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Mary Jane Donahue 1845–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: February 1845

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: 1923

Death Location: Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Archibald DONAHOE

Mother: Elizabeth Drynan

Spouse(s): william Brown

Children(s): John X, Owen Brown, Martin Brown, Wesley Brown, Millard Brown, Thomas Brown, William ^, Ira Brown

Mary Jane Donahue was born in 1845 in Illinois, USA, the child of Archibald Donahoe And Elizabeth Drynan. Mary Jane Donahue married William R Brown, and had children including Ira Ruben Eugene R E Brown, John Lewis Monroe Brown X, Martin Kenneth Brown, Millard Alexander Brown, Owen Brown, Thomas Jefferson Jess Brown, Wesley Clyde Brown, William Wallace Samuel Brown. Mary Jane Donahue passed away in 1923 in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Jane Donahue was born in 1845 in Illinois, USA, the child of Archibald Donahoe And Elizabeth Drynan.
  • Mary Jane Donahue married William R Brown, and had children including Ira Ruben Eugene R E Brown, John Lewis Monroe Brown X, Martin Kenneth Brown, Millard Alexander Brown, Owen Brown, Thomas Jefferson Jess Brown, Wesley Clyde Brown, William Wallace Samuel Brown.
  • Mary Jane Donahue passed away in 1923 in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald DONAHOE
1816–1863
Birth Location: Canada
AD
Elizabeth Drynan
1823–1900
Birth Location: Ramsay Township, Lanark County
ED

Spouses(s)

william Brown
1842–1909
Birth Location: , Hancock, IL
wB

Children(s)

John X
1871–1954
Birth Location: Illinois
JX
Owen Brown
1869–1960
Birth Location: Illinois
OB
Martin Brown
1884–1953
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States
MB
Wesley Brown
1887–1949
Birth Location: Deriton Deri, Texas
WB
Millard Brown
1879–1948
Birth Location: Webster, Hancock, Illinois, United States
MB
Thomas Brown
1870–1964
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
TB
William ^
1866–1938
Birth Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
W^
Ira Brown
1874–1957
Birth Location: Webster, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
IB

Mary Donahue's Ancestors

Self
Mary Donahue
1845–1923
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
Archibald DONAHOE
1816–1863
Canada
Elizabeth Drynan
1823–1900
Ramsay Township, Lanark County
Grandparents
Frances Clarke
1792–1852
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
William Drynan
1791–1851
Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes McGreigor
1800–1830
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Donahue's Descendants

