David James MCDONALD Lancell MCDONALD Robert John MCDONALD Gladys Lavinia SMETHURST Juliana Margareta ISTA Mary Leah MCDONALD Martha Melinda Annie MCDONALD Alexander MCDONALD David John Herald (Jack) MCDONALD David James MCDONALD Mary Melinda STEWART Mini tree diagram

Lancell Stewart MCDONALD

also known as LANCE

6th Jan 1902 - 29th Jun 1991

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Life History

6th Jan 1902

Born in Bancroft, ON

1911

Resident Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head: Lodger in Hastings East, Ontario

1916

Arrival

1st Jun 1921

Resident Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Lodger in Township of Sabine, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

21st Dec 1925

Arrival in Seattle, Washington, USA

30th Jun 1926

Married Gladys Lavinia SMETHURST in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

1st Jul 1927

Birth of son Lancell MCDONALD in California

14th Nov 1928

Birth of son Robert John MCDONALD in California

1930

Resident Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head: Head in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA

1934

Resident in Los Angeles, California, USA

1935

Resident in Compton, Los Angeles, California

1940

Resident Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head: Head in Compton, California, USA

1942

Resident Relation to Head: Self in Lynwood, Los Angeles, California, USA

1944

Resident in Los Angeles, California, USA

1946

Resident in San Bernardino, California, USA

1948

Resident in San Bernardino, California, USA

1950

Resident in San Bernardino, California, USA

1952

Resident in Los Angeles, California, USA

21st May 1972

Death of Gladys Lavinia SMETHURST in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States of America

30th Sep 1972

Married Juliana Margareta ISTA in Orange, California, USA

Oct 1972

Divorced from Juliana Margareta ISTA in San Luis Obispo, California, USA

1987

Death of son Lancell MCDONALD

29th Jun 1991

Died in Nipomo, CA, USA

2nd Jul 1991

Buried in Arroyo Grande Cemetery, Arroyo Grande, CA., USA

Notes

  • From June Lee Jan 2005
    Lance moved away from Bancroft around 1924, first to drive grain wagons in the west. In 1926 he worked both in Vancouver and Stockton, California. From there he went to work on the Hoover Dam and worked on it from start to finish.
    Lance and Gladys came back to Ontario in 1955. His brother Dave had not seen him for thirty one years as Lance had left and went West about 1924 when Dave was only 11 years old. Lance paid a surprise visit and tried to pass himself off as a lumber buyer but the family resemblance was too strong and he was recognized even though no pictures had ever been seen by Dave's family. His mother was overjoyed to have him back.
    Lance and Gladys lived at Great Bear Lake, California and owned a motel that he and two sons had built. Then they lived in Lynwood, California for 12 years as of 1945.
    Lance had a pacemaker installed when he was 80 years old when he was very busy building another home for Margaret and himself.
    He died from stomach cancer in California. He belonged to the Shriners. His funeral was officiated by the Arroyo Lodge # 274 F. & A. M.

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