====== Alexander J. Douglas ======
Alexander Jackson Douglas, the son of William Douglas and Margaret Edgington, was born in March [[1827]] in Richland County, Ohio.  He first married Mary Jenner.  After her death he married Sarah Jane Cassell on July 20, [[1876]] in Noble County, Indiana.  They had three children together:
  - Lloyd Cassel Douglas (1877-1951)
  - Mabel Douglas (1878-1879)
  - Clyde E. Douglas (b.1883 in Boone County, Kentucky - d.1909, Chicago). 

A.J. Douglas came to [[Boone County]] in November [[1881]] as the Pastor for [[Hopeful Lutheran Church]] in [[Florence]].  He remained in the role until [[1883]].  W.C. Butt, a pastor there, said of him: "Bro. Douglas was an interesting speaker and his preaching was very acceptable because he was fresh and original as a speaker." 

Douglas weighed about 200 pounds; his son Lloyd remarked in his autobiography: "...he had spent several years in the Indiana State Senate, an ideal place to acquire rotundity."((Douglas, Lloyd C. //Time to Remember//, p. 3-4)). 

According to his son, Douglas also held a philosophy different from the old adage, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." As Lloyd said, "Papa once remarked to me, "Well, twice, maybe: after that, let somebody else try it." I still believe Papa had something there."((Ibid., p. 8))

===== More Information =====
==== References ====
  * Butt, Wilford Charles. //History of Hopeful Evangelical Lutheran Church, Florence, Kentucky, 1806-1956//. [Written for the 150th Anniversary, 10-17 June, 1956], p. 10. 
  * Douglas, Lloyd C. //Time to Remember//, New York: Houghton, 1951.
  * Lentz, H. Max. //History of the Lutheran Churches in Boone County, Kentucky, Together with Sketches of the Pastors who have Served Them...//, York, Penn.: P. Anstadt & Sons, 1902. 

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  * [[Biographies]]