Ollie Lee McDonald, Jr.

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Died as a result of an auto accident April 2, 1974 in Whittier, California He was a graduate of Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth,Texas and was a counselor in the Los Angeles School System

Ollie married Martha VanHooser 16 Mar 1916, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas. Martha (daughter of William Frederick VanHooser and Dora Frances Eatherly) was born 26 Jul 1895, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas; died 22 Jul 1975, Long Beach, California. [Group Sheet]

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She was living with O.L. in California. They are both buried in Whittier, California

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From US Census, Tennessee 1860 William Frederick cannot be found until the 1900 Census in Texas. He farmed in the Lamar County area and did whatever else he knew how. From letters to him he was a contract farmer for a banker in the Whitewright, Texas area. He moved to live with us when I was in perhaps the 3rd grade at Sanborn School. He lived with us until his death which occurred after I was married. There was a period when he lived with a Mrs Dwight out near the Tri-State fairgrounds but this did not last because of a letter that she wrote to my aunt which caused great consternation in the household. In the 1900 US Census of Texas he and family were living in Wichita Falls. During this period until the 1920 Census they lived in Wichita County area where he was a farmer. He and Grandma Van came to Woodward in 1920 when Donald was born. Between 1920 and 1933 when he came to Amarillo, I do not know what he did. I do know that he and Vera his daughter in law did not get along. His daughter Minnie Lee was born in 1883 and died in 1889. I recall mother and dad talking about a young girl who broke her back when she fell from a tree. This could have been her. I did not know of her by name until I saw it in the ledger that was part of Isaac Jackson's possessions. I have this ledger at this time, very old and worn. A great deal of the entries for Grandpa Van denotes that they lived in Sylvan, Lamar County,Texas and he worked with his team between Blossom and Paris and Sylvan. Sylvan was a post office on Mulberry Creek in Lamar County eight miles southeast of Paris, the county seat and four miles west of Blossom Prairie the nearest railroad station. Paris was the nearest banking point. It was settled in 1867, contained three churches a district school, two steam grist mills and cotten gins. The population was 150, received mail daily; the Postmaster was J.M. West. GrandPaw Van's addiction was to Granger Roughcut Chewing Tobacco which he used as if it were chocolate candy, which Vera did not seem to appreciate. I think she thought him lazy and a sponge, which she maintained he became after Samuel got the job with the Railway Express Agency. W.F. Van Heuser is on the tax rolls Of Lamar County, Precinct 4, Texas in 1878 paying two poll taxes. In 1879 W.F. VanHooser appeared on the same county tax rolls in Precinct 3 with 2 horses/mules worth $125.00, 5 hogs worth $5.00, poll tax, ad valoream tax on value of $252.00 and had 35 dollars cash. All of this family except Minnie Lee and Mattie are buried in the family plot in Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Texas

William married Dora Frances Eatherly 3 Jan 1883, Wilson County, Tennessee. Dora (daughter of W. E. Eatherly) was born 1 Dec 1859, Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky; died 3 Aug 1923, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas. [Group Sheet]

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There are two versions of the name Etherly/Eatherly. I have not been able to locate any data on her or her Father W.E. Eatherly. He was supposedly a Doctor in Bowling Green or someother Kentucky clime. There is supposed to be some descendants of her brothers in Paris, Lamar County Texas. Based on this,most likely she and Grandpa Van were in Texas because of this relationship. Dora Frances was born in Kentucky. Her mother was from there and her father was from Tennessee. Dora was probably born when her mother was visiting the family home. As of 1996 she has not been located on any Federal Census as an Etherly.

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Broderbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #3683, Date of Import: 3 May 1997 Isaac Jackson died of yellow fever or some other cause. He died on his 6th Wedding anniversary and left three children who were taken in by their grandfather Osburn Thompson. Isaac was everything from a farmer to a saddle and harness maker. I have a book that belonged to my grandfather William Frederick. It contains a lot of scribblings done by Nancy and Eliza J. And a lot of other stuff possibly entered by he and Grandma Van.

Isaac married Nancy E. Thompson 24 Jul 1848, Wilson County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Osborn Thompson) was born 1830, Tennessee; died Between 1858 and 1924. [Group Sheet]