Juliet Donaldson

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Wife Juliet Donaldson

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           Born: 10 Oct 1849 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
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           Died: 21 May 1928
         Buried:  - Nickleville Cemetery, Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA

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         Father: William Adams Donaldson (1819-1915) 1 2
         Mother: Sarah "Sally" Hall (1820-1891) 3

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General Notes: Wife - Juliet Donaldson

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Miss Juliet Donaldson departed this life at 11:00 o'clock Monday morning, May 21, 1928. Though she had been in failing health for the past few years, she was seriously ill only eight days previous to her death. Miss Donaldson was born October 10, 1849, on the farm of her maternal grand­parents, James and Biddy (White) Hall, in Rockland, and was at the time of her death well along in her 79th year. When Miss Juliet was eight years of age her parents, William Adams and Sarah (Hall) Don­aldson, came with their family to the farm of her paternal grandparents, the late Mr. and Mrs. John Donaldson, Sr. near Nickleville, and now owned and occupied by two nephews of the deceased, J. A. and A. J. Donaldson. The deceased received her education in the public school at Maple Hollow and at Edinboro State Normal School, being a graduate of the latter institution. She taught school for a number of years and in 1887, while teaching at Parkers Landing, what proved to be her last term, her mother had a fall and suffered a broken hip from which she never fully recovered. At this time, Miss Jul­iet gave up her work to care for her mother, and though she greatly desired to return to teaching, was never able to do so, as she felt she was need­ed in the home, and very patiently stood by and cared for both parents until their deaths. Following the death of her father in 1915, she sold the farm and moved into Nickleville, where she had since resided with the exception of one winter spent with Rev. and Mrs. U. L. Lyle, in Grove City. At the age of 18 years, Miss Donaldson united with the Presbyterian church here under Rev. Andrew Virtue, and was an active member of the various church organizations, especially the Missionary Society and Sabbath School, having a class of little children in the latter until her failing health and eyesight made the service too great a burden. By all who knew her she was pronounced a faithful Christian woman who walked always in the paths of right and will long be remembered for her kindly spirit and even disposition and for her long and faithful care of her aged parents. In July, 1926, her sister, Miss Elma Donaldson, who had spent 17 years in Missionary work in India, where she taught in a girls' school in Dehra Dun, resigned her work and returned to be with her sister in her declining years. By this time Miss Juliet, who had cataracts growing on both eyes, was becoming quite blind and thoroughly appreciated the care and attention so freely bestowed. The deceased was one of a family of eight children, only one of whom, her sister, Miss Elma, is left to mourn her departure, together with three nieces and nineteen nephews. Her parents and the following brothers and sisters have preceded her to the grave: Cy­rus, John, Heber and Rev. Dr. Newton Donaldson, in adult life, and Emma and James in childhood. Following a prayer in the home, services in her memory were conducted in the church at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday aft­ernoon, May 23, her cousin, Rev. U. L. Lyle, delivering the sermon. The service was in charge of her pastor, Rev. Charles I. Steffey, who read the Scripture and offered the final prayer. Rev. Oliver E. Nickle, of Seneca, a life-long friend of the deceased, of­fered prayer and a few very approp­riate remarks. The church choir ren­dered two old hymns, "How Firm a Foundation, Ye Saints of the Lord," and "Asleep in Jesus." The floral of­ferings were beautiful, one being from the Presbyterian church, of which she was so long a member. Interment was made in the Donaldson lot in the Nickleville cemetery, with William, Homer, Austin and Archie Donald­son, Seth Cox and Lloyd Rumberger bearing the pall.

1 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1114.

2 Winston Donaldson, Donaldson Family History (Franklin, PA: Privately published), Pg 6.

3 Winston Donaldson, Donaldson Family History (Franklin, PA: Privately published).