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William Augustus (Gus) McDonald 1847–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 MAY 1847

Birth Location: Jefferson, Illinois

Death Date: 7 FEB 1918

Death Location: Harper Cemetery, Harper, Gillespie, Texas

Father: Thomas* #

Mother: Rachel* #

Spouse(s): Luana Lacey

Children(s): Ira McDonald, Rachel McDonald, Hichsy McDonald, Samuel McDonald, Jesse McDonald, John #, Bertie McDonald, Carrie McDonald, Ethel McDonald, Asiel McDonald, Plesant McDonald, John McDonald, Melvin McDonald, Audie McDonald

William Augustus (Gus) McDonald was born in 1847 in Jefferson, Illinois, the child of Thomas Mcdonald And Rachel Axley. In 1850, William Augustus (Gus) McDonald resided in District 10, Jefferson, Illinois, USA. In 1880, William Augustus (Gus) McDonald resided in Precinct 2, Gillespie, Texas, USA. William Augustus (Gus) McDonald married Luana Elisabeth Lacey, and had children including Asiel Layfayette Mcdonald, Audie Mcdonald, Bertie Oscar Mcdonald, Carrie Loretta Mcdonald, Ethel Iva Mcdonald, Hichsy A M Mcdonald, Ira Monroe Mcdonald, Jesse Thomas Mcdonald, John Hucken Mcdonald, John Lemuel Mcdonald, Melvin Mcdonald, Plesant Aughty Mcdonald, Rachel Rosanna Mcdonald, Samuel Augustus Mcdonald. William Augustus (Gus) McDonald passed away in 1918 in Harper Cemetery, Harper, Gillespie, Texas.

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Biography

  • William Augustus (Gus) McDonald was born in 1847 in Jefferson, Illinois, the child of Thomas Mcdonald And Rachel Axley.
  • In 1850, William Augustus (Gus) McDonald resided in District 10, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1880, William Augustus (Gus) McDonald resided in Precinct 2, Gillespie, Texas, USA.
  • William Augustus (Gus) McDonald married Luana Elisabeth Lacey, and had children including Asiel Layfayette Mcdonald, Audie Mcdonald, Bertie Oscar Mcdonald, Carrie Loretta Mcdonald, Ethel Iva Mcdonald, Hichsy A M Mcdonald, Ira Monroe Mcdonald, Jesse Thomas Mcdonald, John Hucken Mcdonald, John Lemuel Mcdonald, Melvin Mcdonald, Plesant Aughty Mcdonald, Rachel Rosanna Mcdonald, Samuel Augustus Mcdonald.
  • William Augustus (Gus) McDonald passed away in 1918 in Harper Cemetery, Harper, Gillespie, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas* #
1803–1870
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina
T#
Rachel* #
1809–1878
Birth Location: Livingston, Kentucky
R#

Spouses(s)

Luana Lacey
1850–1934
Birth Location: Jackson, Illinios
LL

Children(s)

Ira McDonald
1868–1949
Birth Location: Gillespie, Texas
IM
Rachel McDonald
1871–1955
Birth Location: Gillespie, Texas
RM
Hichsy McDonald
1873–1892
Birth Location: Gillespie, Texas
HM
Samuel McDonald
1874–1963
Birth Location: Harper, Gillespie, Texas
SM
Jesse McDonald
1877–1948
Birth Location: Gillespie, Texas
JM
John #
1879–1955
Birth Location: Gillespie, Texas
J#
Bertie McDonald
1883–1960
Birth Location: Spring Creek, Gillespie, Texas
BM
Carrie McDonald
1885–1964
Birth Location: Spring Creek, Gillespie, Texas
CM
Ethel McDonald
1890–1946
Birth Location: Gillespie, Texas
EM
Asiel McDonald
1869–1947
Birth Location: Gillespie, Texas
AM
Plesant McDonald
1881–1884
Birth Location: Spring Creek, Gillespie, Texas
PM
John McDonald
1881–1884
Birth Location: Spring Creek, Gillespie, Texas
JM
Melvin McDonald
1886–1895
Birth Location: Spring Creek, Gillespie, Texas
MM
Audie McDonald
1881–1884
Birth Location: Spring Creek, Gillespie, Texas
AM

William McDonald's Ancestors

Self
William McDonald
1847–1918
Birth Place: Jefferson, Illinois
Parents
Thomas* McDonald #
1803–1870
Chatham, North Carolina
Rachel* (Axley) #
1809–1878
Livingston, Kentucky
Grandparents
James (Linville McDonald) 🧬
1768–1858
Orange, North Carolina
Priscilla (Luraney*) Taylor
1777–1830
Chatham County, North Carolina
Pleasant (David* Axley) Rev.
1771–1818
Cumberland, Virginia
Keziah Davenport
1782–1820
Henrico, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John* McDaniel
1738–1833
Elizabeth Linville
1745–1787
Thomas* #
1741–1781
Eleanor* Dodson
1750–1843
James Axley
1740–1800
Leamuanna Rudd
1757–1811
Martin Davenport
1718–1784
Sarah Partloe
1715–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John* McDaniel
1720–1813
Mary Ely
1725–1763
William Linville
1718–1786
Elinor Bryan
1721–1792
Robert* Taylor
1688–1758
Mary* Hudson
1703–1745
Greenham* Dodson
1709–1777
Eleanor* Hightower
1722–
James Immigrant
1725–1800
Mary Calvert
1735–1798
James Rudd
1707–1797
Mary Pleasants
1720–1803
Martin Sr.
1682–1735
Dorothy Glover
1690–1767

