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Bernice McDonald 1898–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1898

Birth Location: Keensburg, Wabash, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 1 Feb 1981

Death Location: Rancho Cordova, Sacramento, California, USA

Father: John McDonald

Mother: Florence Crackel

Spouse(s): Owen Grigsby

Children(s): Virgil McDonald

The story of Bernice McDonald began in 1898 in Keensburg, Wabash, Illinois, USA. Bernice McDonald married Owen Dale Grigsby, and had children including Virgil Leon Mcdonald. Bernice McDonald passed away in 1981 in Rancho Cordova, Sacramento, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bernice McDonald began in 1898 in Keensburg, Wabash, Illinois, USA.
  • Bernice McDonald married Owen Dale Grigsby, and had children including Virgil Leon Mcdonald.
  • Bernice McDonald passed away in 1981 in Rancho Cordova, Sacramento, California, USA.

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Bernice McDonald's Ancestors

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Bernice McDonald
1898–1981
Birth Place: Keensburg, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Wesley McDonald
1865–1931
Fort Branch, Gibson, Indiana, USA
Florence (Rebecca) Crackel
1868–1930
Clay City, Clay, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Richard Crackel
1831–1870
Haxey, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Lambert
1835–1885
New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Kelsey Crackel
1805–1871
Ann Thornton
1809–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Crackel
1769–
Elizabeth Shores
1771–1847

Bernice McDonald's Descendants

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Bernice McDonald (19 Aug 1898–1 Feb 1981) m. Owen (Dale) Grigsby (11 Sep 1897–15 Sep 1976)
  1. 1. Virgil (Leon) McDonald 1915–1998 m. Edith (Jessamine) Baldwin 1917–2014
    1. 1. Howard (Reno) McDonald 1949–2017

Bernice McDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1898
19 Aug 1898
Birth of Bernice McDonald in Keensburg, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Keensburg, Wabash, Illinois, USA
1981
1 Feb 1981
Age 83
Death of Bernice McDonald in Rancho Cordova, Sacramento, California, USA
Rancho Cordova, Sacramento, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1898
    Event Place: Keensburg, Wabash, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1981
    Event Place: Rancho Cordova, Sacramento, California, USA

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