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Harry Clarence Donelson (1885 - 1949)

Harry Clarence Donelson
Born in Fabius Township, Marion, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 4 Sep 1928 in Los Angeles, California, United Statesmap
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Died at age 64 in Los Angeles, California, United Statesmap
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Biography

Harry Clarence Donelson[1][2]
son of Calvin Donelson and Henrietta Adams [1][3][4][2]
BIRTH AND DEATH:
Birth Date: 19 May 1885, per death index[2]
... says 15th (not 19th) on his gravestone[5]
Birth Place: Fabius Township, Marion, Missouri, per birth index
Death Date: 3 Aug 1949, per death index [2][1][2]
Death Place: Los Angeles County, California, per death index [2][1]
EVIDENCE OF PARENTS:
Harry has childhood census with parents and siblings[3]
Harry's death index says mother's maiden is "Adams"[2]
Harry's birth index names parents "Calvin Donaldson & Catherine Adams"
Named as "Harry of Palmyra" in father's 1910 obituary
Named as "Harry of Foster, Va." in mother's 1913 obituary
Harry & daughters are living in his brother's Homer's 1920 household[6]
Harry & wife's 1940 household includes Harry's sister Mertie[7]
MARRIAGES:
1st - married 1909 in Adams County, Illinois, per marriage index[8]
... wife: Mabel June Ruby (1884-1919) memorial 88102910[9]
2nd - married 31 Aug 1928 in Los Angeles County, California[4]
... wife: Carrie Guthormsen (1882-1977)
... note: Carrie had a previous marriage in 1903 to Carl Baruth [10]
... note: Carrie had a previous marriage in 1913 to William Omar Watkins[11]
CHILDREN by 1st wife Mabel:
Ruby May Donelson Worden (1911-1997) memorial 204042303
Rose Cleao Donelson Perrson (1915-1997)
Note: Ruby & Rose have 1930/40 census with aunt Allie (Donelson) Johnson.
Note: Ruby & Rose are listed in their aunt Allie's 1965 obit as "foster daughters".
BURIAL:
Find a Grave Memorial 238965630 (gravestone pictured)[5]
Inscription: Harry C Donelson - May 15, 1885 - [blank death]
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 32 Lot 7
Note: shares gravestone with 1st wife Ruby[9]
DEATH INDEX:
California, U.S., Death Index [2]
Name: Harry Clarence Donelson
Social Security #: 568166782
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 19 May 1885
Birth Place: Missouri
Death Date: 3 Aug 1949
Death Place: Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name: Adams
Father's Surname: Donelson
BIRTH INDEX:
Ancestry.com. Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers
Name: Donaldson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 19 May 1885
Birth Place: Fab. Twp, Marion, Missouri, USA
Father: Calvin Donaldson, born Pennsylvanie
Mother: Catherine Adams, born Ohio
Page number: 21
Line Number: 11
MARRIAGE INDEX (1st marriage):
Ancestry.com. Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records
Name: Harry C Donelson
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 1909
Marriage Place: Adams, Illinois, USA
Spouse: Mabel June Ruby
MARRIAGE INDEX (2nd marriage):
Ancestry.com. California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records
Name: Harry C Donelson
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 4 Sep 1928
Marriage Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouse: Carrie Watkins
1900 CENSUS: Fabius, Marion, Missouri[3]
Cal Donaldson .......... 51 ... PA,PA,PA ..... Jan 1849, married 29 years
Henrietta Donaldson 48 ... OH,PA,OH ... Feb 1852, 10 children, 10 living
Homer Donaldson ... 17 ... MO,OH,PA ... Mar 1883
Harry Donaldson ..... 15 ... MO,OH,PA ... May 1885
Frank Donaldson ..... 10 ... MO,OH,PA ... Oct 1889
Nellie Donaldson ....... 9 ... MO,OH,PA ... Jul 1890
Sam Donaldson ......... 7 ... MO,OH,PA ... Dec 1893
1910 CENSUS: South River, Marion, Missouri, USA[12]
Harry C Donelson ...... 24 ... MO,OH,OH ... Head ... married 1 year
Mabel J Donelson ...... 25 ... IL,US,IL ... Wife ... 0 children, 0 living
Mina O Ashland ......... 10 ... IL,US,IL ... Cousin
1920 CENSUS: Liberty, Marion, Missouri[6]
Homer O Donelson .... 35 ... MO,US,US ... Head
