Helen Amelia (Loguen) Douglass (1843 - 1936)

Born 1 May 1843 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Jun 1936 at age 93 in District of Columbia, United States

Biography

Helen (Loguen) Douglass is a part of US Black heritage.

Helen Amelia Loguen, daughter of Jermain Logue and Caroline Storum was born in 1843.

Amelia was one of the 2 first Black educators in Binghamton, New York; the other was Edmonia Highgate.^[1]

She married Lewis Henry Douglass, son of Frederick Douglass.

She died in 1936 in Washington, D.C.^[2][3]

Obituary

Evening Star in Washington, D.C. June 23, 1936. ^[4]

Amelia Douglass On Sunday, June 21, 1936, Amelia Douglass, wife of the late Lewis Douglass. Remains resting at the McGuire Funeral Home, 1820 9th st n.w. Funeral from the above funeral home Wednesday, June 24 at 3 p.m. Friends invited. Interment at Harmony Cemetery.

Research Notes

• based on census records, it appears she had no children. Additionally, the obituary makes no reference to children. On other obituaries on that page, it was common to say "Relatives and friends invited," not just "Friends".Weatherall-96 22:54, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

• Originally buried in Columbian Harmony Cemetery (Defunct) Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, and then in 1960 graves were moved to Harmony Cemetery, Washington, Dc. ^{[citation needed]}

Find A Grave: Memorial #142221827

Sources

1. ↑ WICZ TV. "The Path to Freedom": Binghamton's First Black School Teacher Was From A Family Of Abolitionists Tuesday, February 23rd 2021. Live Link and Archived Link
2. ↑ The Evening Star. ChroniclingAmerica repository online. June 23, 1936, Page A-12, Image 12 Image provided by: Library of Congress, Washington, DC Page 12 Column 1
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 04 March 2022), memorial page for Helen Amelia Loguen Douglass (1 May 1843–21 Jun 1936), Find A Grave: Memorial #142221827 , citing National Harmony Memorial Park Cemetery, Hyattsville, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by civilwarbuff (contributor 47049540)
4. ↑ The Evening Star. ChroniclingAmerica repository online. June 23, 1936, Page A-12, Image 12 Image provided by: Library of Congress, Washington, DC Page 12 Column 1

• "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6QK-D23 : 7 September 2016), Amelia Logan in household of Permaine Logan, Ward 8, Syracuse City, Onondaga, New York, United States; citing p. , line #4, family #285, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 870,758.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQB-KKZ : 12 December 2017), Amelia Logan in entry for Jerman W Logan, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWB-DR2 : 12 April 2016), Hellen E Douglass in household of James A Handy, District of Columbia, United States; citing p. 62, family 475, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,622.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6CQ-FFH : 11 August 2017), H Amelia Douglas in household of Lewis H Douglas, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 17, sheet 97C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0121; FHL microfilm 1,254,121.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMF9-C3Y : accessed 14 January 2018), Helen A Douglass in household of Lewis H Douglass, Washington city, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51, sheet 15A, family 281, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,160.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKLN-F52 : accessed 14 January 2018), Helen A Douglas, Precinct 8, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 143, sheet 8A, family 157, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 153; FHL microfilm 1,374,166.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMKY-58K : accessed 14 January 2018), Hellen Douglass, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 201, sheet 9A, line 28, family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 297; FHL microfilm 2,340,032.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #142221459

See also:

• News Article on Lewis Douglass' service & letters to Amelia and Archived Link