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Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald 1929 – 2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 July 1929

Birth Location: Ida Township, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 10 May 2000

Death Location: Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Edward Zunk

Mother: Dorothy Weiler

Spouse(s): Arvilla Graetz

Children(s): James McDonald, Glenn McDonald, Dorothy McDonald

In 1929, Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald entered the world in Ida Township, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America, born to Edward George McDonald Zunk and Dorothy Laverne Weiler. In 1930, Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald resided in Washington, Lucas, Ohio, USA. In 1935, Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald resided in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio. Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald married Arvilla Mae Graetz, and had children including James M. McDonald, Glenn Edward McDonald, Dorothy “Dottie” Louise McDonald. Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald passed away in 2000 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1929, Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald entered the world in Ida Township, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America, born to Edward George McDonald Zunk and Dorothy Laverne Weiler.
  • In 1930, Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald resided in Washington, Lucas, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1935, Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald resided in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio.
  • Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald married Arvilla Mae Graetz, and had children including James M. McDonald, Glenn Edward McDonald, Dorothy “Dottie” Louise McDonald.
  • Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald passed away in 2000 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Donald McDonald's Ancestors

Self
Donald McDonald
1929 – 2000
Birth Place: Ida Township, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
Edward George McDonald Zunk
1895 – 1980
Genoa, Ohio, USA
Dorothy (Laverne) Weiler
1906 – 1991
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
August (Johann) Zunk
1853 – 1929
Brandenburg, Germany
Auguste (Louise J) Krueger
1863 – 1961
Germany
Allen (George) Weiler
1879 – 1945
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
Grace (Deletta) Brown
1882 – 1955
Massillon, Stark, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Zunk
Wilhelmina Stoermer
1828 – 1907
Friedrich KRÜGER\KRIEGER
1824 – 1910
Johanna Arndt
1830 – 1933
Eugene Weiler
1855 – 1888
Emma Giesmann
1855 – 1940
Henry Brown
1854 – 1928
Anna Gephardt
1855 – 1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christian Krueger
1785 – 1868
Carl Arendt
Marie Borchert
1793 – 1862
Sylvester Weiler
1835 – 1875
Sarah Schindel
1832 – 1890
David Geeseman
1832 – 1865
Ann Black
1833 – 1888
Richard Brown
1831 – 1903
Hannah Loomis
1835 – 1906
George Gephart
1827 – 1902
Mary Franks
1830 – 1904

Donald McDonald's Descendants

1.
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Donald (Jerome "Jake") McDonald (15 July 1929 – 10 May 2000) m. Arvilla (Mae) Graetz (14 Mar 1924 – 5 Jan 1994)
  1. 1. James (M.) McDonald (19 Feb 1955 – 19 September 2021)
  2. 2. Glenn (Edward) McDonald (27 Oct 1957 – 23 Nov 2007)
  3. 3. Dorothy (“Dottie” Louise) McDonald (15 Jan 1964 – 19 Mar 2023) m. James (Norman) Waite, (20 Jun 1943 – 27 Mar 2010) m. Gerald Hall (abt 1939 – 3 Sep 2004) m. James (Michael) Campbell (15 Jan 1958 – )

Donald McDonald's Timeline

12 Records

1929
15 July 1929
Birth of Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald in Ida Township, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
Ida Township, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 1
Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald resided here in Washington, Lucas, Ohio, USA
Washington, Lucas, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 6
Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald resided here in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio
Toledo, Lucas, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 11
Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald resided here in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA
Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA
1944
1944
Age 15
Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald resided here in Toledo, Ohio, USA
Toledo, Ohio, USA
1946
1946
Age 17
Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald resided here in Toledo, Ohio, USA
Toledo, Ohio, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 22
Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald resided here in Ohio
Ohio
1988
1988
Age 59
Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald resided here in Swanton, OH
Swanton, OH
1992
1992
Age 63
Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald resided here in Temperance, MI
Temperance, MI
1993
1993-1997
Age 64
Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald resided here in Temperance, Michigan, USA
Temperance, Michigan, USA
1998
1998-2001
Age 69
Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald resided here in Temperance, Michigan, USA
Temperance, Michigan, USA
2000
10 May 2000
Age 71
Death of Donald Jerome "Jake" McDonald in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 July 1929
    Event Place: Ida Township, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Thomas A DeVilbiss High School; Year: 1944
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Thomas A DeVilbiss High School; Year: 1944
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999
    [4] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [5] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [6] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03261; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 95-161
    [7] Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-1998
    [8] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [9] Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007, Certificate: 041442; Volume: 32412
    [10] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Washington, Lucas, Ohio; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0180; FHL microfilm: 2341574
    [11] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [12] Web: Monroe County, Michigan, Obituary Index,1821-2012, Monroe County Historical Commission Archives; Monroe, MI, USA; Obituary Search
    [13] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
    [14] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [15] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [16] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [17] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012
    [18] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
    [19] Web: Lucas County, Ohio, Blade Obituary Index, 1842-2014, Toledo Lucas County Public Library; Toledo, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Washington, Lucas, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Washington, Lucas, Ohio; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0180; FHL microfilm: 2341574

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03261; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 95-161

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03261; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 95-161

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Toledo, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Thomas A DeVilbiss High School; Year: 1944
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Thomas A DeVilbiss High School; Year: 1944

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Toledo, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1988
    Event Place: Swanton, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Temperance, MI
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993-1997
    Event Place: Temperance, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Temperance; State: Michigan; Year(s): 1993-1997

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1998-2001
    Event Place: Temperance, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Temperance; State: Michigan; Year(s): 1998-2001

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Temperance, MI.
    Record Source: Web: Lucas County, Ohio, Blade Obituary Index, 1842-2014, Toledo Lucas County Public Library; Toledo, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Toledo, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Toledo, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007, Certificate: 041442; Volume: 32412

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 2000
    Event Place: Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007, Certificate: 041442; Volume: 32412
    [4] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [5] Web: Monroe County, Michigan, Obituary Index,1821-2012, Monroe County Historical Commission Archives; Monroe, MI, USA; Obituary Search
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
    [10] Web: Lucas County, Ohio, Blade Obituary Index, 1842-2014, Toledo Lucas County Public Library; Toledo, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ottawa Hills, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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