Governor
Ross
McDonald
Born in Clarkesville, Habersham, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Drew McDonald
and Tenah (Thompson) McDonald
Brother of
David McDonald, Henry Key McDonald, Mary Lou (McDonald) Jarrett, Emma McDonald, William M McDonald and Bobby McDonald
Husband of
Lucy S (Ward) McDonald
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
America (McEhannon) McDonald
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Martha Elizabeth (McDonald) Knight, Francis McDonald, Victoria (McDonald) Saunders and Frank McDonald
Died
at age 74
in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 May 2020
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Biography
Governor McDonald is a part of US Black heritage.
Governor McDonald was a Georgian.
Governor was born in 1887 in Clarksville, Habersham, Georgia, USA. He was the son of Drew McDonald and Tenah Thompson.
He was recorded in the 1900 census as the 13 year old son of Drew McDonald, who was a widower by this time.[1]
Around 1903 he married America Makelhan (McElhannon),and they had three children. She passed away before the 1910 census. Governor was recorded in the 1910 census as the 28 year old widow, railroad section hand and son-in-law living with his mother-in-law Margaret and his three children all under the age of 10. [2]
He then met and married Annie Mangrum on November 6, 1910, in Hall, Georgia.[3] Nothing else is know about her at this time.
Governor was recorded in the 1920 census as the 25 year old widow, coal miner and head of household in Fairfield, Jefferson, Alabama.[4] Two of his teenage daughters, Martha (14) and Victoria McDonald (1906-1989)(13), lived with him along with a couple of boarders.
On December 27, 1922, he married Lucy S. Ward and they had one daughter together. [5]
Governor was recorded in the 1930 census as the 40 year old coal miner and head of household in Fairfield, Alabama. USA.[6]
He was also recorded in the 1940 census as the 50 year old coal miner and head of household in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.[7]
Governor pass away on April 19, 1962 in Birmingham, Alabama.[8]
Sources
- ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census, Clarksville, Habersham, Georgia; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1240202
- ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census , Gainesville, Hall, Georgia; Roll: T624_196; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1374209
- ↑ Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
- ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census, Fairfield, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T625_22; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 175
- ↑ *Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967, Ancestry.com; Film Number 001065279
- ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census, Fairfield, Jefferson, Alabama; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0207; FHL microfilm: 2339768
- ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00097; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 68-262
- ↑ Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974; FHL Film Number1908972
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