Gillet Gilead McDonald (1843 - 1865)

Born 1843 in Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Thomas Taylor — married 26 Nov 1856 in Gillespie, Texas, United States

Died 8 Aug 1865 at about age 22 in Harper, Gillespie, Texas, United States

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Biography

Gillet McDonald was born in 1843.^[1]She was the child of Joseph McDonald and his wife Elizabeth Esther Taylor.

She was the wife of James Thomas Taylor.^[1]

She was killed by the Kiowa at the McDonald Massacre on August 8, 1865 and buried at Spring Creek Cemetery,^[1] located between Harper and Fredericksburg, Texas.^[1]Also killed at this time were James Eli McDonald, Elizabeth Frazier Joy, Mahala Alwilder Joy McDonald and Peter Thomas Hazelwood.^[1]

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This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[2] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} West Kerr Current, Serving Ingram, Hunt, Mountain Home, the Divide. 107-A Hwy. 39, Ingram, Texas 78025. Phone 830-367-3501. Issue dated July 26, 2016. Article written by Irene Van Winkle
2. ↑ McDonald-4882 was created by Skip McDonald through the import of McDonald_Compton Family Tree.ged on Mar 18, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.

• West Kerr Current, Serving Ingram, Hunt, Mountain Home, the Divide. 107-A Hwy. 39, Ingram, Texas 78025. Phone 830-367-3501. Issue dated July 26, 2016. Article written by Irene Van Winkle.[link]

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• McDonald clan alive and well despite massacres West Kerr Current Thu, Aug 21, 2008 https://wkcurrent.com/mcdonald-clan-alive-and-well-despite-massacres-p1564-71.htm