Grady Lawrence McDonald (1912 - 1995)

Born 26 Jun 1912 in Comanche, Comanche, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 May 1995 at age 82 in San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United States

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Biography

Grady Lawrence McDonald was born 26 Jun 1912^[1] in Comanche,^[1] Comanche County, Texas, USA. He was the son of Sherwood McDonald^[1] (33) and Emma Estelle "Essie" Roberson^[1] (27). ^[2] His older siblings were:

1. Aubrey Henry McDonald
2. Thelma Faye McDonald
3. William Lester McDonald
4. James Veston McDonald

1916, his sister Naomi Ruth McDonald was born.

1924, his sister Emma Louise McDonald was born.

1930, Grady McDonald (17) lived in Comanche with his father Sherwood (49), mother E Estelle (44), brother Veston (20), sister Velma R (14), sister Emma L (6), sister Thelma F Cunningham (25), and nephew James T Cunningham (<1). ^[3]

On 28 Aug 1938, G L McDonald married Myldred Kay Martin in Erath, Texas. ^{[4] [5]}

1940, Grady L McDonald (27) lived in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas with his wife Myldred (20). ^[6]

On 27 May 1995,^[1] Grady Lawrence McDonald (82) died in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA. He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Comanche, Comanche County, Texas, USA. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Grady Lawrence McDonald in the Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/43658433:60901). Accessed 16 Sep 2022.

   name: Grady Lawrence McDonald

   description: male, white

   born: 26 Jun 1912 in Comanche Com, Texas

   died: 27 May 1995

   father: Sherwood McDonald

   mother: Essie Roberson

   SSN: 457037802

   notes:

   Jan 1937: Name listed as GRADY LAWRENCE MCDONALD;

   06 Jun 1995: Name listed as GRADY L MCDONALD

2. ↑ "Texas, Comanche County Records, 1858-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGN4-LJ8C : 8 December 2017), Grady Lawrence McDonald, 26 Jun 1912; citing Birth, 26 Jun 1912, Comanche, Comanche, Texas, United States, Comanche County Clerk, Texas.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CWHC-53Z : accessed 21 August 2019), Grady Mcdonald in household of Sherwood Mcdonald, Comanche, Comanche, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 13B, line 76, family 381, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2311; FHL microfilm 2,342,045.
4. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8R-9WP5 : 10 December 2017), G. L. Mcdonald and Myldred Kay Martin, 28 Aug 1938; citing Marriage, citing Erath, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,845,918.
5. ↑ "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F612-VMN : 11 February 2018), G.L. Mcdonald and Myldred Kay Martin, 28 Aug 1938; citing Erath County, Texas, , reference p159; FHL microfilm 1,845,918.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWNB-M4F : 29 July 2019), Grady L Mcdonald, Ward 3, Brownwood, Justice Precinct 1, Brown, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 25-8, sheet 10A, line 10, family 225, 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 3994.
7. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J12N-GJ9 : 19 May 2014), Grady L Mcdonald, 27 May 1995; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
8. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ8L-CVP : 24 May 2014), Grady Mcdonald, 27 May 1995; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number , Tom Green, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
9. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVGT-4X9 : 5 December 2014), Grady Mcdonald, Tom Green, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #80338687 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 August 2019), memorial page for Grady Lawrence McDonald (26 Jun 1912–27 May 1995), Find A Grave Memorial no. 80338687, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Comanche, Comanche County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Russ Davies (contributor 47173766) .

• Personal recollection of events witnessed by Delinda (McDonald) Richman as remembered 14 Jan 2021.
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