Ronald
Margaret
1836 – 1927
♦Evidence¹
Margaret Ronald was born in Paisley, Scotland.
Immigration
As a young woman, Margaret immigrated to the United States with her parents Thomas Ronald II and Mary French Gourley/Gourlay.
Marriage
It was in Wisconsin that she married Arthur Reid Thomson. Arthur Reid and Margaret were the parents to ten children:
- Arthur Thomas Ronald [m. Mary (Ellen) Sidles]
- Mary Artimsha [m. James Orrison]
- William Alexander
- Dora Margaret [m. Alfred Henry Wallen]
- Genie/Gennia Reid [m. George Daniel Stilwell]
- John Andrew
- Agnes McMoreland Ronald
- Robert Ronald Baxter
- Herbert James ♥ [m: Blanche Mabel Klinefelter]
- unnamed infant that died
¹ There are records that Herbert James’ sister Dora Margaret Thomson’s mother was Margaret Ronald and census records stating Arthur Reid married a Margaret. Plus, Arthur Reid and Margaret’s oldest child has Ronald as one of his names. There, however, is insufficient direct evidence at this time that Arthur Reid married Margaret Ronald. It is strongly believed that Margaret Ronald was Herbert James’ mother.