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William Mathis McDonald 1857–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec. 1857

Birth Location: Floyd, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 22 Nov. 1917

Death Location: Brookside, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

Father: Thomas McDonald

Mother: Sara Hawkins

Spouse(s): Sarah Echols

Children(s): Alice Chapman, John McDonald, James McDonald, Elbert McDonald, Sarah Bridier, Forest McDonald, Fannie Hare, Lillie Lamar, Willis McDonald

In 1857, William Mathis McDonald entered the world in Floyd, Georgia, USA, born to Thomas Paul Mcdonald And Sara J Sally Hawkins. In 1880, William Mathis McDonald resided in Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1900, William Mathis McDonald resided in Precinct 18, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. William Mathis McDonald married Sarah Louisa Jane Echols, and had children including Alice Letishia Mcdonald Chapman, Elbert Calloway Mcdonald, Fannie Belle Mcdonald Hare, Forest Anderson Mcdonald, James David Mcdonald, John Thomas Mcdonald, Lillie Mae Mcdonald Lamar, Sarah Adline Mcdonald Bridier, Willis Eugene Mcdonald. William Mathis McDonald passed away in 1917 in Brookside, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1857, William Mathis McDonald entered the world in Floyd, Georgia, USA, born to Thomas Paul Mcdonald And Sara J Sally Hawkins.
  • In 1880, William Mathis McDonald resided in Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1900, William Mathis McDonald resided in Precinct 18, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • William Mathis McDonald married Sarah Louisa Jane Echols, and had children including Alice Letishia Mcdonald Chapman, Elbert Calloway Mcdonald, Fannie Belle Mcdonald Hare, Forest Anderson Mcdonald, James David Mcdonald, John Thomas Mcdonald, Lillie Mae Mcdonald Lamar, Sarah Adline Mcdonald Bridier, Willis Eugene Mcdonald.
  • William Mathis McDonald passed away in 1917 in Brookside, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas McDonald
1833–1910
Birth Location: Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
TM
Sara Hawkins
1838–1870
Birth Location: North Carolina
SH

Spouses(s)

Sarah Echols
1863–1955
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Alabama USA
SE

Children(s)

Alice Chapman
1879–1962
Birth Location: Alabama
AC
John McDonald
1881–1940
Birth Location: Jefferson Co, AL
JM
James McDonald
1883–1947
Birth Location: Jefferson, Alabama, USA
JM
Elbert McDonald
1886–1948
Birth Location: Jefferson Co, AL
EM
Sarah Bridier
1889–1943
Birth Location: Brookside, Jefferson, Alabama
SB
Forest McDonald
1892–1965
Birth Location: Birmingham, Alabama
FM
Fannie Hare
1895–1984
Birth Location: Alabama
FH
Lillie Lamar
1900–1969
Birth Location: Alabama
LL
Willis McDonald
1897–1966
Birth Location: Jefferson Co, AL
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William McDonald's Ancestors

Self
William McDonald
1857–1917
Birth Place: Floyd, Georgia, USA
Parents
Thomas Paul McDonald
1833–1910
Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
Sara (J. Sally) Hawkins
1838–1870
North Carolina
Grandparents
Willam (Buell) McDonald
1807–1883
South Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly) Gravitt
1805–1883
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas McDonald
1767–1810
Mary Kimball
1770–1835
Reuben Gravatt
1785–1825
Lucy Timberlake
1785–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gravatt
1756–1808
Judith Saunders
1760–
Benjamin Timberlake
1759–1820
Martha Timberlake
1766–1832

