Ralph Waldo McDonald

1895 - 1956  (61 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 12 descendants in this family tree.

 Set As Default Person    

• Name	Ralph Waldo McDonald
  Gender	Male
  Birth	26 Aug 1895	Castlewood, Hamlin, South Dakota, United States
  Census	22 Jun 1900	Castlewood, Hamlin, South Dakota, United States   [1]
  Census	1 Jan 1905	South Dakota, United States   [2]
  Census	25 Apr 1910	Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, United States   [3]
  Military	11 Oct 1917	Codington, South Dakota, United States   [4]
  Military	29 Apr 1918	United States   [5, 6, 7]
  Service Start Date: 29 Apr 1918; Service End Date: 14 Jan 1919; Notes: Cpl Us Army World War I
  Census	8 Jan 1920	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States   [8]
  Census	3 Apr 1930	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States   [9]
  Census	10 Apr 1940	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States   [10]
  Military	27 Apr 1942	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States   [11]
  Census	19 Apr 1950	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States   [12]
  Death	24 Sep 1956	Hennepin, Minnesota, United States   [13]
  Record No: 1315604; Cert No: 024097
  Obituary	25 Sep 1956	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States   [14, 15]
  Burial	27 Sep 1956	Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States   [5, 7, 16, 17]
  Plot: Sec E, Site 3800
  Siblings	4 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Addison Kent Mcdonald           b. 29 Oct 1878, Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada           d. 4 Sep 1939, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States  (Age 60 years)   2. Annie Mcdonald           b. Apr 1880, Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, United States   3. Hilliard Clyde McDonald           b. 9 Oct 1881, Castlewood, Hamlin, South Dakota, United States           d. 23 Apr 1937, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States  (Age 55 years)   4. Harriet Mable McDonald           b. 30 Oct 1883, Hamlin, Hamlin, South Dakota, United States           d. 6 Sep 1967, Clear Lake, Deuel, South Dakota, United States  (Age 83 years)   5. Era Maud Mcdonald           b. 9 Jul 1885, Hamlin, Hamlin, South Dakota, United States           d. 16 May 1951, Minnesota City, Winona, Minnesota, United States  (Age 65 years)   6. Leila Dell Mcdonald           b. 13 Sep 1887, Hamlin, Hamlin, South Dakota, United States   7. Lewis Earl Mcdonald           b. May 1889, South Dakota, United States   8. Cynthia Pearl Mcdonald           b. 26 Aug 1891, Hamlin, South Dakota, United States           d. 24 Feb 1967, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States  (Age 75 years)   9. Murray Ellis Mcdonald           b. 9 Mar 1892, Castlewood, Hamlin, South Dakota, United States           d. 28 Feb 1967, Loveland, Larimer, Colorado, United States  (Age 74 years)   10. Ralph Waldo McDonald           b. 26 Aug 1895, Castlewood, Hamlin, South Dakota, United States           d. 24 Sep 1956, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States  (Age 61 years)
  Person ID	I5060	Coon White Family Tree

  
  

  Father	Lewis Alexander McDonald           b. 4 Mar 1848, Hamilton, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada           d. 22 Dec 1928, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Caroline Victoria Mcconnell           b. 9 Oct 1855, Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada           d. 14 May 1923, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Feb 1876	Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada   [18]
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 11 months - She : 20 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Minerva Martzahl           b. 14 Dec 1898, Merrill, Lincoln, Wisconsin, United States           d. 2 Nov 1978, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. Lois Joy McDonald           b. 2 Mar 1927, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States           d. 21 May 1994, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Rollo Ralph McDonald           b. 11 May 1941, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States           d. 11 Sep 1984, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1244	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Aug 1895 - Castlewood, Hamlin, South Dakota, United States Census - 22 Jun 1900 - Castlewood, Hamlin, South Dakota, United States Census - 1 Jan 1905 - South Dakota, United States Census - 25 Apr 1910 - Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, United States Military - 11 Oct 1917 - Codington, South Dakota, United States Military - Service Start Date: 29 Apr 1918; Service End Date: 14 Jan 1919; Notes: Cpl Us Army World War I - 29 Apr 1918 - United States Census - 8 Jan 1920 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Census - 3 Apr 1930 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Census - 10 Apr 1940 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Military - 27 Apr 1942 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Census - 19 Apr 1950 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Death - 24 Sep 1956 - Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Obituary - 25 Sep 1956 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Burial - 27 Sep 1956 - Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Reference

  "Ralph Waldo McDonald". Coon White Family History. https://cw.ourfamilyroots.org/getperson.php?personID=I5060&tree=cw (accessed May 20, 2026).

  
  

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