Posted in 1931 to 1960

Traveling to the Heartland

The photo of you, Bitsy and Lynn with Grandmother McDonald must have been taken when Mom took you youngest to Missouri. I was left at…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930 1931 to 1960

Gracie McDonald

Our maternal grandmother: Grace Mabel Anne Hendrix McDonald. I noticed several of the photos I’m about to post were uploaded to Ancestry by Bitsy in…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930 1931 to 1960

Emery Herman McDonald

I have discovered some additional information about our grandfather McDonald. This will fill in some blanks but also raises more questions. Emery married Gracie on…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930 1931 to 1960

Researching Ancestry dot com

I received a Bredimus Family Tree created on the website, Ancestry dot com. The tree was incomplete. It is a paid site and I am…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930 1931 to 1960

Were Our Ancestors McDonald or McDannald?

Actually, both spellings were used. In some cases our family name was McDannald. See the attached 1930 census and the zoom to the lines for…

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Posted in 1961 to Present

Elsie Bredimus and Siblings

I haven’t seen this photo in many, many years. Thank you so much for sharing it. It is the only photo I have of Leon,…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930 1931 to 1960

Grandfather McDonald (Emory)

It is a good idea to ask family questions before the older siblings memories fade. Grandfather McDonald (Emory) died when I was very young. He…

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