YourRoots by Genomelink
banner

Sign up to explore more

Create a free account to navigate family trees, view ancestors, and discover connections.

Fannie Jane DONALDSON 1862–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Dec 1862

Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 13 Jan 1921

Death Location: Clover Hill Presbyterian Church, Blount, Tennessee, USA

Father: James DONALDSON

Mother: Susan BURNETT

Spouse(s): Houston MAYS

Children(s): Mary Mays, James MAYS, Atterson MAYS, Sophia MAYS, Fleate MAYS, John MAYS, Dan MAYS, Benjamin MAYS, Rachel MAYS, William MAYS, Julia MAYS, Samuel Mays

The story of Fannie Jane DONALDSON began in 1862 in Blount, Tennessee, United States. In 1870, Fannie Jane DONALDSON resided in District 14, Blount, Tennessee, United States. In 1880, Fannie Jane DONALDSON resided in District 14, Blount, Tennessee, USA. Fannie Jane DONALDSON married Houston Sylvester Elliott Mays, and had children including Atterson Dole Mays, Benjamin Franklin Mays, Dan Reagan Mays, Fleate Rex Houston Mays, James Wilson Mays, John Alexander Mays, Julia Edith Mays, Mary Mays, Rachel Annie Elizabeth Mays, Samuel Houston Mays, Sophia Jane Mays, William Isaac Mays. Fannie Jane DONALDSON passed away in 1921 in Clover Hill Presbyterian Church, Blount, Tennessee, USA.

Find more search results for Fannie DONALDSON
FD

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

This tree's reliability score:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Biography

  • The story of Fannie Jane DONALDSON began in 1862 in Blount, Tennessee, United States.
  • In 1870, Fannie Jane DONALDSON resided in District 14, Blount, Tennessee, United States.
  • In 1880, Fannie Jane DONALDSON resided in District 14, Blount, Tennessee, USA.
  • Fannie Jane DONALDSON married Houston Sylvester Elliott Mays, and had children including Atterson Dole Mays, Benjamin Franklin Mays, Dan Reagan Mays, Fleate Rex Houston Mays, James Wilson Mays, John Alexander Mays, Julia Edith Mays, Mary Mays, Rachel Annie Elizabeth Mays, Samuel Houston Mays, Sophia Jane Mays, William Isaac Mays.
  • Fannie Jane DONALDSON passed away in 1921 in Clover Hill Presbyterian Church, Blount, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James DONALDSON
1824–1895
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, USA
JD
Susan BURNETT
1842–1910
Birth Location: Blount Co., Tennessee
SB

Spouses(s)

Houston MAYS
1856–1917
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, USA
HM

Children(s)

Mary Mays
1882–1909
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee
MM
James MAYS
1880–1947
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, USA
JM
Atterson MAYS
1887–1980
Birth Location: Blount Co., TN
AM
Sophia MAYS
1889–1959
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, United States
SM
Fleate MAYS
1891–1930
Birth Location: Tennessee,United States of America
FM
John MAYS
1895–1984
Birth Location: Blount County, Tennesee
JM
Dan MAYS
1898–1950
Birth Location: Maryville, Tennessee, USA
DM
Benjamin MAYS
1893–1974
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, USA
BM
Rachel MAYS
1879–1880
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, USA
RM
William MAYS
1883–1938
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, USA
WM
Julia MAYS
1902–1993
Birth Location: Greenback, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
JM
Samuel Mays
1885–1893
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, United States
SM

Fannie DONALDSON's Ancestors

Self
Fannie DONALDSON
1862–1921
Birth Place: Blount, Tennessee, United States
Parents
James H DONALDSON
1824–1895
Blount, Tennessee, USA
Susan (Jane) BURNETT
1842–1910
Blount Co., Tennessee
Grandparents
William (E DONALDSON) Jr
1799–1855
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Sarah BRAKEBILL
1799–1847
Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Fanny (Frances) Payne
1815–1880
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
William Donaldson
1773–1836
Elizabeth Dold
1775–1856
Peter Sr
1760–1844
Catherine Rorex
1760–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip DOLD
1743–1819
Martha Miller
1745–1782
Maria Diller
1739–

