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John Merle McDonald 1899 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 October or December 1899

Birth Location: Blanket, Texas

Death Date: 15 March 1979

Death Location: Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA

Father: Marion McDonald

Mother: Kate Fritz

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In 1899, John Merle McDonald entered the world in Blanket, Texas, born to Marion Jackson McDonald and Kate Mae Fritz. John Merle McDonald died in 1979 in Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA.

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Marion McDonald
1872 – 1955
Birth Location: MT Pleasant, Texas
MM
Kate Fritz
1875 – 1943
Birth Location: Texas, USA
KF

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 October or December 1899
    Event Place: Blanket, Texas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current, U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 985, Number: 467-20-8628; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Pecos, Texas; Roll: T625_1839; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 1018, Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Pecos; Roll: 1983577, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Comanche, Texas; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1241622, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Dawson, Texas; Roll: T624_1546; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1375559

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Comanche, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Comanche, Texas; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1241622

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Dawson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Dawson, Texas; Roll: T624_1546; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1375559

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Pecos, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Pecos, Texas; Roll: T625_1839; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 1018

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1942
    Event Place: Fort Stockton, Pecos, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 985

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Odessa, Ector, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pecos, TX
    Record Source: U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pecos, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Pecos; Roll: 1983577

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 March 1979
    Event Place: Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current, Number: 467-20-8628; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dublin, Erath County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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