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Willie Mae Donaldson 1889 – 1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Jan 1889

Birth Location: Gibson County, Tennessee

Death Date: 12 May 1985

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Father: William Donaldson

Mother: Lucy Simmons

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sammie Donaldson

The story of Willie Mae Donaldson began in 1889 in Gibson County, Tennessee. Willie Mae Donaldson had children including Sammie D Donaldson. Willie Mae Donaldson passed away in 1985 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of Willie Mae Donaldson began in 1889 in Gibson County, Tennessee.
  • Willie Mae Donaldson had children including Sammie D Donaldson.
  • Willie Mae Donaldson passed away in 1985 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Donaldson's Ancestors

Self
Willie Donaldson
1889 – 1985
Birth Place: Gibson County, Tennessee
Parents
William Donaldson
1852 – 1926
Tennessee, USA
Lucy Simmons
1862 – 1956
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel ((Nat) Shaw) Simmons
1815 –
Crockett County, Tennessee, USA
Corena (Simmons) Davis
1843 – 1918
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Smith
Cherry smith
1826 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Donaldson's Descendants

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Willie (Mae) Donaldson (02 Jan 1889 – 12 May 1985)
  1. 1. Sammie (D) Donaldson (17 Mar 1907 – 01 May 1980)
    1. 1. Dorothy Ware (8 Nov 1927 – 2016)

Willie Donaldson's Timeline

2 Records

1889
02 Jan 1889
Birth of Willie Mae Donaldson in Gibson County, Tennessee
Gibson County, Tennessee
1985
12 May 1985
Age 96
Death of Willie Mae Donaldson in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Jan 1889
    Event Place: Gibson County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1985
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

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