Cecelia Eliza Douglas, Milwaukee County, WI


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1.  CECELIA ELIZA DOUGLAS was born December 20, 1840 in New York, and died
1936 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  ( Buried at Forest Lawn, Omaha NE ).  She
married CHARLES HENRY TOWNSEND October 20, 1859 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
son of JAMES TOWNSEND and SARAH DEDERER.

Notes for CECELIA ELIZA DOUGLAS:
Cecelia Eliza Douglas was seventeen years old when she graduated from
Downer College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ( which is now called Lawrence
University) and was a Lifetime member of the Alumnae. She was enrolled to
preparatory school - 1852- 1853. She went to Junior college 1854-1855. She
went to Senior college 1856-1857. This was confirmed by the archivist , a
Jan Quinlan at Lawrence University which was Downer college. The land site
of Downer college is now University of Wisconsin, at Milwaukee   She lived
a very long life and was known to be a very well liked woman in her
community.

More About CECELIA ELIZA DOUGLAS:
Fact 1: 1857, Graduate From Milwaukee Downer College
Fact 2: Buried in Omaha Nebraska Forest Lawn
Fact 3: Family bible states her birth as 12-20-1840
Fact 4: Charles C/W Files shows her birth 12-20-1839
Fact 5: 1900, Census records for Omaha, NE shows her B/D as Dec, 1840

Notes for CHARLES HENRY TOWNSEND:
He was mustered out of the Civil War after contracting acute diarrhea (
Dysentery) but he lived a long life. 
 

	Children of CECELIA DOUGLAS and CHARLES TOWNSEND are:
	i.	HENRY CHARLES2 TOWNSEND, b. December 12, 1860, Madison, Wisconsin; d.
1914-1915, Omaha, Nebraska; m. LYDIA ALICE LESTER, December 26, 1883,
Colorado Texas.
	ii.	WILLIAM DOUGLAS TOWNSEND, b. January 11, 1865, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
m. ???.
	iii.	ADDISON CRAFT TOWNSEND, b. January 07, 1867, Holly Springs,
Mississippi.
	iv.	EDWARD CHESTER TOWNSEND, b. October 06, 1873; d. November 19, 1873,
Holly Springs, Mississippi.
	v.	BESSIE HART TOWNSEND, b. December 25, 1883, Omaha, Nebraska; d. August
1975, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; m. CHARLES A. BOTHWELL.




	



Linda Hendley
minnie-s10@worldnet.att.net