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Wilson McPherrin Donaldson 1817–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1817

Birth Location: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 24 Mar 1904

Death Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Father: James Donaldson

Mother: Janet Wilson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Egbert, Rachel Barnett, Sarah Eman

Children(s): Alexander Donaldson, Janet Donaldson, Joseph Donaldson, Charles Donaldson, Robert Donaldson, Rachel Donaldson, Wilson Donaldson, John Donaldson, Sarah Donaldson, James Donaldson

Wilson McPherrin Donaldson was born in 1817 in Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Donaldson And Janet Wilson. Wilson McPherrin Donaldson married Elizabeth M Egbert, Rachel Barnett, Sarah Ann Van Eman, and had children including Alexander Morrison Donaldson, Charles Adrian Donaldson, James William Donaldson, Janet Martha Donaldson, John Barnett Donaldson, Joseph Hatfield Donaldson, Rachel Ella Donaldson, Robert Mcmorran Donaldson, Sarah Ann Donaldson, Wilson Egbert Donaldson. Wilson McPherrin Donaldson passed away in 1904 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • Wilson McPherrin Donaldson was born in 1817 in Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Donaldson And Janet Wilson.
  • Wilson McPherrin Donaldson married Elizabeth M Egbert, Rachel Barnett, Sarah Ann Van Eman, and had children including Alexander Morrison Donaldson, Charles Adrian Donaldson, James William Donaldson, Janet Martha Donaldson, John Barnett Donaldson, Joseph Hatfield Donaldson, Rachel Ella Donaldson, Robert Mcmorran Donaldson, Sarah Ann Donaldson, Wilson Egbert Donaldson.
  • Wilson McPherrin Donaldson passed away in 1904 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Donaldson
1770–1832
Birth Location: Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Janet Wilson
1775–1845
Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Egbert
1825–1897
Birth Location: Millersburg, Holmes, Ohio, USA
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Rachel Barnett
1824–1854
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Eman
1823–1848
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Alexander Donaldson
1854–1918
Birth Location: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
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Janet Donaldson
1867–
Birth Location: Ossian, Wells, Indiana, USA
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Joseph Donaldson
1864–1869
Birth Location: Ossian, Wells, Indiana, USA
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Charles Donaldson
1863–1937
Birth Location: Ossian, Wells, Indiana, USA
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Robert Donaldson
1860–1944
Birth Location: Ossian, Wells, Indiana, USA
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Rachel Donaldson
1859–1859
Birth Location: Wells, Indiana, USA
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Wilson Donaldson
1856–1943
Birth Location: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
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John Donaldson
1852–1926
Birth Location: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
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Sarah Donaldson
1850–1851
Birth Location: –
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James Donaldson
1847–1850
Birth Location: –
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Wilson Donaldson's Ancestors

Self
Wilson Donaldson
1817–1904
Birth Place: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James Donaldson
1770–1832
Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Janet Wilson
1775–1845
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (Isaac) Donaldson
1744–1781
Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Martha Reynolds
1748–1782
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Donaldson
1708–1762
Janet
1712–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Donaldson
1690–

Wilson Donaldson's Descendants

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Wilson (McPherrin) Donaldson (23 Jun 1817–24 Mar 1904) m. Elizabeth (M) Egbert (24 Jun 1825–1897) m. Rachel Barnett (27 Jun 1824–6 Apr 1854) m. Sarah (Ann Van) Eman (12 Nov 1823–21 Feb 1848)
  1. 1. Alexander (Morrison) Donaldson 1854–1918 m. Mary (Esther) Hatfield 1860–1936
    1. 1. Morris (Barnett) Donaldson 1892–1965 m. Amy (Catherine) Speers 1893–1987
      1. 1. David (Speers) Donaldson 1920–1942
    2. 2. McPherrin (Hatfield) Donaldson 1889– m. Nola (Fromona De) Donaldson 1887–
      1. 1. Mary (Donaldson Y) Fromona 1923–
  2. 2. Janet (Martha) Donaldson 1867–
  3. 3. Joseph (Hatfield) Donaldson 1864–1869
  4. 4. Charles (Adrian) Donaldson 1863–1937 m. Elizabeth (Grace) Cary 1867–1944
    1. 1. Janet (Gertrude) Donaldson 1901–1953
    2. 2. Charles (Scott) Donaldson 1900–1984 m. Catharine (Agnes) Ritchie 1903–1998
      1. 1. Sandra (Kay) Donaldson 1945–1991
    3. 3. Cary (Egbert) Donaldson 1898–1958 m. Jennie (Julia) Riebe 1895–
      1. 1. Ethel (Jean) Donaldson 1925–
      2. 2. David (Cary) Donaldson 1926–1967
  5. 5. Robert (Mcmorran) Donaldson 1860–1944
  6. 6. Rachel (Ella) Donaldson 1859–1859
  7. 7. Wilson (Egbert) Donaldson 1856–1943 m. Margaret (Jane Elvira) Brown 1859–1947
    1. 1. Paul (Wilson) Donaldson 1886–
    2. 2. Margaret Donaldson 1896–
    3. 3. Will (Brown) Donaldson 1883–
    4. 4. Jacob (Crawford) Donaldson 1888–
    5. 5. Alexander (Loyal) Donaldson 1889–
  8. 8. John (Barnett) Donaldson 1852–1926
  9. 9. Sarah (Ann) Donaldson 1850–1851
  10. 10. James (William) Donaldson 1847–1850

Wilson Donaldson's Timeline

2 Records

1817
23 Jun 1817
Birth of Wilson McPherrin Donaldson in Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1904
24 Mar 1904
Age 87
Death of Wilson McPherrin Donaldson in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1817
    Event Place: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1904
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
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