William Lamont Donaldson

Brief Life History of William Lamont

When William Lamont Donaldson was born on 9 February 1866, in Jackson Center, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Samuel Shannon Donaldson, was 47 and his mother, Minerva Dunn, was 44. He married Mary Amanda Zahniser on 5 October 1892, in Jackson Center, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Villa Grove, Saguache, Colorado, United States in 1920 and Ouray, Ouray, Colorado, United States in 1930. He died on 10 June 1956, in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Salida, Chaffee, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Lamont Donaldson
1866–1956
Mary Amanda Zahniser
1866–1935
Marriage: 5 October 1892
William Dean Donaldson
1893–1982
Stanley Shannon Donaldson
1895–1974
Emerson Willis Donaldson
1896–1918
William Lamont Donaldson Jr.
1897–
Katherine Zahniser Donaldson
1898–1919
Ruth McQueen Donaldson
1908–

Sources (26)

  • William L Donaldson in household of Samuel Donaldson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • William Lamont Donaldson, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
  • Wm.L. Donaldson, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1892"

World Events (8)

1867 · Denver Becomes a temporary capital

In 1867, Denver City becomes the Capital of the Territory of Colorado.

1870

Historical Boundaries: 1870: Saguache, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Saguache, Colorado, United States

1890 · Gold is Discovered

In 1890, Robert Miller Womack discovers a rich gold deposit along Cripple Creek, near the western slope of Pikes Peak. This would become the richest gold strike in the Rocky Mountin area.

Name Meaning

Scottish: patronymic from Donald , generally representing an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dhomhnaill (see McDonald ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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