S957 emails Sandra Ballard to Eric Vandegrift
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Subject     Re: genealogy misc
From     Sandra Ballard
To     Eric Vandegrift
Sent     Tuesday, July 16, 2013 10:00 AM

Hey Eric,  
You and I have a common set of 4g grandparents in Andrew Donaldson (Findagrave #163 19 024) and Elizabeth Armstrong Donaldson.  I am happy to accept any genealogy that might give me a clue as to their ancestry.  Their daughters, Sarah and Louisa, are our 3g grandmothers.  Your Sarah Donaldson Wilson moved to Texas from TN and my Louisa Ann Donaldson White ended up in Pontotoc, MS from Cherokee Co., AL. (A huge age difference:  Sarah b. abt 1793/Louisa b. 1816) I was born in Pontotoc in 1946.  I am now in Hickory Flat, MS, a county or two over from Pontotoc. 
 
                                  Andrew Donaldson/Elizabeth Armstrong
                                  Louisa Donaldson/William Carter White
                                  William Andrew White/Nancy Jane Wilson
                                   James Carter White/Verna Violet Lowry
                                   Linda Ethel White/W. E. Dowdy
                                   Lora  Ethel Dowdy/R. Swords (divorced when I was very young)
                                   Sandra Lynn Coley (stepfather's name) m. 1)Wilhite  2)Ballard
 
I have been trying to send you, for your forms, the specifics of my family genealogist who gave me the info on children and spouses that I posted on Genforum.  I will have to take some time out and do some work on this crazy computer before I can email more. 
 
 However, I have a chart, and, if it's correct and we are both 4g grandchildren of Andrew/Elizabeth, then we are  FIFTH COUSINS!
Have a happy day!
Sandra

From: Eric Vandegrift
To: Sandra Ballard
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 10:26 AM
Subject: genealogy misc

Good morning Sandra,
I’ve been working through McKee/Richmond land records the last few days. It got me wondering – why did I send you an FGS for James Richmond? I know you’re interested in Donaldson, but how are we connected if at all? Can you show me your descendancy from any common persons so we can figure how we’re related?
 
Also, I recall saying I’d send you info on the sons & daughter of Isaac McKee & Nancy Janet Richmond. But is that something you’re actually interested in, or would some other line be more valuable?
 
These questions just to avoid unnecessary work on my part and buildup of more extraneous info on yours. Thanks.
: Eric Vandegrift, Seattle
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Subject     Family Group Sheets
From     Sandra Ballard
To     Eric Vandegrift
Sent     Tuesday, July 16, 2013 12:10 PM

    Hello Eric,
  
My family genealogist: 
       Thelma Estelle Naugher (1899-1990)
 d/o James Russell Naugher/Lora Lee King
 s/o W. F. Naugher/Nancy Elizabeth White (both buried Ebenezer Methodist Cem. Pontotoc, MS)
 d/o William Carter White/Louisa Donaldson (both buried Old Bethel Cem., Pontotoc, MS)
 d/o Andrew Donaldson/Elizabeth Armstrong (Andrew buried Old Piedmont Cem, Calhoun Co., AL) 
 
Thelma told me her information came from her grandmother, Nancy Elizabeth White Naugher.  Thought you might be interested in her specifics for your forms. 
Sandra
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