Emma Estelle (Roberson) McDonald (abt. 1885 - 1978)

Born about 30 May 1885 in Comanche County, Texas

Ancestors

Wife of Sherwood McDonald — married 17 Nov 1901 in Comanche, Comanche, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Feb 1978 at about age 92 in Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas

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Biography

Emma Estelle "Essie" Roberson was born 30 May 1885^[1] in Comanche,^[1] Comanche County, Texas. She was the daughter of James Alexander Roberson^[1] and his wife Viola Azeltine Lane.^[1]

Essie married Sherwood McDonald.^[1][2]

Sherwood and Essie had several children, including:

• Grady Lawrence McDonald,^[2] born 26 Jun 1912 ^[2] in Comanche, Texas.^[2]

In March 1958 they were living in Comanche, Comanche County, Texas when Sherwood became ill with liver cancer.^[3] Essie was widowed four weeks later and was the informant on his death on 12 Apr 1958.^[3] She buried Sherwood at Oakwood Cemetery^[4] in Comanche, Comanche County, Texas.

Essie passed away 14 Feb 1978^[1][4] and was buried with Sherwood at Oakwood Cemetery.^[1][4]

Headstone inscription:^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Find A Grave: Memorial #80338711 for Emma Estelle Roberson McDonald (30 May 1885–14 Feb 1978), Oakwood Cemetery, Comanche, Comanche County, Texas, USA. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80338711). Memorial created by Russ Davies and maintained by Carolyn Lane Lewis (contributor 47043098). Accessed 02 December 2017.

   name: Emma Estelle Roberson McDonald

   born: 30 May 1885 in Comanche, Comanche County, Texas, USA

   died: 14 Feb 1978 in Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas, USA (aged 92)

   burial plot: East Section F2

   father: James Alexander Roberson (1849–1936)

   mother: Viola Azeltine (Lane) Roberson (1858–1934)

   spouse: Sherwood McDonald (1880–1958), married 1901

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} 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

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Sherwood Mcdonald death certificate, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3QM-L17 : 20 February 2021), Sherwood Mcdonald, 12 Apr 1958; citing certificate number 20384, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,115,348. Accessed 12 Sep 2022.

   name: Sherwood McDonald

   died: 12 Apr 1958 at 8:57 p.m. at Medical Arts Hospital, Dallas, Dallas County (stay: 4 weeks)

   residence: box 134, Comanche, Comanche County, Texas

   description: male, white, married, occupation cotton merchant, self employed in cotton industry

   born: 13 Apr 180 in Texas

   father: Thomas A. McDonald

   mother: Mell Stanton

   informant: Emma McDonald

   cause: metastatic adnocarcinoma of liver (liver biopsy), about 3 months

   other conditions: epididymitis

   medical attendance: 17 Mar 198 to 12 Apr 1958 by Cecil O. Patterson M.D.

   funeral director: Sparkman Brand Inc.

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Personal recollection of events witnessed by Delinda (McDonald) Richman, as remembered 14 Jan 2021.

• "Texas, Comanche County Records, 1858-1955", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQ2-71LF : 29 November 2018), Sherwood McDonald and Essie Roberson, 1901.

See also:

• FamilySearch ID no. LVZK-24W: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVZK-24W