I have Donaldson to Dollison/Dallison James Donaldson 1725 Glasgow, 1785 Union Twp, Fayette Co. Pa. Alaexander Donaldson 1765 Union Twp, Fayette Co, Pa; died 1805 Green Co, PA Alexander was disturbed by a high profile murder trial of a Donaldson in Monongalia Co, [W]VA. He changed his last name to Dollison/Dallison. His children adoped one of the two spellings which continue to this time. Juhling McClung At 07:58 PM 3/10/01 EST, you wrote: >Does anyone have a connection to this line of Donaldson's or to a Rev. >Alexander Donaldson D.D. who was the founder and principle of Elder Ridge >Academy of Indiana County, PA. He wrote a book on this line called the >Donaldson Family and Its connections. Alexander lived in the late 1800s (He >was principle from 1847-1885) > The John J. Donaldson mentioned below is supposed to be the son of a >John Barr Donaldson who's father was Isaac and his father was named Isaac C. >who's father was a Jacob but I have not received all the information on this >part yet. > >Thanks >Tammy > >1. JOHN J. DONALDSON was born October 21, 1851, in Pennsylvania, and died >November 24, 1928, in Sharon, PA. He married CLARA MORTON 1872 in >Pennsylvania, daughter of JOHN MORTON and DENCY (This could be a misspelling >was found in a transcribed Census). She was born November 22, 1855, in >Pennsylvania, and died February 04, 1922, in Sharon, PA. >Children of JOHN DONALDSON and CLARA MORTON are: > i. ALFRED BENJAMIN DONALDSON, b. Abt. 1873, Sharon, PA; d. August 24, >1907, Youngstown, Mahoning County, OH. > ii. FRED J. DONALDSON, b. November 1887, Sharon, PA; d. June 01, 1957, >Sharon, PA. > iii. MILO JACKSON DONALDSON, b. Abt. 1877. > iv. WILLIAM DONALDSON, b. Abt. 1879; m. ELLEN; b. Abt. 1883, England. > v. ROY C. DONALDSON, b. December 1880. > vi. CLYDE DONALDSON, b. Abt. 1886; m. ETHEL; b. 1890. > vii. JANE DONALDSON, b. July 27, 1889; d. August 21, 1972. > viii. KATIE DONALDSON, b. 1889; d. 1896. > ix. HATTIE DONALDSON, b. June 13, 1892, Sharon, Mercer County, PA; d. >February 01, 1947, Youngstown, Mahoning County, OH; m. WILLIAM M. BURT, April >03, 1911, Sharon, Mercer County, PA; b. July 11, 1891. > x. MIRTIE MAY DONALDSON, b. 1872. > xi. EFFA DONALDSON, b. 1876. > xii. BLANCHE DONALDSON, b. July 1882. >Generation No. 2 >2. ALFRED BENJAMIN DONALDSON (JOHN J.) was born Abt. 1873 in Sharon, PA, and >died August 24, 1907 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, OH. He married EVA >HOPES July 02, 1898 in Hubbard, Trumbull County, Ohio, daughter of JAMES >HOPES and MARY J.. She was born Abt. 1880. >Child of ALFRED DONALDSON and EVA HOPES is: >5. i. RAYMOND MORTON DONALDSON, b. April 15, 1903, Mahoningtown, >Lawrence County, PA; d. August 10, 1958, Youngstown, OH. >3. FRED J. DONALDSON (JOHN J.) was born November 1886 in Sharon, PA, and >died June 01, 1957 in Sharon, PA. He married MARY A DAVIES.. She was born >June 26, 1887 in Pennsylvania, and died May 02, 1938 in Sharon, PA. >Child of FRED DONALDSON and MARY A. DAVIES is: > i. DAVID DONALDSON, b. 1908. >4. MILO JACKSON DONALDSON (JOHN J.) was born Abt. 1877. He married MYRTLE >GRACE ?. She was born Abt. 1880. >Child of MILO DONALDSON and MYRTLE ? is: > i. GERALD TRIBBY DONALDSON, b. Abt. 1902. >Generation No. 3 > > > > > >==== DONALDSON Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > >