"Charles W. Donaldson, now living retired in Plainview, has been a resident of Wabasha County for nearly 60 years, during which time he has seen it develop from a wilderness into perhaps the richest agricultural county in the state-a transformation which he himself helped to effect. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., November 25, 1841, son of William and Eliza J. (Biles) Donaldson, whom he accompanied at the age of about six years to Cincinnati, where he attended school. In 1861, a young man in his twentieth year, he came with them to Wabasha County, Minnesota, and to their farm in section 31, Plainview Township. There he helped his father with the preliminary improvements on the place; but events were in progress which interrupted his home pursuits for awhile. Not only was the Civil War being fought, but in 1862 occurred the desperate outbreak of the Sioux Indians, and the attack on New Ulm, Hutchinson and other places in Minnesota, and troops were called for to defend the white settlers. To this call Mr. Donaldson responded, enlisting in the Wabasha Rangers, with whom he saw service until the outbreak was quelled. Early in 1865 he enlisted as a private in the First Minnesota Light Artillery, expecting to get into the struggle between the North and the South, but the war soon after came to a close, and he was discharged the same year, at St. Paul ... It was on February 14, 1867, that Charles W. Donaldson was united in marriage with Nancy E. Cheatham, at his bride's home in section 31, Plainview Township. She was born November 24, 1840, daughter of Winston and Margaret (Wilson) Cheatham, natives of Kentucky who removed to Illinois, and from there came to Wabasha County in 1862 ..." [Franklin Curtiss-Wedge, Compiler, History of Wabasha County, Minnesota (H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Company, Winona, Minnesota, 1920, pp. 266-267)]
The following seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson: Zula E., Lillian E., Jennie C., Charles J., Ellen, Winston R., and John N. Donaldson
The following seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson: Zula E., Lillian E., Jennie C., Charles J., Ellen, Winston R., and John N. Donaldson
"Charles W. Donaldson, now living retired in Plainview, has been a resident of Wabasha County for nearly 60 years, during which time he has seen it develop from a wilderness into perhaps the richest agricultural county in the state-a transformation which he himself helped to effect. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., November 25, 1841, son of William and Eliza J. (Biles) Donaldson, whom he accompanied at the age of about six years to Cincinnati, where he attended school. In 1861, a young man in his twentieth year, he came with them to Wabasha County, Minnesota, and to their farm in section 31, Plainview Township. There he helped his father with the preliminary improvements on the place; but events were in progress which interrupted his home pursuits for awhile. Not only was the Civil War being fought, but in 1862 occurred the desperate outbreak of the Sioux Indians, and the attack on New Ulm, Hutchinson and other places in Minnesota, and troops were called for to defend the white settlers. To this call Mr. Donaldson responded, enlisting in the Wabasha Rangers, with whom he saw service until the outbreak was quelled. Early in 1865 he enlisted as a private in the First Minnesota Light Artillery, expecting to get into the struggle between the North and the South, but the war soon after came to a close, and he was discharged the same year, at St. Paul ... It was on February 14, 1867, that Charles W. Donaldson was united in marriage with Nancy E. Cheatham, at his bride's home in section 31, Plainview Township. She was born November 24, 1840, daughter of Winston and Margaret (Wilson) Cheatham, natives of Kentucky who removed to Illinois, and from there came to Wabasha County in 1862 ..." [Franklin Curtiss-Wedge, Compiler, History of Wabasha County, Minnesota (H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Company, Winona, Minnesota, 1920, pp. 266-267)]
The following seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson: Zula E., Lillian E., Jennie C., Charles J., Ellen, Winston R., and John N. Donaldson
The following seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson: Zula E., Lillian E., Jennie C., Charles J., Ellen, Winston R., and John N. Donaldson
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