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Family HistoryFamily History - Ruth Hackney Donaldson


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Ruth Hackney Donaldson and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Ruth Hackney Donaldson,1 born 22 July 1885 in Tennessee, the daughter of John D. Donaldson and Caroline Layne Hackney;1, 2, 3 died 13 May 1958.1
  1. Find a Grave (website). Bosley Cemetery, Santo, Palo Pinto County, Texas, Virginia Layne Donaldson Parker, born: 28 May 1883; died: 8 April 1956 (from record, which includes a note: Inscription: Devoted Sisters/In God’s Care; and that it is a double marker with Ruth Hackney Donaldson(1885-1958) [grave marker: July 22, 1885 - May 13, 1958]).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Georgia, Whitfield County, West Dalton, E.D. 106, Sheet Nos. 4A and B, John D. Donaldson, 40, Tennessee, April 1860, traveling salesman; wife of 19 years Carrie B. Donaldson, 37, Tennessee, March 1862, 4 children, 4 living; daughter Layne Donaldson, 17, Tennessee, May 1883; daughter Ruth Donaldson, 14, Tennessee, July 1885; son William J. Donaldson, 11, Tennessee, August 1888; daughter Sarah Donaldson, 6, Texas, March 1894.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, E.D. 60-979, Sheet 14B, Virginia Parker, 56, Tennessee, writer, W.P.A; sister Ruth Donaldson, 54, Tennessee.