William McDonald's Descendants

1.
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William (Augustus (Gus)) McDonald (30 MAY 1847–7 FEB 1918) m. Luana (Elisabeth) Lacey (3 Oct 1850–8 Aug 1934)
  1. 1. Ira (Monroe) McDonald 1868–1949 m. Myra (Myrtle) Spencer 1880–1959
    1. 1. Etta (Ruth) McDonald 1909–2004
    2. 2. Zena (Coral) McDonald 1902–1914
    3. 3. Delbert (Spencer) McDonald 1918–1925
    4. 4. Lora (Ethel) McDonald 1904–
  2. 2. Rachel (Rosanna) McDonald 1871–1955 m. Virgil (Oscar) Copple 1868–1947
    1. 1. Vernon (Lester) Copple 1900–1965
    2. 2. Laura (Fay) Copple 1910–1997
    3. 3. Ira (Edward) Copple 1894–1958
    4. 4. Earl (Harold) Copple 1908–1981 m. Lucille (Lois) McDonald 1916–1995
    5. 5. Loran (Oscar) Copple 1904–1924
    6. 6. Albert (Terrell) Copple 1893–1920
    7. 7. Gertrude (Lillian) Copple 1898–1982
    8. 8. Virgil (Lafaette) Copple 1896–1973
    9. 9. Florence (Ethel) Copple 1903–
    10. 10. Vera (Gladys) Copple 1912–2001
  3. 3. Hichsy (A. M.) McDonald 1873–1892
  4. 4. Samuel (Augustus) McDonald 1874–1963 m. Wylie (Cox) Smith 1882–1953
    1. 1. Homer (Willard) McDonald 1917–1994
    2. 2. John (Walker) McDonald 1909–1983
    3. 3. Louetta (Harmon) McDonald 1904–1974
    4. 4. Rance (Augusta) McDonald 1905–1981
    5. 5. Darrell (Wilburn) McDonald 1901–1988
    6. 6. Edna (Ethelyn) McDonald 1902–1984
    7. 7. Ruby (Jean) McDonald 1907–
    8. 8. Lometa McDonald 1911–
  5. 5. Jesse (Thomas) McDonald 1877–1948 m. Lorena (May) Ryan –1930
    1. 1. Roland (Daniel) McDonald 1919–1989
    2. 2. Curtis McDonald 1914–1927
  6. 6. John (Lemuel McDonald) # 1879–1955 m. Lila (Kate) Lupher 1885–1968
    1. 1. Lester (Willard) McDonald 1917–1991
    2. 2. Clarence (Walker McDonald) # 1902–1984 m. Eula (Mae) Crisp 1916–1979 m. Ethel (Elizabeth) Graham 1912–2003
      1. 1. Charles (Horace) McDonald 1938–2019
      2. 2. Geneva (Maxine) McDonald 1930–1930
      3. 3. Virginia (Maxine) McDonald 1932–2006
    3. 3. Herbert (L) McDonald 1910–1988
    4. 4. Isa (Willora) McDonald 1914–1988
    5. 5. Melvin (Agusta) McDonald 1905–1981
    6. 6. Mildred (E.) McDonald 1903–1998
  7. 7. Bertie (Oscar) McDonald 1883–1960 m. Selma (Susie) Bode 1891–1978
    1. 1. Hollis (Oscar) McDonald 1912–1945
    2. 2. Lucille (Lois) McDonald 1916–1995 m. Earl (Harold) Copple 1908–1981
    3. 3. Clovis (Dalton) McDonald 1921–1990
    4. 4. Luanna (Ernestine) McDonald 1925–1998
    5. 5. Lila (Odessa) McDonald 1911–1913
  8. 8. Carrie (Loretta) McDonald 1885–1964 m. Ivan (Clarence) Calentine 1883–1939
    1. 1. John (Irl Calentine) Sr 1917–1986
    2. 2. Flora (Elizabeth) Calentine 1914–1984
  9. 9. Ethel (Iva) McDonald 1890–1946 m. Oscar (Robert) Bode 1889–1946
    1. 1. Hallis (Willene) Bode 1914–2000 m. Carlos (B.) Parker 1910–2004
    2. 2. Floy (Barton) Bode 1909–1990
    3. 3. Leo (Ellis) Bode 1911–1946
    4. 4. Laverne Bode 1918–2015
    5. 5. Cecil (Oscar) Bode 1916–1988
  10. 10. Asiel (Layfayette) McDonald 1869–1947 m. Ella Capple 1867–1900
  11. 11. Plesant (Aughty) McDonald 1881–1884
  12. 12. John (Hucken) McDonald 1881–1884
  13. 13. Melvin McDonald 1886–1895
  14. 14. Audie McDonald 1881–1884

William McDonald's Timeline

4 Records

1847
30 MAY 1847
Birth of William Augustus (Gus) McDonald in Jefferson, Illinois
Jefferson, Illinois
1850
1850
Age 3
William Augustus (Gus) McDonald resided here in District 10, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
District 10, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 33
William Augustus (Gus) McDonald resided here in Precinct 2, Gillespie, Texas, USA
Precinct 2, Gillespie, Texas, USA
1918
7 FEB 1918
Age 71
Death of William Augustus (Gus) McDonald in Harper, Gillespie, Texas
Harper, Gillespie, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1847
    Event Place: Jefferson, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 2, Gillespie, Texas; Roll: 1305; Family History Film: 1255305; Page: 285C; Enumeration District: 062
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 10, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 10, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: 110; Page: 339a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Gillespie, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 2, Gillespie, Texas; Roll: 1305; Family History Film: 1255305; Page: 285C; Enumeration District: 062

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 FEB 1918
    Event Place: Harper, Gillespie, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harper Cemetery, Harper, Gillespie, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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