father: William McDonald
birth: March 22, 1829 Indiana
death: March 19, 1908 Indiana
burial: Hunt Cemetery, Paoli, Orange County, Indiana
mother: Sarah McDonald
birth: February 8, 1829 Indiana
death: May 27, 1880 Indiana
burial: Hunt Cemetery, Paoli, Orange County, Indiana

marriage: March 11, 1880
wife of William Henry McDonald:
Clarissa Jane Belcher ("Jane")
birth: March 10, 1860 Patoka TWP, Crawford County, Indiana
death: August 13, 1921 Taswell, Crawford County, Indiana
burial: Highfill Chapel Cemetery, Taswell, Crawford County, Indiana

known children:
1. Dora Belle McDonald Brown
birth: July 4, 1881 Orange County, Indiana
died: December 6, 1944 Princeton, Gibson County,Indiana
burial: Maple Hill Cemetery, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana
2. Charles Edward McDonald
birth: July 13, 1883 Orange County, Indiana
death: March 8, 1950 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
burial: Washington Park Cemetery East, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
3. James William McDonald
birth: August 1, 1887 Orange County, Indiana
death: October 25, 1953 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
burial: California, cemetery unknown
4. Lotta Lualma McDonald
birth: December 22, 1897 Crawford County, Indiana
death: January 17, 1898 Crawford County, Indiana
burial: Highfill Chapel Cemetery, Taswell, Crawford County, Indiana
5. William P. McDonald
birth: 1892 Indiana
death: unknown
burial: unknown
6. Earl McDonald
birth: 1895 Indiana
death: unknown
burial: unknown
7. Carl McDonald
birth: 1899 Indiana
death: unknown
burial: unknown

known siblings of William Henry McDonald:

Thomas Jefferson McDonald
birth: May 19, 1853 Orange County, Indiana
death: September 18, 1935 Orange County, Indiana
burial: McDonald Chapel Cemetery, Orange County, Indiana

Sarah V. McDonald Roberts
birth: 1864 Indiana
death: 1924 New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana
burial: Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana