Richard Fleming Donison b. 21 Mar 1872 Dexter, Stoddard, Missouri d. 25 Apr 1949 Animas City, La Plata, Colorado: Wm. L. Gann's Genealogy Site

1872 - 1949 (77 years)

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Name	Richard Fleming Donison [1]
Born	21 Mar 1872	Dexter, Stoddard, Missouri [2, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
Census	1880	Castor Twp., Stoddard, Missouri [5]
	Enumeration District 161
Residence	1880	Castor Twp., Stoddard, Missouri [5]
	With parents George A and Nancy C (Hill) Donison, four siblings and a domestic servant
Census	1900	Castor Twp., Stoddard, Missouri [4]
	Enumeration District 12-121
Occupation	1900	Castor Twp., Stoddard, Missouri [4]
	Farmer
Residence	1900	Castor Twp., Stoddard, Missouri [4]
	With wife Roxie A (Wardlow)
Census	1910	Pinos Wells, Torrance, New Mexico [6]
	Enumeration District 181-276
Occupation	1910	Pinos Wells, Torrance, New Mexico [6]
	Farmer, General farm
Residence	1910	Pinos Wells, Torrance, New Mexico [6]
	With wife Roxie A (Wardlow) and three children
Residence	9 Apr 1912	Cedarvale, Torrance, New Mexico [7]
Residence	24 Dec 1914	Cedarvale, Torrance, New Mexico [8]
	"R. F. Donaldson is back again from Texas. They all come back."
Residence	21 Jan 1919	Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma [9]
Census	1920	Hewitt Twp., Carter, Oklahoma [10]
	Enumeration District 3-54
Occupation	1920	Hewitt Twp., Carter, Oklahoma [10]
	Farmer, General
Residence	1920	Hewitt Twp., Carter, Oklahoma [10, 11]
	Section 16, Wirt P.O. With wife Roxie A (Wardlow) and seven children
Residence	2 Feb 1921	Hewitt Twp., Carter, Oklahoma [12]
	Wirt P.O.
Residence	21 Jan 1922	Hewitt Twp., Carter, Oklahoma [13]
	Wirt P.O.
Census	1930	Pleasant View, La Plata, Colorado [14]
Occupation	1930	Pleasant View, La Plata, Colorado [14]
	Farmer, General Farm
Residence	1930	Pleasant View, La Plata, Colorado [14]
	With wife Roxie A (Wardlow) and four children
Residence	1935	Twp. 34N Range 11W, La Plata, Colorado [15]
	Living in the "same house" as in 1940
Census	1940	Twp. 34N Range 11W, La Plata, Colorado [15]
	Enumeration District 34-29
Occupation	1940	Twp. 34N Range 11W, La Plata, Colorado [15]
	Farmer (unable to work)
Residence	1940	Twp. 34N Range 11W, La Plata, Colorado [15]
	Pleasant View Rd. near Breen With daughter Pansy G Donaldson (Porter) and two grandchildren
Residence	19 Feb 1947	Animas City, La Plata, Colorado [16]
Residence	1949	Durango, La Plata, Colorado
	3177 W 3rd Ave
Died	25 Apr 1949	Animas City, La Plata, Colorado [2]
	Animas City was later annexed into the city of Durango
Probate	24 Jun 1949	Denver, Denver, Colorado [17]
	Colorado Attorney General John W. Metzger releases a lien held against Richard's half of five lots in Durango (formerly lots 32, 34, 36, 38, and 40 on Prospect St in Animas City)
Buried	Durango, La Plata, Colorado [2]
	Block 42, Lot NE 1/4 of 15 Greenmount Cemetery
Notes	Per family legend, Richard Fleming Donison changed his last name to Donaldson between 1906 and 1908 some where en route from Missouri to New Mexico. There is rumor it had something to do with a murder and cover up. He is said to have been a cattle rustler who would steal cattle in New Mexico and take them south to sell. At one point he is said to have returned with a "squaw," whom he took as his wife. It is not said what would have happened to Roxie Ann (Wardlow) in order to allow this. Both these legends are completely counter to primary documents (e.g. court records, vital records, deed records, etc.), though the surname spelling does settle on "Donaldson" as Richard reaches adulthood, presumably because he was literate. Deed records of Stoddard Co., Missouri, use both "Donison" and "Donaldson" in reference to Richard's father, George A Donison/Donaldson. His education stopped at the 3rd grade. [15] Not found in Cleveland Co., Oklahoma deed record indexes 1910-1926 (21 Jan 2019)
Person ID	I0899	Wm L Gann Ancestors
Last Modified	17 Sep 2019

Father	George A Donison, b. 1847 - 1849, d. Bef 10 Jan 1898, Stoddard Co., Missouri (Age 49 years)
Mother	Nancy C Hill, b. 22 Aug 1848, Cave Springs, Morgan, Alabama , d. 13 Apr 1922, Estancia, Torrance, New Mexico (Age 73 years)
Notes	The 1910 census shows Nancy C (Hill) Donison as a widow who had seven children with three still living.
Family ID	F418	Group Sheet

Family 1 Roxie Anna Wardlow, b. 16 Mar 1880, Ripley Co., Missouri , d. 23 Mar 1936, Animas City, La Plata, Colorado (Age 56 years)

Marriage License 18 Feb 1899 Stoddard Co., Missouri

Married 23 Feb 1899 Dunklin Co., Missouri [14, 18]

Solemnized by M J Whitaker, Minister of the Gospel, at his residence in Dunklin Co., Missouri

Donaldson, Richard F and Wardlow, Roxie A - Marriage License and Return
Stoddard and Dunklin Counties, Missouri, 1899

