Bob Francis wrote: > > Fellow researchers, > > Does anyone have information on the McDonalds of Hartford township? Thanks to Kevin Williams for posting the 1900 Gazette area Plat! The McDonalds on this plat, Gertie and C. M., are of particular interest to me. > > Bob Francis > > -- > Visit my "Root & Branch" web site at: http://www.shawhan.com/ > > I have joined a free Genealogy web site titled GenCircles. It looks above-board and has some great features other free genealogy sites lack. Check it out at: Bob, I ran across the name McDonald on the 1900 census. It is part of Ancestrys images and some is hard to make out. Here is what I think it says: Number of dwelling: 77 Jesse McDonald- Head of H./ W/M born May, 1879; age 21; married 4 years; born in MO; both parents born in MO; Occup. Farmer; can read/write/speak english; owns property/no mortgage; Farm (not house) Gertie - Wife W/F; born Nov, 1878; age 21; m'd 4 years, mother of 3 children; 2 living; born in MO; both parents b. MO; can read/write/sp. eng. Bessie - daughter w/f born Dec, 1897; age 3, single; b. MO Jesse - son w/m born May, 1900; age ? months; single; b. MO William - nephew w/m born Sept. 1887; age 12; single, b. MO; at school This is taken from Hartford Township. Supervisors Dist. 9, Enumeration Dist 90, Sheet 4. Dated June 8th and 9th, 1900 by John T. Smith, Enumerator. Next dwelling, 78, shows the John Hobbs family. Wife shows Sarah, 12 children, 10 living and listed from ages 1 to 23. Dwelling 79 shows James Vineyard. It lists James where the last name usually is so I don't know if it was an error or not. Wife is hard to make out. Rocna?? shows 5 children, 4 living. Lists 3, Ellen, Bessie, Wallis(?). His parents from KY and hers from NC and VA. Others on the page is Edmond Carter, John Gibbs, John Slick(?), Mike Lemolis(?) and their families. Hope this helps someone. Chuck McCardie -- The older I get, the better I was!