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Mary (Jane) Donahue (February 1845–1923) m. william (r) Brown (February 1842–4 OCT 1909)
  1. 1. John (Lewis Monroe Brown) X 1871–1954 m. Alice (Victoria Fletcher) X 1883–1951
    1. 1. Thelma (Eunice Brown) X 1918–1994 m. Joe (Bailey Eldred) X 1910–1949 m. Walter (Isaac) Dye 1900–1969
      1. 1. Eldred 1943–2025
    2. 2. Hal (Roe Brown) Sr. 1915–1986 m. Marie (Elizabeth) Bagwell 1912–2001
    3. 3. Rose (Marie Brown) ? 1917–2006 m. Joseph (Orbey) Phillips 1923–2003
    4. 4. Leona (Pearl Geri Brown) \ 1920–2005 m. Paul (Ernest Garside) ? 1916–2013
    5. 5. William (Fletcher Brown) X 1922–1982 m. Donice (Harris) X 1932–2017 m. Mary (Louise (Fairclo)) McBee 1918–2001 m. Janis (Pauline) Barfield 1934–2015
  2. 2. Owen Brown 1869–1960 m. Sarah (Matilda "Tilda") Moulder 1870–1910 m. Bulah (Ann) Arles 1894–1942
    1. 1. Rubie Brown 1906–
    2. 2. Homer (Edward) Brown 1897–1978 m. Florence (F) Smalley 1905–1994 m. Stella (Irene) Hill 1896–1987
      1. 1. Pauline Brown 1924–1992 m. Roland (Frederick) Dube 1923–1999
    3. 3. Clarence (Denton Brown) X 1892–1951 m. Opal (Thomas) Brown 1903–1966 m. Erby (Maynard) X 1902–1928 m. Josephine Husted 1915–1942
      1. 1. Leonard (Owen Brown) X 1923–2015 m. Bessie (May Turner) X –1986 m. Ethel Sherman 1924–
        1. 1. Cosma (Carol) Brown 1942–1998
        2. 2. Gloria (Lavonne) Brown 1947–2025
      2. 2. Thomas Brown 1932–2024
      3. 3. Clarence (Sylvester Brown) Jr 1936–1992
      4. 4. Opal (Lee) Brown 1932–1998
    4. 4. Edgar (Elsworth) Brown 1891–1967 m. Justina (Alice) Brown 1896–1969
      1. 1. Raymond (Wesley) Brown 1916–1974 m. Beatrice (Brown) Musgrave 1926–2017
        1. 1. Danny Brown 1951–2008
        2. 2. David (Allen) Brown 1945–1971
        3. 3. Arden (Andrew) Brown –1967
      2. 2. Glen (Dexter Brown) X 1919–1983 m. Tessie (Marie Brown) X 1923–1945 m. Mary (Nelle) Keys 1922–1996
      3. 3. Glenda (Dixie) Gilley 1919–1991
      4. 4. Oscar (B.) Brown 1921–1946
      5. 5. Evin Brown 1925–
      6. 6. James (Harvey Brown) Sr. 1928–2009
      7. 7. Troy (Don) Brown 1933–1957
      8. 8. Exicen (Alta) Hill 1924–2005
    5. 5. Golda (Ellen) Brown 1895–1988 m. Jefferson (Floyd) Lewis 1888–1939
      1. 1. Jacques (Calhoun) Lewis 1922–2002 m. Juliana Lewis 1926–2003
        1. 1. Jock (Kenneth) Lewis 1947–1965
      2. 2. Elsie (Irene) Lewis 1924–1999
      3. 3. Floyd (Jefferson) Lewis 1929–1949
      4. 4. J (D) Lewis 1920–2003 m. Kathryn (Marie) Glenn 1920–2018
      5. 5. Pearl Lewis 1918–1999 m. John Sevires 1915–
      6. 6. Donnie (Esther) Alberson 1912–1976 m. Homer (Lee) LaGow 1903–1967
    6. 6. Viola (Victoria) Brown 1889–1901
    7. 7. Odell (Millard) Brown 1918–1997 m. Melba (LaVae) Dyer 1926–2012
      1. 1. Jerry (Odell) Brown 1945–1972 m. Carolyn (Angie ( Partain )) Brown 1948–2009
      2. 2. Shirley (Ann) Brown 1949–1996
    8. 8. Elizibeth Brown 1919–1979 m. Arthur (Leroy) wagner 1922–2007
    9. 9. John (Calvin) Brown 1926–1981
    10. 10. Justina (Alvertie) Brown 1922–2004 m. Charles (Earl) Lowry 1918–1968
      1. 1. Arthur (Ray) Lowry 1947–2008
      2. 2. Charles (Joe) Lowry 1942–2010
  3. 3. Martin (Kenneth) Brown 1884–1953 m. Minnie (Mae Workman) X 1885–1942
    1. 1. Roy (Elmer) Brown 1904–1965 m. Tallie Pennington 1905–1968
      1. 1. Elsie (May) Borders 1894–1948 m. William (Silas) Green 1927–1984 m. Willie Rodgers 1926– m. Wilbur (Dean) Joseph 1925– m. Wiliam (Vinson) Barfield 1880–1936
        1. 1. Marabeth (J.) Barfield 1930–2016 m. Jacob (Roger) Groeschel 1929–2010
        2. 2. Mendia (Fay) Green 1951–2021
    2. 2. Edna (Emazene) Brown 1906–1965 m. Bonnie (Franklin Carter) X 1899–1939
      1. 1. Mary (Jo Lankford) X 1925–2007 m. John (Arthur Lankford) X 1922–2004
        1. 1. Charles (Robert) Lankford 1940–2006