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Children

	1. Walter Robert Donaldson, b. 16 Sep 1900, Dexter, Stoddard, Missouri , d. 4 Sep 1964, Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico (Age 63 years)
	2. Rulea Augusta Donaldson, b. 17 Jun 1901, Dexter, Stoddard, Missouri , d. 20 Oct 1935, Breen, La Plata, Colorado (Age 34 years)
	3. Fredrick Henry Donaldson, b. 1904, Dexter, Stoddard, Missouri , d. 1905, Dexter, Stoddard, Missouri (Age 1 years)
	4. Charles Donaldson, b. 1906, Dexter, Stoddard, Missouri , d. 1906, Dexter, Stoddard, Missouri (Age 0 years)
	5. Jessie May Donaldson, b. 23 May 1908, Estancia, Torrance, New Mexico , d. 17 Apr 1983, Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico (Age 74 years)
	6. Marvin Hazen Donaldson, b. 27 Apr 1910, New Mexico , d. Aft 1965, Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi (Age 55 years)
	7. Ruby Ann Frances Donaldson, b. 1913, d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Archie Lee Donaldson, b. 7 Oct 1914, Afton, Dickens, Texas , d. 2 Mar 1981, Durango, La Plata, Colorado (Age 66 years)
	9. Mary Anielee Donaldson, b. 22 May 1917, Raton, Colfax, New Mexico , d. 15 Feb 1989, Blanding, San Juan, Utah (Age 71 years)
	10. Pansy Geneva Donaldson, b. 13 Aug 1919, Cleveland Co., Oklahoma , d. 7 Aug 1977, Silver City, Grant, New Mexico (Age 57 years)
	11. Donaldson, b. 1920, d. 1920 (Age 0 years)

Family ID F415 Group Sheet

Family 2	Emily C Hammons
Married	27 Jan 1943	San Juan Co., New Mexico [19]
Marriage License	27 Jan 1943	San Juan Co., New Mexico [19]
Last Modified	19 Nov 2018
Family ID	F1967	Group Sheet

Sources

[S22463] Stoddard Co., MO Probate Court Records, Stoddard County, Missouri Probate Court, Donison, G. A.: Letters of Administration of Estate.
R. F. Donison is listed as an heir to G. A. Donison in the letters, in the position of the second child.
[S14618] La Plata County, Colorado, Mortuary Index, v1, (Four Corners Genealogical Research Society), 142 (Reliability: 2), 24 Jul 2009.
[S176] La Plata County, Colorado, Deed Records, La Plata County, Colorado, Clerk, (Durango, Colorado: La Plata County Clerk, 2019), Miscellaneous Deeds, book 265, pg. 559 (Reliability: 2), 23 Jan 2019.
Daughter Pansy G Donaldson's delayed birth certificate gives Richard's date and place of birth
[S34623] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900), fam. 448, p. 22B, ED 12-121, Castor Twp., Stoddard, Missouri (Reliability: 2), 21 Mar 2010.
[S34622] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), fam. 196, p. 21, ED 161, Castor Twp., Stoddard, Missouri (Reliability: 2), 13 Apr 2010.
[S40176] 1910 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910), fam. 182, p. 10A, ED 181-276, Pinos Wells, Torrance, New Mexico (Reliability: 2), 11 Mar 2010.
[S184] Estancia News, 1904-1921, J. A. Constant, Vol. VIII, Num. 23, Friday, 12 Apr 1912, p. 1 (Reliability: 2), 11 Sep 2019.
[S184] Estancia News, 1904-1921, J. A. Constant, Vol. XI, Num. 9, Thursday, December 24, 1914, p. 1 (Reliability: 2), 16 Sep 2019.
[S162] Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch), Cleveland > School census, All districts, 1919-1920 > image 243 of 1773 (Reliability: 2), 12 Apr 2018.
[S40175] 1920 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, (National Archives, Washington, D.C.), fam. 1477, p. 70A, ED 3-54, Hewitt Twp., Carter, Oklahoma (Reliability: 2), 23 Feb 2010.
[S162] Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch), Carter > School census, Dundee, District 65, 1919-1921 > image 786 of 1131 (Reliability: 2), 12 Apr 2018.
[S162] Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch), Carter > School census, Dundee, District 65, 1919-1921 > image 1056 of 1131 (Reliability: 2), 12 Apr 2018.
[S162] Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch), Carter > School census, Dundee, District 65, 1922-1926 > image 126 of 985 (Reliability: 2), 12 Apr 2018.
[S40174] 1930 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930), fam. 65, p. 3B, ED 34-21, Pleasant View, La Plata, Colorado (Reliability: 2), 23 Jan 2010.
[S40214] 1940 United States Federal Census, United States, Bureau of the Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), hh. 56, p. 3B, ED 34-29, Twp. 34N Range 11W, La Plata, Colorado (Reliability: 2), 2 Apr 2012.
[S176] La Plata County, Colorado, Deed Records, La Plata County, Colorado, Clerk, (Durango, Colorado: La Plata County Clerk, 2019), Miscellaneous Deeds, book 265, pg. 559 (Reliability: 3), 23 Jan 2019.
[S176] La Plata County, Colorado, Deed Records, La Plata County, Colorado, Clerk, (Durango, Colorado: La Plata County Clerk, 2019), Deeds, book 283, pg. 157 (Reliability: 2), 23 Jan 2019.
Daughter Pansy G Donaldson's delayed birth certificate gives Roxie's date and place of birth
[S14611] Stoddard County, Missouri Marriages, 1856-1900, County court records located at Bloomfield, Missouri.
[S175] San Juan County Marriages, San Juan County (New Mexico) Clerk, (Aztec, New Mexico: San Juan County Clerk, 2018), Vol. 8, No. 4188 (Reliability: 3), 19 Nov 2018.