Harmon Douglas

Contributed by Becky Trotter
© 2004

Harmon Douglas was the son of Larkin Douglass and Lula "Susan" Clardy. Harmon was born in Kentucky and died in Sumner County, Tennessee


Larkin Douglass was born in 1780 in Virginia. Larkin married 1st to Lula "Susan" Clardy. Susan was born in 1780 in Virginia. Larkin and Susan married September 29, 1807 in Halifax County, Virginia.

Larkin Douglass married 2nd to Nancy A. Wadkins/Watkins. Nancy A. Wadkins/Watkins was born about 1818.

Known children of Larkin Douglass and Lula "Susan" Clardy are:

  1. Elizabeth "Betsy" Douglass was born ?.

  2. Mary Douglass was born 1808.

  3. Anderson Douglass was born 1812 in Virginia.

  4. Peggy Margaret Douglass was born 1823.

  5. Nancy Douglass was born 1824.

  6. Harmon Douglas was born July, 1825 in Scottsville Allen County Kentucky. Harmon died in 1903 in Sumner County, Tennessee. For more information see below.

  7. Dicy Douglass was born 1829/1830 in Kentucky. She married Job Edens/Edins born abt. 1816 in South Carolina. Job died before 1870. Dicy and Job had the following known children: 1. Anderson Edens born 1852. 2. Polly A. Edens born 1854. 3. John A. Edens born 1859. 4. Noah Edens born 1861.

  8. Joseph Douglass was born 1830. He married E. J. __. Joseph and E. J. had a child: M. A. (female) born abt. 1853.

  9. Catherine F. "Kitty" Douglass was born 7 Jul 1831 Allen County, Kentucky. She died in 1918. Kitty is buried at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Allen Co., KY. She married Enoch Rafe Lamb. Rafe was born April 13, 1832. He died December 31, 1901. Rafe is buried at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Allen Co., KY. Catherine and Enoch have the following known children: 1. Male Lamb born 1853, died 1853. 2. Martha S. Lamb born 1854. 3. Sarah M. Lamb born 1857. 4. Eliza A. Lamb born 1859. 5. Fannie Lamb born 1861. 6. Enoch Lamb born 1863. 7. A. S. (male) Lamb born 1865. 8. Elizabeth Lamb born 1867. 9 Benjamin Lamb born 1870.

  10. Matilda Douglass was born 1832 in Kentucky. She married Thomas J. Wright on February 23, 1857. Matilda and Thomas had the following known child: 1. M. E. (Female) Wright born 1858.

  11. Larkin Douglass was born about 1833. Died May 5, 1854 in Allen Co., Kentucky from "typhoid fever." Larkin married Mary J. Simmons on Dec 4, 1853 in Allen Co. Kentucky.

Children of Larkin Douglass and 2nd wife Nancy A. Wadkins/Watkins are:

  1. Sarah L. E. (Female) Douglass was born about 1852.

  2. Alexander Douglass was born December 18, 1854. This might be the same person as Robert.

  3. Robert A. Douglass born abt. 1855. This might be the same person as Alexander.

  4. George W. Douglass was born about 1858.


Harmon Douglas* (son of Larkin Douglass and Susan Clardy) was born July, 1825 in Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky. Harmon died in 1903 in Sumner County, Tennessee. He is buried at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Sumner Co., TN.

*The Douglas headstones spells the surname Douglas not Douglass*

Harmon Douglas married 1st to Juda/Judah Henson (daughter of Dick Henson) around 1845/1846. Juda/Judah was born abt. 1826 and died from "inflammation" on December 28, 1858 in Allen Co., Kentucky.

Harmon married 2nd on April 5, 1859 in Allen Co., Kentucky to Nancy W. Harris.

Harmon married a 3rd time to a Rosanna "Rose" Catherine Graves. She is on is on the headstone with Harmon.

Children of Harmon Douglas and Juda Henson are:

  1. S. E. Douglas was born about 1847.

  2. A. A. Douglas (male) was born about 1848.

  3. Mary Ellen Douglas was born 1849. She married Jasper W. Law.

  4. Nancy J. Douglas was born May 4, 1852 in Allen Co., Kentucky.

  5. George Ann Douglas (female) was born July 22, 1855 in Allen Co., Kentucky.

  6. Sally Angeline Douglass was born Jan 9, 1858 in Allen Co., Kentucky. For more information see Vinson Bradley.

Children of Harmon Douglas and Nancy W. Harris are:

  1. Lourana M. Douglas was born about 1860 in Allen Co., Kentucky.

  2. Louisa "Lucy" H. Douglas was born abt. 1863 in Kentucky.

  3. Joseph "Joe" B. Douglas was born January 3, 1866 in Kentucky, and died October 5, 1942. He is buried at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee. Joe married Ella. Ella was born December 19, 1865 and died June 6, 1939.

  4. Henry Huston Douglas was born July 14, 1867 in Kentucky, and died February 19, 1945. He is buried at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee. Huston married Leathy. Leathy was born June 14, 1868 and died Augsut 10, 1941.

  5. Virgil Douglas was born March 6, 1869 in Kentucky, and died November 30, 1915 in Allen Co, KY. He is buried at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee. Virgil married Arminter. Arminter was born July 17, 1868 and died October 26, 1902.

  6. Maggie Douglas was born abt. 1874.

Child of Harmon Douglas and Rosanna "Rose" Catherine Graves is:

  1. Lonnie/Lon Edward Douglass. According to the 1900 Census he was born in April 1883. The 1910 Census has him born in 1882. However, his headstone at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Sumner Co., TN has the following: Born April 9, 1879 and died November 10, 1923.


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