Family Group of
Anguish McDonald** b ca 1774 - 84 Scotland d ca 1828? (possibly Macon CO, NC?)
occupation - farmer

m ca 1815 SC TO
Sarah "Sally" Blythe** b ca 1800 Buncombe CO, NC d 1887 Cherokee CO, NC
"A Kerchief and a Corncob Pipe," the story of Sarah (Blythe) McDonald, by Sandra (Nipper) Ratledge
dau of Jonathan & Annie (Barnes or Shoop) Blythe* of Valley River, Cherokee CO, NC

issue:
1(M) Jonathan A. McDonald b 28 Apr 1816 Habersham CO, GA d 18 Feb 1900 Cherokee CO, NC buried Hanging Dog Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherokee CO, NC
m (1) 7 Oct 1838 Cherokee CO, NC TO
Harriet M. Davidson b 1822 d

m (2) TO ca 1859?
Catherine "Catie" (Taylor) Panther, widow of Felix Panther b 2 Mar 1823 d 1 Nov 1915 Cherokee CO, NC death certificate buried Ogreeta Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherokee CO, NC

2(F) Sarah "Sallie" McDonald b 29 Aug 1819 Macon CO, NC d 26 Dec 1901 Cherokee CO, NC buried Hanging Dog Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherokee CO, NC
m (unknown / no records found)

3(M) James "Jim" Lewis McDonald*** b 11 Aug 1821 Macon CO, NC d 26 Nov 1916 Cherokee CO, NC buried Hanging Dog Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherokee CO, NC
m 9 Apr 1840 Macon CO, NC TO
Jemima "Mima" Lavina Deaton*** b17 Dec 1822 Yancy CO, NC d 13 Sep 1903 Cherokee CO, NC buried Hanging Dog Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherokee CO, NC

4(M) David William "Bill" McDonald+ + + b 15 Nov 1825 Macon CO, NC d 5 Aug 1893 McMinn CO, TN buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
m 1 May 1849 Eastport, Washington CO, ME TO
Rachel Mariah McNeil+ + + b 18 Apr 1825 Eastport, Washington CO, ME d 7 Jan 1900 McMinn CO, TN buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN

5(M) Jephthah "Jep" Marion McDonald b 1830 Macon CO, NC d 13 Dec 1864 of smallpox at Camp Douglas, Chicago, IL, Union prison camp, buried in Confederate section of Oakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
military service - Pvt. Company A, 29th NC Regiment, CSA
m never

*great-great-great-great-great-grandparents &
**great-great-great-great-grandparents &
***maternal great-great-great-grandparents &
+ + + paternal great-great-great-grandparents of Sandra (Nipper) Ratledge

Homespun
Graphics
by
Sandra Ratledge

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