June 4, 2012 we lost one of Edward & Rose McDonalds oldest Great Grandsons, Theodore Everett Johnson, Sr., at age 91. I tell every one that he is buried between his two favorite people Mom and my brother Glenn, unless you count Tim Tebow and Dale, Jr. and my sister Charlotte and I fit in there somewhere. Charlotte agreed and said it's true.

Dad was 91 when he passed away June 4, 2012 in Port Orange, he was born March 12, 1921 in Port Orange, FL. He married Gladys Josephine Trahan, October 28, 1944, she was born November 19, 1918, Rayne, LA, died. May 2, 2006 Crowley, LA. They had three children: Charlotte Marie (Johnson) Boyd, born August 11,1945, Ted E. Johnson, Jr. (Buddy), born May 31, 1947 and Glenn Martin Johnson, born January 25, 1954 and died September 19, 2006.

He and his cousin Murray McDonald, age 92, born July 17, 1920 were two of the oldest living Great Grandsons of Edward and Rose McDonald before his passing.

Dad's parents were: Otis Myron Johnson, b. July 12, 1884, Spruce Creek, FL, d. November 4, 1954 in Port Orange, FL, & Hattie Henrietta Lastinger, b. November 7, 1893, in Spring Garden, FL, d. August 15, 1980 in Port Orange, FL, married: September 4, 1912.
 
Dad's Grandparents were: William Eldridge Johnson, b. September 20, 1850, (Hope Town) then called Great Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas, d. October 18, 1912 in Port Orange, FL & Mary Elizabeth McDonald, b. November 9, 1848 in Onslow, NC, d. August 16, 1922 in Port Orange, FL, married: July 4, 1870 in Port Orange, FL.

Dad's GGrandparents were: Edward Archibald McDonald, b. September 20, 1823 in New River, Onslow, NC, and died May 18, 1901 in Port Orange, Volusia, FL & Roselend Barber, b. April 06, 1823 in Dukeland, Onslow, NC, and died January 07, 1902 in Port Orange, Volusia, FL. married: February 07, 1848 in Dukeland, Onslow, NC.  

Dad's GGGrandparents were: Daniel McDaniel, b. between 1781 & 1791, d. between 1841 & 1850 and (Name unknown) Daniels first wife and mother of Edward, b. between 1781 & 1791, d. before 1839.

Dad's GGrandparents on William Johnson's side were: Thomas Johnson, b. May 18, 1824 in Cherokee Sound, Bahamas, d. abt. 1853 in Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas & Charlotte M. Bethel, b. November 1830 in Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas, d. After 1900 in Key West, FL, married: Abt. 1847 in Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas.

Dad's GGGrandparents on William Johnson's side were: Nathan Johnson, b. 1791, believed to be Mystic, CT according to family legend and Catherine Johnson, b. 1793. married in Bahamas before 1816. Nathan immigrated to Bahamas before 1811.

Theodore E. Johnson, Sr., and good friend Bobby Moore, owner of Bob's Shoe Shop in Port Orange taken during the taping and interview of Bobby and Dad for the Port Orange Government TV,  POG TV channel 199 part of the Oral History Series. Kent Donahue interviewed and videoed Dad and Bobby. Kent is Special Assistant to the City Manager and does a great job — he's been doing this on air since June 2005. The pogTV develops programming that focuses on the history of the community through the Port Orange Oral History Project. In this case we have Old Timers telling it like it was and having fun remembering events from their childhood and early days of Port Orange. Dad hunted and fished with Floyd Moore, Bobby's father for many years. Floyd had a hunting camp off 44 at Watson Island if my memory serves me. I was fortunate enough to go a couple times myself.   

 
Dad & Charlotte happened to stop in to see Bobby one day and Kent Donahue, Special Assistant to the City Manager of Port Orange was there interviewing Bobby and they asked him to join so he is on the second half of the CD and can be seen on POG TV channel 199 on a rotating basis.

Ted E. Johnson, Jr. (Buddy to the family) and Ted E. Johnson, Sr., visiting Merritt Island, FL National Wildlife Refuge on one of Dads beloved Sunday rides. Photo taken 2010.

Dad and daughter Charlotte Johnson Boyd, taken 2010 on our ride thru Merritt Island Wildlife Refuse.

He loved to ride out to Spruce Creek or down Tomoka Farms road to try and catch a glimpse of how it used to be and see if he could spot an old gopher turtle or flock of turkeys which he was very good at — he had excellent eye site. Many times my sister Charlotte and Dad would just take off down old US1 and see where it took them, over Rose Bay, which was named for Rose McDonald his Great Grandmother or follow Riverside Drive along the Halifax River thru New Smyrna, Edgewater, Oakhill and back on US1 to Mims and Titusville and usually tried to find some backroad for the return ride home but most of the time it ended up going the back way thru New Smyrna and down Tomoka Farms road and past the Spruce Creek Airport. 