Sofa L Donelson ......... 32 ... IN,IN,IN ... Wife
Virginia L Donelson .... 15 ... MO,MO,IN ... Daughter
Mildred B Donelson ... 14 ... MO,MO,IN ... Daughter
Martha L Donelson .... 11 ... MO,MO,IN ... Daughter
Mary C Donelson .......... 7 ... MO,MO,IN ... Daughter
Harry C Donelson ....... 33 ... MO,US,US ... Brother
Ruby D Donelson .......... 8 ... VA,MO,MO ... Niece ... [child of Harry]
Rose C Donelson ........... 4 ... VA,MO,MO ... Niece ... [child of Harry]
1930 CENSUS: West 84th Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA[13]
Harry C Donelson ....... 44 ... MO,PA,OH ... Head
Carrie G Donelson ...... 47 ... IL,Norway,Norway ... Wife
Note: daughter's Ruby & Rose in Denver CO with Allie (Donelson) Johnson
1940 CENSUS: 316 East 112 Place, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California [7]
Harry Donelson ........... 54 ... MO ... Head
Carrie Donelson .......... 57 ... IL ...... Wife
Mertie Gammelgard ... 67 ... OH ... Sister
WORLD WAR I DRAFT REGISTRATION [14]
WORLD WAR II DRAFT REGISTRATION [15]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP79-6LPM : 1 March 2021), Harry Clarence Donalson, 1949.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPKQ-X53 : 26 November 2014), Harry C Donelson, 03 Aug 1949; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3ZG-RKR : 11 March 2022), Harry Donaldson in entry for Cal Donaldson, 1900.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8NL-GTM : 9 March 2021), Harry C Donelson and Carrie Watkins, 31 Aug 1928; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,728.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238965630/harry-clarence-donelson: accessed 20 April 2023), memorial page for Harry Clarence Donelson (19 May 1885–3 Aug 1949), Find a Grave Memorial ID 238965630, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by ponder (contributor 48265717).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8C7-6LC : 2 February 2021), Harry C Donelson in entry for Homer O Donelson, 1920.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9ZJ-NK1 : 27 July 2019), Harry Donelson, Councilmanic District 15, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-1225, sheet 62B, line 50, family 403, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 429.
  8. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2TR-KPY : 19 February 2021), Harry C Donelson and Mabel June Ruby, 1909; citing Adams, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,870,158.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88102910/mabel-june-donelson: accessed 20 April 2023), memorial page for Mabel June Ruby Donelson (19 Jun 1884–7 Nov 1919), Find A Grave: Memorial #88102910, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by KQB (contributor 47654729).
  10. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC4B-DNJ : 27 September 2017), Carl Baruth and Carrie Guthormsen, 17 Dec 1903, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing reference cn 15698, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,819,730.
  11. ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSDG-2PZM : 13 January 2020), William Watkins, 1913.
  12. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2B4-XD4 : accessed 20 April 2023), Harry C Donelson, South River, Marion, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 117, sheet 1B, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 798; FHL microfilm 1,374,811.
  13. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCZR-BB9 : accessed 9 April 2020), Harry C Donelson, Los Angeles (Districts 0501-0750), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 508, sheet 10B, line 95, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 151; FHL microfilm 2,339,886.
  14. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3RK-VQL : 24 December 2021), Harry Clarence Donelson, 1917-1918.
  15. ↑ The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. [Harry Clarence Donelson, 57, Residence Place:Los Angeles, California, Birth Date: 19 May 1885]




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