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Willis "Bud" W. McDonald 1921–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 13, 1921

Birth Location: Sharon, Noble County, Ohio

Death Date: April 21, 2014

Death Location: Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio

Father: Isaac McDonald

Mother: Mary Shields

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In 1921, Willis "Bud" W. McDonald entered the world in Sharon, Noble County, Ohio, born to Isaac Melville Mcdonald And Mary Louella Elly Ella Shields. Willis "Bud" W. McDonald married Betty Piatt Finch, Helen Giesey, Ivel Mckinzie. Willis "Bud" W. McDonald passed away in 2014 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio.

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Biography

  • In 1921, Willis "Bud" W. McDonald entered the world in Sharon, Noble County, Ohio, born to Isaac Melville Mcdonald And Mary Louella Elly Ella Shields.
  • Willis "Bud" W. McDonald married Betty Piatt Finch, Helen Giesey, Ivel Mckinzie.
  • Willis "Bud" W. McDonald passed away in 2014 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio.

Immediate Family

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Willis McDonald's Ancestors

Self
Willis McDonald
1921–2014
Birth Place: Sharon, Noble County, Ohio
Parents
Isaac Melville McDonald
1878–1956
Center, Morgan County, Ohio
Mary (Louella "Elly" "Ella") Shields
1881–1962
Noble County, Ohio
Grandparents
George (W.) Shields
1855–1918
Ohio
Sarah (Adaline "Ada" "Addie") Dyer
1850–1923
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Shields
1809–1891
Mary Lowman
1814–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Shields
1786–1848
Mary Cunningham
1788–1871

Willis McDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1921
January 13, 1921
Birth of Willis "Bud" W. McDonald in Sharon, Noble County, Ohio
Sharon, Noble County, Ohio
2014
April 21, 2014
Age 93
Death of Willis "Bud" W. McDonald in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 13, 1921
    Event Place: Sharon, Noble County, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 21, 2014
    Event Place: Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio

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