Michael McKenna & William ( Billy ) Morrissev Michael and Billy purchased this property of ninety acres from the estate of James E. MacDonald in 1958. By mutual agreement, this property was evenly divided between Michael and Billy . In 1963, they sold the house and three acres of land to William (Bill) and Dot MacLean . James E. MacDonald James E., son of Johnny John and Catherine MacDonald , acquired this property from his father. James E. replaced the old house in 1917 and lived there for several years with his mother Catherine and his sister Ella. Johnny John and Catherine MacDonald Johnny John, b. 1829, d. 1886, married Catherine MacDonald . He divided his farmland between two of his sons, Bernard J. and James E. MacDonald . They raised eleven children: John, James, Bernard, Minnie, Eva, Ella, Allan, Charles, and Penelope (Pansy). Two of their children died at a young age. 86