Fannie DONALDSON's Descendants

1.
FD
Fannie (Jane) DONALDSON (6 Dec 1862–13 Jan 1921) m. Houston (Sylvester Elliott) MAYS (12 Sep 1856–11 Apr 1917)
  1. 1. Mary Mays 1882–1909 m. Albert (Smalley) MCCOLLUM 1880–
    1. 1. Hester (Alice) MCCOLLUM 1907–2002 m. Paul (Quinton) ANDERSON 1903–1996
      1. 1. Joseph (Quinton) Anderson 1929–1998 m. Audrey (Lee) Carson 1929–2001
      2. 2. Barbara (Ann) ANDERSON 1927–2020 m. Ellis (Ray) LILLARD 1922–2002
      3. 3. James (Edward) ANDERSON 1932–2025 m. Shirley (Anne) Hall 1931–2016
      4. 4. Paul (David) ANDERSON 1942–2022
    2. 2. Joseph (A) McCollum 1906–1932
  2. 2. James (Wilson) MAYS 1880–1947 m. Alice (Myrtle) Wing 1880–1953
  3. 3. Atterson (Dole) MAYS 1887–1980 m. Rella (L) Hill 1882– m. Pearl (L) Adair 1896–1995
  4. 4. Sophia (Jane) MAYS 1889–1959 m. John (Burton) McGill 1886–1959
    1. 1. James (Fielding) McGill 1908–1960 m. Ella ("Kate") Clendenen 1911–1985
    2. 2. Maxwell McGill 1909–1911
    3. 3. William (Ross) McGill 1912–1987 m. Mattie (Frances) Owens 1918–
      1. 1. William (Ross McGill) Jr 1938–1998
    4. 4. Harris (B) Mcgill 1913– m. Anne (Hamilton) Poage 1919–
    5. 5. Mary (Eloise) McGill 1917– m. John (R) West 1913–
      1. 1. John (Burton) West 1936–1981
    6. 6. Howard (B) McGill 1917–1944
    7. 7. Daniel (M) McGill 1919–
    8. 8. Benny ("Marcelle") McGill 1926–2013 m. James (D) Lillard 1927–1985
  5. 5. Fleate (Rex Houston) MAYS 1891–1930 m. Edith (Lindsey) Evans 1893–1958 m. Frances (T) Labarraque 1905–1987
    1. 1. Rex (Houston Mays) Jr. 1913–1949 m. Dorothy (F) Grunwald 1913–2005
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Julia) MAYS 1924–2004
  6. 6. John (Alexander) MAYS 1895–1984 m. Geneva (Livia) Wallace 1893–1977
    1. 1. Edith Mays 1915–1995 m. William (D) Ingersoll –1995 m. Donald (Bruce) Garey 1915–1968
      1. 1. Carol Garey 1944–2020
      2. 2. Jon (Wallace) Garey 1939–2016 m. Sandra (Jean) Seed 1939–2014
    2. 2. John (Houston) Mays 1919–1921
  7. 7. Dan (Reagan) MAYS 1898–1950 m. Emma (J) McCollough 1898–
    1. 1. Willie (Mae) Mays 1918–
    2. 2. Ben (Reagon) Mays 1927–1960
    3. 3. Dan (Wilson) Mays 1925–1984 m. Norma (Gene) Mclean 1926–
  8. 8. Benjamin (Franklin) MAYS 1893–1974 m. Jennie (Winona "Nona") Barr 1898–1987
    1. 1. Ben (Newell) Mays 1918–1975
    2. 2. Josaphine (Nina) Mays 1923–2013 m. Keith (K) Ferguson 1923–2009
  9. 9. Rachel (Annie Elizabeth) MAYS 1879–1880
  10. 10. William (Isaac) MAYS 1883–1938 m. Amy (Helen) Proctor 1890–1948
    1. 1. Nellie (F) Mays 1917–
    2. 2. Edith (Ellen) Mays 1918–1996 m. Clarence (Leroy) Gerow 1912–
    3. 3. William (Houston Mays) Jr 1914–1988
    4. 4. Amy (Helen) Mays 1911–1987
    5. 5. Frances (Louise) Mays 1913–1992 m. A (Lee) Grantham 1902–
    6. 6. Lillian (L) Mays 1922–
    7. 7. James (Harold) Mays 1920–1988 m. Wilma (Elizabeth) Storm 1920–1999
    8. 8. Floyd (Owen) Mays 1924–1993
    9. 9. Margaret (Luella) Mays 1926–1996
  11. 11. Julia (Edith) MAYS 1902–1993 m. Robert (Bartley) Young 1900–1982
    1. 1. Max (Houston) Young 1921–2004 m. Magdalene McCampbell 1924–
    2. 2. Jack (G) Young 1926–1999
    3. 3. Robert (B "Bobby") Young 1921–1931
  12. 12. Samuel (Houston) Mays 1885–1893

