William "Bill" James McDonald b 30 Mar 1866 Morganton, Loudon CO, TN d 15 Oct 1950 McMinn CO, TN buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
photo of Uncle Bill McDonald and family at Aunt Preshie's funeral
Uncle Bill McDonald's Cherokee Indian claim application
Uncle Bill McDonald's letters
son of David William McDonald* & Rachel Mariah McNeil / McNeal* of Eastport, ME, then Franklin, NC, then Attalla, AL, & finally Fiketon, (now Clearwater Community), McMinn CO, TN

m 21 Nov 1894 by J. E. Culvahouse, MG McMinn CO, TN TO
Preshia "Preshie" Emeline Hughes b 11 Mar 1877 McMinn CO, TN d 28 Jun 1939 McMinn CO, TN buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
dau of George Hughes & Sarah Bohannon of Clearwater Community, McMinn CO, TN

issue:
1(M) Canerse Edwin McDonald b 14 Aug 1895 McMinn CO, TN d 28 Apr 1974 buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
m 12 Sep 1915 McMinn CO, TN TO
Stella Emeline Wade b 28 Nov 1894 McMinn CO, TN d 20 Oct 1978 buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN

2(F) Sarah Mariah McDonald b 8 Dec 1898 McMinn CO, TN d 31 May 1980 buried New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
m before 1920 TO
Fletcher J. Melton b 14 May 1897 d 7 Nov 1957 buried New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
photo of Fletcher Melton

3(M) William Miles "Dake" McDonald b 1 Sep 1901 McMinn CO, TN d 24 Sep 1976 buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
m TO
Effie Wattenbarger b 5 Dec 1907 d 16 Feb 1993 buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN

4(M) James "Jim" Philmon b 21 Mar 1904 McMinn CO, TN d 30 Jan 1994 Athens, McMinn CO, TN buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
photo of Jim McDonald at John & Ide (Tucker) Patterson's 50th wedding anniversary
m 20 Jan 1929 TO
Rady Irene Elrod b 30 Jan 1913 McCaysville, GA d 2 Oct 1990 Decatur, Meigs CO, TN buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
photo of Cousin Jim & Irene McDonald

5(F) Lucy Ann McDonald b 28 Jul 1908 McMinn CO, TN d 17 Oct 1967 buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
m TO
Earl Franklin Elrod b 3 Jul 1907 McCaysville, GA d Apr 1989
[NOTE: Earl Elrod is a bro to Irene (Elrod) McDonald above.]

I will always be grateful to my father, Tommy Nipper, and my great-grandmother, Bessie (Tucker) McKeehan, who shared so many stories and memories and helped me all they could with the family tree. Also, I appreciate the stories and help from Aunt Harriet (McKeehan) Wyatt, Cousin Floyd Hughes, and Cousin Jim McDonald above, all now deceased. Thanks also to Rev. Glen Patterson for help with the Elrod connections. His mother was a sister to Irene and Earl Elrod above.

* paternal great-great-great-grandparents of Sandra (Nipper) Ratledge

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Sandra Ratledge All you kinfolks, put some mail in that old box!