Brief Life History of Julia
Julia McDonald was born on 29 May 1858, in Ireland as the daughter of John McDonald and Sarah McDonald. She had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Frederick Vincent Weckesser. She lived in Montgomery, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 18 March 1925, in United States, at the age of 66.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- Julia Weckesser in household of Fred Weckesser, "United States Census, 1880"
- Julia Mcdonald im Eintrag für Edward Joseph Rottermann und Elizabeth Weckesser, „Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016“
- Julia Weckesser, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
Spouse and Children
1858–1932 Male
1858–1925 Female
Children (4)
1881–1971 Female
1883–1969 Male
1886–1942 Male
1893–1925 Male
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 2
1863
Age 5
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 18
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Domhnaill ‘son of Domhnall’, a name derived from the Celtic elements domno- ‘world’ + val- ‘might, rule’. Donald is an Anglicized form (via Latin) of this personal name used in Scotland, though the surname is also widespread in Ireland. The name is equivalent to Irish McDonnell and McConnell , and to Manx Cannell .
History: This is the name of the largest and most disparate of the Scottish clans (Clan Donald), associated in particular with the Hebrides and claiming descent from Domhnall mac Raghnaill mac Somhairle, who lived in the late 12th century. From that time until 1493 the head of the clan was known as Lord (or King) of the Isles. The reigns of the Lords of the Isles were always stormy, often in conflict with the kings of Scotland, and peppered with disasters. After a series of defeats in the 1480s, Eoin Mac Dhomhnaill a Ìle (John Macdonald of Islay, Earl of Ross and Lord of the Isles) forfeited his lands, his power, and his title as Lord of the Isles in 1493 to King James IV of Scotland. By then, a branch of the family had settled in the Antrim Glens in Ireland and members moved between the southern Hebrides and Ireland throughout the 16th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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