Fannie DONALDSON's Timeline

8 Records

1862
6 Dec 1862
Birth of Fannie Jane DONALDSON in Blount, Tennessee, United States
Blount, Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 8
Fannie Jane DONALDSON resided here in District 14, Blount, Tennessee, United States
District 14, Blount, Tennessee, United States
1880
1880
Age 18
Fannie Jane DONALDSON resided here in District 14, Blount, Tennessee, USA
District 14, Blount, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 38
Fannie Jane DONALDSON resided here in Civil District 14, Blount, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 14, Blount, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 48
Fannie Jane DONALDSON resided here in Civil District 6, Blount, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 6, Blount, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 58
Fannie Jane DONALDSON resided here in Civil District 6, Blount, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 6, Blount, Tennessee, USA
1921
13 Jan 1921
Age 59
Death of Fannie Jane DONALDSON in Clover Hill, Blount, Tennessee, USA
Clover Hill, Blount, Tennessee, USA
1921
Mar 1921
Age 59
Fannie Jane DONALDSON - Probate in Blount, Tennessee, USA
Blount, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1862
    Event Place: Blount, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 123
    [2] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 6, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1729; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 657
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 14, Blount, Tennessee
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 14, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1515; Page: 233B; Image: 471; Family History Library Film: 553014
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 14, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: 1559; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1241559
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 6, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1491; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1375504
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 14, Blount, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 14, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1515; Page: 233B; Image: 471; Family History Library Film: 553014

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 14, Blount, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 14, Blount, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 14, Blount, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 14, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: 1559; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1241559

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 6, Blount, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 6, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1491; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1375504

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1915
    Event Place: Maryville, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Maryville Times - 29 Apr 1915 - Page 2, Visit in Clover Hill

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 6, Blount, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 6, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1729; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 657

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1921
    Event Place: Clover Hill, Blount, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 123
    [2] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1727-2008, Wills, 1795-1869, 1896-1934; Index to Wills, 1795-1971; Author: Tennessee. County Court (Blount County); Probate Place: Blount, Tennessee
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clover Hill Presbyterian Church, Blount, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: Mar 1921
    Event Place: Blount, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1727-2008, Wills, 1795-1869, 1896-1934; Index to Wills, 1795-1971; Author: Tennessee. County Court (Blount County); Probate Place: Blount, Tennessee
Find more search results for Fannie DONALDSON

About YourRoots

Family Tree Map

Explore your family tree geographically

Import your GEDCOM file to transform your family tree into an interactive global map. See your roots laid out visually and understand your true geographic heritage.

Powerful tools like "Trace Back To Me" instantly map your family's migration paths from a chosen ancestor all the way back to you.

LEARN MORE
AI Genealogy Research

Discover ancestors beyond "end-of-line" automatically

Import your family tree and let AI expand it for you. AI Ancestor Finder scans "end-of-line" ancestors to uncover their parents across hundreds of family lines at once. AI Deep Research analyzes selected ancestors and family clusters, suggesting relevant records and next steps.

Turn on Auto Research Mode to get new discoveries daily or weekly, so your tree keeps growing even while you're away.

LEARN MORE
DNA Match

Find more DNA matches across all DNA tests

Combine your DNA data with your family tree to unlock the full power of YourRoots DNA Match. Connect with relatives across major testing services — Ancestry, 23andMe, MyHeritage, and more.

View your matches' maps and trees to identify shared ancestors, and soon you'll be able to add them directly to your own tree and map.

LEARN MORE
Ancestry Reports

Ancestry DNA analysis that goes deeper than others

Unlock exclusive reports that reveal your deeper origins.

  • Deep Ancestry Report — Analyze 130+ ethnicities, sub-regions, and 1,800+ communities in one detailed view.
  • Global & Native American Reports — Developed with Stanford researchers to uncover hidden ancestries across all 22 chromosomes.
  • Ancient DNA Series — Compare your DNA with 1,000+ ancient genomes from Viking, Celtic, and early American civilizations.
LEARN MORE