A couple weeks ago, we did not get published that there were several additions to Gilbert Earl Douthit and some living descendants!

This week we got another email from Steve Casteel and have been able to add Gilbert’s wife’s name

I could not resist and added the 1910 census to the family. Hope to do more soon.

Grover Perkins has done a lot of work putting his family tree together and graciously send a photo of William and Myra Townsend and family. You have to see it to truly appreciate it. What a lovely family!

We took a little more time to try to figure out the situation with the second wife, and decided to leave things alone for now. More census work needs to be done, but the conclusion easily reached is the first wife was Myra Myrtle Angeline Douthit. She died when the children were young, so William married the next sister, Lucy.

William H. Townsend page

Last week, James Clinton Gambrell contacted us. We added his connection to the Gambrell family and now need to broaden his family. Also Curtis Gambrell has sent some wonderful photos that need to be added. So we squeezed in the following work this week:

1. John Newton Gambrell, Jr. (i187585) and wife gravestone photo by Curtis Gambrell
2. Enoch Brazeale, (i187689) gravestone by Curtis Gambrell & Cemetery
3. Nancy Gambrell Brazeale gravestone by Curtis Gambrell
4. Daryl Gambrell sent another photo, and this one has been restored and colored! Lawrence Wilson Gambrell

Pending

1. Register Report for John Newton Gambrell by Jim Bryson (in process)
2. Sarah Elizabeth Gambrell family from Nelle Rowland (2 of 12 done)
3. James Madison Gambrell (i1579) family events
4. Ezekial Gambrell (i187682) family events
5. Newton Jasper Gambrell (i38826) family events
6. John Newton Gambrell Jr. (187585) family events
7. Enoch Breazeale Gambrell (i187541) family events
8. Enoch Brazeale (I18789) family events

Kathie Mitchell wrote to us, sending the information that brings the Richard and Sarah Crow Douthit family to today! This is a great addition! We did not have a lot of time to work on the family, but snuck in a few things:

1. Richard & Sarah Douthit family of three children
2. William & Ruby Dowthitt family of two children
3. Jimmie & Ellen Marie Dowthitt family of nine children plus two more
4. More that we cannot mention here! This is great!!!
5. William and Martha Dowthitt family 1880 census
6. Earl and Joanne Smith family 1910 census
7. William and Ruby Dowthitt family 1930 census
8. Much more time needs to be invested in this family!

Challenged by the provision of Nelle Rowlandâ??s work, we continued the work on that line of Gambrell, focusing this week on William Ephraim Mitchell Gambrell. Here is what we got done:

1. Narcissus Emmaline Gambrell in 1870 census
2. James Franklin Gambrell household in 1870 census
3. William O Alexander household in 1850 census
4. William O. Alexander household in 1860 census
5. William O. Alexander household in 1870 census
6. Jimmy Brysonâ??s Registry on the William and Narcissa Shaw Gambrell family, page 15, 16.

Pending

1. Register Report for John Newton Gambrell by Jim Bryson (in process)
2. Sarah Elizabeth Gambrell family from Nelle Rowland (2 of 12 done)

In working on locations, I came across a problem with a cemetery and the identity of a Douthit. We dug deeper and added the following:

1. 1880 census for Zeddock and Mariah Douthit family
2. 1900 census for George Washington and Mary Douthit family
3. Mary Myrtle Denny family added
4. 1910 census for George and Mary Douthit family
5. marriage license for George and Mary Douthit
6. WWI draft card for George Douthitt
7. WWI draft card for Raley Douthitt
8. added family to Raley Leigh Douthitt
9. Ralcy and Pernie Douthitt marriage
10. 1920 census for Ralcy Douthitt
11. 1930 census for Ralcy and Pernie Douthit household
12. family of Laura Evelyn Douthitt James from obituary
13. Joe Earl Douthitt military service and death

Beth Sarney sent us information about some very key evidence in the identity of Samuel Douthitâ??s wife! It turns out she was Polly Ann Motlow, and her father was Malachia Motlow. The congressional record was located that she mentioned and a copy of it attached to the family. So, while we had the names listed as alternates, they are now moved to the primary name.

We then worked on adding the ancestors of Malachia Motlow, pushing the tree back in time and adding 165 individuals and 71 families, as well as a few more cemeteries! The data cleanup was frustrating as usual, but the merge went very smoothly with no overlaps.

April Betts is from the Fry family which is connected to the Douthit family tree. We did some more work there, but since folks are living, well, we wonâ??t say more!

Grover Perkins sent a photo of his great grandmotherâ??s gravestone, and that brought about a number of updates:

1. Myra Douthit Thompsonâ??s name corrected and Lucy dropped
2. Three of Myra Thompsonâ??s children added
3. Myra Thompsonâ??s vital dates added
4. Myra Thompsonâ??s obituary added
5. 1850 census for Abram Douthit family and son Henry Douthit family
6. 1860 census for Abram Douthit family and sonâ??s families
7. Redid Abraham Douthit’s wives and family, changing Martha’s kids to their actual name of Hall
8. Added cemetery to family buried at Van Buren Cemetery, Ritchey, Missouri
9. Cleaned up James and Mary Douthit family names and events.
10. Merged John Douthit I169792 to I8915 and five other family members.
11. Merged Robert Henry Douthittâ??s wife Cordella and six children, I169805 to i8919
12. 1870 Census for Abram and Zedock Douthit families
13. 1880 census for Henry Burton Douthit family
14. 1850 Census for John D. Hall family (new)
15. 1900 Census for William Townsend family: NOTE: much work needs to be done to sort out second wife

Done

1. Daryl Gambrell family tree added to the database from PDF file
2. Daryl Gambrell email notes of family history.

Pending

1. Register Report for John Newton Gambrell by Jim Bryson (in process)
2. Sarah Elizabeth Gambrell family from Nelle Rowland (2 of 12 done)