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Fourth Generation (Continued)

Family of Bryant F. DOUGLAS (5) & Abigail G. FULLER

16. Nancy Bryant DOUGLAS. Born on 15 Feb 1840 in Henderson County, Tennessee. At the age of 71, Nancy Bryant died in Carroll County, Tennessee on 15 Mar 1911. Buried in Mar 1911 in New Hope Cemetery, Yuma, Carroll County, Tennessee. Resided in District 13, Carroll County, Tennessee in 1860. Resided in Wildersville, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1910.


Nancy Bryant Douglas was living with her son, Sydney Walker, in Wildersville in 1910.

On 19 Aug 1856 when Nancy Bryant was 16, she first married Peter N. ROSSER, son of William ROSSER (1769-1836) & Elizabeth NORWOOD (1788-1851). Born on 1 Nov 1815 in North Carolina. At the age of 47, Peter N. died in Carroll County, Tennessee on 18 Mar 1863. Buried in Mar 1863 in Rosser Cemetery, Carroll County, Tennessee. Resided in District 13, Carroll County, Tennessee in 1860.

Peter Rosser owned one slave during the 1860 Census.

They had the following children:
51 i. James W. (1858-1924)
52 ii. Atlas Paley (1860-1922)
53 iii. Jefferson Thompson (1861-1915)

Nancy Bryant second married Levi H. WALKER, son of Phillip WALKER Junior (1780-1858) & Rebecca KING (1792-1870). Born on 5 Feb 1823 in Orange County, North Carolina. At the age of 53, Levi H. died in Henderson County, Tennessee on 5 Mar 1876. Buried in Mar 1876 in New Hope Cemetery, Yuma, Carroll County, Tennessee. Resided in District 9, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1850.

Levi H. Walker, 9th District, Henderson County, Tennessee, owned nine slaves during the 1860 census.

They had the following children:
54 i. Levi Bryant (1867-1943)
55 ii. Bedford Washington (1869-1936)
56 iii. Rebecca Cornelia (1871-1952)
57 iv. Robert Lee (1872-1948)
58 v. Sydney Johnson (1875-1957)

17. Benjamin Franklin DOUGLAS. Born in 1841 in Tennessee. Resided in House 143, 8th District, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1880. Resided in 8th District, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1900.

Benjamin F. Douglas, along with his three month old son, were living in household 143, 8th District, Henderson County, in 1880. Benjamin's wife had most likely died in childbirth in May that year. Benjamin's mother, Abigail Douglas, is living in the household.

Benjamin Franklin married Elizabeth Hannah PEARSON, daughter of Peter PEARSON Senior (1814-1887) & Mary Ann PRITCHARD (1820-1866). Born on 2 Nov 1839 in Henderson County, Tennessee. At the age of 40, Elizabeth Hannah died on 23 May 1880. Buried in May 1880 in Pearson Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee. Resided in 10th District, Henderson County, Tennessee in 1860.

They had one child:
59 i. Levi Lytle (1880-1948)

18. Freeling Hyson DOUGLAS. Born in 1846 in Henderson County, Tennessee. Resided in District 13, Carroll County, Tennessee in 1880. Alias/AKA: "Hyson".

Freeling Hyson Douglas lived in the 13th District, Carroll County, Tennessee, in 1880.

On 31 Dec 1865 when Freeling Hyson was 19, he married Nancy J. BURNETT, daughter of Fearington BURNETT (ca1793-) & Anzolett ROSSER (1807-), in Carroll County, Tennessee. Born in Jan 1848 in Tennessee. Resided in District 13, Carroll County, Tennessee in 1860. Resided in District 13, Carroll County, Tennessee in 1880.

They had the following children:
60 i. Mary C. (1870-1936)
ii. Janna E.. Born in 1873 in Tennessee. Resided in District 13, Carroll County, Tennessee in 1880. Alias/AKA: "Babe".
61 iii. Sidney Albert (1876-1917)
iv. Adam L.. Born in 1879 in Carroll County, Tennessee. Resided in District 13, Carroll County, Tennessee in 1880. Alias/AKA: "Don".

Don was drug to death by a mule when he was about twelve years old at the Leland Taylor Farm. He got his foot hung in a stirrup and was drug to death. According to verbal family history provided by Dorothy Porter, he died in the arms of her grandmother, Winnie Kee Flake.
62 v. Vestal Mai (1881-1935)
63 vi. Dora Abby (1884-1955)
vii. Infant. Born in 1885.
viii. Infant. Born in 1890.

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