        2. 2. Paulette (Lankford) X 1942–2017 m. Jimmie (Neal Lantroop) X 1940–1987
        3. 3. Jim (Wesley) Lankford 1947–2002
      2. 2. James (Edward) Carter 1927–1991 m. Rosemary Shelton 1931–1994
      3. 3. Bonnie (Lee) Carter 1928–2013 m. Allie (Orvel) Johnson 1916–1993
      4. 4. Cornelia (Inez) Carter 1933–1998 m. Thomas (Edison) Masters 1930–2018 m. Donald (Kay) Newburn 1927–1965
      5. 5. Anthony (Loring) Carter 1942–2000
      6. 6. Paul (Wales) Carter 1936–2016 m. Lois Justus 1941–2003
    3. 3. Lola (Mae) Brown 1923–1991 m. Claud (Olen) Ammons 1916–1985
  4. 4. Wesley (Clyde) Brown 1887–1949 m. Madge (Odette) Annesley 1892–1937 m. Alta Cheatum 1901–1937
    1. 1. Arkie Brown 1913–1988 m. Minnie (Miller) X 1913–2001 m. Cecilia Sunderdick 1915–1987
      1. 1. Jemire (Joyce) Brown 1941–2012
      2. 2. Billie (Owen) Brown 1933–2007 m. Antoinette (Cecilia) Raggio 1937–
      3. 3. Barbara (Louella Brown) X 1949–2011
      4. 4. Glendoris (Frankie Brown) X 1931–1999 m. Clifton (Orville) Anderson 1925–1985
        1. 1. John (Clifton Anderson) X 1949–2024
    2. 2. Iona (Mae) Brown 1922–1981
    3. 3. Monroe (Franklin) Brown 1931–2007
    4. 4. Chester Brown 1915–1970 m. Ruby (Clara) Ray 1921–1988
      1. 1. Edith (Clara) Brown 1940–2019 m. Theodore (Armond) Autrey 1940–1997
      2. 2. Betty (J) Brown 1944–1993
      3. 3. Richard (C) Brown 1944–1971
    5. 5. Wayne (Carl) Brown 1929–2008 m. Joyce (Elizabeth) Brown 1930–1963
    6. 6. Jona Brown 1922–
  5. 5. Millard (Alexander) Brown 1879–1948 m. Lillie (Caledonia) Rice 1887–1981
    1. 1. Kennie (Odessa Mary) Brown 1905–1984 m. John (Crowder) Wharton 1906–1943
      1. 1. Lola (Belle) Wharton 1929–1937
      2. 2. Crowder (Wayne) Wharton 1931–2009 m. Melvah (Doris) Belew 1934–2013
    2. 2. Lottie (Lorene) Brown 1908–1998 m. James (Turner) Ogles 1913–1991 m. Slater (Downing Browne) Sr? 1912–1978
    3. 3. Fred (Edmond Brown) ? 1910–1990 m. Eunice McClendon 1915–2005
      1. 1. Brenda (Kay Brown) ? 1944–2012 m. James (Arthur Casey) Sr 1940–2003 m. Joseph (Roy) Milani 1951–1993
      2. 2. Margie (Nell Brown) ? 1934–1983 m. Wallace (William) Gandy 1930–1987
    4. 4. Wesley (Carroll Brown) ? 1922–1972 m. Naomi Tucker 1924–2012 m. Mary (Louise) Thornblom 1930–2020
    5. 5. Millard (Wayne Douglas) Brown 1925–1971
    6. 6. George (Vernon Brown) X 1913–1985 m. Alma Haskins 1919–2008
      1. 1. Royce (Vernon) Brown 1946– m. Marilyn (E) Reith 1938–2010
      2. 2. George (Winford) Brown 1941–1994
    7. 7. Ruth (Loma) Brown 1915–1925
  6. 6. Thomas (Jefferson Jess) Brown 1870–1964 m. Lillie (May Winters) X 1879–1960
    1. 1. Alonzo (Lonnie) Brown 1904–1976 m. Annie (Lee) Huffman 1907–1998 m. Alma Browns 1914–
      1. 1. Paula (Ann) Brown 1937–1990 m. Max (Gaylord) Stout 1935–2007
      2. 2. Doris (Neal) Brown 1930–2010 m. Joe (Mack) Bonds 1927–2021
      3. 3. Robert (Bob) Brown 1930–2003
      4. 4. Leares Browns 1922–
    2. 2. Virgina (Brown) Horgan 1916–1990 m. Thomas (E.) Horgan 1912–1990
    3. 3. Logan (Virgil) BROWN 1914–1915
    4. 4. Flora (Inez) Brown 1902–1984 m. Hobert (McKinley) Bowden 1896–1961 m. Reno (Ray) Massarolo 1898–1983
      1. 1. Betty (Jo) Bowden 1925– m. Arlie (G) Work 1918–1979 m. Louis (Burl) Nichols 1922–1944
      2. 2. Charles (Edward) Bowden 1932–2011 m. Vonnie (Levita) Dooley 1935–1984
      3. 3. Melhadine Bawden 1919–2008 m. Albert Rotharmel 1920–2001
      4. 4. Arthur (Bowden) \ 1920–1921
    5. 5. Celestia (Jane) Brown 1910–2005 m. Edgar (Stephen) Willis 1908–1974
    6. 6. Flossa (Elva) Brown* 1899–1927 m. Eugene (Rex Cantrell) X 1892–1939
      1. 1. Bonnie (Elva) Cantrell 1916–1969 m. Angelo Bomio 1918–2016 m. Ed Goolsby 1910–1982
      2. 2. Shirley (Kathleen) Cantrell 1919–2009 m. Buford (Gilmore) JONES 1909–1997
