Biographical Sketch of Granville A. Douglass, Johnson County, Missouri, Warrensburg Township >From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell, Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918. ********************************************************************** Granville A. Douglass, one of the brave Civil War veterans residing in Warrensburg, Missouri, comes from a fine, old colonial family of noted ancestors. He was born in Virginia, now West Virginia, March 10, 1838, son of Levi and Malinda (Nutter) Douglass, both of whom were natives of Virginia. Levi Douglass, Jr., was a son of Levi Douglass, Sr., whose father emigrated from Scotland, when a lad of twelve years, coming to America as a stowaway on a sailing vessel. The boy was on board ship many days before he was discovered. The Douglass family has long been renowned in the annals of Scottish history. Levi Douglass, Sr., inherited all the bravery and all the glorious love of freedom, that distinguished the clan in Scotland, and in the War of 1812 was one of the boldest soldiers. In the Indian campaign, he reached the rapids of Maumee, when orders were received by his company to return to Virginia, which the soldiers reluctently obeyed. Malinda (Nutter) Douglass was the granddaughter of Christopher Nutter, who came to America with his parents when he was a child of four years of age. The Nutter family emigrated from Germany. A little girl, also four years of age, was with her parents on the same vessel in which the Nutter family had sailed and she was of Scottish birth. The two emigrant families, one from Germany and the other from Scotland, settled in Virginia. When the little lad and maid attained maturity, they were united in marriage and to them was born the son, who later became the father of Malinda (Nutter) Douglass, mother of the subject of this review. Levi Douglass Jr., and Malinda (Nutter) Douglass were the parents of the following children: Jacob M., Walla Walla, Washington; A. M., Braxton county, West Virginia; C. H., Harrison county, West Virginia; Granville A., the subject of this review; Mrs. Jane C. Garner, Pennsboro, West Virginia; and Mrs. Mary Ellen Davis, Pennsboro, West Virginia. In West Virginia, Granville A. Douglass was reared and educated. He remained in that state until after the close of the Civil War, in which he enlisted at Harrisville, West Virginia, February 3, 1862, serving in Company K, 10th West Virginia Infantry under Colonel Harris. His regiment was kept in West Virginia practically all the time. Twice Mr. Douglass was wounded, once by a gunshot in the hip joint and the other, a flesh wound in the left hip, both wounds received the same day in a skirmish. Due to his wounded condition, Mr. Douglass was unable to return to active service and was not with his regiment at the close of the war. He was mustered out and honorably discharged February 22, 1865, having been in the service three years. After the Civil War ended, Granville Douglass returned to his home in West Virginia and for a time was engaged in farming. for nine years, he was employed in the city engineering department in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, as inspector of masonry and sewers. In 1892, Mr. Douglass came to Missouri and located in Columbus township, Johnson county, where he purchased 160 acres of land and engaged in general farming until 1901, when he purchased his present residence at 437 Market street in Warrensburg, where he has since made his home. For some time after coming to Warrensburg, Mr. Douglass superintended the work of paving the city streets. May 28, 1908, Granville Douglass was united in marriage with Sarah A. (Herwick) Reed, daughter of Joseph and Catherine (McClay) Herwick, of Pennsyl- vania. Mr. and Mrs. Douglass were married in Connellsville, Pennsyl- vania. Mrs. Sarah A. Reed Douglass was formerly the wife of Alfred C. Reed, a native of Pennsylvania, to whom she was united in marriage on December 21, 1882. Alfred C. and Sarah A. (Herwick) Reed were the parents of the following children: Mrs. W. B. Carson, Connellsville, Pennsylvania, whose husband is employed as conductor on the Baltimore & Ohio railway; Joseph E., a prominent young merchant of Connellsville, Pennsylvania, who was with the national guard on the Mexican border in 1916. Alfred C. Reed died in October, 1906, in Fayette county, Penn- sylvania. By a former marriage, Granville Douglass and Mary (Hill) Douglass were the parents of the following children: Martha Jane, now deceased; M. M., Warrensburg, Missouri; Belle, who is the wife of Henry Douglass, of Wenatchee, Washington; Mrs. Rosa May Wallace, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Maggie G. Domias, Grand Rapids, Michigan. After the death of Mary (Hill) Douglass, Mr. Douglass was married to Emma Pyle, who is now deceased. Granville Douglass is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, of which he became a member at Braddock, Pennsylvania. After coming to Warrensburg, his membership was transferred to the post here, of which he is now a valued member. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: <> Penny Harrell ====================================================================