Mary Viola McDonald

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 19 Jan 1920, Oakchay, Covington Co, Mississippi
• Census: 8 Apr 1930, Issaquena Co, Mississippi
• Other-Begin: 8 Jul 1970, Odessa, Texas; letter

Notes:

Census:
19 Jan 1920 Oakchay, Covington Co, Mississippi
W H Mcdonald 50 1870 TN AL AL
M A Mcdonald 43 1877 MS MS MS
Grover Mcdonald 24 1896 MS MS MS
Ollie Mcdonald 23 1897 MS MS MS
Dervey Mcdonald 16 1904 MS MS MS
Lenorad Mcdonald 14 1906 MS
Nonie Mcdonald 12 1908 MS
Susie Mcdonald 9 1911 MS
Homer Mcdonald 7 1913 MS
Hilda Mcdonald 5 1915 MS
Henry Mcdonald 3 1917 MS
Chester Mcdonald 1 1919 MS

next door:
McDonald R.T. (Robert, son) self 19 1901 MS MS MS
Annobree wife 16 1904 MS MS MS
Esther daughter 1 1919 MS

next door:
Lee J.C. self 28 1892 MS MS MS
Viola wife (McDonald, dau) 25 1895
Berline son 5 1915 MS
Lelon son 3 1917 MS
Veldon son 1 1919 MS
Lee, Ollie sister 16 1904 MS
Collins, Maude sister widowed 34 1886 MS
Collins, Laron nephew 7 1913 MS


Census:
8 APR 1930 Issaquena Co, MS

William H Mcdonald 60 1870 Tennessee Alabama Alabama farmer
m at age 22
Margaret A Mcdonald 53 1877 m at age 16 MS MS MO
Nona M Mcdonald 20 1910 MS
Homer C Mcdonald 17 1913 MS
Hilda Mcdonald 15 1915 MS
Harvey Mcdonald 13 1917 MS
Leah Mcdonald 9 1921 MS

next door: (son)
McDonald, Leonard 24 1906 m age 23 MS
Bessie wife 17 1913 m age 16 MS MS MS
Cybil P. dau 6/12 1929 MS

next door: (Dau)
Viola Lee head 36 1894 MS wd m age 18 MS TN MS
Burton son 15 1915 MS
Leland son 13 1917 MS
Velden L. son 11 1919 MS
Jewel dau 10 1920 MS
Hays son 7 1923 MS
Ruby dau 4 1926 MS

next door: (son)
McDonald, Drewry head 27 1903 m age 23 MS MO MS
Inez wife 24 1906 m age 20 MS MS MS
Farris E. son 1926 MS
Ivory C son 1 1929 MS
Grantham, Ella mother-in-law 52 1878 MS

next door:
Meadows, Hiram 40 1890 m age 21 MS MS MS
Ethel 33 1897 MS (a daughter) m age 14 MS MS MS
Oleta dau 18 1912 MS
Leola dau 16 1914 MS
James W. 14 1916 MS
Luella dau 11 1919 MS
Aquilla D. son 9 1921 MS
Helen dau 7 1923 MS
Henry son 4 1926 MS

next door: (son)
McDonald,William G. 34 1896 m age 26 MS TN MS
Connie wife 24 1906 m age 16 MS USA MS
Irene dau 6 1924 MS
William G. son 5 1925 MS
Hubert R. 4 1926 MS
Burtis son 3 1927 MS
Helen dau 1 1929 MS


Other-Begin:
Odessa, Texas, July 8, 1970

Dear Mrs. George A. Rudisill,
Thank you for the prompt reply. I was so happy & glad to here from (you) and thanks for the wonderful messages you have sent me. As I read through all these it brings memories back too - as I remember so much about my Dear Grandmother. Id her so very much. She did not get to visit us much. Dad & Mother took us children to visit with her and oh it was such a joy.
Grandmother was such a sweet nice person. She had many friends I remember Grandpa sitting on the porch smoking his pipe after he eat dinner or putting a chair on the floor with a pillow to rest. Grandmother was so nice and sweet to Grannyndpa's mother, most people say Aunt Easter. I remember seeing her 3 daughters, Aunt Laura - Aunt Liza and Aunt Mary Ann - Aunt Liza married Lewis Davis in Covington Co, - I believe at Seminary, Miss. Aunt Laura married a Best. Aunt Mary Ann married Harbard Sanderson.
Granny was visiting in Aunt Mary Ann's Home for a few days when Grandmother Margaret Ann died. Granny loved Grandmother very much. She said when they told her of Grandmother's death "the best friend I ever had was gone" - that was true.
Grandmother's funeral was held over for six months - why, I don't remember - they buried her and then in six months the funeral was peached at Hollis Creek Baptist Church & buried in the semanary (cemetery) there. Poor dear Granny was so gd when my mother went to leave. She cryed and sang a fairwell song I believe the title of the song was "They say, Dear Friend, that we must part, it draws like cords around my heart." It was such a beautiful song.
I did not get to see Granny again. She lived with Uncle Robert and Aunt Lula and Grandad then. I don't think Uncle Robert's wife was good to Granny Easter. She took many hard falls, and my mother said she would fall and could not get up ould call for Grandmother altho she was dead. My mother tried to get her but Granddad would not give his consent - he had her so long, as in one of Grandma's letters she said 29 years.
I remember the spring she mentioned it was across the road that is front of the home back of the Garden. It was such clear cool watter we children would help bring watter to the house tho sometime I don't remember Grandpa and the boys putg well in the front yard it had a shelter over it. Once Grandmother sent me to fetch some watter from the well and the Pully came louse (loose) and almost pull me in the well. Grandmother would tie her milk pails to the rope and let the milk in the well and it was nice & cool.
I have written to my Brother and his wife to see about having reprints of Grandmother and Granddad. I know they have enlarged pictures of them but I think they have a 8x10 which I ask if I could get a reprint of them if it could be done.
I written to Mr. Meyer I have not heard from him. What I am interested in is would be my great-grandparents. Grandmother's Dad and Grand Dads family back as far as I can get them it will be appreciated very much.
Forgive writing and spelling. I am 75 years old 4th of last April - not old if my health was better. Please write me again.
Sincerely yours,
Mary Viola Lee.

Mary married Joseph Claude Lee in 1912 in Mississippi. Joseph was born on 4 Feb 1892 in Hattiesburg, Forrest Co, Mississippi; died on 18 Feb 1927 in Petal, Forrest Co, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]