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Ira Alexander Douglas was the son of Jesse Douglas and Sarah Ann ____ . Jesse and Sarah Ann lived in SC, McMinn Co, TN until he sold out in 1837 and moved to Spring Place, Murray Co, GA (was there in…

Ira Alexander Douglas was the son of Jesse Douglas and Sarah Ann ____ . Jesse and Sarah Ann lived in SC, McMinn Co, TN until he sold out in 1837 and moved to Spring Place, Murray Co, GA (was there in the 1840 Census with sons Ira and Hiram in the records, Jesse and Sarah Ann's children are in the Murray Co, GA marriage records.1850 Jesse lived Ellijay P. O., Gilmer Co, GA.He died 1850-1860.Sarah Ann remained there until her death in 1880 (1860 census, 1870 census and 1880 mortality…

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Added by RICHARD BRANDON DOUGLAS on March 26, 2015 at 6:49 — 3 Comments

Making conections

The more information you can give about the people you mention, the more chance there is of someone else connecting with your family.

Dates and places of births, deaths and marriages all help to place families.

Professions also help.

'My great-grandmother mother was a Douglas from Montrose' does not give many clues to follow up! But a bit of flesh on the bones makes further research possible. But if we are told who she married, what his profession was and where the children were baptised, then we can get to work.

Maybe it is time to update the information in your profile?


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