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John Robert Donald DOB: 07/27/1927, DOD: 12/22/1980 Born: Carthage, Texas |
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Rufus H Donald DOB: ~1820 DOD: After 1880 Interred: Possibly Antioch Cemetery, Carthage Texas Born: 1880 Census & Death Certificate of John B Donald Jr says Mississippi, 1860 Census says Florida, 1850 Census says Alabama Father: Elijah Donald Spouse: Sarah Ables DOB: ~1827 DOD: ? Mother: Malinda Jones Deals Married: 02/05/1855 Attala County, Mississippi Rufus appears as a Farmer in Henry County Mississippi in 1850 with 20 Improved Acres of Land and $100 value in personal property. In 1860 he appears in Canton in Madison County, Mississippi and is the owner of one 38 year old female and one 18 year old male slave and has a personal property value that has increased to $3900 with Real Estate worth $1700. Some of this value is likely a result of inheritance from his father and mother’s estate as the sale of his interest in the estate of mother Malinda Deal to his brother Thomas J Donald is recorded in Attala County on 01/31/1859. His interest was valued at $1200 at that time. Rufus did serve in the civil war as a Confederate Soldier in the 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry and the 40th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. Details of the record of these units are included on the documentation link at the bottom of this page. After the war Rufus appears on the 1880 Census in Little River, Arkansas listed as a Farmer at age 60. There is a marker that is possibly a memorial stone for Rufus in the Antioch Cemetery in Panola County, Texas. We do not know at this time if he died in Texas or perhaps passed away and was buried in Arkansas before John B Donald Sr came to Texas . We do know for certain that there is a marker for him in Antioch Cemetery in Panola County, Texas. |
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Elijah Donald DOB: ~1790 DOD: After 1845 in Florida Interred: Unknown Born: South Carolina ?? Father: Simon Donald Spouse: Malinda Jones Deal Mother: Tabitha ?? Married: ~1813 Sumter SC Children: Thomas J Donald DOB: 12/10/1816 Georgia Simon E DOB ~1838 Tabitha DOB 02/11/18 Alabama Martha DOB 01/08/1838 Rufus DOB ~1820 Martha Malinda DOB 09/13/1842, Florida Sarah DOB ~1824 Alabama Fatima Ursla DOB 09/18/1845 Francis DOB 1828 Mary DOB ~1830 Elijah appears on the 1820 Wilcox County Alabama Census with a household of 1 male under 21, one 1 over 21, one female under 21 and one female over 21. In 1830 in Jackson County Florida the family has grown significantly. Details can be seen on the documentation link listed at the bottom of this page. These early records indicate that what property was farmed was producing cotton. We do not know certainly where Elijah passed away or is buried but some details of the increase of his personal wealth can be seen in the details of the settling of the estate of his wife Malinda Jones Deal. |
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