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Personal data John A. McDonald 

  • He was born in the year 1827 in somewhere In OH.
  • He died between January 1897 and February 1897 in Troy Twp., DeKalb Co., IN, he was 70 years old.
  • He is buried between January 1897 and February 1897 in Troy Twp., DeKalb Co., IN (Eddy Cem.).
  • This information was last updated on August 17, 2008.

Household of John A. McDonald

(1) He is married to Augusta T. Smith.

They got married on April 14, 1863 at Butler, DeKalb Co., IN, he was 36 years old.

John A. McDonald oo Augusta T. Smith

Marriage source: McDonald, Betty, John McDonald/Augusta Smith FBS, (Lima OH, B.M., Jan MMII)

'MC DONALD, JOHN A. ... Mar. 4/14/1863 Butler, DeKalb Co, IN ... #2 Wife Augusta T. Smith ...' <>

Child(ren):



(2) He is married to Sarah Chase.

They got married on October 28, 1854 at Troy Twp., DeKalb Co., IN, he was 27 years old.

John A. McDonald oo Sarah Chase

Marriage source: McDonald, Betty, McDonald/Smith FGS, (Lima OH, B.M., sent MCMXCII) for fact of marriage.

Hanna, Jackie, e-mail to David A. Navorska, (Portage MI, J.H., xxiii Dec MMII)

'I've used the information that Betty McDonald sent me on the McDonald family and come up with a variation on the wives of John McDonald ...

John McDonald, b. 1827 ... Marriage 1. Sarah Chase (not Smith) -- 28 Oct 1854, Williams Co, OH. ...' <>

Notes about John A. McDonald

John A. McDonald

Source: McDonald, Betty, Alwood/McDonald FGS, (Lima OH, B.M., sent MCMXCII) for name, yob, state of birth, mm/yy of death, twp of death, place of burial

Note Parson's software does not permit an entry Jan/Feb 1897. John A. McDonald died Jan/Feb 1897

1897 - buried in Eddy Cem., Troy Twp., De Kalb Co., IN

McDonald, Betty, McDonald/Smith FBS, (Lima OH, B.M., Jan MMII)

'MC DONALD, JOHN A. Born 1830 OH Death Jan-Feb 1897 Troy Twp, DeKalb Co, IN Burial Eddy Cemetery, DeKalb Co., IN Place of Residence Holmes Co, OH, DeKalb Co, IN Farmer Other Wives if Any Augusta T. Smith, Hannah Hinkle-Mathews, SarahJohnson Father John McDonald (3) Mother Mary Robinett #1 Wife ... SARAH SMITH born 1838 NY Death 1863 Troy Twp, DeKalb Co., IN Burial Eddy Cemetery, DeKalb Co, IN Child Thomas b. 1856 DeKalb Co, IN'

Hanna, Jackie, e-mail to David A. Navorska, (Portage MI, J.H., xxiii Dec MMII)

'I've used the information that Betty McDonald sent me on the McDonald family and come up with a variation on the wives of John McDonald. He was first cousin to my 3rd great-grandfather and his brother James married my 3rdgreat-grandfather's sister, as well, so there is a lot of intermarrying.

John McDonald, b. 1827, to John and Mary (Robinett) McDonald, d. between 1 Jan 1897 and 18 Feb 1897 (most likely late Jan and probably buried in Eddy Cem, Troy Twp, De Kalb Co. The McDonalds came to Troy Twp, De Kalb Co in the late1840s.

Marriage 1. Sarah Chase (not Smith) -- 28 Oct 1854, Williams Co, OH.

In the 1850 census of St Joseph Twp, Williams Co, OH, in the household of Robert Wines, is shown:

Elizabeth Smith, age 50 Sarah Chase, age 20, 'Augustus' Smith, age 10

This portion of St Joseph Twp is adjacent to Troy Twp, De Kalb Co, IN.

Based on my findings, on the Smith/Chase family the family of Elizabeth ? Chase Smith are:

Elizabeth (maiden name unknown) b. abt 1796, m. 1 ? Chase and 2. ? Smith

Children:

Eleanor, b. abt 1825, NY, married Robert Wines, 31 Dec 1848, Williams Center, Williams Co, OH; m. 2 Aaron Streets, 30 Nov 1864, Bryan, Williams Co, OH. Robert Wines died in Tennessee in the Civil War 20 Dec 1862. Solomon Alwood ofFulton Co, OH, was granted guardian ship of Robert and Eleanor Wines' son Lewis 15 Dec 1868 (he is shown living with Solomon in 1870 census)

Mary, b. 1827, NY, m. Socrates McDonald (brother of John) 16 Dec 1849, moved in Harrison Co, MO in late 1860s.

Sarah Chase, b. abt 1832, NY, m. John McDonald 28 Oct 1854 in Williams Co, OH, recorded in book 2 pg 147 (McDonald name is indexed as McDannel, a common spelling error). Died before 1863.

Augusta Smith, b. abt 1841, m. John McDonald, 14 Apr 1863, in De Kalb Co, IN; died in 1865-1866. Probably buried in Eddy Cem.

Sources: Williams Co Marriages
1850 census, Williams Co
CW pension papers of Robert Wines
De Kalb Co, marriages
Betty McDonald group sheets

Hope this is clear. ... Jackie'

John's wives: 1) Sarah Case
2) Augusta T. Smith <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John A. McDonald

John A. McDonald
1827-1897

(1) 1863

Augusta T. Smith
± 1841-1866

Albina Augusta McDonald
1863-1937
(2) 1854

Sarah Chase
± 1832-< 1863


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Day of marriage October 28, 1854

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