Countless times Charlotte took him down to the river and/or the bridge and parked along the causeway but before going home they usually ended up parking in front of what was Jack Osteen's home on Halifax Drive before they tore it down along with the other wonderful old homes to make way for River Walk to try and see a mullet jump or porpoise chasing bait fish or the old Great Blue Heron that seemed to hang around that area. He enjoyed these simple things.

Dads had a wide assortment of caps. For Christmas a couple years ago we gave him this Florida Gators t-shirt and cap. Photo taken 2009.

The Old Boy was Gator Tough
I tell every one that he is buried between his two favorite people Mom and my brother Glenn, unless you count Tim Tebow and Dale, Jr. and my sister Charlotte and I fit in there somewhere. He loved Tim Tebow and Dale, Jr.

$100 Finders Fee Offered. Can You Help Me Find This old Photo? It is of Edward, Rose and Mary Elizabeth (Johnson) McDonald. It is the only photo I have ever seen that shows them full body.

I'm trying to find this old photo taken in late 1880s of Edward Archibald and Roselender (Barber) McDonald seated and their daughter Mary Elizabeth (McDonald) Johnson standing. I took this photo of the front room in my Grandparents (Otis & Hattie H. (Lastinger) Johnson’s home on Louisville Street in Port Orange — as a photography project while at the University of Florida in 1974. I believe it is the only one of it’s kind and would love to borrow it to add to their section and make a copy for everyone to share. It shows Edward and Rose sitting in rockers full body and Mary Elizabeth standing behind them. It was taken the same day as the one everyone has seen and posted at the beginning of this blog, head and shoulders only.

If anyone has seen or knows where the photo might be please let me know. It is an important piece of our family history. Many thanks for your help.
Ted

Juanita (Marsh) and Thomas Murray McDonald, Dec. 1, 2011

Juanita (Marsh) & Murray McDonald are a wonderful couple and a great source of family information.  

Murray's parents were: Murray Lloyd McDonald, born July 12, 1889 in Port Orange, Volusia, FL, and died September 17, 1962 and Susannah Anita (Susie) Pellet, born March 24, 1892 in Daytona Beach, Volusia, FL, and died 1987. 

Murray's Grandparents were: William Lafayette McDonald, b. June 29, 1853, New River, Onslow, NC; d. August 27, 1932, Port Orange, Volusia, FL and Marcia Malicia (Callie) McIntyre, married April 01, 1873 in Enterprise, Seminole, FL. She was born March 11, 1858 in Indiana, and died September 01, 1914 in Port Orange, Volusia, FL.

Murray's GGrandparents were: Edward Archibald McDonald, b. September 20, 1823 in New River, Onslow, NC, and died May 18, 1901 in Port Orange, Volusia, FL & Roselend Barber, b. April 06, 1823 in Dukeland, Onslow, NC, and died January 07, 1902 in Port Orange, Volusia, FL. married: February 07, 1848 in Dukeland, Onslow, NC.

Murray McDonald and Ted E. Johnson, Jr., December 1, 2011

I enjoyed my visited with Murray & Juanita (Marsh) McDonald — Murray is a very young 92 years old. He and Juanita were kind enough to help me identify some missing names from the November 13, 1955 McDonald Reunion held at the old Halifax pavilion in Port Orange. Edward & Rose (Barber) McDonald is Murray's GGrandparents and my GGGrandparents. 

My Grandmother Hattie H. (Lastinger) Johnson & my Aunt Lillie Irene (Johnson) Stevens are seated in the second row center of photo of over 110 family members.

Ted's parents were: Theodore Everett Johnson, Sr., b. March 12, 1921 in Port Orange, FL, d. June 4, 2012 in Port Orange, FL & Gladys Josephine Trahan, b. Nov. 19, 1918, Rayne, LA, d. May 2, 2006 Crowley, LA, married: October 28, 1944.
Ted's Grandparents were: Otis Myron Johnson (b. 12 July 1884, Spruce Creek, FL, d. 4 November 1954 in Port Orange, FL, & Hattie Henrietta Lastinger, b. 7 November 1893, in Spring Garden, FL, d. August 15, 1980 in Port Orange, FL, married: September 4, 1912.

