Civil War Widow then Wife - Martha J. Douglass

 

Martha J. Douglass

Post (C) by Doris McCraw

aka Angela Raines

Chapel at Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs
Image (C) Doris McCraw

Martha J. Hurd married William T. Douglass in Menard, Illinois, on December 17, 1867. She was born on October 21, 1837, in Illinois. This was Martha's second marriage.

Martha J. Harrison married John J. Hurd in Menard, Illinois, on June 3, 1857. In August 1862, John enlisted in the Union Army and mustered out in September of the same year. He served in Company F of the 114th Illinois Infantry. According to the records, he died in Duckport, Louisiana, on June 17, 1863, of 'pernicious fever'. 

Martha's second husband, William T. Douglass, was also in the 114th Illinois Infantry but served in Company K. The two men may have known each other, at least by name, having lived in the same area. John, who was born in 1834, would have been seven years older than William, who was born in 1841.

Image of the Douglass headstone
from Find A Grave

According to the 1900 census, Martha had four children; none of them survived. According to a newspaper article, the couple's land in Illinois was sold in 1878. 

By 1879, the couple had been living in Colorado Springs, where they remained. Willam died in 1909, and Martha died on December 9, 1911.

Until Next Time: Stay safe, Stay happy, and Stay healthy. 

Doris

* Note this article is a repost from an earlier story.