Carroll-Jasper-Tippecanoe County IN Archives Biographies.....McDonald, Orlando 1857 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 27, 2006, 10:44 pm Author: John C. Odell (1916) ORLANDO McDONALD. The most desirable history of a community is that which deals with the lives of its people, especially those who have forged to the front and who have come to be well known for their success as business men and citizens. Orlando McDonald, a well-known farmer of Carroll county, who occupies a fine residence in Delphi, has achieved a splendid success in life, especially in agriculture. Mr. McDonald is a native of Jasper county, Indiana, having been born near Medarysville on January 22, 1857. He is the son of Andrew and Mary Emeline (Haines) McDonald. Andrew McDonald was born at Bellefontaine, Ohio, on April 14, 1832, the son of James McDonald, who was a native of the Buckeye state and the father of six children, William, James, Andrew, Elizabeth, Mary Ann and Rachel. James McDonald and his wife removed to Jasper county, Indiana, in pioneer times and settled on a farm, where they lived for many years. He died at Monticello, Indiana. His first wife died early in life, and he afterward married a widow, Mrs. Babcock, and to this second union were born five children. Mary Emeline Haines was born in New Jersey on February 14, 1832, and came west with her parents to Ohio, where she married Andrew McDonald. To this union were born nine children, six of whom are living: Heroine, who died in infancy; Orlando, the immediate subject of this review; Lovancha, the twin sister of Orlando, who became the wife of Huston Felleroff, died at the age of fifty-two years, leaving her husband and one daughter, Mamie; Clara, born on April 7, 1859, first married James Prough, and after his death, was married to Theodore Hooker, of Colburn, and they have one son, Clarence; Emery, born on July 12, 1862, lives at Colburn, Indiana, and has one daughter, Mrs. Eva McDonald; Almeda, the wife of Joseph Earnest, of Monroe, Indiana, is the mother of two children, Eva and Paul; Adda is the wife of Simon Jones, of Franklin, Indiana, and has one son, Merit; Harry, who was born in Carroll county, lives in Frankfort, where he is a policeman and had two children, one deceased, and one child, a twin of Emery, died in infancy. Andrew McDonald and family removed from Jasper county to Tippecanoe county, Indiana, where for many years he found employment as a cabinet-maker. He followed his trade, while his sons operated the home farm. After living in Tippecanoe county for a time the family removed to Carroll county, where he continued working at his trade, and also engaged in some contract building. Subsequently, he returned to Tippecanoe county, where his death occurred. He was a soldier in the Civil War, having enlisted in a Delphi regiment during the latter part of the struggle and serving until the close of the war. Andrew McDonald died on April 19, 1879, having survived his wife about five years, the latter's death occurring on May 28, 1874. Both were earnest and devoted members of the Christian church. Orlando McDonald received a common-school education and lived at home with his parents while they lived. He continued to reside on the home farm until December 25, 1884, when he was married to Mary Ann Petitgean, a daughter of Nicholas and Catherine (Buck) Petitgean, the former of whom was a native of Calais, France, who came to the United States when nineteen years old and settled near Dayton, in Tippecanoe county, Indiana. Mrs. Catherine (Buck) Petitgean was a native of Ohio, and was married to Nicholas Petitgean in Tippecanoe county, and to this union were born nine children; three daughters are living: Mary Ann, the wife of Mr. McDonald; Doris, who became the wife of Leon Riser, of San Antonio, Texas, and Delia, the wife of Doctor Carney, of Delphi. Nicholas Petitgean was a farmer by occupation. His death occurred in 1912, and that of his wife in 1913. Mr. and Mrs. Orlando McDonald are the parents of two children, one of whom died in infancy. Marie is the wife of Paul Million, who lives on the old homestead and operates the farm of his father-in-law, Mr. McDonald, the latter owning one hundred and sixty acres of fine farming land in Deer Creek township, in section 8, north of Delphi. Mr. McDonald retired from active farm life some years ago, and now lives in a beautiful home in Delphi. Mr. McDonald has other financial interests, and is a stockholder in the Citizens Bank of Delphi. A stanch Republican in politics, Mr. McDonald is serving as a member of the advisory board of Deer Creek township. Fraternally, he belongs to Lodge No. 80, Knights of Pythias, of Delphi. Mrs. McDonald is a devout member of the Catholic church. Additional Comments: Extracted from: HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS BY JOHN C ODELL With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families ILLUSTRATED 1916 B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. 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