . On 19 April 1847 he married Martha Elizabeth Alford in Warren County. They set up housekeeping on a two-hundred-acre farm on Lost Creek, which had been purchased in 1822 by his father and was part of William's inherited estate. With his second wife, he had eleven children: James Thomas, Elizabeth Ann, Mary Jane, William Jr., Malvinia Frances, Jessee H., Julia, Virginia B., Steven Arnold, Martha and Hattie. Many descendants of these children still live in the Warren county area today. He continued farming and disposing of his property in Virginia until his death on 26 Oct 1887 at his home on Lost Creek. where he is buried in the family cemetery. He was a member of the Christian Church.


William bought out his siblings in 1857 and from then on he owned the Lost Creek Farm outright. Each sibling owned 20% for which he paid them $60.00 each. Shortly after that his brother, James J. Douglas, and his wife disappeared in Henderson county, Kentucky.

William Buchanan (William B) DOUGLAS and Catherine FULWILER were married on 14 Jun 1841 in Botetourt Co., Virginia.²⁶⁶ William B. Douglas arrived in Warren County Kentucky without a wife but with four very small children in 1847. His wife, Catherine Fulwiler apparently died shortly before his move to Warren county, Kentucky. His sister, Mary E. Douglas, and brother in law, John H. Douglas, made the migration with him. Mary E. and John H. were first cousins. Catherine FULWILER (daughter of John FULWILER and Catherine BEEHER) was born about 1823 in Botetourt Co. Virginia. She died in 1846 in Botetourt Co. Virginia. Catherine may have died in childbirth as the quick sussession of births stopped in 1845 after the birth of Evaline.. Considering how quick the first four children were born and the fact that William B. had eleven children in quick sussesion in his second marriage. This is the current operational theory and there are newspapers available for that period which are now under investigation. Catherine must of died, in probably 1846, for William and his sister Mary and John H Douglas his brother in law arrived in Warren county in 1846 with four very young children and married Martha E. Alford in April of 1847. No records have been found to date on what happened to Catherine or were she is buried. The family of John B.Douglas had a family cemetery , at Purgertory Creek, which has had it's tombstones stolen and used for the foundation of a house in the area. William Buchanan (William B) DOUGLAS and Catherine FULWILER had the following children:

+389	i.	Catherine DOUGLAS.
+390	ii.	John William DOUGLAS.
+391	iii.	Gustanza Isadora DOUGLAS.
+392	iv.	Evaline DOUGLAS.

William Buchanan (William B) DOUGLAS and Martha Elizabeth ALFORD were married on 19 Apr 1847 in Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky.²⁶⁷ The original marriage bond is on file at the manuscripts section at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. Copy on file. Martha Elizabeth ALFORD (daughter of William ALFORD Jr. and Elizabeth PENNER) was born on 1 Jun 1829 in Home of Martha Alford in Warren Co., Kentucky.²⁶⁸ She died on 7 Dec 1901 in Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky.²⁶⁹ She was buried on 11 Dec 1901 in Family cemetery on the Lost Creek farm, Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky.²⁷⁰ Buried in Family Graveyard next to husband on Douglas Farm at Lost Creek Warren Co. KY She was buried on 11 Dec 1901 in Family cemetery on the Lost Creek farm, Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky.²⁷⁰ Buried in Family Graveyard next to husband on Douglas Farm at Lost Creek Warren Co. KY William Buchanan (William B) DOUGLAS and Martha Elizabeth ALFORD had the following children:

+393	i.	James Thomas (Jim) DOUGLAS.
+394	ii.	Elizabeth Ann DOUGLAS.
+395	iii.	Mary Jane DOUGLAS.
+396	iv.	William Buchanan (Bill) DOUGLAS Jr..
+397	v.	Malvina Frances (Fanny) DOUGLAS.
+398	vi.	Jesse H DOUGLAS.
+399	vii.	Julia (Juliet) DOUGLAS.
+400	viii.	Virginia B. DOUGLAS.
+401	ix.	Stephan Arnold DOUGLAS.
+402	x.	Martha DOUGLAS.
+403	xi.	Hattie DOUGLAS.