Sunday, August 30, 2009

Tate Forum

Tate marriages of GA 1794 - 1919



See: Rev. William Tate to Sarah Brown Porter Springs - no exact date given

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The Clapp's of Oregon

Andrew Jackson Clapp & Hannah (Waggoner) Clapp
are the parents of Maud (Clapp) McDonald.


Burial of the Clapp's located in Hopewell Cemetery, located in Hopewell, Yamhill County, Oregon.



Hannah (Waggoner) Clapp









1937: Bill's Baby



William Robert McDonald poses in front of his home with his car. West Linn, Oregon

Tuesday, February 5, 2008




William Cone McDonald
1869-1934

Bathing Suit Brothers



Oh brother! Bill & Jim McDonald, sons of William Cone McDonald and his first wife, Frances "Fannie" (Gaddis) McDonald.

Dorothy (McDonald) Tucker playing the piano


Dorothy learned to play the piano as a child, with lessons from her grandfather, Arnold Kohler, a musician and former member of the Elgin National Watch Factory Military Band.




Laura (Kohler) McDonald, Arnold Kohler, and Dorothy McDonald

Saturday, February 2, 2008

The McDonald Family Bible

William Robert McDonald



First born son of William Cone McDonald and Frances Gaddis. William Robert McDonald born October 17, 1889, in Murphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina.
Photos taken in front of the family's home in Oregon City, Maud (Clapp) McDonald with her children. Note: The mailbox in the foreground reads "W. C. MCDONALD"



















The smallest child in this photo is Essie.


William Cone McDonald with wife, Maud (Clapp) McDonald



William and Maud's children: Zola, Zora, John, and Annie