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Mary Minerva McDonald 1866–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1866

Birth Location: Union, Monongalia, West Virginia

Death Date: 22 Jul 1956

Death Location: Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA

Father: William McDonald

Mother: Hannah Watkins

Spouse(s): Arthur Hilling

Children(s): Andrew Hilling, Albert Hilling, Hannah Hilling, Celia Hilling, Theodore Hilling, James Hilling, Alexander Hilling, Nellie Hilling

The story of Mary Minerva McDonald began in 1866 in Union, Monongalia, West Virginia. In 1870, Mary Minerva McDonald resided in Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States. Mary Minerva McDonald married Arthur James Hilling, and had children including Albert Roy Bert Hilling, Alexander Hilling, Andrew Jackson Hilling, Celia Irene Hilling, Hannah Pearl Hilling, James Edgar Hilling, Nellie H Hilling, Theodore Roosevelt Hilling. Mary Minerva McDonald passed away in 1956 in Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Minerva McDonald began in 1866 in Union, Monongalia, West Virginia.
  • In 1870, Mary Minerva McDonald resided in Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States.
  • Mary Minerva McDonald married Arthur James Hilling, and had children including Albert Roy Bert Hilling, Alexander Hilling, Andrew Jackson Hilling, Celia Irene Hilling, Hannah Pearl Hilling, James Edgar Hilling, Nellie H Hilling, Theodore Roosevelt Hilling.
  • Mary Minerva McDonald passed away in 1956 in Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William McDonald
1834–1896
Birth Location: Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
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Hannah Watkins
1835–1896
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
HW

Spouses(s)

Arthur Hilling
1854–1925
Birth Location: Clay Furnace, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
AH

Children(s)

Andrew Hilling
1888–1968
Birth Location: Monongalia, West Virginia
AH
Albert Hilling
1897–1965
Birth Location: Morgan District, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
AH
Hannah Hilling
1893–1974
Birth Location: Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
HH
Celia Hilling
1901–1922
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
CH
Theodore Hilling
1902–1990
Birth Location: Dellslow, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
TH
James Hilling
1886–1971
Birth Location: Dellslow, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
JH
Alexander Hilling
1885–1885
Birth Location: Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
AH
Nellie Hilling
1890–1901
Birth Location: West Virginia
NH

Mary McDonald's Ancestors

Self
Mary McDonald
1866–1956
Birth Place: Union, Monongalia, West Virginia
Parents
William Marion McDonald
1834–1896
Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Hannah (Catherine) Watkins
1835–1896
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John McDonald
1776–
Scotland
Elizabeth (H.) Jones
1775–
Scotland
Samuel Watkins
1823–1867
Pennsylvania, USA
Francis ("Fanny") Osborne
1810–1855
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary McDonald's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Minerva) McDonald (Aug 1866–22 Jul 1956) m. Arthur (James) Hilling (14 Feb 1854–2 Sep 1925)
  1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Hilling 1888–1968 m. Anna (Belle) McDonald 1891–1961
    1. 1. Andrew (Jackson Hilling) Jr 1923–1924
    2. 2. Kenneth (Arthur) Hilling 1928–1992
    3. 3. Stanley (Russell) Hilling 1917–2000 m. Lorraine (Vivian) Hart 1924–2008
    4. 4. Paul (Donald) Hilling 1919–1997 m. Ida (Marie) Savage 1924–2004
    5. 5. Violet (Evelyn) Hilling 1921–1993 m. Charles (G) Murray 1921–2000
    6. 6. Gladys (Smiles) Hilling 1925–1959 m. James (Timothy) Nicholson 1923–1999
    7. 7. Mary (Virginia) Hilling 1932–1975 m. Charles (W.) Bacorn 1919–1993
    8. 8. Shirley (Delores) Hilling 1936–2005 m. Richard (Lawrence) Canter 1935–1997
    9. 9. Roy (Forest) Hilling 1910–1984 m. Beatrice (Irene) Hilling 1918–1995 m. Beatrice (Irene) Trent 1918–
    10. 10. Hazel (Virginia) Hilling 1911–1931
    11. 11. Page (Orville) Hilling 1913–1972 m. Agnes (Louise) Keener 1911–1943
    12. 12. Vernon (Vincent 'Bunt') Hilling 1915–1942 m. Hilda (Mary) Sargent 1918–2006
      1. 1. Richard (A) Hilling 1941–2019
      2. 2. Marlyn (Joan) Hilling 1936–2016 m. Bobby (Gene) Johnson 1932–1978
      3. 3. Ronald (A.) Hilling 1939–2012
  2. 2. Albert (Roy Bert) Hilling 1897–1965 m. Laura (Belle) McFadden 1893–1965
    1. 1. Donald (Ray) Hilling 1919–2005
      1. 1. Donald (A) Hilling 1947–2021 m. Karen (Sue) Nicholson 1947–2013
  3. 3. Hannah (Pearl) Hilling 1893–1974 m. Jesse (James) McDonald 1887–1961
    1. 1. Warren (Conrad) McDonald 1921–2005 m. Norma (Jean Evelyn) Murray 1929–2009
    2. 2. Delmar (James) McDonald 1911–1980 m. Wanda (Oudia) Hamrick 1928–2011
    3. 3. Viola (Virginia) McDonald 1913–1992 m. James (Monroe "Roe") Hess 1895–1948
    4. 4. Howard (Edgar) McDonald 1917–1998 m. Rose (Marie) Decker 1925–
    5. 5. Hester (Elnora) Sturms 1919–2002 m. Tilden Sturms 1913–1981
    6. 6. Celia (Pearl) McDonald 1923–1926
    7. 7. Arretta (Lucy) McDonald 1928–2009 m. Willard (Gay) Nicholson 1924–1987
    8. 8. Lawrence (Andrew) McDonald 1915–2002 m. Grace (N.) Shaw 1910–
      1. 1. Wilbert (F) McDonald 1934–1988 m. Nancy (Ellen) Shaffer 1937–2016
    9. 9. John (Calvin Coolidge) McDonald 1925–2005 m. Geraldine (Minne) Maxon 1927–2009
      1. 1. Gary (Lee) McDonald 1950–2011
  4. 4. Celia (Irene) Hilling 1901–1922
    1. 1. Royce (G) Hilling 1922–1980 m. Mildred (Bertha) Clemens 1928–2021
  5. 5. Theodore (Roosevelt) Hilling 1902–1990 m. Emma (Belle) McKinney 1906–1995
    1. 1. Naomia (Catherine) Hilling 1926–2006 m. Lawrence (Lee) Kerns 1921–1984
    2. 2. Pearl (Louise) Hilling 1927–2016 m. Donald (Morris) Cooley 1924–2011 m. Charles (Sherman) Fenwick 1920–1948
      1. 1. John (Nelson) Fenwick 1946–2014
    3. 3. Mary (Virginia) Hilling 1929–1997
    4. 4. Theodore (Forest) Hilling 1933–1933
    5. 5. Juanita (Viola) Hilling 1934–2011 m. Michael (Joseph) Bukrim 1930–2003
  6. 6. James (Edgar) Hilling 1886–1971 m. Bertha (Arrella) McFadden 1881–1945
    1. 1. Addie (Irene) Hilling 1907–1958
  7. 7. Alexander Hilling 1885–1885
  8. 8. Nellie (H) Hilling 1890–1901

