Westmoreland County PA Archives Obituaries.....Douglass, James  July 8, 1889
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Latrobe Advance  Wed, Jul 10, 1889
Died at his residence in the First Ward, on Monday, July 8, 1889, after a
lingering illness, Mr. James Douglass, aged 80 years. The subject of this brief
notice was born near Gettysburg, this State. He came to Westmoreland county when
quite young and settled in Youngstown, a short distance from Latrobe, where he
lived for a number of years. For the last twenty years he has made his home in
Latrobe, where he and his son Alexander carried on the tanning business. Mr.
Douglass was a ruling elder of the Presbyterian church of this place for a
number of years, and served a term as Justice of the Peace. His wife died
several years ago. His two sons, Alexander and James, Jr., were members of
Company K, Fifty-third Pa. Vols. James was taken prisoner and died in the rebel
prison at Salisbury, North Carolina. Alexander is now the only surviving member
of the family. Mr. Douglass was one of the oldest and most respected citizens of
Latrobe and his familiar figure will be sadly missed on our streets His mortal
remains were laid to rest in Unity cemetery.

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