1920's Snapshot - Frances Winifred McDonald

Frances Winifred McDonald, the daughter of Loraine Anthony McDonald and Frances Philomena Selker, was born 18 March 1920 in Clarion, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.

This snapshot of Frances Winifred McDonald was taken on the 1920's. The location of the photograph is unknown. The family was living in Strattanville, Clarion County, Pennsylvania on 20 October 1927. The family relocated to Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania sometime between late October 1927 and November 1928.

Frances Winifred McDonald    

The original copy of the wedding portrait is in the care of Janet Fromknecht the daughter of Frances W. McDonald and Anthony A. Fromknecht. From the Frances Winifred McDonald Collection. The photograph is shared with permission.  Photographer Unknown. Editing and digital restoration by Michelle M. Murosky.

Loraine Anthony McDonald and Frances Philomena Selker are my great Grandparents.  Frances Winifred McDonald is my great aunt. Mary Eugenia McDonald, the sister of Frances, is my paternal grandmother.

References:

1. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Record for Robert Anthony McDonald, Certificate Number 94175,

1920's - Frances Winifred & Mary Eugenia McDonald

Sisters Frances Winifred McDonald and Mary Eugenia McDonald most likely photographed in the late 1920's. The back of the original photograph is labeled "Jean & Fran".

Frances Winifred McDonald was the oldest child born to Loraine Anthony McDonald and Frances Philomena Selker. She was born March 18, 1920 in Clarion, Clarion County, Pennsylvania. Mary Eugenia McDonald was the second child born on January 22, 1922 in Strattanville, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.

The location of the photograph is unknown. There is a possibility the photograph may have been taken in front of 3216 Landis Street in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The 1930 United States Federal census records Loraine's parents Robert A. McDonald and Winifred A. O'Neill living at 3126 Landis Street. The house in the photograph below is very similar to the images available of 3126 Landis Street.

Mary Eugenia & Frances Winifred McDonald

From the Frances Philomena Selker Collection. Photographer Unknown. Editing and digital restoration by Michelle M. Murosky.

Loraine Anthony McDonald and Frances Philomena Selker are my great Grandparents. Mary Eugenia McDonald is my paternal grandmother. Frances Winifred McDonald is my great aunt.

Family Photo: Double Cousins Frances Winifred McDonald & Anne Marie McDonald

Frances Winifred McDonald & Anne Marie McDonald are double 1st cousins 1x. The back of the photograph is labeled March 1943. The photograph was likely taken in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Frances Winifred McDonald & Ann Marie McDonald

In the early 1940's Frances lived with her grandparents Robert A. McDonald and Winifred Agnes O'Neill in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. She was working as a stenographer for Attorney at Law. Her parents and siblings were living in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.

Frances Winifred McDonald was born 18 March 1920 in Clarion, Clarion County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Loraine Anthony McDonald & Frances Philomena Selker.

Anne Marie McDonald was born 21 May 1922 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Ambrose Aloysius McDonald and Gertrude Anna O'Neill.

The cousins are double 1st Cousins 1x meaning they are linked through two families. Two McDonald brothers - Robert A. and Ambrose A. married two O'Neill sisters - Winifred Agnes and Gertrude Anna.

Cousin Connection 1 - The  McDonald family
The McDonald family was so large that even though the cousins are a generation once removed they are still the same age. Frances' grandfather Robert A. McDonald (father of Loraine McDonald) was the brother of Ambrose A. McDonald, Anne's father.

Robert and Ambrose were sons of Michael McDonald and Anna Haggerty. Robert was one of the older children born 27 September 1869. Ambrose was the youngest son of  born 24 October 1889. For perspective his first cousin Loraine was born 17 January 1897.

Cousin Connection 2 - The O'Neill family
Frances's grandmother Winifred Agnes O'Neill (mother of Loraine McDonald) was the sister of Gertrude Anna O'Neill, Anne's mother.

Photographer Unknown. Editing and digital restoration by Michelle M. Murosky.

Frances Winifred McDonald is my great aunt. She was the sister of my paternal grandmother Mary Eugenia McDonald. Anne Marie McDonald is my 1st cousin 3x removed. Her father Ambrose McDonald was the brother of my 2nd great grandfather Robert A. McDonald. We share common grandparents in Michael McDonald and Anna Haggerty. Her mother Gertrude Anna O'Neill was the sister of my 2nd great grandmother Winifred Agnes O'Neill. We share common grandparents in Michael O'Neill and Ellen M. Cunningham. 

References:

1. 1940 United States Federal Census. Year: 1940; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3670; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 69-593. Record for Robert McDonald
2. 1940 United States Federal Census. Year: 1940; Census Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3650; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 68-77. Record for Loraine McDonald.