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Willie Donaldson 1890 – 1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1890

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 12 MAY 1985

Death Location: Chicago, IL

Father: William Donaldson

Mother: Lucy Simmons

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sammie Merriwether

Willie Donaldson was born in 1890 in Tennessee, USA, the child of William Donaldson and Lucy Simmons. Willie Donaldson had children including Sammie Merriwether. Willie Donaldson passed away in 1985 in Chicago, IL.

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Biography

  • Willie Donaldson was born in 1890 in Tennessee, USA, the child of William Donaldson and Lucy Simmons.
  • Willie Donaldson had children including Sammie Merriwether.
  • Willie Donaldson passed away in 1985 in Chicago, IL.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Donaldson
1852 – 1926
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Lucy Simmons
1862 – 1956
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sammie Merriwether
1907 – 1980
Birth Location: –
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Willie Donaldson's Ancestors

Self
Willie Donaldson
1890 – 1985
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
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

1.
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Willie Donaldson (Jan 1890 – 12 MAY 1985)
  1. 1. Sammie Merriwether (17 MAR 1907 – 1 MAY 1980)

Willie Donaldson's Timeline

7 Records

1889
2 Jan 1889
Birth of Willie Donaldson in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
1889
2 JAN 1889
Birth of Willie Donaldson in Gibson Co, TN
Gibson Co, TN
1890
Jan 1890
Birth of Willie Donaldson in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 10
Willie Donaldson resided here in Civil District 4, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 4, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 20
Willie Donaldson resided here in Civil District 3, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1985
12 MAY 1985
Age 95
Death of Willie Donaldson in Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
1986
12 May 1986
Age 96
Death of Willie Donaldson in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1889
    Event Place: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1499; Page: 7b; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1375512

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 JAN 1889
    Event Place: Gibson Co, TN

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1890
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 4, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1499; Page: 7b; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1375512

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1986
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 MAY 1985
    Event Place: Chicago, IL
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