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William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald 1921–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 JUN 1921

Birth Location: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 MAR 1972

Death Location: District of Columbia, USA

Father: Benjamin McDonald

Mother: Mary Taylor

Spouse(s): Miriam Maynard, Jill Tesso

Children(s): Judye Donald

In 1921, William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald entered the world in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA, born to Benjamin F Mcdonald And Mary Ellen Taylor. In 1930, William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald resided in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia. In 1943, William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald resided in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA. William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald married Jill Irene Tesso, Miriam Maynard, and had children including Brenda Caroll Mcdonald, Judye Gayle Mc Donald. William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald passed away in 1972 in District of Columbia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1921, William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald entered the world in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA, born to Benjamin F Mcdonald And Mary Ellen Taylor.
  • In 1930, William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald resided in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia.
  • In 1943, William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald resided in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.
  • William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald married Jill Irene Tesso, Miriam Maynard, and had children including Brenda Caroll Mcdonald, Judye Gayle Mc Donald.
  • William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald passed away in 1972 in District of Columbia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Donald's Ancestors

Self
William Donald
1921–1972
Birth Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin F McDonald
1895–1973
WV
Mary (Ellen) Taylor
1896–1940
Bland, Bland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
R (Alexander) Bedwell
1861–1945
Independence, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Mary) Mullins
1876–1948
Wyoming Co. West Virginia, USA
Green Taylor
1855–1900
Bland Co. VA.
Lucy (Jane) Rider
1862–1910
TN 58 1920c
Great-Grandparents
Samuel affair
1827–1915
Charlotte affair
1845–1915
John Mullins
1834–1900
Nancy Roberts
1836–1929
Thomas J.Taylor
1830–1894
Eleanor Butcher
1837–1879
Hiram Rider
1820–1901
Matilda Davis
1834–1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sr
1773–1864
Rebecca Osborne
1783–1870
John Bedwell
1799–1863
Martha poole
1802–1880
John Mullins
1808–1900
Ollie Short
1812–1880
James Roberts
1813–1893
Rebecca Mullins
1825–1904
Payton Taylor
1801–1862
Julia Magruder
1805–1854
Samuel Butcher
1811–1884
Jane Melrose
1814–1888
George Rider
1786–1850
Barbara Kreider
1797–1874
Abraham Davis
1790–1855
Sarah Moore
1789–1880

William Donald's Descendants

1.
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William (Warren Bedwell Mc) Donald (30 JUN 1921–14 MAR 1972) m. Miriam Maynard (9 FEB 1936–1 JUN 2008) m. Jill (Irene) Tesso (15 APR 1928–30 JAN 1995)
  1. 1. Judye (Gayle Mc) Donald 1944–2017

William Donald's Timeline

8 Records

1921
30 JUN 1921
Birth of William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 9
William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald resided here in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia
Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia
1943
1943
Age 22
William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald resided here in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
1943
1943
Age 22
William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald resided here in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 29
William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald resided here in Harts Creek, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
Harts Creek, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
1951
BEF 1951
Age 30
William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald resided here in West Virginia
West Virginia
1951
1951
Age 30
William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald resided here in West Virginia
West Virginia
1972
14 MAR 1972
Age 51
Death of William Warren Bedwell Mc Donald in District of Columbia, USA
District of Columbia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 JUN 1921
    Event Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 10 August 2018, 08:29), entry for William Warren Mc Donald(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L1FK-761
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0003
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 10 August 2018, 08:29), entry for William Warren Mc Donald(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L1FK-761
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 10 August 2018, 08:29), entry for William Warren Mc Donald(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L1FK-761
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees
    [6] Virginia, Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168460
    [7] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 317
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 10 August 2018, 08:29), entry for William Warren Mc Donald(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L1FK-761
    [10] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: 2546; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 113.0; FHL microfilm: 2342280
    [11] Ancestry.com, <i>U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current<i> (N .p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;, n.d.), Number: 235-38-2408; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [12] Virginia, Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [13] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com O perations, Inc.), The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 317
    [14] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 235-38-2408; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [15] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Harts Creek, Lincoln, West Virginia; Roll: 1078; Page: 47; Enumeration District: 22-13

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 MAR 1972
    Event Place: District of Columbia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 10 August 2018, 08:29), entry for William Warren Mc Donald(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L1FK-761
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 10 August 2018, 08:29), entry for William Warren Mc Donald(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L1FK-761
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 10 August 2018, 08:29), entry for William Warren Mc Donald(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L1FK-761
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 10 August 2018, 08:29), entry for William Warren Mc Donald(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L1FK-761
    [7] Ancestry.com, <i>U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current<i> (N .p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;, n.d.), Number: 235-38-2408; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [8] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 235-38-2408; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BEF 1951
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Harts Creek, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Harts Creek, Lincoln, West Virginia; Roll: 1078; Page: 47; Enumeration District: 22-13

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