Hello list. Looking for information on my Great Uncle, William Donaldson. I have the following information, but am unable to determine if the named William Donaldson is my Uncle: My Great great grandfather, John Donaldson left his farm in Montgomery County, MO to his son William, who was already living on and working the farm. John died in 1880, at his home in Allen Twp., Washington Co., PA. How John came to own a farm in MO is unknown, but it is known that William and some other family members went to MO in the late 1850's. I have an obituary of a Mrs. Vida Donaldson, wife of Capt. William Donaldson. She died Nov 19, 1893. It states that she was born in Ohio, moved to PA, met and married William in 1842. It also states that he was a flatboat Captain on the Monongahela River (Which borders his fathers farm!). They moved to Pike Co., MO in 1857, then to High Hill, Montgomery Co. in 1866. The obit also states that they had 11 children, 10 still living (in 1893), 8 of them living in Montgomery Co. I also have a copy of the Will of William D Donaldson (died July 28, 1900 - aged 79), which lists the following 7 children: Lucia THURMAN Eliza J PARSONS Margaret C. WHITE (Mrs. William H. White) R,H, Donaldson J. P. Donaldson John A. Donaldson William D. Donaldson, Jr. Two other sons died prior to their father: Henry, died sept 15, 1898 Joseph M died Aug 6, 1896 Hopefully someone has more information on either the Donaldsons of the area, or the daughters (Thurman, Parsons or White surnames). I cannot determine if the above William is my uncle. I have another source which states that his wife's maiden name may have been Anna Hudson, but I have no documentation. Thanks, Mike Donaldson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------- List owner - pamonval-l@rootsweb.com - pamonval-d@rootsweb.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------- Web sites: Mon Valley Historical and Genealogy PA http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pamonval Mon Valley, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow http://www.geocities.com/mdonald318 Donaldson - Bieneman Family Web Site: http://www.my-ged.com/donldson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------