William
Henry Harrison
Donaldson
Born in Elba, Coffee, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Husband of
Octavia (Bowdoin) Donaldson
— married
about 1863 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 72
in Coffee County, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Oct 2015
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Biography
William Donaldson is a Military Veteran.
Served in the American Civil War
Served in the American Civil War
William Henry Harrison Donaldson son of John Donaldson Sr and Louise Elizabeth Beard.
He served the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. He was a Private in Company K., 25th Regiment, Alabama Infantry.[1]
He married Octavia Bowdoin 1863
He married Mary Ann McCollum on January 15, 1882.[2]
He died, at the age of 72, on April 28, 1916 in Coffee County, Alabama. He is buried at the Mount Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery, Elba, Coffee County, Alabama.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DP-W2VX : Wed Oct 04 21:48:30 UTC 2023), Entry for William H H Donaldson, 1907.
- ↑ "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5ZQ-19R : 13 February 2020), [name withheld by request], 1882.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79139988/william-henry_harrison-donaldson: accessed 16 November 2023), memorial page for William Henry Harrison Donaldson (12 Nov 1843–28 Apr 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #79139988, citing Mount Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery, Elba, Coffee County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by debra wilson (contributor 47105247)
See Also:
- "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD8-53B : Fri Oct 06 20:50:51 UTC 2023), Entry for John Donaldson and Elizabeth Donaldson, 1860.
- Family Search Profile for William Henry Harrison Donaldson
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.78%
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