According to Donald oral history, brothers Brame, Rufus, and
Austin Augustus Donald migrated to St. Paul, Madison County (north of Franklin
County), Arkansas. No records have been found linking Donald & St. Paul. No
adult named Austin Augustus Donald has been found. Rufus and Brame were sons of
Watson Augustus Donald. The “three brothers” story appears to apply to sons of
Watson Augustus Donald. This family was definitely in Franklin County,
Arkansas, in the early 1880s.
Watson Augustus Donald’s land acquired on November 12, 1890,
was 120 acres of land in Franklin County. It was located in northeastern Section
24, Township 11N, Range 27W, in Watalula Township. This is a mile north of Enon
Primitive Baptist Church up Hwy. 23, then east at a road junction.
Watson Augustus & Jerucia Bounds Donald had these kids:
Fanny P. Donald, Oscar Mahlan Donald, Rufus H. Donald, Cora C. Donald, William
Brame Donald, Vica “Vicy” Evelyn Donald, Myrtle E. Donald, Alice L. Donald,
Katy May Donald, and George Walker Donald.
Oscar (1871-1899) died of typhoid fever at age 28, and he was
the grandfather of Oscar William Donald (1917-1991). Oscar Mahlan Donald had
two wives: Martha Elizabeth “Mattie” Milton ; and Mary Ellen Morgan. Oscar’s
kids by Mattie: James Arthur Donald (1891-1970), Dorotha Pearl Donald, Lillian
Grace Donald, and little Austin Augustus Donald (died in infancy). Oscar’s
daughter by Mary Ellen was Emma Ruth Donald, who was born just after her father
died of typhoid fever. Emma Ruth married
Henry David Conklin in 1919.
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| Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Milton |
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| Oscar and Mary Morgan Donald |
