The following is an excerpt originally published in the Vol. 36 Western Pennsylvania History Magazine in March, 1953. The writer of this article, Milton M. Allison, delivered the following as a speech at a McDonald family reunion at Raccoon Church, September 16, 1950. He was a second great-grandson of John and Martha McDonald - the original settlers of the McDonald and Noble names. It should be noted that this is article dates from 1950 and uses outdated terminology. In order