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William T Donaldson 1867–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1867

Birth Location: Mason, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 7 Dec 1946

Death Location: Mason, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: James Donaldson

Mother: Catherine Wright

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William T Donaldson was born in 1867 in Mason, Illinois, United States, the child of James A Donaldson And Catherine Margaret Wright. In 1880, William T Donaldson resided in Mason, Effingham, Illinois, USA. William T Donaldson passed away in 1946 in Mason, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William T Donaldson was born in 1867 in Mason, Illinois, United States, the child of James A Donaldson And Catherine Margaret Wright.
  • In 1880, William T Donaldson resided in Mason, Effingham, Illinois, USA.
  • William T Donaldson passed away in 1946 in Mason, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America.

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William Donaldson's Ancestors

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William Donaldson
1867–1946
Birth Place: Mason, Illinois, United States
Parents
James A. Donaldson
1839–1890
New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA
Catherine (Margaret) Wright
1840–1901
Driftwood, Jackson, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Claiborne Wright
1819–1896
Washington, Indiana, USA
Eleanor Thompson
1818–1841
Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Wright
1788–1835
Margaret Holmes
1786–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wright
1761–1840
Martha Morgan
1768–1834
Robert Holmes
1753–1806
Patience Salmon
1756–1799

William Donaldson's Timeline

4 Records

1867
29 Dec 1867
Birth of William T Donaldson in Mason, Illinois, United States
Mason, Illinois, United States
1880
1880
Age 13
William T Donaldson resided here in Mason, Effingham, Illinois, USA
Mason, Effingham, Illinois, USA
1946
5 Dec 1946
Age 79
Death of William T Donaldson in Decatur, Macon, Illinois
Decatur, Macon, Illinois
1946
7 Dec 1946
Age 79
Burial of William T Donaldson in Mason, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America
Mason, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1867
    Event Place: Mason, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mason, Effingham, Illinois; Roll: 205; Page: 452D; Enumeration District: 141
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Illinois, County Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mason, Effingham, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mason, Effingham, Illinois; Roll: 205; Page: 452D; Enumeration District: 141

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1946
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1946
    Event Place: Mason, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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