On May 14, 2018 I received a message on Ancestry from Mary Atchison, our DNA came up as a match. She had grown up on the east coast and did not know much about her extended family. Mary's grandfather was William Douglas Donaldson the brother to Sarah Melissa Donaldson my grandmother. We are 2nd generation cousins.
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| Temple and William in a coal mine |
William Douglas Donaldson Sr. Married Mary Mathilda (Tillie) Ess and they had one daughter Velda. After Tillie passed away William married Alpha Mae Hughes Wilkenson and they had six children. Kenneth Edward, Nancy Isabelle, John Wilbur, Lula Mae,William Douglas, and Alice Lourine.
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Velda Donaldson back left, and Kenneth Donaldson front centre.
Aunt Mae and Aunt Violetta back centre, Uncle Preston back right and Uncle Lee front right. |
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Back Left: Kenneth, Velda, Nancy (Isabel), John (Wilbur).
Front Left: LulaMae, William, Alice (Lorrine). |
Mary's father William left Illinois when he was young after his brother Kenneth was killed in a coal mine accident. He did not want to work in the mines so he joined the merchant marines, then the navy. He became a Boston police officer, retired in the 1980's and moved to Florida.
In January 2019 I was able to meet Mary, her husband Don, and son Chris, in person in Fort Lauderdale on our way to a Caribbean cruise. They drove down from Jacksonville to meet Evelyn and I.
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Mary Atchinson and Myself
Thank you for joining my search!
Dennis
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