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Robert Graham McDonald

Birth	:	4 Jan 1833 County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Death	:	4 May 1904 Bremer County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Greenwood Cemetery, Orangeville, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate	:	43.9121500, -80.1323500
Description	:	ROBERT. G. MCDONALD When Robert G. McDonald died upon his farm in May, 1904, Bremer county lost one of the men who had been active in inaugu-rating and shaping the course of agricultural development in this part of Iowa and who from pioneer times until his death remained an active force in progress and advancement. He was born in Country Antrim, Ireland, of Scotch parentage, January 4, 1833, and was reared upon his fathers farm in that country. He came to America before he was eighteen years of age and after spending one year in New York moved to Racine... Read More	ROBERT. G. MCDONALD When Robert G. McDonald died upon his farm in May, 1904, Bremer county lost one of the men who had been active in inaugu-rating and shaping the course of agricultural development in this part of Iowa and who from pioneer times until his death remained an active force in progress and advancement. He was born in Country Antrim, Ireland, of Scotch parentage, January 4, 1833, and was reared upon his fathers farm in that country. He came to America before he was eighteen years of age and after spending one year in New York moved to Racine county, Wisconsin, where he resided for a similar period of time. He was afterward for three years and a half in the south, at the end of which time he moved again to Racine county, Wisconsin, where he spend another year. In October, 1855, he landed in Bremer county, Iowa, and was numbered among the first settlers in Douglas township, where he purchased two hundred and forty acres on section I. He faced the hardships of pioneer conditions and with characteristic energy carried forward the work of improving and developing his homestead, adding to the original tract until he became finally one of the largest landholders in this locality, owning eleven hundred and twenty acres of land. He made his home successively on different tracts, building up and improving a number of farms and in this way contributing materially to the development of the township. In Racine, Wisconsin, February 14, 1855, Mr. McDonald was united in Marriage to Miss Ann McDonald, a Native of Ireland, of Scotch decent. They became the parents of twelve children: John W., of Alpena, South Dakota; Samuel, who resides in Oklahoma; James H., living in Douglas township; David, who died in Douglas township in 1909; Mary Ann, the wife of F.E. Olney, of Powell, South Dakota; Margaret E., who married Lyman Ulley, of New Hampton, Iowa; Agnes, deceased; Sarah E.; the wife of Thomas Alcock, of Douglas township; Robert, who lives in Frederika; Julia, who makes her home with her brother Robert; Emily, the wife of C. M. Caswell, of Chickasaw county, Iowa; and Lydia, who married Harry McConkey, of Frederika township. Mrs. McDonald passed away on the farm in Douglas township October 1, 1881. Robert G. McDonald lived for 49 years in Douglas township and witnessed practically the entire development of this locality. The years brought him success and prominence and substantial fortune and his upright and honorable character gained him many friends, so that his death was felt as a distinct loss to Bremer county in the ranks of her worthy and useful citizens. HISTORY OF Bremer county Iowa VOLUME. II CHICAGO THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1914 Pages 1014 - 1017 Bremer County Section: "R. G. McDonald, a native of county Antrim, Ireland, was born January 4, 1833, and there his life was passed on a farm until he was eighteen years of age. At this period he emigrated to America, and landing in New York State, worked there one year, and then moved westward, locating at Racine, Wisconsin, where he remained one year. He then went south, remaining there one and one-half years, when he returned to Racine, where he passed another year. In October, 1855, he came to this township (Douglas Township), and in company with a cousin, whose name also was Robert McDonald, purchased 240 acres of land on section 1. Shortly after, his cousin moved to Minnesota, and the subject of this sketch bought a part of his land. . Mr. McDonald is one of the oldest living settlers of this town. He came here a poor man, and has, by persevering toil and good management, acquired a competence. He, with his four sons, are the possessors of eleven hundred acres of excellent land. The farm is located on sections 1, 2, 11 and 12, and is drained and watered by the Wapsipinicon river, which runs through it, and which is skirted with timber in abundant supply for fuel. . He was married in Racine, Wisconsin, February 14, 1855, to Miss Ann McDonald, a native of his own county. She came to America with her parents at the age of three, and grew to womanhod in Racine. They were the parents of twelve children, eleven of whom are living. Mrs. McDonald died at their home, October 1, 1881. The children are all living at home with the exception of the eldest son, who is married and lives on an adjoining farm. The children were born as follows: John William, born March 24, 1856; Samuel, March 3, 1858; David, January 29, 1862; Mary Ann, April 20, 1864; Margaret E., January 24, 1866; Agnes in 1868; Sarah Elizabeth, October 1, 1870; Robert, March 29, 1873; Julia, July 23, 1875; Emily, July 4, 1877; Liddie, September 21, 1879. Book: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa 1883 (Union Publishing Company, Springfield, IL).

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Robert Graham McDonald's memorial is located at: Greenwood Cemetery, Orangeville, Dufferin County, Canada.
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Robert Graham McDonald death on 4 May 1904 in Bremer County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.9121500
Longitude: -80.1323500

Family Members:

Spouse

Ann McDonald McDonald

(1837 - 1881)

Children

James H McDonald

(1859 - 1945)

David McDonald

(1861 - 1909)

Mary Ann McDonald Olney

(1864 - 1928)

Margaret Ellen McDonald Utley

(1866 - 1943)

Agnes McDonald

(1868 - 1871)

Sarah Elizabeth McDonald Alcock

(1870 - 1941)

Robert McDonald

(1873 - 1933)

Julia McDonald

(1875 - 1956)

Emily Jane McDonald Caswell

(1877 - 1935)

Lydia A McDonald McConkey

(1879 - 1944)

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