Mary McDonald's Timeline

12 Records

1866
15 Jul 1866
Birth of Mary Minerva McDonald in Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
1866
Aug 1866
Birth of Mary Minerva McDonald in Union, Monongalia, West Virginia
Union, Monongalia, West Virginia
1870
1870
Age 4
Mary Minerva McDonald resided here in Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
1880
1880
Age 14
Mary Minerva McDonald resided here in Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
1893
1893
Age 27
Mary Minerva McDonald resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 34
Mary Minerva McDonald resided here in Greenmount & South Morgantown towns, Monongalia, West Virginia
Greenmount & South Morgantown towns, Monongalia, West Virginia
1910
1910
Age 44
Mary Minerva McDonald resided here in Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia
Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia
1920
1920
Age 54
Mary Minerva McDonald resided here in Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia
Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia
1930
1930
Age 64
Mary Minerva McDonald resided here in Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia
Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia
1935
1935
Age 69
Mary Minerva McDonald resided here in Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia
Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 74
Mary Minerva McDonald resided here in Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
1956
22 Jul 1956
Age 90
Death of Mary Minerva McDonald in Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1866
    Event Place: Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4433; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 31-35.
    [2] West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1964; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 836.
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia; Roll: 2548; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 26; Image: 956.0; FHL microfilm: 2342282.
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia; Roll: 1409; Family History Film: 1255409; Page: 210B; Enumeration District: 095
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1694; Page: 374B; Image: 665; Family History Library Film: 553193
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia; Roll: T623_1767; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 84; FHL microfilm: 1241767.
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1691; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0078; Image: 336; FHL microfilm: 1375704.
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1866
    Event Place: Union, Monongalia, West Virginia
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1694; Page: 374B; Image: 665; Family History Library Film: 553193

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia; Roll: 1409; Family History Film: 1255409; Page: 210B; Enumeration District: 095

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1893
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Greenmount & South Morgantown towns, Monongalia, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia; Roll: T623_1767; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 84; FHL microfilm: 1241767.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1691; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0078; Image: 336; FHL microfilm: 1375704.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1964; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 836.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia; Roll: 2548; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 26; Image: 956.0; FHL microfilm: 2342282.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4433; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 31-35.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4433; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 31-35.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Education
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4433; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 31-35.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1956
    Event Place: Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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