This is a guest post by Karen BEVINS WINSLOW (a fictitious character in Back to the Homeplace). Karen is the oldest daughter of Frank and Mildred (MCDONALD) BEVINS, one of their four children. These four siblings and their families are the major characters of the novel: Back to the Homeplace. [This blogging exercise is a part of the research for the upcoming novel, "The Homeplace Revisited" by William Leverne Smith]
MCDONALD in the 1860 U.S. Census in Oak Springs, Missouri, area
There were two household entries, one after the other...
The first entry, all born in Missouri, except as noted:
Harry McDonald is 38, farmer, born in Kentucky
Sarah McDonald is 38, housewife, born in Kentucky
Caroline McDonald is 17
Thomas McDonald is 15
Patrick McDonald is 13
Alex McDonald is 11
Mahala McDonald is 8
Rebecca McDonald is 5
The second entry:
Henry McDonald is 59, farmer, born in Kentucky
Daniel McDonald is 22, farm worker, born in Missouri
Families are Forever! ;-)
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