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Ella May McDonald 1879 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1879

Birth Location: Huston Twp. Center County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1 May 1942

Death Location: Boggs, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James McDonald

Mother: Hannah Dillon

Spouse(s): Thomas Sprankle

Children(s): Hannah Sprankle, James Sprankle, Mary Sprankle, Theresa Sprankle, Clarence Sprankle, Annabell esright, Olive Sprankle, Helen Sprankle

It was in 1879 that Ella May McDonald was born in Huston Twp. Center County, Pennsylvania, USA, a child of James Crowder McDonald and Hannah Dillon. Ella May McDonald went on to marry Thomas Campbell Sprankle and had children such as Hannah C Sprankle, James Harrison Sprankle, Mary Elizabeth Sprankle, Theresa Viola Sprankle, Clarence Sheldon Sprankle, Annabell Sprankle esright, Olive Lorraine Sprankle and Helen Sprankle. Ella May McDonald was deceased by 1942 in Boggs, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

James McDonald
1833 – 1921
Birth Location: Huston Twp, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
JM
Hannah Dillon
1837 – 1922
Birth Location: Huston, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
HD

Spouses(s)

Thomas Sprankle
1868 – 1954
Birth Location: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
TS

Children(s)

Hannah Sprankle
1902 – 1995
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
HS
James Sprankle
1903 – 1959
Birth Location: Julian, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
JS
Mary Sprankle
1906 – 1994
Birth Location: Milesburg, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
MS
Theresa Sprankle
1908 – 1980
Birth Location: Boggs, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
TS
Clarence Sprankle
1910 – 1994
Birth Location: Martha Furnace, Centre County, PA
CS
Annabell esright
1912 – 2004
Birth Location: Milesburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
Ae
Olive Sprankle
1914 – 2002
Birth Location: Milesburg, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
OS
Helen Sprankle
1917 – 2003
Birth Location: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
HS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 Jun 1879
    Event Place: Huston, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1910; Census Place: Howard, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1325; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1375338

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 Jun 1879
    Event Place: Huston Twp. Center County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1920; Census Place: Milesburg, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1548; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 12, Year: 1930; Census Place: Milesburg, Centre, Pennsylvania; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2341750, Year: 1880; Census Place: Huston, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1112; Page: 151B; Enumeration District: 221, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1910; Box Number: 368; Certificate Number Range: 212451-214824

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Huston, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Huston, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1112; Page: 151B; Enumeration District: 221

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: abt 1910
    Event Place: Howard, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911, Year: 1910; Census Place: Howard, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1325; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1375338, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1910; Box Number: 368; Certificate Number Range: 212451-214824

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Milesburg, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Milesburg, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1548; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 12

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Milesburg, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Milesburg, Centre, Pennsylvania; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2341750

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 May 1942
    Event Place: Boggs, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Martha Furnace, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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