William McDonald's Descendants

1.
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William (Mathis) McDonald (21 Dec. 1857–22 Nov. 1917) m. Sarah (Louisa Jane) Echols (14 Apr 1863–14 Sep 1955)
  1. 1. Alice (Letishia McDonald) Chapman 1879–1962 m. James (Thomas) Chapman 1876–1943
    1. 1. Felix (T) Chapman 1900–
    2. 2. Beulah (V) Chapman 1902–
    3. 3. William Chapman 1905–
    4. 4. J (Robert) Chapman 1908–
    5. 5. Fred (B) Chapman 1912–
    6. 6. Ray Chapman 1903–
  2. 2. John (Thomas) McDonald 1881–1940 m. Beulah (Mae) Carroll 1891–1971
    1. 1. Perry (Olan) McDonald 1911–1950 m. Elsie Butts 1911–1943
    2. 2. Claudie (Mae McDonald) Bush 1918–
  3. 3. James (David) McDonald 1883–1947 m. Della Jones 1890–1929
    1. 1. Charles McDonald 1913–1986 m. Frankie (Mae) Harden 1919–1994
    2. 2. Louis (W) McDonald 1910–1999
    3. 3. Curtis McDonald 1909–1993 m. Ethel (Margaret) Barron 1911–1991
      1. 1. James (William) McDonald 1935–1999
    4. 4. Maudie (B) McDonald 1920–
    5. 5. Vera (Audie McDonald) Miskelley 1926–2010 m. John (Edward) Miskelley 1916–1978
  4. 4. Elbert (Calloway) McDonald 1886–1948 m. Fannie (B Kelly) McDonald 1888–1945
    1. 1. Lewie (E) Mcdonald 1909–
    2. 2. Willodine McDonald 1924–
    3. 3. Elie (R) McDonald 1911–
  5. 5. Sarah (Adline McDonald) Bridier 1889–1943 m. Arthur (Bridier) Sr 1885–1968
    1. 1. Arthur (Edward Bridier) Jr 1909–1960
    2. 2. Lottie Bridier 1912–
    3. 3. Gulion Bridier 1914–
    4. 4. Leon Bridier 1917–
    5. 5. Millie (E Bridier) Seaney 1919–1941
  6. 6. Forest (Anderson) McDonald 1892–1965 m. Nettie Kelley 1890–1954
    1. 1. Alta (M) McDonald 1912–
    2. 2. Therma (W) McDonald 1920–
    3. 3. Sarah (Ann) McDonald 1925–
    4. 4. Minnie (Lavada) McDonald 1917–1986 m. Floyd (Columbus) Hurley 1910–1996
      1. 1. Dallas (Ray) Hurley 1946–1998
      2. 2. Kenneth (Eugene) Hurley 1937–1999
    5. 5. Thurman (Wesley) McDonald 1919–1968
    6. 6. Jimmy (L) McDonald 1923–
  7. 7. Fannie (Belle McDonald) Hare 1895–1984 m. Pleas (E) Hare 1887–1961
    1. 1. Viola Hare 1914–
    2. 2. Pearl Hare 1916–
    3. 3. Thirston Hare 1919–1967
    4. 4. Gladys (H Hare) Napier 1921–1990
    5. 5. Erskine (Ramsey) Hare 1924–1998
    6. 6. Lula (Bell Hare) Bryan 1929–2004 m. Kermit (Roosevelt) Bryan 1925–1999
      1. 1. Kermit (Eugene) Bryan 1947–2008
    7. 7. James (E) Hare 1931–2003
  8. 8. Lillie (Mae McDonald) Lamar 1900–1969 m. Phillip (Jefferson Lamar) Sr 1896–1960
    1. 1. Willie (Lee) Lamar 1917–1997 m. J (D) Scott –2009 m. Clarence (David) Brown 1913–1951
      1. 1. Martha Brown –2007
      2. 2. William (David) Brown 1935–1937
      3. 3. Clarence (Edward) Brown 1942–2003
      4. 4. Charles (Kenneth) Brown 1944–1994
      5. 5. Margaret (Frances Brown) Leonard 1938–2003
      6. 6. Louise Brown –1984
    2. 2. Annie (Modera) Lamar 1918–1982
    3. 3. Lillian (Christine Lamar) Franklin 1923–1992
    4. 4. Myrtle (I Lamar Brickman) Breakman 1925–1972
    5. 5. Ollie (Van Lamar Hyde) Pipla 1927–2009
    6. 6. Phyllis (Lamar) Smith 1929–1996
    7. 7. Breanie (Mae Lamar) McClean 1920–1982
    8. 8. Ada (Belle Lamar) McAdams 1931–2003
    9. 9. G (D) Lamar 1933–1981
    10. 10. Ester (Marie Lamar) Hathcock 1935–1990
    11. 11. William Lamar 1938–1938
    12. 12. Phillip (Jefferson Lamar) Jr 1939–1998
    13. 13. Mattie (Jane Lamar) Henderson 1944–2009
  9. 9. Willis (Eugene) McDonald 1897–1966 m. Edna (Ruby) Bowen 1908–2004

William McDonald's Timeline

4 Records

1857
21 Dec. 1857
Birth of William Mathis McDonald in Floyd, Georgia, USA
Floyd, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 23
William Mathis McDonald resided here in Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 43
William Mathis McDonald resided here in Precinct 18, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Precinct 18, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1917
22 Nov. 1917
Age 60
Death of William Mathis McDonald in Jefferson County, Alabama
Jefferson County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec. 1857
    Event Place: Floyd, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 17; Family History Film: 1254017; Page: 383A; Enumeration District: 069
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Precinct 18, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 21; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1240021
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 17; Family History Film: 1254017; Page: 383A; Enumeration District: 069

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Precinct 18, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Precinct 18, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 21; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1240021

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov. 1917
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brookside, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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