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John Clancy Donovan 1876–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1876

Birth Location: Mine Creek, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 Feb 1961

Death Location: Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Jeremiah Donovan

Mother: Frances Rodgers

Spouse(s): Carrie Forrest

Children(s): Annabelle Donovan, Margaret Dunovant, Emmaline Dunovant, Agnes Dunovant, Catherine Dunovant

The story of John Clancy Donovan began in 1876 in Mine Creek, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA. In 1880, John Clancy Donovan resided in Mobley, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA. In 1900, John Clancy Donovan resided in Township 4, Saluda, South Carolina, USA. John Clancy Donovan married Carrie Ann Forrest, and had children including Agnes Dunovant, Annabelle Cecelia Donovan, Catherine Ellen Dunovant, Emmaline Timokely Dunovant, Margaret Montina Dunovant. John Clancy Donovan passed away in 1961 in Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Clancy Donovan began in 1876 in Mine Creek, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1880, John Clancy Donovan resided in Mobley, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1900, John Clancy Donovan resided in Township 4, Saluda, South Carolina, USA.
  • John Clancy Donovan married Carrie Ann Forrest, and had children including Agnes Dunovant, Annabelle Cecelia Donovan, Catherine Ellen Dunovant, Emmaline Timokely Dunovant, Margaret Montina Dunovant.
  • John Clancy Donovan passed away in 1961 in Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Donovan
1823–1899
Birth Location: Cork, Ireland
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Frances Rodgers
1835–1918
Birth Location: Stone Mountain, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Carrie Forrest
1882–1978
Birth Location: Mine Creek, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
CF

Children(s)

Annabelle Donovan
1905–2001
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Margaret Dunovant
1907–1953
Birth Location: Saluda, South Carolina, United States
MD
Emmaline Dunovant
1909–1954
Birth Location: South Carolina
ED
Agnes Dunovant
1912–2005
Birth Location: Saluda County, South Carolina, United States of America
AD
Catherine Dunovant
1916–2017
Birth Location: Saluda County, South Carolina, USA
CD

John Donovan's Ancestors

Self
John Donovan
1876–1961
Birth Place: Mine Creek, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Jeremiah Donovan
1823–1899
Cork, Ireland
Frances (Emmaline) Rodgers
1835–1918
Stone Mountain, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
James (Rodgers "Red Head) Jim"
1803–1877
North Carolina, USA
Frances ("Fannie") Duncan
1802–1860
Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Billy"
1770–1846
indian hypothesized
–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charity Woman
1732–1805

John Donovan's Descendants

1.
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John (Clancy) Donovan (22 Apr 1876–27 Feb 1961) m. Carrie (Ann) Forrest (07 May 1882–05 May 1978)
  1. 1. Annabelle (Cecelia) Donovan 1905–2001 m. Matthew (Edmonds Murphy) Sr 1901–1972
    1. 1. Matthew (Edmond Murphy) Jr. 1929–2017
  2. 2. Margaret (Montina) Dunovant 1907–1953 m. Stephen (Irvin) Arthur 1918–
  3. 3. Emmaline (Timokely) Dunovant 1909–1954 m. Jesse (Case) Brantley 1912–1979
    1. 1. William (J) Brantley 1936–2023
  4. 4. Agnes Dunovant 1912–2005 m. Edward (Franklin) Ford 1912–1996
  5. 5. Catherine (Ellen) Dunovant 1916–2017 m. Raymond (Elvis) Brantley 1909–1994

John Donovan's Timeline

10 Records

1876
22 Apr 1876
Birth of John Clancy Donovan in Mine Creek, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Mine Creek, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 4
John Clancy Donovan resided here in Mobley, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Mobley, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 24
John Clancy Donovan resided here in Township 4, Saluda, South Carolina, USA
Township 4, Saluda, South Carolina, USA
1916
abt 1916
Age 40
John Clancy Donovan resided here
None
1920
1920
Age 44
John Clancy Donovan resided here in Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 54
John Clancy Donovan resided here in Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 59
John Clancy Donovan resided here in Rural, Aiken, South Carolina
Rural, Aiken, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 64
John Clancy Donovan resided here in Hammond, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
Hammond, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 74
John Clancy Donovan resided here in Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
1961
27 Feb 1961
Age 85
Death of John Clancy Donovan in Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America
Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1876
    Event Place: Mine Creek, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hammond, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03782; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 2-15
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1682; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 131
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341918
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Saluda; Roll: 1877680
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mobley, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: 1228; Page: 263D; Enumeration District: 056
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 4, Saluda, South Carolina; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1241540
    [7] South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; Year Range: 1950-1961; Death County or Certificate Range: Aiken
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1917, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC; Birth Certificates; Year Range: 1916

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mobley, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mobley, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: 1228; Page: 263D; Enumeration District: 056

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Township 4, Saluda, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 4, Saluda, South Carolina; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1241540

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1916
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1917, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC; Birth Certificates; Year Range: 1916

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1682; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 131

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341918

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Aiken, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hammond, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03782; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 2-15

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Hammond, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hammond, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03782; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 2-15

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Aiken, Aiken, South

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Saluda, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Saluda; Roll: 1877680

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1961
    Event Place: Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; Year Range: 1950-1961; Death County or Certificate Range: Aiken
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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