Husband Hon. John N. McDonald 1 2 3
Born: 10 Feb 1820 - Robinson Twp, Washington Co, PA 3 4
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Died: 23 May 1889 3 4
Buried: - Raccoon Cemetery, Washington Co, PA
Father: Edward McDonald (1792-1867) 5 6
Mother: Margaret Nesbit ( -1839) 2
Marriage: 29 Oct 1862 3 4
Wife Elizabeth Mary Lee 4 7 8
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Father: Maj. William Lee (1807-1888) 7 9 10
Mother: Jane Craig ( -1890) 9 10 11
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1 M Edward McDonald 3 4
Born: 11 Jan 1864 - McDonald, Washington Co, PA 3
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2 F Jane Craig McDonald 3 4
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3 F Margaret McDonald 3 4
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4 M William Lee McDonald 3 4
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5 M J. Nesbit McDonald 3 4
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General Notes: Husband - Hon. John N. McDonald
After marriage he settled on the home farm, where he thereafter resided, engaging in agricultural pursuits. For many years he was successfully engaged as a prominent breeder of Shorthorn cattle.
He served in the Pennsylvania State Legislature from Washington County, in 1853 and 1858, and held many other positions of honor, trust and responsibility, was long a representative citizen of his county and a respected resident of McDonald. In his early years of manhood, he was a Whig, but later identified himself with the Republican party and became a man of wide influence in its ranks. In addition to serving in the Legislature, he was a delegate to the Union State Convention, in 1856, and a representative delegate in 1876 and again in 1880 and once again in 1884. For many years he was a member of the board of directors of Washington and Jefferson College. He was deeply interested in schools and religious bodies and formerly was a trustee in the First Presbyterian Church at Candor, but in 1886 he became an elder in the First Presbyterian Church at McDonald.