of Iowa · from Centre County, Pennsylvania · documented from the public record
The family in the record
William O. Mcdonald b. 1857
parentsDr. John G. McDonald
William O. Mcdonald⚭ Emma E. McFadden
childrenGeorge W. McDonald
Source: Biographical and historical record of Ringgold and Union counties, Iowa
Their story
What the record says
Born March 1, 1857.
Proprietor of the Cromwell Mills at Cromwell, Union County.
Self-made man.
Came with parents to Iowa in 1865, locating at Albia, Monroe County.
Learned the miller's trade with Edwards Brothers, staying nine years.
A miller since age 17.
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