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James Louis Donaldson 1891–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1891

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: Aug 1972

Death Location: Tiger, Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Milas Donaldson

Mother: Elizabeth McDowell

Spouse(s): Jerusha Dotson

Children(s): Robert Donaldson, Ruby Donaldson, Harold Donaldson, Elise Fields, James DONALDSON, Louis Donaldson

James Louis Donaldson was born in 1891 in North Carolina, the child of Milas Nesbit Donaldson And Elizabeth Arminda Mcdowell. In 1930, James Louis Donaldson resided in Clayton, Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA. In 1935, James Louis Donaldson resided in Mountain City, Rabun, Georgia. James Louis Donaldson married Jerusha Elizabeth Lizzie Dotson, and had children including Elise Armeita Donaldson Fields, Harold Lafayette Donaldson, James Nesbon Jim Donaldson, Juanita E Donaldson, Louis E Donaldson, Robert Henry Donaldson, Ruby Louise Donaldson. James Louis Donaldson passed away in 1972 in Tiger, Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Louis Donaldson was born in 1891 in North Carolina, the child of Milas Nesbit Donaldson And Elizabeth Arminda Mcdowell.
  • In 1930, James Louis Donaldson resided in Clayton, Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1935, James Louis Donaldson resided in Mountain City, Rabun, Georgia.
  • James Louis Donaldson married Jerusha Elizabeth Lizzie Dotson, and had children including Elise Armeita Donaldson Fields, Harold Lafayette Donaldson, James Nesbon Jim Donaldson, Juanita E Donaldson, Louis E Donaldson, Robert Henry Donaldson, Ruby Louise Donaldson.
  • James Louis Donaldson passed away in 1972 in Tiger, Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Donaldson's Ancestors

Self
James Donaldson
1891–1972
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Milas Nesbit Donaldson
1846–1926
Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina
Elizabeth (Arminda) McDowell
1854–1909
Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Donaldson's Descendants

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James (Louis) Donaldson (abt 1891–Aug 1972) m. Jerusha (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Dotson (16 Jul 1891–16 July 1973)
  1. 1. Robert (Henry) Donaldson 1921–1993
  2. 2. Ruby (Louise) Donaldson 1920–
  3. 3. Harold (Lafayette) Donaldson 1924–2012
  4. 4. Elise (Armeita Donaldson) Fields 1928–2009
  5. 5. James (Nesbon "Jim") DONALDSON 1917–2004 m. Helen (Marie) Hopper 1919–2010
  6. 6. Louis (E) Donaldson 1926–

James Donaldson's Timeline

5 Records

1891
abt 1891
Birth of James Louis Donaldson in North Carolina
North Carolina
1930
1930
Age 39
James Louis Donaldson resided here in Clayton, Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA
Clayton, Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 44
James Louis Donaldson resided here in Mountain City, Rabun, Georgia
Mountain City, Rabun, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 49
James Louis Donaldson resided here in Mountain City Town, Mountain City, Rabun, Georgia, USA
Mountain City Town, Mountain City, Rabun, Georgia, USA
1972
Aug 1972
Age 81
Death of James Louis Donaldson in Mountain City, Rabun, Georgia, USA
Mountain City, Rabun, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1891
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Clayton, Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Mountain City, Rabun, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mountain City Town, Mountain City, Rabun, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1972
    Event Place: Mountain City, Rabun, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tiger, Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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