26th Generation

620. George Washington (Big George) DOUGLAS was born on 5 Dec 1870 in Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky.^410,411 He appeared in the census in 1900 in the Greencastle Dist., Warren Co., Kentucky.⁴¹² He appeared in the census in 1910 in the Greencastle Dist., Warren Co., Kentucky.⁴¹³ In 1910 he was a Farmer-Planter in Home of Martha Alford in Warren Co., Kentucky.⁴¹⁴ He died on 9 Apr 1915 in Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky.⁴¹⁵ Cause of Death was a heart attack according to his death certificate. This was unusual as he was the only male Douglas to die of a heart attack, and at such an early age, in the current medical history of this line. He was buried on 10 Apr 1915 in Riverside Church Cemetery, Warren Co., Kentucky.⁴¹⁶ George Douglas was known as "Big George Douglas". He was a giant of a man for his time, standing about 6'10" tall and weighing around 280 pounds. It is not known at this time why he did not raise his son from his first marriage with Helen Morgan he remarried and raised a second family of nine children and paid little attention to his only child by his first marriage, Burley Greely.

One possibility is that his parents James T. and Celia decided to raise Burley, which they did.
According to Burley's son William B. Douglas, there was a terrible row between the Morgan and Douglas families over who would get the child as he was only three months old when his mother was killed. Apparently at least some of the hard feelings still exist. Mary Elizabeth, another one of Burley's children has confirmed most of this but only family lore can confirm the death of her grandmother as apparently there are no records in Warren county to confirm her death.

George Washington (Big George) DOUGLAS and Helen N MORGAN were married on 4 Feb 1891 in Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky.⁴¹⁷ The Marriage Bond was issued on 30 Jan 1891 in Warren County. George and Helen were married by Mr. C.H . Lewis J. P. Warren County. Helen N MORGAN (daughter of Capt. General Marion MORGAN and Elizabeth Frances MORGAN) was born on 9 Feb 1871 in Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky.⁴¹⁸ She died on 5 May 1892 in Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky.⁴¹⁹ Helen Douglas was killed by lighting there is apparently no record of this accident but was passed down through family lore She was buried on 7 May 1892 in Riverside Cemetery, Warren Co., Kentucky.⁴²⁰ Family lore says that Helen Morgan was struck by lighting and killed near her home. To date there are no newspaper or other records available to confirm that she was killed by lighting, only what was passed down through the family At any rate her son, Burley, was only three months old when she died.

This line is directly traceable to the Emperor Charlemagne through the noted Carter family of Virginia. George Washington (Big George) DOUGLAS and Helen N MORGAN had the following children:

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Burley Greely DOUGLAS.

George Washington (Big George) DOUGLAS and Nancy BRATCHER were married on 28 Sep 1892 in Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky.⁴²¹ Nancy BRATCHER (daughter of William BRATCHER and Margaret YOUNG) was born in Aug 1872 in Home of Martha Alford in Warren Co., Kentucky. She died on 22 Sep 1930 in Home of Martha Alford in Warren Co., Kentucky.⁴²² George Washington (Big George) DOUGLAS and Nancy BRATCHER had the following children:

821	i.	Ethel DOUGLAS.
822	ii.	William Thomas DOUGLAS was born on 24 Feb 1895 in Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky.423 He died on 3 Sep 1925 in Home of Martha Alford in Warren Co., Kentucky.424 Cause of Death Typhoid Fever He was buried on 4 Sep 1925 in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Warren Co., Kentucky.425
+823	iii.	Edward R. DOUGLAS.
824	iv.	Pimia D. DOUGLAS.
825	v.	Allen DOUGLAS.
826	vi.	Allie B. DOUGLAS.
827	vii.	Juel DOUGLAS.
+828	viii.	Aubray DOUGLAS.
829	ix.	Virgil DOUGLAS was born on 7 Jul 1911 in Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky. He died on 15 Aug 1912 in Riverside, Warren Co., Kentucky.426