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Benjamin Cornelius McDonald 1929 – 1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 17, 1929

Birth Location: Vanderburgh Co., IN

Death Date: May 6, 1973

Death Location: Hendricks Co, IN

Father: Benjamin McDonald

Mother: Sarah Jordan

Spouse(s): Marlene Fawcett

Children(s): Susan Steward, Janice Smith, Terri Hauk, Jon McDonald

Benjamin Cornelius McDonald Jr. was born in 1929 in Vanderburgh Co., IN, the child of Benjamin Cornelius McDonald and Sarah Lee Jordan. Benjamin Cornelius McDonald Jr. later married Marlene Faye Fawcett, and together they raised children including Susan Steward, Janice Smith, Terri Hauk and Jon R McDonald. In 1973, Benjamin Cornelius McDonald Jr. passed away in Hendricks Co, IN.

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Parents

Benjamin McDonald
1905 – 1970
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
BM
Sarah Jordan
1908 – 1994
Birth Location: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Marlene Fawcett
1932 –
Birth Location: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
MF

Children(s)

Susan Steward
Birth Location: –
SS
Janice Smith
Birth Location: –
JS
Terri Hauk
Birth Location: –
TH
Jon McDonald
Birth Location: –
JM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Feb 17, 1929
    Event Place: Vanderburgh Co., IN
    Record Source: Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1973; Roll: 08

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1956
    Event Place: Evansville, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1958
    Event Place: Evansville, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1960
    Event Place: Evansville, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: May 6, 1973
    Event Place: Hendricks Co, IN
    Record Source: Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1973; Roll: 08

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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