Notes for: Ann McDonald

From History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa 1883 (Union Publishing Company, Springfield, IL) at Find-A-Grave:

Pages 1014 - 1017 Bremer County Section:
"R. G. McDonald, a native of county Antrim, Ireland, was born January 4, 1833, and there his life was passed on a farm until he was eighteen years of age. At this period he emigrated to America, and landing in New York State, worked there one year, and then moved westward, locating at Racine, Wisconsin, where he remained one year. He then went south, remaining there one and one-half years, when he returned to Racine, where he passed another year. In October, 1855, he came to this township (Douglas Township), and in company with a cousin, whose name also was Robert McDonald, purchased 240 acres of land on section 1. Shortly after, his cousin moved to Minnesota, and the subject of this sketch bought a part of his land."