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Robert Arthur Donaldson 1888–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1888

Birth Location: Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 21 Oct 1949

Death Location: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA

Father: Nevance Donaldson

Mother: Ida Winters

Spouse(s): Louise Sheerin

Children(s): Robert Donaldson, Nevance Donaldson

Robert Arthur Donaldson was born in 1888 in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA, the child of Nevance Ross Donaldson And Ida Belle Winters. In 1900, Robert Arthur Donaldson resided in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA. Robert Arthur Donaldson married Louise Mary Sheerin, and had children including Nevance Ross Donaldson, Robert Arthur Donaldson. Robert Arthur Donaldson passed away in 1949 in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Arthur Donaldson was born in 1888 in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA, the child of Nevance Ross Donaldson And Ida Belle Winters.
  • In 1900, Robert Arthur Donaldson resided in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA.
  • Robert Arthur Donaldson married Louise Mary Sheerin, and had children including Nevance Ross Donaldson, Robert Arthur Donaldson.
  • Robert Arthur Donaldson passed away in 1949 in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA.

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Robert Donaldson's Ancestors

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Robert Donaldson
1888–1949
Birth Place: Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA
Parents
Nevance Ross Donaldson
1853–1919
Wabash, Indiana, USA
Ida (Belle) Winters
1857–1907
Washington, Preble, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Robert (McGeary) Donaldson
1826–1887
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Malvina (Lavina) Ludlow
1830–1881
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Donaldson
1791–1858
Rebecca Shannon
1793–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Donaldson
1770–1832
Elizabeth Mcclatchey
1769–1805

Robert Donaldson's Descendants

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Robert (Arthur) Donaldson (17 Oct 1888–21 Oct 1949) m. Louise (Mary) Sheerin (6 Aug 1892–23 Dec 1938)
  1. 1. Robert (Arthur) Donaldson 1916–1969 m. Joan (Elizabeth) Maddern 1915–1994
    1. 1. Michael (Robert) Donaldson 1942–1996
  2. 2. Nevance (Ross) Donaldson 1918–2010
    1. 1. Marjorie (Louise) Donaldson 1947–1947

Robert Donaldson's Timeline

3 Records

1888
17 Oct 1888
Birth of Robert Arthur Donaldson in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA
Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 12
Robert Arthur Donaldson resided here in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA
Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA
1949
21 Oct 1949
Age 61
Death of Robert Arthur Donaldson in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
Oakland, Alameda, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1888
    Event Place: Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California Death Index
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Rogers County, Oklahoma; Roll: 1852125; Draft Board: 0.
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Eel, Cass, Indiana; Roll: T623_362; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 13.
    [4] Indiana, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Eel, Cass, Indiana; Roll: T623_362; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 13.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1949
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: California Death Index

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