Colonel Edward Douglass

The Douglass family has been prominent in Sumner County since 1785, when Edward Douglass, with all his children, settled on Station Camp Creek a few miles north of Gallatin. He was born in Farquier County, Virginia; married about 1740, Sarah George. He was commissioned officer in the War for Independence, and a man of education, and lawyer, though he had never practiced law. He, when called upon, gave legal advice to his friends and neighbors without fee or reward, always counseling them not to go into the courts. He was one of the first magistrates of Sumner County, and was active in all public affairs. His home was near Salem Camp Ground, on lands still in possession of his descendants.

From Jay Guy Cisco, Historic Sumner County, Folk-Keelin Printing Company (Nashville 1909).

William Cage

William Cage, the head of the Sumner County Cages, was born in Virginia in 1745; served in the Revolutionary War with the rank of Major. Married, first, Elizabeth Douglass, daughter of Colonel Edward Douglass; second, Ann Morgan. Removed to Sumner County, Tennessee, in 1785, and settled at Cage's Bend. When the Territorial Government was organized, in 1790, he was appointed by Governor Blount, Sheriff of Sumner County, and by successive appointments served to 1796, when he was succeeded by his son, Reuben Cage, who served to 1800, when he was in turn succeeded b James Cage., William Cage died at his home in Cage's Bend, March 12, 1811. His tombstone bears this inscription: "William Cage, a major in the Revolutionary War. Died March 12, 1811.

From Jay Guy Cisco, Historic Sumner County, Folk-Keelin Printing Company (Nashville 1909).