Ted's GGrandparents were: William Eldridge Johnson, b. September 20, 1850, (Hope Town) then called Great Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas, d. October 18, 1912 in Port Orange, FL & Mary Elizabeth McDonald, b. November 9, 1848 in Onslow, NC, d. August 16, 1922 in Port Orange, FL, married: July 4, 1870 in Port Orange, FL.

Ted's GGGrandparents were: Edward Archibald McDonald, b. September 20, 1823 in New River, Onslow, NC, and died May 18, 1901 in Port Orange, Volusia, FL & Roselend Barber, b. April 06, 1823 in Dukeland, Onslow, NC, and died January 07, 1902 in Port Orange, Volusia, FL. married: February 07, 1848 in Dukeland, Onslow, NC.  

Ted's GGGGrandparents were: Daniel McDaniel, b. between 1781 & 1791, d. between 1841 & 1850 and (Name unknown) Daniels first wife and mother of Edward, b. between 1781 & 1791, d. before 1839.

Ted's GGGrandparents on William's side were: Thomas Johnson, b. May 18, 1824 in Cherokee Sound, Bahamas, d. abt. 1853 in Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas & Charlotte M. Bethel, b. November 1830 in Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas, d. After 1900 in Key West, FL, married: Abt. 1847 in Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas.

Ted's GGGGrandparents on William's side were: Nathan Johnson, b. 1791, believed to be Mystic, CT and Catherine Johnson, b. 1793. married in Bahamas in before 1816. Nathan immigrated to Bahamas before 1811.

Murray McDonald and Gary Kemmer

Murray McDonald and his nephew Gary W. Kemmer, Dec. 1, 2011. Gary's my cousin and is extremely knowledgeable about our joint family history and helping sorting thru old family photo albums.

Gary's mother was: Wilda Anita McDonald b. July 19, 1918 in Daytona Beach, Volusia, FL. She m. Robert Kemmer, d. Dec. 27, 2007.

Wilda's parents were: Murray Lloyd McDonald, b. July 12, 1889 in Port Orange, FL, and d. Sept. 17, 1962 and Susannah Anita (Susie) Pellet, b. March 24, 1892 in Daytona Beach, FL, and d. 1987. 
 
Wilda's Grandparents were: William Lafayette McDonald, b. June 29, 1853, New River, Onslow, NC; d. August 27, 1932, Port Orange, FL and Marcia Malicia (Callie) McIntyre, m. April 01, 1873 in Enterprise, Seminole, FL. She was born March 11, 1858 in Indiana, and d. Sept.1, 1914 in Port Orange, FL.

Wilda's GGrandparents were: Edward Archibald McDonald, b. September 20, 1823 in New River, Onslow, NC, and died May 18, 1901 in Port Orange, Volusia, FL & Roselend Barber, b. April 06, 1823 in Dukeland, Onslow, NC, and died January 07, 1902 in Port Orange, Volusia, FL. married: February 07, 1848 in Dukeland, Onslow, NC.  

Daniel McDaniel had a second marriage to Holland Guthrie Aug. 1839. He appears as head of house hold in 1840 Onslow Census. Holland (Guthrie) McDaniel, is listed as head of house hold in the 1850 US Federal Census, Stump Sound, Onslow County, North Carolina. They had one son together Isaac born in 1841. Daniel died after 1841 and before 1850.

This 1850 US Federal Census list Holland (Hollan sp.) (Guthrie) McDaniel as head of household, age 50, b. 1800, and family number 371 on page 112, living in Stump Sound, Onslow County, NC. Census was taken August 28, 1850. She is listed in column 12 as a female over 20 who cannot read or write.

Daniel McDaniel is listed as head of household in the 1840 Onslow County, NC Census but does not appear in this 1850 Census. He married Holland August 1839 and their son Isaac was born in 1841 so he probably died after 1841 and before 1850.

Daniel and Holland's son Isaac McDaniel is listed as age 9, b. 1841

Holland's son William J. Guthrie from a previous marriage is listed age 19 and a farmer.

Edward Archibald (E. A.) & Rose (R. E.) McDaniel 1850 US Federal Census, Lower Richlands, Onslow County, North Carolina

This is the first time Edward and Rose McDaniel appear together in any census with Edward as head of household. Edward is listed as E. A. and Rose is listed as R. E. McDaniel both age 27

They are listed on as family number 853 on page 147, living in Lower Richlands, Onslow County, NC. Census taken September 25, 1850. And Edward occupation is listed as what looks like Mechanic. Rose is listed in column 12 as a person over 20 who cannot read and write.

Census shows they have two children: Mary Elizabeth age 1, b. Nov. 9, 1848 and Lucinda as age 4/12, b. June 4, 1850 both born in Onslow County, NC.
Also listed as living with the family is Rilly Padgett, female, age 22.