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Edna Leola McDonald 1898–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 JUL 1898

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Alabama

Death Date: 6 Dec 1973

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama

Father: John McDonald

Mother: Nancy May

Spouse(s): Ira Simmons

Children(s): Donald Simmons, Herschel Simmons

The story of Edna Leola McDonald began in 1898 in Jefferson County, Alabama. Edna Leola McDonald married Ira J Simmons, and had children including Donald Simmons, Herschel James Simmons. Edna Leola McDonald passed away in 1973 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama.

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Biography

  • The story of Edna Leola McDonald began in 1898 in Jefferson County, Alabama.
  • Edna Leola McDonald married Ira J Simmons, and had children including Donald Simmons, Herschel James Simmons.
  • Edna Leola McDonald passed away in 1973 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama.

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Edna McDonald's Ancestors

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Edna McDonald
1898–1973
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Alabama
Parents
John Bell McDonald
1860–1922
Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA
Nancy (Saphronia) May
1866–1946
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Grandparents
Thomas (Paul) McDonald
1833–1910
Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
Sara (J. Sally) Hawkins
1838–1870
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Willam McDonald
1807–1883
Mary Gravitt
1805–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas McDonald
1767–1810
Mary Kimball
1770–1835
Reuben Gravatt
1785–1825
Lucy Timberlake
1785–1833

Edna McDonald's Descendants

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Edna (Leola) McDonald (9 JUL 1898–6 Dec 1973) m. Ira (J.) Simmons (11 Apr 1899–Nov 1975)
  1. 1. Donald Simmons 1933–2006
  2. 2. Herschel (James) Simmons 1927–2004

Edna McDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1898
9 JUL 1898
Birth of Edna Leola McDonald in Jefferson County, Alabama
Jefferson County, Alabama
1973
6 Dec 1973
Age 75
Death of Edna Leola McDonald in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 JUL 1898
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1973
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial

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