Joseph Henry Douglass (1869-1945)

National & Internationally Renowned Concert Violinist, of Washington D.C.

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He was one of the first African-American performers to be nationally and internationally renowned.

Parents (2)

Maj. Charles Remond Douglass

Sergeant in the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry & Clerk in the Freedman's Bureau

1844-1920

Mary (Murphy) Douglass

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Murphy) Douglass

1848-1879

Spouse (1)

Fannie (Howard) Douglass

Mrs. Fannie May (Howard) Douglass

1883-1985

Children (2)

Blanche Elizabeth Douglass

Died in childhood

1907-1917

Dr. Frederick Douglass III

Staff Member of the U.S. Veterans Facility, adjacent to the Tuskegee Institute

1913-1942

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