        1. 1. Jacob (Ray) Jones 1938–2012
        2. 2. Thomas (Wayne) Jones 1936–1993 m. Roberta (Janell) Cunningham 1939–2012
        3. 3. Patricia (Ann) Jones 1947–2006 m. Gilbert (Lee) Flint 1943–2007
      3. 3. Justine (Hellen) Cantrell 1920–2007 m. John (William Denos) X 1912–1965 m. Robinson 1920–
      4. 4. Ruby (Rex) Cantrell 1917–1995 m. Claude (Boyd) Gear 1920–1984
    7. 7. James (Edward) Brown* 1918–2011 m. Margie (Mae) Bowden 1928–1999
      1. 1. Linda (Carol) Brown 1949–2010
    8. 8. Hobert (Ray) Brown 1923–1981 m. Jacqueline Guesdon 1922–1977
    9. 9. Vola (B Brown) \ 1908–1915
  7. 7. William (Wallace Samuel Brown) ^ 1866–1938 m. Martha (Julina) Moulder 1865–1937 m. Eliza (E "Liza") Moulder 1868–1899
    1. 1. Elsie (Mae Brown) x 1886–1952 m. Robert (Calvin Lemons) x 1882–1965
      1. 1. Alma (Doris) Lemons 1929–2014
      2. 2. Ruby (Neoma) Lemons 1927–2004
      3. 3. Emer (Lowel) Lemons 1922–2005
      4. 4. Curtis (Oral) Lemons 1919–1981 m. Josie (Claudine) Mankins 1917–2001
        1. 1. Lucindy (Kay) Lemons 1951–2011
      5. 5. Freddie (Hollas) Lemons 1912–1996 m. Velva Thorton 1909–1968
      6. 6. Lester (A.) Lemons 1911–1930
      7. 7. Ocie (Augustus) Lemons 1909–1996 m. Ester (Jewel) FENNEY 1915–1981
        1. 1. Wayne (Weldon) Lemons 1935–2013
      8. 8. Willie (Jewel Lemons) X 1907–1991 m. Roy (Banks) Shaw 1908–1990
        1. 1. Roy (Thorbon) Shaw 1935–1979 m. Dorothy (L.) Pool 1928–2006
        2. 2. Geneva (Brook) Shaw 1929–2020
      9. 9. Pearl (M) Lemons 1924–
    2. 2. Cora (Bell) Brown 1892–1981 m. James (Arthur Gosnell) X 1888–1942
      1. 1. Gerald (Winfred Gosnell) Sr 1926–2001
      2. 2. Clarence (Arthur) Gosnell 1922–1944
      3. 3. Charles (Wesley) Gosnell 1929–1984
      4. 4. Clifford (Duane) Gosnell 1925–2008
      5. 5. Treva (Maye Gosnell) X 1913–1999 m. James (Alvin Casey) Jones 1902–2008
        1. 1. Joyce (Geneva) Robinson 1930–1950
        2. 2. Delma (Irene) Neeley 1931–1968
      6. 6. Jessie (G) Gocnell 1920–1975
    3. 3. Wesley (Ernest Brown) X 1889–1975 m. Ola (Mae Carroll) X 1902–1982
      1. 1. Mavis (Thankful) Brown 1920–1954 m. Claude (Whipple) Potts 1916–2000
      2. 2. Marie (Willadine Brown) X 1925–2014 m. Frankie (Joe Ditmore) X 1926–2003
      3. 3. Wesley (Arlin) Brown 1927–2001 m. Jackie (Lucille) Bates 1932–2025
  8. 8. Ira ((Ruben Eugene [R.E.])) Brown 1874–1957
    1. 1. Dean (Brown) X 1925–1985 m. Bonnie (JoAnn) Goodrich 1940–2017 m. Betty (Joe Davidson) X 1930–2002 m. DeLoris (Eleanor Jensen) X 1932–2020
      1. 1. Joe (Dean) Brown 1947–1980

Mary Donahue's Timeline

5 Records

1845
Feb 1845
Birth of Mary Jane Donahue in Illinois, Missouri, United States
Illinois, Missouri, United States
1845
February 1845
Birth of Mary Jane Donahue in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1865
19 Feb 1865
Age 20
Mary Jane Donahue was married in Scotland, Missouri, United States
Scotland, Missouri, United States
1923
1923
Age 78
Death of Mary Jane Donahue in Arkansas, United States
Arkansas, United States
1923
1923
Age 78
Death of Mary Jane Donahue in New Hope Cemetery, Clark, Arkansas, United States
New Hope Cemetery, Clark, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1845
    Event Place: Illinois, Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: February 1845
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [3] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records Section; Little Rock, AR, USA; Birth Certificates

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1865
    Event Place: Scotland, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Arkansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: New Hope Cemetery, Clark, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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